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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION RE-AFFIRMING THE ADOPTED FRAMEWORK FOR ACOUNTY-WIDE SOLID WASTE PLAN, SPECIFYING PERCENTAGES IN PER CAPITA WASTE REDUCTION GOALS AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE SOLID WASTE PLAN TO THE STATE. WHEREAS Orange County adopted in 1997 a general waste reduction plan framework as part of its overall solid waste goals and also adopted specific waste reduction goals of 45% per capita by 2001 and 61 % per capita by 2006, and WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina requires a solid waste management plan with specific solid waste reduction goals for 2001 and 2006, and an update to those goals and plan every three years, and WHEREAS, the County actively participates in the County-wide waste reduction programs through promotion of dropoff and curbside recycling and provision of other recycling services, and . WHEREAS, the County has previously adopted a solid waste management plan framework that includes waste prevention measures, collection programs, and processing methods described in attachment A to this resolution, and WHEREAS, successful implementation of a solid waste plan that meets the waste reduction goals would also require cooperation and coordination with all the other local governments in the County and other waste generators throughout Orange County, and WHEREAS, Orange County may need to further regulate and control solid waste in order to fully accomplish the waste diversion goals; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that it hereby reaffirms the framework and goals for a solid waste management plan as adopted originally in 1997 and shown in attachment A, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Orange County continues to use a base year of 1991-92 to calculate waste reduction against, and County-wide goals of 45% solid waste reduction per capita by 2001 and 61 % reduction per capita by 2006, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Orange County will continue to cooperate with other local governments in Orange County in implementing a solid waste management plan that will achieve these goals, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners authorizes the County Manager to submit the solid waste plan to the State. This, the 5th day of September, 2000.