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18 <br /> <br />Accepting C&D at current levels costs an estimated $77,000 -$88,000 in tipping fees per year 1 <br />because the waste is hauled out of Orange County. 2 <br /> 3 <br />C&D Size Example: 3 cubic feet (photo) 4 <br /> 5 <br />C&D Size Example: 6 cubic feet (photo) 6 <br /> 7 <br />C&D Size Example: 3, 6, and 8 cubic ft. (photo) 8 <br /> 9 <br />Conclusion 10 <br />• Currently, daily limits are in place for MSW and Yard Waste. 11 <br />• There are some inconsistences when it comes to C&D disposal at the Waste and 12 <br />Recycling Centers. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Commissioner Dorosin asked if there has been a policy change, or was the existing 15 <br />policy just not being enforced. He said if the latter is true, why was the policy not being 16 <br />enforced, and how does staff enforce it now. 17 <br />Robert Williams said he does not know why it was not being enforced, but when he 18 <br />arrived, and understood County ordinances, he found there were inconsistencies. 19 <br />Commissioner Dorosin referred to the picture that shows how much waste residents can 20 <br />bring, and asked if the limit is 3 cubic yards or 4.5. He asked if the policy is enforceable. 21 <br />Robert Williams said 4.5 yards is different, and the sign says 120 cubic feet. He said 22 <br />the confusion came with the C&D waste versus everything else. He said C&D should not be 23 <br />taken at the waste and recycling centers. He said nothing has changed with house waste, etc. 24 <br />He said staff has been more thoroughly trained, and have been encouraged to promote 25 <br />consistency. He said the options are either to stop taking C&D at the solid waste convenience 26 <br />centers (SWCC), or to change the ordinance to accept it. He said enforcement comes with 27 <br />consistency and clear communication to the public. He said the County ordinance does not list 28 <br />C&D waste as allowable material to be collected at the SWCC. 29 <br />Commissioner Price asked if residents are not taking the C&D to the SWCC, then do 30 <br />they take to the C&D landfill and pay a tipping fee. 31 <br />Robert Williams said yes, residents can take it to the C&D landfill with a tipping fee, or 32 <br />out of County to a transfer station. 33 <br />Commissioner Price asked if someone had 6 cubic feet of C&D and took it to the landfill, 34 <br />what would they pay. 35 <br />Robert Williams said there is a flat fee ($5 or $10), but it also depends how much the 36 <br />C&D weighs. 37 <br />Commissioner Price said there is a monetary incentive to leave C&D waste at the 38 <br />SWCC. 39 <br />Robert Williams said yes. 40 <br />Commissioner McKee referred to the sign at the SWCC that was shown in the 41 <br />presentation at the SWCC, and said this sign has been at the SWCCs for years, and is the 42 <br />understood process by the community. 43 <br />Commissioner McKee said the Orange County C&D landfill is open and operational, and 44 <br />asked if there is a reason why the waste is taken to Durham. 45 <br />Robert W illiams said Orange County does not have room at the SWCC, and so it is 46 <br />heaped with the bulk household waste and taken to Durham. 47 <br />Commissioner McKee referred to the first page of abstract where it says the SWCCs are 48 <br />for the convenience of the residents. He said the section that states a resident can bring a 49 <br />wheelbarrow amount of waste, directly contradicts the sign that is posted at the SWCCs. He 50