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Orv-Cdl HaHerv Rwvcll na.wmem e The peparvnaot of Solid Waste Man¢gement req¢es6 ayyroval of Me new Rayclwg Matcnale Hmdlcr (RMFp posirion (grade 62) at v proposed $26,221 plus bwafits, in oNer to fWly implement a pmgam'aimed az inducing the mnowt of tlry-cell ba[eries being disposM of in the Orange County LavdfiR. Diverting batteries will reduce the toxicity of the materials buried in We Imdfitl. lLcsc duties would absorb a projected 3D% o£ the smR time az a pm-rated cost of 8],416 Other prograrn costa include [M reeyelmg contract, sapplics and education matccisle az a wet of $18,fi35. 'the RMH will have other duties descdhed separately (or wllecdon of compukrs end in-house office rwycl¢bles, It is estimated that each household generates approxvnataly 2.2 pounds of dry-cell b¢ttenes each year. AccoNmg to the F3A, "cvrn though dry cell bananas represent less than 1 portent by weight oCmunicipal solid waslq may account Por 53 pemmt of all the cadmium and 88 pttcent of all the mercury foovtl m the mtmicipel solid weete stream." This proposM program will accept the following types of dry-cell (inn-liquid bearing) batteries: Alkaline, Zinc Carboq Nickel Gihnium (NiCd), Nickel Metal Ilydddc (lYi-MH), LiWum, Lfllfium ioa (L4ion), Silver Oxidq Mercury, Zum Air, and 9calttl Lead Acid (Pb)beaerles. As Ws pmgmm is evvisivn~, drycell haaeries will be aollwPod from the following locations: • Orange County SOhd Wavte Convcruuncc CCn[crs; Partieipativg local businesses (Note thaz wa currently collect batteries from Carol • Woods, PFotoquiok, Redlo Shack at Rastgara Shopping Canto; and Radio 6hack ¢t Univttsity Mall; and • Curbside with ether wrbsidc mcyclables. To begin to satisfy citizen demand fm this serv e, [he DepartmesH of Solid N'arte Mavugemmt is wrrantly in the pmeeee of eeteblisldng collection oP drycell M1ettwiae Rom the $otld Was2 Converdevec Cev[aa. Wkle Wis srn will be pat iv Place wiNOUt the requested RccYCling Materials H¢ndler, it will Place a baNm ov existing s. )n oNerto handle theprojected mnovnte of dry-cell baQenea herein estimatetl, wd azpeeially to atenmmadate curbside collation of dry-cetl baztmeq the x quested csv position will he needed to transport, yrocess, package, and prepma the banerics for shipment to market. Pmpased RMH Duties: TM1e re3aested RMH wip Perf rm the following defies associated with drY~ell bwmry recycling'. • Regular wuwaion o[batlenes Rnm exM1 SWCC dropaff collation point, fiom the curbside recycling comractoq and on<all collection of batteries from participating Itral bueinoeses;