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2 waste reduction and C&D management activities and milestones). That represented a more aggressive target than the State mandated goal for all North Carolina local governments of 40 percent per capita solid waste reduction by 2006. It is worth noting that Orange County governing boards, local government staffs, and citizens have cooperated to make tremendous progress towards solid waste reduction goals. According to the State's most recent annual Solid Waste Management Report for FY 2000-01, Orange County has decreased its per capita solid waste disposal by 36 percent (from 1.36 tons per person to 0.87 tons per person) since the 1991-92 baseline year. Orange County's achievement is even more noteworthy in light of the statistic that statewide, per capita solid waste landfilled has actually increased by 12 percent since the baseline year (from 1.08 tons per person in 1991-92 to 1.21 tons per person in 2001- 02). With substantial progress already made in Orange County towards the State and BOCC solid waste reduction goals, implementation of the RRMO provides the opportunity to achieve additional significant reductions in the waste stream that ends up being landfilled in Orange County. The C&D Task Force estimated that only about 1.5 percent of the 31,000 annual tons of C&D materials were being salvaged from the landfill face. With its focus on removal of clean wood waste and metal from the waste stream (and with the potential to regulate additional categories of waste at a later date through ordinance amendments), the RRMO will lead to measurable C&D waste reduction in FY 2002-03. Among its major provisions, the RRMO requires: • Mandatory recycling of various waste materials; • Construction site separation of regulated materials; • Recyclable Material Permits be obtained to accompany all building permits; • Licenses for haulers of regulated materials; and • Certification of facilities handling commingled categories of waste. The adoption of the ordinance necessitates: • construction of C&D recycling facilities at the landfill; • acquisition of equipment to manage and haul the materials to market; and • new personnel • to operate the equipment; • to inspect the incoming loads for compliance; • for education and enforcement; and • to issue permits and licenses. The FY 2001-02 Solid Waste departmental budget included funding for an Education and Enforcement position which already has been established and for which the selected candidate is expected to begin work on April 15. The recycling facilities are currently being designed and made ready for bidding. The equipment is in varying stages of the acquisition process. All staffing and equipment costs will be borne by the Solid Waste Management enterprise fund. Staffing Needs Given the time required to complete the recruitment and selection process for the new positions, and to ensure that the necessary personnel are trained and in place so that the ordinance can be implemented at the earliest opportunity (probably July or August 2002), it is