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9 <br />in programs, and may reduce the possibility that we could create <br />solutions for some parts of the problem which do not complement <br />other parts. <br />Such a plan could achieve at least the following objectives: <br />-- to determine the best ways to reach the state - mandated <br />waste reduction goals of 25% by 1993 and 40% by 2001. We <br />hope to reach the 40% goal sooner and achieve by 2001 a <br />reduction of greater than 40% of the solid waste destined <br />for the landfill; <br />to improve overall efficiency and environmental soundness <br />Of solid waste management services in Orange County; and <br />--- to promote resource conservation through expanded reuse <br />and and recycling of materials, <br />-- to maximize the life of the current orange Regional <br />Landfill and any subsequent landfill. <br />A Landfill is Part of the Plan <br />The consensus of the Landfill Owners' Group is that our integrated <br />solid waste management action plan must include the siting and <br />development of an environmentally secure landfill for solid wastes <br />which remain after waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting <br />and other volume reduction strategies. The landfill should be <br />large enough to accommodate these residues for at least twenty <br />years. The twenty year projected lifetime can be extended greatly <br />through various waste reduction and recycling methods we choose. <br />The Landfill Owners' Group is committed to development of a <br />landfill site and to making that site last as long as possible. The <br />site search is presently underway. <br />Plan Development Process <br />Following the dissolution of the Durham Orange Regional Solid Waste <br />Task Force at the beginning of 1992, member governments of the LOG <br />reexamined the needs for solid waste management planning in orange <br />County. All the issues that initiated the regional work remained - <br />the need for waste reduction and increased recycling; siting of a <br />landfill; and finding ways to reduce the overall costs of managing <br />solid wastes. Therefore, the LOG began developing concepts for a <br />county -wide solid waste management planning process. <br />A draft document that included potential elements of a solid waste <br />management plan was developed by the LOG staff. This document was <br />reviewed by the LOG. A public hearing was held to get public input <br />to the planning process. The document was then revised and <br />expanded, with a new focus that included the work of the two local <br />