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<br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />General Requirements <br />The usage of Solid Waste Disposal Tax proceeds allocated to Orange County are used solely for solid <br />waste management and recycling programs and services. Disposal tax funds are used for general <br />support of the Orange County Solid Waste Enterprise fund. <br /> <br />The Orange County Solid Waste Department has recycling services available at all County buildings. <br />The materials collected at County buildings include: <br />Plastics: Bottles, Tubs, Jugs and Jars <br />Glass: Bottles and Jars <br />Paper: Paper, Cartons and Cardboard <br />Metal: Aluminum and Steel Cans <br />The Orange County Solid Waste Management Department has established a program for the <br />collection and recycling of fluorescent lights from County buildings. The County utilizes the State <br />Cleanlites contract for recycling of fluorescent lights. In addition, all Mercury thermostats are <br />recycled via the County Hazardous Waste contractor. <br />Project Description: Recycling Stars Program <br />1. Describe the proposed project and identify specifically what items (and how many) you intend to <br />purchase with grant funds. <br /> <br />The main goal of this program is to improve the overall quality and quantity of recyclables collected <br />throughout residential curbside through reinforcement efforts. Residents recycling properly will be <br />rewarded through star stickers and raffle prizes. Contaminated carts will not be collected. Residents <br />that are not recycling properly will receive ‘oops’ tags, personalized contamination letters and other <br />educational techniques. <br /> <br />The program will roll out in two phases: Phase 1 focuses on Rural Curbside and Phase 2 focuses on <br />Urban Curbside. <br /> <br />General Overview: <br />Both accurate and erroneous recycling behaviors will be assessed for this program. Inspectors will go <br />out in teams of two ahead of the recycling collection driver to assess the carts. If an ‘oops’ tag is left <br />on a cart, it signals that contamination was found and the driver will not collect that cart that week. If <br />an orange star sticker is left on the cart, it can be collected as usual. The information will be recorded <br />on ReCollect’s Curbside Audit Tool and be used to tailor outreach materials to these households. <br /> <br />The curbside audit tool will help measure the impact of the recycling program, test for successful <br />campaign outcomes, and streamline audit data. The tool will be customized to use the County’s <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 117859D8-9201-40FF-B2C2-8357CA71FC1A