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reduce the amount of material landflled, if properly implemeMetl antl atlminisfered. The current tlisposal ban on cardboard in the Orange County lentlfill would be expandetl to mantla[e recycling of all commercially generated cadboard, whether It Is delNered to the in-county lentlfill or other out-of-county facilities. One atltli[ional provision of the ordinance is to prohibit the open burning of solitl waste, including lantldearing tlebds. Implementation of such an odinance requires staffnq, facilities tlevelopmenl, end coordination with other tlapartmenls and governments within Orenge County as well as with the regulated communTy of tlevelopere, wntredors, end waste haulers. If the ortlinance is atloptetl, the County woultl prcceetl to develop [he necessary local recycling'mfras[mctu re to recycle antl market theregulatetl materials. The County woultl also tlevelop an etlucafional antl enforcement capability [o: • make the regulated community ewaro of what the objectives of [he ortlinance ere and how l[benefis the wmmunity • educatethe development community on how to comply with the ordinance,and provitle continuing enforcement of the ordinance A substantial grace periotl is proposed to follow adoption of the ortlinance. The[ periotl woultl allow the regulated community to become Infomletl regarding the ordinance antl would permit staff to tlevelop [he necessary recyGing infreshucture. During the past year, Solid Weate stall has met or otherwise wmmunicated with various stakeholders who woultl be affectetl by the ortlinance antl has made numerous mod~cetipns to the drag oNinance based on these intaractlons. Adtlltlonally, the Beaty of Commissioners has previously tliscussed versions of the deft odinance et meetings in November 2000, January 2001, antl October 2001, and provitletl further direction to stall. The ordinance has now progressed to the point where the County is seeking {ormal public comment ptlor to further mnsitleration by the Board and possible atloptlon. If the Boak ultimately atlopts the ortlinance,Rweultl be tlesirable for the TOwnsto lmplementihe same ordinance within the municipal bountlaries so that the same mlea woultl be applicable throughout the County. Shoultl Orenge County eventually atlopt the Regulatetl Recyclable Msterials ONinance, the Counfy woultl be a[ the forefrontin the State of North Carolina egading management of construction and tlemolRion waste. Sfeff notes that Representative Jae Hackney is sponsoring similar legislation on the State level that woultl ban ceNboaN, clean wood waste and wooden pellets from being burietl in landfills. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Adoption of the ordinance would resul[in an obligation to develop recycling facllltles al existing Gounry waste management facilities to receive the regulated materials. Such facilities, equipment antl staff would be footled fmmthe solitl Waste/Lentlfll Operations enterprise fund antl would not involve any General FUnd expenditures. Permit fees, licensing fees antl lentlfill surcharges would supplement existing tipping fees and reserves io fund these services. The FV 2007-025olid waste butlget contains footling for the immetliete hiring of a recycling education specialist; following the adoption of the odinance. RECOMMENDATION(Sj: The Manager recommentls that the BOaM receive public comment antl schedule further censitleratlon of the proposed ortlinance al a future Board of Commissioners meeting.