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C;&D -- or none of the above ? (9/3 / 1999 , CHN) http * //www . chapelhillnews . com/Issues/ 1999/09/03 /news02 . html <br /> 3 Ni1 <br /> But if neither site is picked, solid waste director Wilson said, each of the C &D <br /> site users would have to fend for themselves . " <br /> After the current site closes next summer, builders would have to drive to <br /> Person County to use a construction and demolition landfill , Wilson said . And, <br /> he said, he would expect an increase in illegal dumping , burning and burial of <br /> materials throughout the county . <br /> " It' s a big question mark, " he said . <br /> Another option would be to simply bury construction waste in the main landfill <br /> that accepts mixed materials . <br /> That' s an easy option for builders - - disposal of materials costs $ 40 a ton, <br /> regardless of what' s in it . But it' s a costly choice for the landfill itself. <br /> Wilson said that construction and demolition landfill space costs " roughly <br /> $ 40 , 000 an acre to site , permit, and operate . " The lined all-purpose landfill - - <br /> itself running short on space - - runs to $ 350 , 000 an acre . <br /> Jacobs , however, said it might be worth it for " two or three months " if the extra <br /> time allowed a better option to be found . <br /> The committee that oversees landfill operations - - which includes <br /> representatives from Orange County , Chapel Hill , and Carrboro - - this winter <br /> considered eight possible sites for the construction and demolition landfill . But <br /> only two , the Guess Road and Eubanks Road sites , were sent to the elected <br /> boards for consideration . <br /> David Schulman can be reached at 918 -2022 ext . 377 or <br /> dschulma@, nando . com . <br /> [ Two I Next Stoo > ] <br /> Home Classifieds News Sports Opinion Around Town <br /> Arts Calendar Chapel Hill News Real Estate Section Search Contact Us <br /> 3 of 3 9/3 /99 12 : 42 PM <br />