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EI«Yrowea Itecrctine Proeram Attachment C The Deparlmmt of Solid Waste Mavegcmmt xcqucsis approval of Na new Rmyding Mat«iale Handler (RIaIIi) (grade 62, proposed eatery $26,221 plus benefits) position in order m imylttvmt o proposed al«trodes recycling program l0 Avert mmputars, modtom, and rclahd equipment from deposal A the Orange County landfill. It is mticipazed [ha[ the Pmposd RMH will d~icaza 40% of hislh« [ime az wnll as 40°o nP the wa[ of n rzuck m the d«[ronies program frr wd«[ing melcride. Po addifioq Mare me the oust of a binding, supplies, skpping, and a wmraG, fur a reeyrlinglsaWagdrcux market The remaininx fi0°/a of the program/sniff 4me is projected m be devoted to dry cell battery mlle<tion and irohovse government office copcctiova. The first year cost for the electodes recycling program ie projected at $112,119 including Ae 40% share of the proposed employee Mr ]s o oPMa year, a track, sldpping, recycling, and processing building, The Proportiovel cost M year one, of the proposed empley« salary plus benefits as dated with the electrodes recycling program is $1I,17a. Urut rms and PPE aze $1]0 addi[ional. BI«trodcs produde such az compu[cm, «mputm movitom, and mlevisons eccouvt for a sigrllficmt amount of the heavy mewls (m pavimler lead, az well az some mercury and cadmium) bang disposed o[ ht the Omuge Comdy IavdQd. Corrmsunines souse the owtry hove begun to acknowldgc the problems these items pose m the waste abeam, and have tekm measures m manage this threat Both Cati[omia and Mazsachusatta have hnnn~all lavdfilliug or mciwretion o[mmpmm monimri wake CCOVty has proWbi[ed Imdfdling of modtun that are not residentially genttated u they ere deeenrA hazardous wastes; computer monitors avd color mlevieiovs do not pass [he requved Federal test Por depositing N a solid waste landlll or incineratnr. Residm[ul waste is exempt fium Aesere6nlariova but still mnml~ptas to tM toxicity toed. The Town of Cary began a tw-foe mcyding program offering resfdmtinl curbside «Ileefion of compuma iv November of 2000. Cary repm2a that Neir program cellx[ed just mdm 10 tons of wmputtts during PY2000-2001. Wake Comty held acne-day public cell«tien cvmt for wmputers last winter, and began ¢ permanent drop-oll edI Aiov propmn Mr computers and wmyutm ralamd el«wdes av September 3, 2001. Fox non-residmtid gmeratom, Wake Counry is chmging $6 per monitor and $5 pn `load' of computco-related equipmmt that is ml moniors. There is na chmge for residmtid computers. As these programs bnve received pnbpcity; there has been significmrt cifizm demmd for recydiv8 options in Ormge County. Approval of dte 12MH position is critical W the Creannn of m elecrodrs mcycpng program in Orange Counry. This grog{mr haz the potential m reduce boM volume and mxiciry Ofwazte w the Orange CotmtyLmdfdl. Significant issues m consitlu wcludc: where mvtexinle will Mepmgram eucapt7 What ma Ac markgefrtheaccapted metarids4 Where end how will the mmedals be n«epted?