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. . <br /> 12 <br /> landfilled at a single location for the next 30 years, they would cover <br /> over a square mile of lard buried to a depth of 50 feet. The total size cf <br /> future landfills would exceed 1000 acres. By the year.2020, solid waste <br /> would be generated at a rate that would cover the entire playing field of a <br /> football stadium to a depth of 25 feet in one week of time. <br /> PECYCIANG OF DOM NAMES <br /> MDR is of the opinion that Orange County and the City and County of Durhar <br /> should begin to address the pending landfill disposal crisis through the <br /> implementation of comprehensive recycling programs on a regional basis. <br /> These pdys could result in the realistic diversion of 25 to 30 percent <br /> of the total municipal solid waste generated in Orange County and the <br /> realistic diversion of 20 percent in the City and County of Durham. (1) In <br /> addition, the jurisdictions could recycle at least 50 percent of the bruS.7% <br /> and tree limbs from construction land clearing operations. If these goals <br /> are met, approximately 100,000 tons of municipal solid waste and 30,00:% <br /> tons of brush will be recycled by the year 2000. Over 210,000 tons of <br /> material would be recycled by the year 2020. These programs would reduce <br /> future required landfill volume by about 30 percent. <br /> v. • <br /> H1i is of the opinion that considerable benefit could be derived from the <br /> regionalization of the recycling programs, through the jointpse of a <br /> recycling storage and processing facility, joint use of a regional <br /> (1)HDR's figure differs from the targeted goal of 25 percent <br /> established by the City of Durham. <br /> ES - 2 <br />