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14 Formatted: Font: 20 pt <br />�- - -- Formatted: Font: 20 pt <br />Chapel Hill to establish the authority by which County shall provide services in that portion of <br />the Town. <br />D. County shall ensure that recycling programs /services provided by the County are of high <br />quality and reliable with regard to the reasonable: Adherence to route schedules; prevention <br />of overflow of drop -off site receptacles; resolution of complaints; safety; and making <br />progress toward waste reduction objectives. County will endeavor to coordinate urban <br />curbside recycling collection routing with municipal waste collection routing (as requested) to <br />the extent possible, consistent with collection efficiency, budgetary constraints and available <br />resources (i.e. roll -carts, compacting collection vehicles) County will endeavor to maintain <br />maximum efficiency in recycling and waste reduction programs consistent with generally <br />accepted industry best management practices. <br />E. Towns will coordinate /collaborate with County with regard to specific interests /initiatives that <br />affect performance of County programs and services, such as but not limited to PAYT and <br />organics diversion. <br />Current 24 -Hour Recycling Drop -off Centers are intended to remain in service, subject to <br />County budgetary considerations, recyclable material drop -off requirements of the parties, <br />site availability, space limitations, material market availability, and Town recyclable material <br />drop -off requirements. The five current drop -off sites include: Cedar Falls Park, Hampton <br />Point, Carrboro Plaza, University Mall, and Meadowmont. No reductions or additions of <br />drop -off sites are contemplated at this time. Reduction /addition in the number of centers <br />within each Town shall be coordinated /reviewed by advisory <br />board /commission /committee /group. <br />G. Subject to state and federal law and subject to budgetary considerations and constraints it is <br />expected by the Parties that recycling services offered at the time of the execution of this <br />Agreement shall continue and be subject to appropriate performance measure and analysis. <br />V. ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT <br />Towns will allow enforcement of County regulated recyclable material ordinance (RRMO) <br />within Town municipal limits. Each Town may assist in the enforcement of County's <br />Regulated Recyclable Materials Ordinance within each Town's jurisdiction using their staff in <br />coordination with County staff. Towns shall monitor waste collected by Town staff for <br />banned materials in order to prevent the delivery of banned materials for disposal. County <br />shall provide solid waste plan advice, review, and approvals in concert with development <br />applications to various jurisdictions. County may assist towns' enforcement staff in <br />enforcement of landfill bans on privately collected waste containers. <br />VI. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT - PLANNING AND REPORTING <br />County, in cooperation with Towns, is responsible for the development and timely <br />submission of required annual reporting and solid waste management planning to the North <br />Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Towns and County shall <br />cooperate with requests for information, data, and records, in a reasonable and timely <br />manner. Consideration shall be given by County to investigation of increased diversion of <br />