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b Orange County Report page 2 May 15, 1991 Cost _.per Ton Cost per ton without revenue and without administrative/ advertising costs: $68.22 Cost per ton including revenue and administrative costs = $67.18. (Revenue exceeds admin costs) Plans for FY 91 -92 A major expansion of the corrugated program is planned under the proposed budget. Two new routes would be added beginning in November. One is planned primarily to serve small industrial and commercial generators the Hillsborough /central Orange County area. The other would be a hand - loaded route designed to serve small generators and hard -to- access places in the Towns. The routes would be established by the proposed commercial recycling coordinator. Used Motor oil Program Description A tank for collection of used motor oil for Orange County residents only, is situated at the landfill on Eubanks Road. Access to the tank is during landfill operation hours only. Approximately 300 gallons per month are brought to the site. The oil is collected by Noble Oil, cleaned and used as industrial fuel. Cost per Ton The cost of the tank and shed was approximately $3,000. There is no cost for collection of the oil. There is a small administrative cost from logging in the users of the tank. Approximately 10 tons has been recycled this FY. Plans for FY 91 -92 The oil collection program may be expanded to a staffed site at Frazier Road and I -85 once that site is complete. Future expansion may take place at other staffed rural drop -off sites but none is scheduled at this time. Educational Programs and Composting Demonstration Sites Program Description The Orange Regional Recycling Program has established composting demonstration sites at the Chapel Hall Community Center's Learning Garden, Culbreth Middle School and at the NC Cooperative Extension service in Hillsborough to encourage backyard composting by residents.