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nPiNj In order to qualify for recycling, mattresses and box springs cannot be wet, soiled or otherwise contaminated when accepted at a designated collection location. When received, the mattresses /box springs must be stored in a covered area to keep dry, pending loading or collection for recycling. The mattresses /box springs not suitable for recycling must be disposed of, so a mattress recycling operation must also maintain a disposal operation for those unsuitable for recycling, requiring twice the space /containerization. The same handling challenges exist for recycling, requiring manual labor. In addition, mattresses for recycling must also be stacked by size, necessitating additional covered storage space. And someone must be available to inspect each mattress delivered to verify recycling potential. Current Mattress /Box Spring Options for Residents The Orange County Eubanks landfill facility the only county governmental recycling /disposal managed option for mattress /box springs. There is a $10 fee per item. Residents personally unload their mattress /box spring and place them in the recycling shelter. The unsuitable units are hauled loaded into a roll -off container and hauled to the City of Durham Transfer Station for disposal. Recyclable units are collected by a vendor located in Greensboro for $9 per unit, if collected from a single site and are separated by size. The Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Mebane offer a curbside collection (bulky item) program. Carrboro and Chapel Hill have a collection fee for the service. Hillsborough does not charge a fee but collects once a month according to an established schedule. Mebane does not charge a fee and collects on a per request basis. All collected mattresses and box springs are delivered to an out -of- county waste transfer station (Mebane to the Alamance County Landfill). Some stores which sell mattresses /box springs offer removal and disposal of the old when new are purchased and delivered. Of those surveyed, the amount of the fee varies from no charge to a variable charge based on the speed of delivery (same day /next day/ standard delivery) and /or on the total amount of the purchase price. Fees ranged from $45 to $80, which includes the delivery of the new units and the removal of the old units. The county solid waste web site encourages residents to utilize this haul -away service offered by dealers. Potential Alternate Means of Handling Mattresses /Box Springs Acceptance of Mattresses /Box Springs for Disposal at District Waste and Recycling Centers General Assumptions • Neighborhood Centers are to have reduced services and reduced hours as compared to District Centers so the Bradshaw Quarry, High Rock Road and Ferguson Road centers are not being suggested as mattress collection stations. • The Eubanks Road Center should not be considered an option until modernization construction is completed next spring; the temporary site will be unable to host this service. • Increases in transportation costs and tip fee charges are difficult to estimate as to the volume of mattresses /box springs that may be received are unknown and varies from month to month. • None of the Centers accept compensation for any service provided and are not recommended to begin handling money.