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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 5, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. $- ~ <br />SUBJECT: Renewal of Interlocal Agreement for Hazardous Household Waste Acceptance <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Interlocal Agreement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste <br />Management Director <br />Blair Pollock, Solid Waste Programs <br />Manager 968-2788 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane .336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To renew the interlocal agreement between the counties ofi Chatham, Durham, <br />Orange, and Wake, and the City of Durham for the cooperative collection of household <br />hazardous household wastes. <br />BACKGROUND: The regional household hazardous waste collection (HHW) program began <br />operating in 1994 as a joint venture between Chatham County, Durham County, Orange <br />County, Wake County, the City of Durham, the Town of Carrboro, and the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />Four permanent household hazardous waste collection centers were established, one in each <br />county. <br />Originally, each of the participating local governments contracted jointly for HHW services <br />through Triangle J ,Council of Governments (TJCOG). At present, each county operates its own <br />HHW collection program and contracts individually with service providers. Additionally, each <br />program contracts with TJCOG for HHW support services. <br />Since the program's inception, Orange County has participated with Chatham County, Durham <br />County, the City of Durham, and Wake County in the cooperative collection of HHW. An <br />Interlocal Agreement was first signed in 1994, allowing residents from each of the participating <br />counties to take their household hazardous waste to any of the four HHW collection sites. This <br />agreement was renewed again in 1997. <br />At least one of the local HHW collection centers operates every month of the year. During <br />spring, summer, and fall, there is a center open each of the first four Saturdays of the month. <br />The interlocal agreement maximizes the opportunity for convenient disposal of HHW by Orange <br />