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MEMORANDUM to Orange Co. <br />November 2, 2016 <br />Page 5 <br />Exhibit 3. NC County Solid Waste Expense Assessment <br />Based on a cursory review of the results of this data - gathering exercise, in general it appears that <br />solid waste spending per capita correlates with services offered and may be greatly affected by <br />the presence (or lack thereof) of an MSW disposal facility such as a landfill or transfer station. <br />FEE ASSESSMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING AND <br />REDUCTION /DIVERSION RATE <br />Local Program Fee(s) and Recycling Rate Assessment <br />SCS contacted the solid waste departments of counties local to Orange County to obtain current <br />program fees assessed and compare to the most recently - calculated (FY 2014 -15) waste disposal <br />change from the FY 1991 -92 baseline in order to benchmark with Orange County's program. <br />Solid <br />Owns <br />Waste <br />MSW <br />Data <br />Expenses <br />Solid Waste <br />Disposal <br />County <br />Year <br />(Millions) <br />Spending /Capita <br />Solid Waste Program Services <br />Facility? <br />SW & Recycling Drop -off (5 CCs & 5 <br />Recycling Stations), Curbside Recycling <br />Orange <br />Current <br />$12 <br />$85 <br />Collection, C &D LF, Environmental <br />No <br />Programming, MSW LF PCC, HHW <br />Facility <br />Chatham <br />Current <br />$3.2 <br />$48 <br />SW & Recycling Drop -off (1 1), Main <br />No <br />Recycling Facility <br />Caswell <br />FY2014 <br />$0.8 <br />$35 <br />MSW LF, SW & Recycling Drop -off (9 <br />Yes <br />Sites) <br />SW & Recycling Drop -off (1 1 Full <br />Wake <br />Current <br />$14.8 <br />$32 <br />Service Sites, 6 Additional Sites), TS, <br />Yes <br />MSW LF, Closed LFs <br />MSW LF, MSW TS, SW & Recycling <br />Buncombe <br />FY2017 <br />$6.5 <br />$26 <br />Drop -off (at TS & LF), Friday HHW <br />Yes <br />Drop -off <br />Alamance <br />FY2016 <br />$3.6 <br />$23 <br />MSW Landfill, SW & Recycling Drop -off <br />Yes <br />(3 Sites) <br />SW & Recycling Drop -off (4 Full- Service <br />Mecklenburg <br />FY2017 <br />$21.9 <br />$22 <br />& 8 Recycling Stations), "Compost <br />Yes <br />Central ", MRF, HHW Drop -off at CCs <br />Randolph <br />FY2017 <br />$2.4 <br />$17 <br />SW & Recycling Drop -off (4 w/Fee & 2 <br />Yes <br />Recycling Stations), TS <br />Person <br />Current <br />$0.5 <br />$13 <br />MRF/Drop -off Center <br />No <br />Davidson <br />FY2015 <br />$1.9 <br />$12 <br />SW & Recycling Drop -off (1 1 CCs), <br />Yes <br />MSW LF <br />SW & Recycling Drop -off (4 Sites), <br />Durham <br />Current <br />$2.3 <br />$8 <br />HHW Facility, Curbside Recycling <br />No <br />Collection <br />Guilford <br />FY2017 <br />$1.5 <br />$3 <br />Scrap Tire and White Goods Collection <br />Partnership <br />Facility <br />with City <br />Based on a cursory review of the results of this data - gathering exercise, in general it appears that <br />solid waste spending per capita correlates with services offered and may be greatly affected by <br />the presence (or lack thereof) of an MSW disposal facility such as a landfill or transfer station. <br />FEE ASSESSMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING AND <br />REDUCTION /DIVERSION RATE <br />Local Program Fee(s) and Recycling Rate Assessment <br />SCS contacted the solid waste departments of counties local to Orange County to obtain current <br />program fees assessed and compare to the most recently - calculated (FY 2014 -15) waste disposal <br />change from the FY 1991 -92 baseline in order to benchmark with Orange County's program. <br />