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14 <br /> the quality of the material through reduced contamination and <br /> 4.4 1 Green Waste yields more efficient recycling.In addition to the glass collected <br /> The County operates a yard waste (or "green waste") from residents, a large quantity of the glass collected through <br /> management program that consists of WRCs and drop-off this program comes from nearby restaurants and bars. <br /> collection points. For larger loads of yard waste, there is a Orange County is in partnership with Alamance County and <br /> drop-off location at the landfill on Eubanks Road.Materialare Durham County for the glass recycling program. Alamance <br /> self-hauled by residents or delivered by commercial haulers.A and Durham bring their glass to the Orange County Glass <br /> total of 8,714 tons of green waste was accepted in 2020-2021. Consolidation Area,where it is weighed, aggregated and then <br /> Further details regarding the mulch collection,processing,and sent to Strategic Materials in Wilson,NC.S <br /> sale of finished mulch products are included in Appendix A. <br /> 4.7 1 Special Wastes <br /> 4.5 Food Waste Special Waste includes materials collected at the WRCs <br /> Residential food waste is accepted at both County-operated distinct from Household Hazardous Waste and includes used <br /> and County-supported drop-off centers, such as the Carrboro motor oil, used oil filters, used antifreeze, lead-acid and dry <br /> Farmer's Market, Chapel Hill Farmer's Market, Hillsborough cell batteries, fluorescent bulbs/lights containing mercury, <br /> Farmer's Market, and the Eubanks Road and Walnut Grove propane tanks, and used cooking oil/waste vegetable oil. <br /> Church Road WRCs. Food waste collection is available to a Total amounts of special wastes collected are available in <br /> portion of the restaurant,food preparation,supermarket,and Appendix A. <br /> other pre- and post-consumer approved commercial locations <br /> that meet a County-established minimum monthly generated 4.7.1 Tires <br /> threshold and can adhere to quality requirements and Tires collected at WRCs are picked up based on an agreement <br /> accessibility. Food waste dropped off and managed at County with New River Tire Recycling, LLC, in Surry County.The term <br /> centers is collected under contract by Brooks Contractor, a of the agreement is May 1,2017,through April 30,2022,with <br /> private composting company with a compost facility in a new,two-year extension ending April 30, 2024.The County <br /> Chatham County. Further details regarding the food waste provides trailers, and County staff loads and delivers the tires <br /> collection, processing, and sale of finished compost are to New River's facility in Pilot Mountain,NC for processing.The <br /> included in Appendix A. processed tires are converted to tire-derived fuel,aggregate,or <br /> mulch products. <br /> 4.6 1 Glass <br /> The County offers a separate glass recycling program called 4.7.2 Plastic Bags <br /> Glass on the Side (GOTS). Glass recycling dumpsters are The plastic bags that are collected at Orange County's WRCs <br /> available at all five (5) Waste and Recycling Centers and at have been previously collected for recycling by Harris Tetter,a <br /> all four (4) of the 24-hour drop off sites. These dumpsters regional chain of grocery stores. While Harris Tetter is no <br /> accept glass bottles and jars.The separated glass is then sent longer taking these film plastics, a new collection outlet is <br /> to a glass processor in Wilson, NC, to be turned into new currently being sought by the County. <br /> products, including bottles and jars, fiberglass insulation, <br /> sand-blasting media, reflective paint beads, and more. <br /> Keeping the glass separate improvesSWebsiteforStrategicMaterialshttgi&m w.smicomL <br /> z <br /> ORANGE �RaNGESolid Waste Master Plan:The Road to Zero Waste <br /> COUNTYCOUNTY - <br />