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27 <br />Solid Waste Plan Regulations: UNC has adopted the tenets of the County's regulated <br />recyclable materials ordinance (RRMO) requiring that construction and demolition <br />contractors submit and adhere to an approved solid waste plan requiring recycling of at <br />least cardboard, metal and clean wood wastes along with providing recycling storage <br />areas. <br />Waste Composition Studies: All 5 Orange County waste composition studies from 1990 <br />through 2010 included identifiable portions of the waste stream coming from UNC. <br />Results were shared with UNC. <br />Materials Processing: UNC brings some of its recyclables including bottles, cans, pallets <br />and some other materials to Orange County's recycling processing areas at the landfill. <br />Education and Outreach: Staff of Orange County Solid Waste Management and UNC "s <br />Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling (OWRR) have frequent informal <br />communication and comparison of program details and successes. Orange County often <br />includes UNC recycling news in its various news articles and publications including the <br />annual Waste Matters. <br />Regional Education: Both entities have a strong presence on the "Solid Waste <br />Environmental Educators of the Triangle" (SWEET) committee. <br />Move -out materials recovery: Consistent collaboration on move -out collection programs <br />by sharing implementation and operational information. Efforts are in distinctly <br />separate areas of the community (on- campus dorms for UNC staff; off - campus housing <br />and rentals for County staff) the sharing of donation station and local partner <br />information has improved both programs over the years. <br />Ad cost sharing: Shared cost of ad space in the Daily Tar Heel and TV monitors in the <br />Student Union for advertising move out waste diversion for UNC students and staff, on- <br />campus and off. <br />Public Events: Orange County participates in on- campus education events with the <br />OWRR such as Earth Day, America Recycles Day, and 'Tailgating on Franklin <br />Street'. OWRR staff provides volunteer assistance at Orange County special events. <br />Academic programs: Orange County Solid Waste Management has provided the School <br />for the Environment Capstone classes numerous project ideas, data, and consultation <br />services for waste management and reduction related projects. Last year, a Capstone <br />class analyzed current and potential food waste diversion in the commercial sector of <br />Orange County. <br />Tours and demonstration sites: Orange County Solid Waste facilities (landfill, recycling <br />processing, hazardous waste collection, electronics processing, methane collection <br />system, and more), and staff provide resource, tours and historical collection and <br />financing data for a variety of UNC classes ranging from engineering, planning and <br />