Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
15 <br /> select a site where a substantial compromise would have to be made with <br /> regard to these issues. HOR is of the opinion that future landfill <br /> disposal capacity on a scale needed to bury all non-recycled wastes may be <br /> exhausted in both Counties within 10 to 20 years. Future landfills of any <br /> size will be modern, well engineered facilities incorporating a wide range <br /> of pollution control measures and environmental monitoring systems in <br /> compliance with pending U.S. EPA RCRA subtitle D criteria and new State <br /> regulations. HDR is of the opinion that the net present value of these <br /> future landfills expressed as a tip fee, will range between $35 and $55 per <br /> ton. This compares to a current tip fee of about $10 per ton. <br /> HDR is of the opinion that at least a 50 percent decrease in the volume of <br /> non-recycled solid wastes would be required to reduce the size of future <br /> landfills to a level where more potential disposal sites could be found in <br /> both counties. As a result, the jurisdictions of both Counties must <br /> address alternative technologies for volume reduction on this order of <br /> magnitude. The implementation of these technologies could be required as <br /> soon as 1995 if neither County is successful in developing a new, large <br /> landfill, or as late as the year 2005. A least four to five years of lead <br /> time will be needed for planning and construction. The timing of this <br /> - .-decision will be contingent.upontthereserve landfill'disposal capacity <br /> •- <br /> available to each County, and on policies established to preserve that <br /> capacity. The failure to achieve targeted goals for recycling will serve <br /> to exacerbate the situation. <br /> ES - 5 <br />