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<br />~~ ~' Attachment 3 <br />C&D Recycling Task Force <br />SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS <br />l . Mandate recycling or reuse of C&D waste in Orange County through use of an <br />ordinance requiring separation of at least metal, clean wood and drywall (gypsum). <br />Initially, the mandate may cover only large-scale projects so the homeowner and <br />small contractor are not overburdened. Crushed concrete and other inert debris <br />should also lie considered. A draft of such an ordinance prepazed by County staff is <br />attached to this report. <br />27 <br />2. Adopt relevant policies and create programs to implement the ordinance. Coordinate <br />with building inspections departments in other jurisdictions in Orange County to <br />assist implementation, with enforcement remaining a responsibility of the Solid <br />Waste Department. <br />3. Find a location at which to conduct C&D waste management. Orange County should <br />take responsibility for reuse and disposal of its own C&D wastes. <br />4. Hire a second recycling educator to focus primarily on implementation of this <br />ordinance and of environmentally sound, waste-reducing building practices. <br />(Attachment B) <br />5. Aggressively pursue partnerships with other entities, public and private, inside and <br />beyond Orange County to increase opportunities for recycling, reuse and reduction of <br />C&D wastes. <br />6. Consider methods for diverting inert debris, including rock, concrete, brick, asphalt <br />and dirt for reuse and recycling. <br />7. Consider .locating a retail used building materials collection and resale point at or near <br />any future C&D management facility. <br />8. Investigate the possible extent and desirability of involvement in local C&D waste <br />management by the University of North Cazolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), including <br />how much C&D waste is produced from campus construction and the potential to <br />direct those materials to a public facility in Orange County. <br />9. Conduct a countywide survey to determine the number and location of abandoned and <br />otherwise discazded mobile homes. <br />10. Promote deconstruction and greenbuilding as sustainable alternatives to traditional <br />approaches. <br />11. The work of implementing C&D task force recommendations should begin as soon as <br />possible during fiscal year 2000-2001. <br />~~ <br />