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Attachment A <br />Recent Accomplishments /Achievements <br />• Arguably the leading recycling and waste reduction program in the state <br />qualitatively /quantitatively <br />• Innovative Mandatory Recycling Ordinance is successful <br />• Incoming C &D waste reduced by about 30% <br />• Recycling facilities operating and providing local outlets <br />• Broad compliance in building community; now focusing on commercial community <br />• Established marketing and delivery system for all earth products resulting from mulching <br />and composting <br />• Commercial food waste programs effective and expanding <br />• Successful acquisition of property for C &D landfill /state permit pending <br />• Assumption of multi - family recycling program replacing private contractor has resulted in <br />qualitatively better service and fewer complaints <br />• First multi - family complex in Hillsborough now on -line <br />• New drop -off sites at Meadowmont and Carrboro Plaza; sites planned for Southern Village <br />and Hampton Pointe <br />• Expanded rural curbside program to accommodate in -fill growth on existing routes <br />• Active and involved Solid Waste Advisory Board <br />• Several illegal tire dumps in county cleaned up (estimated 3,100 tires in FY 02/03) <br />• Toxic Reduction Improvement Program (TRIP) Improved/Expanded <br />• Improved HHW collection program/permanent schedule. Tonnage up 40% from prior <br />year <br />• Electronics program very successful. Received six tons in first month of operation. Now <br />includes televisions. <br />• Dry cell battery recycling implemented at all six solid waste convenience centers. <br />• Major community event recycling now standard practice <br />• Expanding recycling services at county convenience centers <br />• Improved bi- lingual education and outreach <br />• Publishing solid waste articles monthly in four local papers <br />• Have an existing comprehensive, effective, and coherent long -term waste management plan <br />• Effective government building recycling program <br />• Effectively managed storm debris /overcoming considerable space limitations to manage over <br />5 times the annual average volume of brush and limbs. <br />• Landfill neighborhood community relations constructive /improved <br />• Good working relationships with Towns and University <br />• Involved regionally <br />• regional landfill possibilities under examination <br />• active involvement in TJCOG solid waste planning <br />