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DRAFT <br />1 <br />Solid Waste Advisory Group Meeting Summary <br />DATE: November 4, 2019 <br />LOCATION: Solid Waste Administration Training Room <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos, County Commissioner Penny <br />Rich, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger, Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle, Chapel Hill Council <br />Member Donna Bell, Carrboro Alderman Randee Haven-O’Donnell, UNC-Healthcare <br />Representative Mel Hurston <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Hillsborough Commissioner Mark Bell, Hillsborough Commissioner Matt <br />Hughes <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Solid Waste Director Robert Williams, Hillsborough Public Works <br />Director Ken Hines, Carrboro Public Works Director Joe Guckavan, County Solid Waste Staff: <br />Bruce Woody, Evan Brown, Blair Pollock, Cheryl Young, Wanda McCain, Kristina Witosky Chapel <br />Hill Public Works Staff Wendy Simmons, UNC-Chapel Hill Solid Waste BJ Tipton <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br />Call to Order <br />Approval of June 17, 2019 Meeting Summary <br />Approved <br />Entsorga Plant Tour Update <br />Lavelle states that as traditional solid waste facilities have a lot of regulations are there any <br />know regulations for something like this. <br />Williams states that they mentioned meeting the environmental specs for air quality which is <br />lower than burning coal. I’m not sure what the state of North Carolina requires. Berkley <br />County, SC has a facility similar to Entsorga. <br />Haven-O’Donnell states that as part of the conversation the County should be thinking in <br />terms of taking care of our own waste. <br />Pollock states that in regards to State regulations, they are aware of this type technology <br />and it is not permitted as a solid waste burner. The National EPA found this product of <br />Entsorga’s to be a fuel and not a waste product. <br />Organics <br />Town of Chapel Hill – New Organics, Compost Pilot Program - Laura Selmer <br />Rich asks if there have been surveys on how many people compost. <br />Selmer states that there haven’t been any surveys for staff on their personal habits. From a <br />facilities standpoint, others facilities in the Town have tried to do composting. We can <br />explore that in our climate action plan. <br />Town of Carrboro – Organics Pilot Program - Deferred <br />Orange County Update – Blair Pollock <br />Lavelle asks to clarify what it means to come off our program. Did they pay us to have it <br />done? <br />Pollock states that we paid for the service for them. To come off our program means they <br />would pay Brooks for the service. The larger ones have some considerable economic <br />incentive to do this because they save enough on their waste tipping fees.