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Comprehensive Review of S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options v2.1 11 10/22/12 2.1.5 Solid Waste Disposal Costs As described by the Interlocal Agreement, all residential and commercial solid waste collected by the Town is disposed at the Orange County Landfill. The Town is assessed a tipping fee at the Landfill of $57 per ton for MSW, and $18 per ton for yard waste. According to the 2011 Annual Report, the Town paid $355,145 for residential MSW disposal, $431,831 for commercial MSW disposal, and $45,655 for residential yard waste disposal. Based on an SCS survey of published tipping fees of municipal and private landfills within a 200-mile radius of the Town, the average tip fee for MSW disposal is approximately $40 per ton (see Exhibit 2-5). Exhibit 2 -5. Summary of Area Landfill Tipping Fees Facility Name Tipping Fees (per Ton of MSW) Distance to Chapel Hill, NC (miles) Orange County LF 57.00 5 Austin Quarter SW Management Facility/ Alamance County 38.00 18 South Wake Landfill 30.00 40 Upper Piedmont Environmental Landfill 32.67 46 Johnston County Landfill 33.00 60 Pittsylvania County Landfill, VA 60.00 72 Rockingham County Landfill 36.00 75 Southside Regional Landfill, VA 35.50 78 Uwharrie - Montgomery 31.00 85 Hanes Mill Road LF 34.00 85 Wayne County Landfill 30.00 93 Albemarle Landfill 28.00 96 WI-Sampson Co. LF 29.79 100 Lenoir County Landfill 60.00 101 Edgecombe County Landfill 46.50 103 Franklin County Landfill, VA 32.00 105 Brunswick Waste Management Facility, VA 36.00 107 Lunenburg County Landfill, VA 29.00 109 BFI-Charlotte Motor Speedway LF 44.00 130 Maplewood LF, VA 45.00 133 East Carolina Regional LF 60.46 140 Shoosmith Sanitary LF, VA 40.00 155 Atlantic Waste Disposal LF, VA 47.00 160 Average Tipping Fee 39.78