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Orv-CeAI Battery Recvclin Attvchmevt B The Deportment of Solid Wasic Maagement requests eppmval oP the ¢ow Recycling Mazorials Handler (RMFr) position (grnda 62j al a proposal $2fi,221 plus benefits, iv order m Fully impleme¢t v pmgan aimed at reducing the amount of dry-sell batteries being disposed o(in We Orange C¢wty Lmdfill. Diverting batteries will r~uce the toxicity of Wa mat<riels bvriM in the ]mdfill. These dudes would absorb a projected 20% of We staff time al a Prorated wet of $"1,41fi. Ofhcr pro®am ws[s include the recycling contmq supplies end edpoation materiels at a cost of $18,bJ5. TTe Rhfl[ will - have other duller described separately for wllxliw of computes vnd w-Iwuee office rwydablcs. IL u estimatal Wet ea<h houeebold generates approximately 2.2 pounds of dry-cell batteies each yeaz. Accord'mg so We EPA, "e~cn Waugh dry cell baheriesaepresem less than 1 peeves by welgbt of mtmlcfpal solid waste, they account Ltt 52 percent of vll the cadmium end 68 perawt of all Wemeremy found in the msmieipel solid waste stream." Tlris pmpoeed pmgmm will accept the fllowing typee of drycell (na¢-liquid bcadvP~ baneriee: Alkaline, 2~nc Carboq Nickel Cadmium (NiCd), Nickel Maml Hydddc (Ni-IMI), Lithium, Lithium ion (ti-ionj, Silvis Oxide, Merwry, ZWc Av, and Scaled Lcad Acid (Pb)baneries. As this pmgmm is rnvisioned, dryceL benai<e will be collected from the following law • Oange Calmly Solid Wash Convenience Canrers; • Pertmpesing local businesses (Note Wa[ we wrrently cnlleot baveries Saco Caul Wootls, Photoquiok, Radio Shack et 2artgate Shopping Ce¢tn, a¢d Radio Shack at Uttivemity Mall; a¢d • Curbsidcwlih usher wrbsida mcydables. To begin m sazisfy ci6zrn demand for this seen e, tfi< D<patmwt of Solid Waste Management is wrremly m the pme¢s of establishing coltcetiov of drycell batteries Lam We Solid Wade Convenience Centers. Wtile Wis service will M1e put in plaza wishnrd We requested Recycling Materials Handlq it will place a bnrdev w exisiwg es. In orde to handle We projatcd amounts of dry-cell batteries herein es[h¢ated, and especially to aapmmpdaze curbside cnlledion of dry-cell batteries, the requested w position wilt be needed to rcavspmt, process, packvge, end prepare We batteries for shipment tomarket. Pmpnsed 12h41 Dndes: The requested RMH wiE perform the fllowing dntiW essociamd wiW dry-cell battery ecYCling: • Regular collection ofbazteties fiem eazh SWCC.drop-off collection point, front Ilse curbside rccyckng covnadoq and ovcaL <ohpdiov of batteries Lam participating focal businesses;