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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Data: September 11, 2001 ' Action ABentle Item Ng. 4 SUBJECT: Governmental BuiltlinglDrv Cell Bake rylEleclronics Recvd ing DEPARTMENT: Solitl Waste Management PUBLIC NEARING: (YIN) No_ ATTACHMENT(S): 9/6101 Staff Memo re'. Governmental INFORMATION CONTACT: Building, Dry Cell Battery, and Gayle W'JSOn 968-2885 Elechpnics Recycling Proposal TELEPHONE NUMBERS: HillsborougM1 ]328181 Chapel Hill 968-0501 Gurham 666•]331 Mebane 336-22T-2031 PURPOSE: To tliscuss further antl consitler approval of the implementation of programs proposed in the Managers Recommentled 2001-02 Operating Budget relaletl to reryding in governmental buildings, recycling of used batteries, and recycling of electronics. BACKGROUND: The rewmmentled 2001-02 budget for the Solid WastelLantlfll Operations Fund includetl Pontling to implement pragreme that would bring in-house the recycling in local government buildings, and set up programs for recycling uaetl tlry cell batteries end electronic equipment such as pereonalwmpulers. There was insufficient time tluring the June 2001 butlge[ work sessions to atltlress all BOCC questions regaMing some of these proposed recycling programs. Funtlinq torthe programs was included in the 2001-02 operating budget epprovetl by the BOCO, but progrem implementalipn and the creation of a remmmentletl new permanent position were delayed gentling further BOCG tliscussion at a solitl waste work session These programs are assembletl'mro a single proposal package primarily tlue to the recommended-shared staffing arrangement. A single Recycling Materiels Hantller posRion would provide the labor for all three wmponents of the recycling proposal. The three programs proposed ere: • Governmental Bulltlinq Recycling Program-This program would coneolidata. under Solid Waste Department operations, services provitled by a combination of publirJprivate antl governmenVcontrect service providers. Governmental builtlings in all jurisdictions are nvolved. • Dry Gell Bakery Recycling-This program woultl further County goals of reducing toxicity of the local waste stream. Bakeries woultl be collectetl a convenience centere, at wopereting stores where bakeries are solo antl inwrpomted info local curbside collection services.