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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 4, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. $ ~ ~ <br />SUBJECT: Oran a Count 2001 "Bu Rec sled" Conference Work Plan <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />11/30/00 Solid Waste Director Memo <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Director <br />968-2885 <br />Blair Pollock, Solid Waste Programs <br />Manager, 968-2788 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To review and endorse the work plan and timeline for the Orange County 2001 <br />"Buy Recycled" Conference, which will promote the purchase of recycled products by local <br />governments in Orange County and other local agencies to strengthen markets for recyclables. <br />BACKGROUND: At the August 15, 2000 BOCC meeting, the BOCC accepted a State grant of <br />$4,500 for this project and. requested that the staff prepare a timeline and workplan for the "Buy <br />Recycled" conference prior to proceeding. The attached memo from the Solid Waste Director <br />lays out the proposed work plan and timeline for the 2001 "Buy Recycled" Conference. Ninety- <br />percent of the funding for the conference will come from a "Buy Recycled" Grant awarded to the <br />Solid Waste Department by the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources. <br />The University of North Carolina's Friday Center has been selected as the site for the "Buy <br />Recycled" Conference. Attendees will discuss current "buy recycled" practices and policies by <br />various entities in Orange County and the Greater Triangle area, and consider additional <br />opportunities to purchase recycled products. Purchasing agents from the four local <br />governments of Orange County will be invited, in addition to both city and county purchasing <br />agents from the other governments within the Triangle J COG. The proposed invitation list also <br />includes purchasing agents and others with significant purchasing responsibilities from Chapel <br />Hill-Carrboro and Orange County schools, county utilities, regional universities, and larger <br />private business in Orange County. Recycled product vendors will also be invited to participate <br />in conference events. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Under the guidelines of the "Buy Recycled" Grant, Orange County is <br />required to contribute matching funds equal to ten percent of the total grant funding, or $500, <br />which has been included in the Department's 2000-2001 budget. In addition to this direct cost, <br />