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10 <br /> 3 - Current Programs <br /> as of Fall 2023 The County is not responsible for the management of its <br /> commercial solid waste;rather,each business arranges its own <br /> In 2022, a comprehensive Current System Review was waste pickup and disposal.However,the County does handle a <br /> conducted as a first step in the project to lay the groundwork for portion of the commercial recycling.The Towns and the County <br /> public engagement efforts and the resulting plan <br /> development. The following sections contain the high-level each maintain operational, financial, and environmental <br /> authority and responsibility for the municipal solid waste <br /> summaries established in the Current System Review, with (MSW)that is generated,collected,and transferred within their <br /> the full details included in Appendix A - Current Systems <br /> Review. respective jurisdictions. <br /> Each Town manages its own collections of MSW, while the <br /> 3.1 1 Planning Service Area County manages the other solid waste services listed below. <br /> • The curbside recycling collection, <br /> and County Governance <br /> Orange County is in the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan • Operation of five(5)Waste&Recycling Convenience Centers <br /> area and is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel (WRCs)and three(3)unstaffed recycling drop-off areas, <br /> Hill. The Towns of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro ' Household hazardous waste(HHW)collection, <br /> (collectively "the Towns"), parts of the cities of Durham • Receipt and management of construction and demolition <br /> and Mebane, and several communities located in nearby (C&D)waste, <br /> unincorporated areas make up the Orange County solid waste . Yard waste management,and <br /> service area. <br /> • The acceptance of tires and white goods(i.e.,appliances),are <br /> Orange County operates a robust waste management program. provided by Orange County via its Solid Waste Management <br /> The County is responsible for oversight of the solid waste Department. <br /> programs and services that are offered, the financing and fees <br /> (including rate setting), and the operation of its solid waste Presently, the Solid Waste Management Department is <br /> organized into four(4)distinct divisions:Environmental Support, <br /> facilities. Additionally, the County coordinates recycling, reuse, <br /> and waste reduction services.While the County consistently seeks Landfill-Disposal Operations,Recycling,and Sanitation;and the <br /> Department is staffed by sixty-two (62) Full Time Equivalent <br /> collaboration and assistance from the Towns and its <br /> unincorporated areas, along with representatives from UNC (FTE)employees,a reduction of 3-4 FTEs in recent years. <br /> Chapel Hill and UNC Healthcare as needed, the County is <br /> accountable for the efficiency and effectiveness of its solid <br /> waste management. The County must adhere to the policies and <br /> requirements that are set forth by the North Carolina Department <br /> of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and place emphases on the <br /> overall goals of waste reduction and increasing diversion from <br /> landfills and incinerators when making its solid waste <br /> management planning decisions. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina <br /> •' ' � Solids COUNTY2024 <br />