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Approved November 12, 2014 ■ Stericycle holds individual vendor agreements for MSW, regulated medical waste, confidential document destruction and recycling o Mattresses are loaded into dumpsters with non - salvageable bulky items Pollock states that Orange County Food Waste program includes UNC- Healthcare. Is collected by Brooks Contractor Ward requests that Orange County staff work with UNC - Chapel Hill and UNC - Healthcare to find ways to improve recycling collection and transport. Also investigate possible financial savings by combining contracts Discussion of County Solid Waste Fee Schedule • Wilson states that tonnage for the first quarter for the Urban Curbside Collection program is up 29 %. While Drop -Off site tonnage decreased only slightly. • Kleinschmidt requests information on Drop -Off site participation • Lavelle requests tonnage from each individual Drop -Off site • Wilson states that participating population would need to be surveyed • Wilson reviews past 3 years of adopted enterprise fund fee schedules • FY 12 -13 • Second year for Convenience Center Fee • Increases in Urban Fee, Rural Fee, and Mulch cost • Decreases in C &D Fee, Land Clearing Fee and Vegetative Waste Fees • FY 13 -14 3 • Urban, Rural and MF Fees were deleted and funded from Landfill Reserves • Increase in Basic Fee and Convenience Center Fees • Mattress Fee added • FY 14 -15 • Urban, Rural and MF Fees were funded from Landfill Reserves • No other changes to fees were made • Wilson states that there are no fees for appliances and scrap metal to encourage residents to bring to OCSW; it is highly recyclable and valuable Discussion of Current Enterprise Fund • Wilson explains that in 2004, Enterprise Fund Reserves were depleted to the point that Recycling Programs could no longer be funded from landfill revenue, thus, 3R Fees created. Reserves were subsequently restored from landfill revenue. • Enterprise Fund is impacted by: ILA no longer being in effect, extra hauling costs, elimination of some 3R Fees, landfill closure of +30 years, C &D collection is low to avoid OC strict bans • Improvements to Eubanks Road Convenience Center will include MSW, recyclables, white goods, tires, metal, clean wood, bulky items, C &D, salvage sheds, compost, cooking oil, plastic film and HHW. Will also include stationary compactors, be a paved site, and have bulk containers at lower level to prevent injury • Wilson states that Urban Fee was not assessed this year, but was proposed to be $59. Anticipated to cover over 90% of direct and indirect internal costs with the remaining costs covered by sales of recyclable materials: • Urban Collection Contract cost, • Materials processing, transfer pad, hauling • Environmental Support (including education, enforcement, administration, customer service, operations center, workers comp, insurance, retired health, licensing, County General Fund • New roll carts