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. � 3 Over the past two calender years the breakdown of waste is as follows, from the landfill records : (calender) 1987 Z 1988 Z Town of Chapel Hill 26, 757 27 29, 012 28 UNC-CH 19,550 20 22, 684 22 Orange County 18, 317 19 18, 710 18 Carrboro 7 , 240 7 8, 526 8 Hillsborough 2, 863 3 3 , 449 3 Other (private haulers) 23 , 759 24 22, 746 22 TOTAL 98, 746 105, 127 The proportions have remained approximately the same with the University and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill' s waste increasing slightly while the waste from the County and private haulers has decreased slightly. The following proposed tipping fee schedule should generate the revenues required: General Trash: $15 per ton Construction wastes & bulky wastes: $17 per ton Ash from the UNC Power Plant: $19 per ton Asbestos : $100 per ton Pick up trucks or trailers: $6/ each Cars : $3/ each Note that we have proposed keeping the pick-up truck and car fees low in order to allow a break for the small hauler of household trash or small construction firms . If larger firms abuse this differential by loading large amounts of waste into pickups , we will be obliged to raise the fees or weigh the trucks and charge per ton. Tipping fees in FY 90-91 could be an average of $18.50 per ton in order to meet expected revenue needs . This, includes a contribution of $100, 000 from reserve funds . The projected waste stream for that FY is 122, 800 . You were interested in the cost breakdown of the recycling program. The general recycling program will cost approximately $100,000 and will include the following elements : 502 of personnel costs for solid waste planner and recycling coordinator including fringes , travel etc . ; construction of three new drop-off sites in the rural parts of the county -- sites are now being ' selected with input from County residents through contacts with 4-H, Extension Homemakers and other groups, 2