2022-234-E-Solid Waste-NC DEQ-Grant to support recycling stars program

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5 developed. The process will be similar to the current process used for the County’s apartment bag recycling program. The inspectors will use an electronic tablet to record the inspection results at each address. The Department intends to purchase three tablet devices as well as reflective gear, hats and gloves for the inspectors and sticker scrapers (10), adhesive removal solution (2), and squeegees (6) to aid in removal and application of stickers. 2. What is the anticipated service life for the items or materials to be purchased with grant funds? Estimate how long the project will continue to serve the community and how you will sustain the project after the grant ends. The service life for materials such as the cart stickers and star stickers are approximately 6 months to two years depending on weather events, amount of sun exposure to the cart and quality of sticker. The Department plans to purchase higher quality cart stickers since it’s important for those to stay on as long as possible. Yard signs will last for approximately one year due to weathering on the sign and the metal stakes. There is no expectation that residents will keep the sign in their yard for over one year. The materials for the inspectors such as reflective vests, gloves, hats and electronic tablets will last for the entirety of the program. The scrapers, adhesive removal solution and squeegees should last for the entirety of the program and are inexpensive to replace when needed. The ReCollect software will be funded for one year using grant funds. After the initial year, the Department has agreed to cover the costs of ReCollect in the succeeding years and will be included in the annual budget in order to sustain the software. The recurring costs for program supplies such as cart stickers, star stickers, yard signs, raffle prizes and tools will be budgeted for annually. Some items such as cart stickers and tools are existing costs in the annual budget. 3. How does the proposed project address a specific recycling need for the community? Will the grant project create a new service, enhance or expand an existing service, or support an existing recycling service without expanding that service? The proposed project will help lower the contamination rate in the County’s single-family curbside recycling program. Based on the County’s waste composition study from 2017, nearly 20% of single- family residential MSW consisted of program recyclables. Additionally, the overall contamination comprised about 15% of recyclables for urban curbside and 14% for rural curbside based on the 2019 recycling composition study. The overall recycling program including curbside, multi-family and commercial shows a 12% contamination rate. By enhancing our cart tagging program and providing consistent educational materials and direct feedback to residents, we aim to reduce the amount of contaminants in the recycling program so as to improve the overall quality and quantity of recyclables DocuSign Envelope ID: 117859D8-9201-40FF-B2C2-8357CA71FC1A