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Orange County, NC <br />Financial Plan & Rate Study for Solid Waste Enterprise Fund <br />Exhibit 15. Recycling Center Customers by Hour of Day in <br />FY 201 5 -1 6 <br />70 <br />= 60 <br />W <br />°' 50 <br />a <br />0 40 <br />N <br />7 <br />U <br />30 <br />a <br />20 <br />0 <br />Z <br />m 10 <br />4 <br />0 <br />boo o°o goo goo °o �o boo 0°0 1 °0o <br />0 0 ti ti ti ti ti <br />o oho. ��oQo,��ao.��o.yy��,y�o,��oo, <br />Source: Orange County, 2015 -16 <br />— Bradshaw <br />— Eubanks <br />— Ferguson <br />—High Rock <br />3.2 CONSIDER A REDUCTION IN CURBSIDE RECYCLABLES <br />COLLECTION FREQUENCY <br />Orange County provides a high level of service in its collection of recycling. Currently it <br />provides weekly collection service. Many communities across the nation have piloted less <br />frequent collection service (e.g., every other week or monthly) as a means of reducing overall <br />collection costs, while at the same time continuing a form of scheduled curbside collection <br />service. These cost savings have to be balanced against lower recycling rates by customers. In <br />areas where curbside service has been reduced, many communities continue to operate recycling <br />collection centers. Many citizens would likely travel to the collection centers on at least a <br />weekly basis to dispose of their solid waste and could recycle on the same trip. <br />3.2.1 Other Considerations <br />Orange County should consider evaluating its solid waste program on an ongoing basis internally <br />and/or using third party entities. Examples of considerations could include: <br />1. Analyze and update collection fees for institutions. <br />2. Continually audit department staff job responsibilities. <br />3. Consider additional user charges for HHW /special material management /processing. <br />4. Evaluate /update fees and policies at the C &D landfill. <br />23 <br />