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Comprehensive Review of S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options v2.1 10 10/22/12 According to the Census Bureau statistics, Chapel Hill is comprised of 22,254 housing units, both single and multi-family. As reported, 45% of the housing units are designated as multi- family housing (i.e., apartments, condominiums, townhomes). This distribution equates to approximately 10,015 multi-family dwellings and 12,240 single-family residential properties. The relatively small disparity (3.3%) between the Town statistics and census data may be attributed to: properties in transition between occupancy, property with other contracted collection, or census recording error (i.e., town boundaries, double-counting). Comparatively, census data for surrounding Orange County reports 55,597 housing units with approximately 30% designated as multi-family. This equates to 16,680 multi-family properties and 33,360 single-family residences. The census data also indicates that approximately 65% of the population has consistently resided at the same location for more than 1 year compared to 76% of the Orange County population. This trend is indicative of a more transient population associated with localities which support institutions of higher education. Based on the population data, the census reports household occupancy for Chapel Hill at 2.34 persons per household. 2.1.4.3 Commercial Customer Statistics According to Town billing records, the commercial sector provides service to 241 paying customers, which comprise collection from 369 containers per week and approximately 562 stops. These customers are identified as having contracted with the Town for weekly collections from commercial waste receptacles (e.g., 2 to 8 cubic yard roll-off) provided to the place of business, or group of businesses, and serviced by Town front loader(s). The frequency of collections for commercial establishments varies for each customer. The census records more than 5,700 “firms” in Chapel Hill, which is substantially greater than the number of commercial establishments serviced by the Town for solid waste collections; however, this statistic is misleading assuming a large portion of these “firms” would not require commercial waste disposal service. Furthermore, SCS understands that other Town businesses contract with private sector waste collection and disposal service(s). SCS understands new commercial customers are rarely added and suspects an opportunity exists to capture additional commercial sector market share. In addition to these scheduled commercial collections, the Town maintains two (2) waste compactor units located in the central business district. Individual commercial customers are billed an annual fee depending on their respective level of use: high, medium, or low. Currently 53 commercial customers use the waste compactor units. These customers consist primarily of food service entities and small retail shops. According to historical Town records, the two (2) compactors collect approximately 560 tons of waste per year combined. Lastly, the Town provides service to approximately 16 commercial establishments who utilize the 65-gallon roll-carts for disposal where their weekly volume does not justify a bulk container or where bulk container service cannot logistically be provided. The Town collects weekly for each customer up to seven (7) roll-carts for a flat fee of $250 per year and a unit cost of $36 per year for each additional cart.