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Di¢cu¢sivv <br />New programs plmmed fox eoll«tiov of batteries, elacvouics and recycling in toast <br />$ovemmmt buildings cannot be operated by cunmt staff witbou[ making so <br />reductions in exisiwg lnngrams. Thine is one exception; the pottiodof dry cell battery <br />recycling at the Solid Waste Co¢verdmee Craters will be initialed in September 2001 <br />smg curtmt staff collmtmg dry cell baderice depovted by citizens at the $otid Waste <br />ConveNence Craters. The planed pmgems offer drop-off of household bauenes and <br />ompmas and they periplterals et either the foes solid waste wnverdence cmtas with <br />svlvege sheds or vp s~ con emevs ab possibly the landfill during thnr <br />respective operating hours. Staff projccn tbat computer vndfiettery rwyoling will utilize <br />60%of the vino pasidov's wadload. (AllachmmtsBand C) <br />Future household battery collection will be offered along with the wrtmt curbside <br />rerycting collection, but not m muttifamilY collation site. Wlillc the cuxbaidc raycting <br />covvaetor, Waite ]vdiutoee, Yes vgre~ m, at no additional fee, collect propmly begged <br />baltaies led in the recycling bm, staff mast retrieve, sort, mtl pmces¢ fm sltippmg all <br />wllsted bmteriee thin Wes[e Industries deposits at m ageed on collection point. <br />Cmain operational details of she eleetromes callecion ere edh bring developed. The <br />moat likdy eccmoo ie allaoon at some or all the solid waste covvmimce cmtms and <br />possibly sl the landfill. StaRelao plena ~r ininnl elmtronics collection day poor m <br />opewng the drop-offprogram, to lake pmeeure off ongowg collections et rite convmimce <br />eons. There maybe A fee for disposal ofampmer moNtbrs (cathode xay Nbes/CRTs) <br />if wartmted. Thera is a ast ro mcyele them wbuavs many other eledrooio oomponmes <br />have some vet resale or salvage value.. Stall will also pmaue m RFP for cnmpufu <br />recyclwg services ifihe progvm is authorized. <br />The remaining 40% cf the new posifimi s workload would ba dwnted m rullamion of <br />rcoyolablce gmcm[cd'm the oPamtion¢ oflocal6ovmmrmt buildings. Consolidating and <br />slandmdizin8 in-M1ouse collettov of cecydables among the tow local goveromevte has <br />potential m save Ormge County an estlmated $42,000 over six years, umludmg N-kind <br />labor mra materials, net of revmve don meterielq competed to wmmt soma. Bonging <br />rite collection pcagarn in-house will cnabte the County [o add edditioval vita or <br />materials mlativcly simply ami dteeply as well az provide Beater Rexibitity m haw <br />semces are provided, e.g. whin exva collations are needed. (Aaeebmmt A) <br />Itecommendafion <br />5tafl'reoomnendatiov ie thvt the HOCC indorse ibe twee programs mdudwg cpheclipn <br />o[ ba¢aries, amputars and in-hoped rayding collection programs, indudmg We vow <br />Recy<tivg Ivfatmiak HmWlm position. The projected cast of the position, already in Ne <br />FY 2001-02 budgaq ie $3],080 ivcludmg all bmedls. Addiootal movry is budgeted for <br />supplies, mmvners, nnifomrs, safety geaz sod a eollectim vehio]e. <br />Attabmmts: <br />A. Analysis of in-house paogam <br />B. Malysie efbatterycollectionspmgmm <br />C. Analysis of computer coliwtiovs <br />