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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 3, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of Solid Waste Master Plan — Path to Zero Waste <br /> DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Solid Waste Master Plan Robert Williams, 919-918-4904 <br /> PowerPoint Presentation <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the Solid Waste Master Plan as revised based on the Board of <br /> Commissioners' guidance to staff in February 2024. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County issued a Request for Proposals on April 9, 2021 for <br /> development of a Solid Waste Master Plan that would move the County to "Zero Waste" by <br /> 2045. As approved by the Solid Waste Advisory Group, the overarching goals for the Solid Waste <br /> Master Plan and its development are as follows: <br /> Goal 1. Develop a comprehensive and easily understandable Solid Waste Master Plan, with <br /> identifiable action items and a plan summary. <br /> Goal 2. Develop a comprehensive strategy that by 2045 will lead to "Zero Waste," as defined <br /> by the County. <br /> Goal 3. Integrate the Plan's efforts with the ongoing climate action plans of the County, the <br /> Municipalities, the University and the University Health Care system. <br /> Goal 4. Select a sustainable business model that incorporates the financial, social and <br /> environmental, including carbon footprint reduction impacts on our community. <br /> Goal 5. Identify future programs, initiatives, facilities, and infrastructure to achieve the "Zero <br /> Waste" goal, as defined by the County, while ensuring the long-term financial stability <br /> of the County's solid waste and recycling program. <br /> Goal 6. Identify strategies to increase public education and participation in waste reduction <br /> and waste diversion programs through awareness of reduction, reuse, recycling and <br /> composting; while addressing ordinance and enforcement requirements. <br />