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whet quantity of mataiale will the prog<am copmtY How much will this proem coat and how will those costs be home? A ed Mn arlak dM ke The Department of Solid Waste Management would initially accept computers, computer oNwrs, end compvmr related devices. The longer-tam goal would be to ezpmd this program m accept/ velevieione, t~ meab]ve; end stereo and video componrnts ll ie also rccammmdM that we accept elecwltics from reeidmta of Ormge County, govemmmt agencies within Orange County,. tFe xhuol systems within Omngc Cowty, and, ov a limited basis, from busivesees within Ornge Covvty. Pmallg the concept o4 sharing the czpcvac o(marmgmg these maerials with those who use the progam is m opfrdn. Por ample, i[ coWd be possible to charge [M1C businesses or govemmmpl agencies, as well az resNmtq who wish to raycle computer monitms a tip fee or co-pay charge on the order 55.00 Rr aeoh oomputa monitor they wish to have recycled. h should be voted that the concept of charging lm recycling smdec is s departure from the typical Orange County recycHVgpreaice ofprovlding collwtion services ai vo eh¢ge. Dacisiore about what materials will be accepted by m clectrmics progam are ddvrn in mmy ways Fy the availabIDty of markets and the am wt of money the program is p[eporei m spend in order m divert the speci5c materials from land-haled diapoasl. Markers for compumrs, computer monitors, arW canput¢ periph¢Ws (printers, keyboards, m e, an) are We moat w and me most a mically feasible w eooaes. For this raasoa, Cary and wake COmty limit UreJr tolleotlovmthese items. Markets for otF¢post-cavsumer eleclromes such as Rereo equipment, VLRS, telephones, fax machines, s¢d older post-wvwm¢ elechndce do exist, but these items typfwlly preswt less of a ducat m landfills in krma of potential cont~uvinatiev, and the value of the rc ered moteriW is umeiWy negligible FurtF¢, the markets Cor the afnr¢nmtioved poet-voiasumer alectrordcs tend tv be different @om tFOSe IFat hmdla compu[¢s. Televisiora repmemt a pattlwlar chellmga whm It comes m management 6r recycling. Televisions and order Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) beating items mWaiv crags of 7 m e pomda of lead p¢ uWt. WFile Computer Monitors coviviv CRTs, themais a sigdGcant dmmvd far refurbiahed/reptired movitors,.espmiWly vi countries outside the US. This dama~ does rot exist fur mad televieiam. Punlr¢, as the change to digital telcvieian lakes place in May of 2003, and err sup~ede [o televisions with diglal timer cvpvbillry and / or to lelevielana with Figher quality Pictmas (hlg6 dwvTy err FigF defmitiov televisions, also called HDNe), the numb¢ of talavisiprls mtaivg fie waste stream ie expaotad to ak}nocke[. Recydmg option 5 fodtalevisions are currently mro, aM typically apevsive. As tlu demand for this service &ows, i[ ie anticipated tkas more recycw, options fortelevisions will became available. CollerADv lnasdaus The Departmmt proposes to operate adrop-ot£program for ibe cvllalion of elecvnnics, accepting these niatedola at the Orange County Solid Wate Cnnverdrnee Cerrters and at the Ormge Cmmsy LavdNl. The dropped of£materiale wilt be collected from the dcop- off points by the A~ffI, wM will process these materials and prepam them for shipment