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Local Govemmen[ Huildine Recvdiv Attachment A "lha Department of Solid Waste Mmagrmml requee4s approval of the vew Recycling Malaisls Hmdlar positon (grade Fl), vt a proposed salary of $2d,221 ploy beneLte w order to implement a transition m a svtifovn, infiouac recycling effort in WI local government buildings. The propadional cost of Ibis progrmn inducting staff lime, truck, swinge vnd suppbee ie projcchd at $36,368. That us w 40% of the position's workload and the fiml year, hiring in September. The progam will also require a (ruck, smmge mdprocessing space far collec[i materials Cmrevtly rxyclaMes in gavemmenl Fuildings in Orange County, HillsborougJa, Chapel Bill, and Canbom arc•covected wdm a variety of schemes, different types of mazerials collated tinder differing ciccumsamces and di(f mt wst smcnnes. This position will enable the Uepar[mm[ of Solid Waste Matugemml to opmate IDs existing Government Ruildinge RecYCGVB Progmr more efLHmtly and more cost-e5ectivelY. Our awyeia below projeofs a aevirgs oC 542,oUU including in-house labor eruct vakda time, fnr the rent program x years (projectW life of proKrmn a xce veNcle) end revenue Gam sale ofrecyoleblea The Solid Wavle MmaKmrent Depvmnmtnow contracts out the recycling in govermmmt buildings in the Tovme of Chapel Hill, Casboro and sumo Comfy-owned or operated bWldiuga located wiNiv Town bnn'ts of CM1apel Hill vnd Catrboro fees Attachment 1) [o the privala fine of Ormgc Rsyclivg Smicce. Omtgc CmvHy Public Works copacls from CpunTy-awned or operated binld gs not m Chapel Hill or Certboro (Ahachmmt 2). After OC Pobbe Works collects the materials in Hidsbmopgh and Notllsem Orange Comfy, Ihey deposit the marmots for codadoa by ciNer Orange Recycling Smices m OC Solid Wes[e Mamgamwl Qhrough the ~hapoff site pmgam). Town of Hillaboroo~ acntly rmycles those maetials maz can be mRated m the Comty's cufiaide progr by salting them mrt at Ne curb a[ acme buldings. Town staff deposits office paper into the mixed paper containers az dropolYsiles and other materials are also taken to scycdng drapotfaites by Town staff. Many taydnble items aze not collected by Orange Recycling Services m some local government bWldivgs Ieca[M in Chapel Hill and Canboro. At those locafior~e, the Solitl Waale Mmegemmt Depnrtmm[, [hrongh mvtrecta kr recycling wlleclim with Waste Indnstties, offns curbside mNor mWtif dy-style rccyoGnx, where possible mW the davmd rxists. When W sate Industries carmot service a specific site, Ne driver Loin the Comtyuperaled c mdW grass route or one of the Solid Wvl.e Mmagement Department 5eld or office staff codcN the extra mwedals. The current program and process is complex mdill-defined witM1 multiple lays and players. Analysis bythe Solid Waste Mnagement Department has shown [bet staff em operate e single imegreted, county-wide local govemmen[ building rcycling mllecdoo program m eficiendy and cost-oLeGively dint the current sya[em If we were ro C911eIX, proceea, and deliver m market Pe materials generated by these mWliplc programer. AdditiovWly, OC Solid Waste Management would be abler [o offs a stmdardiaed program m other local govammmt buildings wl[hm Ne Cowly- Y M1is corootidefion Wso