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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 16, 2004 <br />Action Agenda k <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Regulated Recyclable Material Ordinance Amendments <br />DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Resolution w/Ordinance Amendments <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gayle Wilson, Solid Waste Management <br />Director, 968-2885 <br />Dave Ghirardelli, Solid Waste <br />Enforcement Supervisor, 968-2788 <br />Geof Gledhill, County Attorney, 732- <br />2196 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To present suggested amendments to the Regulated Recyclable Material <br />Ordinance to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration and approval. <br />BACKGROUND: In December 2001, the BOCC adopted the Regulated Recyclable Material <br />Ordinance (RRMO) requiring the recycling of targeted materials (wood, metal, and cardboard), <br />the permitting of construction projects (coordinated with municipal Inspections Departments <br />within the County), the licensing of waste haulers, and the Certification of mixed recycling <br />facilities. The effective date of enforcement was October 1, 2002. In the 18 months since <br />enforcement began, the ordinance has generally been highly successful. Per capita waste <br />reduction for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003 improved to 45% from 40% the previous year, <br />attributable in no small part to the implementation of the RRMO. <br />While the RRMO has achieved many of its anticipated outcomes, Solid Waste staff have <br />identified several areas of potential improvement to the ordinance. They are: <br />Amendments to the Certification of recycling facilities section that clarify: (1) that the <br />ordinance is in no way directing the flow of waste to specific facilities; (2) what <br />documentation the Solid Waste Management Department requires with an application; and <br />(3) how the Department determines a recycling performance calculation. <br />Requirements for visible: (1) serial numbering; (2) company identification; and (3) indication <br />of materials intended for collection, on waste containers for the purposes of identification and <br />tracking.