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19 <br /> 6 - The Road to Zero Waste <br /> The impact of the Plan focuses on increasing recycling plus the Control—The County does not currently control all aspects <br /> diversion of yard and food waste tonnages.The key factors for a of solid waste collection. <br /> Zero Waste future in Orange County are as follows: • MSW is currently only collected from WKS and from <br /> • Change—In order to achieve Zero Waste,it will be necessary select government buildings and schools. <br /> to implement system-wide changes.If the recommended • Food Waste Collection sites are particularly dependent <br /> actions are not undertaken,the 2045 Zero Waste Goal will upon the Farmers Markets remaining open in their <br /> not be achievable. current locations,otherwise they may have to move, <br /> • Population Growth—As noted in Section 3 above,the which would have a negative impact on program use. <br /> County's population is projected to increase by 18%from . The County can build upon the success of its current food <br /> 2020 to 2040.With a higher population comes more waste waste collection at restaurants and bars. <br /> materials and disposal to manage. <br /> • Eubanks Road Disposal Facility—Future facility investment <br /> • Based on population waste generation estimates,there is critical for County control of materials including MSW. <br /> should be more MSW attributable to Orange County and the At present,there are significant limitations at the Eubanks <br /> Towns than is captured and processed bythem presently Road Disposal Facility,which are coupled with adjacent <br /> because MSW collection is handled bythe municipalities community concerns. <br /> and/or under private waste collection and disposal. <br /> • Recognizing the present limited collection of MSW,the <br /> County has the most control over increasing and tracking <br /> the diversion of recyclables and yard/food waste. <br /> • Triangle J Consortium—Continued collaboration between <br /> the County and Triangle J on solid waste issues. <br /> • Recycling Collection—The County takes over urban recycling <br /> collection,beginning in July 2024. <br /> • C&D Landfill—Extend the life of the landfill via diverting <br /> more recyclables from C&D material.The C&D Landfill <br /> has 20+years of life remaining at the current fill rate,so <br /> managing C&D waste will become increasingly critical <br /> moving forward. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina <br /> Solid Waste Master Plan:The Road to Zero Waste � RAN,GE ORANGE <br /> August 2023 COUNTY <br />