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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> June 5, 2008 <br /> Approved August 7, 2008 <br /> of the convenience centers, and rural waste franchising . We will bring some decision <br /> making focus to our recommendations . The hoped-for trajectory is to get through all <br /> that by next June including commercial in the fall, financial in the winter and the <br /> integrated plan in early spring so it can go to the boards by April and we hope for <br /> your intensive involvement. <br /> All three boards heard the solid waste plan after your approval . Only Chapel Hill <br /> approved it. Carrboro and Hillsborough want to wait until the County hears it. The <br /> County approved it Tuesday . <br /> 6 . Programs/Services Update <br /> Solid Waste Operations Center -- Deferred <br /> FY2008- 09 Solid Waste Budget -- Deferred <br /> Interim Solid Waste Management Plan -- Deferred <br /> Landfill Leachate Sezver Project -- Deferred <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Plan -- Deferred <br /> Alternative Technologies Feasibility Study Watts states that the study is about half- done . <br /> You are scheduled to hear the report at your next meeting . There will be a report and <br /> a Power Point presentation. Then it will go to BOCC in September . <br /> Sassaman states that it would be useful for those of us with a mild technical bent to <br /> see where you are going . <br /> Watts states first draft is due next month, at least a few weeks . I can tell you what <br /> they are looking at. The four technologies are waste-to- energy, plasma arc, pyrolsis <br /> and biofuel production . There was an evaluation without much analysis of <br /> composting (mixed solid waste) . <br /> Sassaman states that originally we had talked about a number of criteria to evaluate <br /> the various processes by in terms of things like practicality for Orange County . How <br /> well they' re developed, economics, reliability, etc . <br /> Watts states that the outline they are using there will be a section of overview for each <br /> technology and a section on worldwide experience, research and procurement an <br /> opinion on economic feasibility effecting environmental issues, and an opinion on <br /> what Orange County should look at considering from among these technologies . <br /> Understanding that' s limited by your 300 tons of waste a day . Those things <br /> incorporate the list you all provided . <br /> Sassaman asks if the list of criteria to select those can be included . <br /> 11 <br />