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MEMORANDUM to Orange Co. <br />November 2, 2016 <br />Page 6 <br />Local counties contacted include Chatham, Durham, Alamance, Caswell, Person and Wake. <br />Additional benchmarking data collected includes Total Public Recycling Rates on a per capita <br />basis obtained from the NC Solid Waste and Materials Management Annual Report for FY 2012- <br />13 and the Waste Disposal Rate on a per capita basis obtained from the NC County Waste <br />Disposal Report for FY 2014 -15. The results of this exercise are tabulated in Exhibit 4 below. <br />Exhibit 4. Local County Recycling and Fee Assessment <br />County <br />Data Year <br />FY 13 -14 <br />Total Public <br />Recycling <br />Rate <br />(lbs /person) <br />FY 14 -15 <br />Waste <br />Reduction <br />(compared to <br />FY 91 -92) <br />FY 14 -15 <br />Waste <br />Disposal Rate <br />(tons /person) <br />Total <br />Residential <br />Solid Waste <br />Fee <br />Durham <br />Current <br />120.9 <br />13% <br />1.02 <br />$158.81 <br />Chatham <br />FY2014 <br />85.7 <br />39% <br />0.51 <br />$125 <br />Orange <br />Current <br />273.5 <br />64% <br />0.50 <br />$107 <br />Caswell <br />FY2014 <br />13.4 <br />-318% <br />1.05 <br />$84 <br />Wake <br />Current <br />137.8 <br />22% <br />1.00 <br />$20 <br />Alamance <br />FY2016 <br />87.8 <br />22% <br />0.71 <br />$0 <br />Person <br />Current <br />117.3 <br />-50% <br />1.20 <br />NA <br />Note: A negative value in the Waste Reduction column indicates an increase in waste disposal relative to the <br />baseline year. <br />The data shows that Orange County has achieved a level of waste reduction that is amongst the <br />highest in the state, significantly higher than that of any local counties. This accomplishment was <br />achieved despite its low solid waste assessed fee as compared to Chatham and Durham Counties. <br />NC County Program Fee(s) and Recycling Rate Assessment <br />Orange County provided SCS with data from the NCDEQ Division of Environmental Assistance <br />and Customer Service listing North Carolina counties, their published fee amounts, and their <br />most recently - calculated (FY 2014 -15) waste disposal change from the FY 1991 -92 baseline. <br />Results of this exercise are shown in Attachment A. Note that some of the fee amounts listed in <br />this analysis may differ from those shown in Exhibit 19 of the Financial Plan and Rate Study <br />Report due to the methodology used to calculate the Solid Waste Fee (additional fees such as <br />Recycling Fees and Collection Fees were added to the Solid Waste Fee to produce a cumulative <br />rate for the Report exhibit). <br />