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Approved April 22, 2015 <br />3 <br />• Include "Minimize neighborhood impacts" under "4. Consider Development of Local Waste Disposal <br />Facility' <br />• Include both "Environmental Education and Outreach" and "Public Involvement" under "Guiding <br />Principles" <br />• Include "Alternative Technologies" under "4. Consider Development of Local Waste Disposal Facility' <br />• Alternative Technologies may not be available for evaluation, development, implementation <br />and permitting in needed timeframe. <br />• Restrict to only proven /short -term alternative technologies under "4. Consider Development of <br />Local Waste Disposal Facility' <br />• Request for staff to create list of priorities /criteria to use in order to evaluate new alternative <br />technologies <br />• Include "Residential Organics" in Short and Mid -Term Priorities <br />• Include "Pay -As- You -Throw waste collection" in Short and Mid -Term Priorities <br />• Include "Bio- Solids" in Long Term Issues <br />• Currently three closed landfills (1 C &D, 2 MSW). Stringent regulations do not begin to taper off for at <br />least 30 years <br />• Current system hauling costs should be considered when discussing any new disposal systems <br />• Timeframes are requested for each priority <br />• SWAG will continue until Interlocal Agreement is complete <br />• future of Work Group details will be included in Interlocal Agreement <br />• consider a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) model as is used in regional <br />transportation planning decision making <br />• Lavelle recommended a term for the Interlocal Agreement of 3 -5 years. <br />Other <br />• Update of County Staff's Continuing Discussions with UNC -CH Staff Regarding Recycling Opportunities <br />• Discussions have begun on plastic film, mixed paper collection, and multi -cart sites <br />• Students in Residence Halls are required to carry trash, cardboard and mixed recycling to <br />outdoor cart sites <br />• SWAG Next Steps <br />• Reorder and revise Priority Solid Waste Issues <br />• Reintroduce the Interlocal Agreement <br />• Next Meeting -April 22, 6pm, SW Administration Building <br />Public Comments <br />• None <br />Meeting adjourned at: 8:10pm <br />Name of Minute Taker: Jennie Knowlton <br />