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Comprehensive Review of S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options v2.1 25 10/22/12 2.4.2.2 Commercial Recycling Programs OCR provides recycling services for the Town’s commercial sector through the following programs:  Government Building Recycling. A County employee uses a box truck to collect recyclables from every government building in the Town. An additional County employee uses a front loader collection vehicle to collect all the cardboard at all of the government buildings and schools. Public parks now have recycling collection service for paper, cans and bottles as well. Thirteen pedestrian recycling bins were installed along Franklin Street by the Town of Chapel Hill last year and are collected weekly by the County. Bin design and choice were determined by the Town in consultation with the County and several older, less effective bins were removed when these were installed.  Commercial Recycling Collection. The County’s commercial recycling program accepts all beverage containers and other recyclable materials including aluminum cans, steel cans, empty aerosol cans, aluminum foil and trays, glass bottles and jars, all plastic bottles, non-bottle containers #2, #4 and #5, beverage and food cartons and all paper except corrugated cardboard. The County provides carts and collection services. Where available, Commercial Recycling services are provided at no direct cost to the participating businesses (costs are borne through the County’s 3-R Recycling Fee described in Section 2.4.3 below).  Schools Recycling. The County collects recyclable material from all the K-12 public schools in both the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro school systems. In both public schools systems there are 34 total recycling locations, 19 of which are part of the Chapel Hill Carrboro City school system located within Chapel Hill and Carrboro corporate limits. In August 2011, the County began a pilot collection program picking up pre-consumer food waste from three schools for composting. The purpose of the pilot is to determine how best to divert this waste stream from the schools’ dumpsters and from within the schools’ food preparation systems in particular. The pilot is ongoing and could be expanded depending upon results.  Food Waste Collection. The County contracts with a private hauler (currently Brooks Contractor) to collect and compost food waste and other compostable organic material from select local businesses. This program accepts source-separated organic materials such as kitchen and produce department prep waste, post-consumer plate waste, and other compostable organic materials from local restaurants, grocery stores, and food service establishments for composting. The finished compost is available to purchase locally at the County Landfill.  24-hour Recycling Drop-off Sites. These sites are available to commercial users and a 2007 survey showed that many small businesses and non-profits use them.  HHW Facility. This facility is open to CESQGs (those with less than 220 pounds per month). Many painting contractors use the facility.