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2. Exempt from separation .requirements those generators and haulers who can "prove" they are using a recycling separation facility somewhere else. Creates a "compromise" atmosphere b/w the regulators and those regulated. Encourages alternatives and innovation to meet the recycling/waste diversion standard Creates need for ongoing certifications, re-inspections of remote facilities, Create: contradiction between those who must recycle a prescribed set of materials in Orange Co. and those who say they are going to recycle different materials elsewhere but the same amount or more C._Coor_dinationwhh other local governmexa~ts inO~ange County an_d LTNC The majority of construction and therefore waste generation is taking place within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdictions of the Towns in Orange County - Carrboro, Chapel Hill or Hillsborough. If the Towns agree to pass the materials sepazation ordinance, effective enforcement of the ordinance will require cooperation of the Building Inspection Departments and Planning Departments of each jurisdiction. Those departments will need to inform the County Solid Waste Management Department when developers aze applying for zoning compliance permits, special use permits, demolition permits or building permits that could trigger the requirements for development of a solid waste management plan or solid waste management permit. They may even distribute the appropriate farms far completing the solid waste plan requirements. The involvement of these Departments should be made explicit as the County discusses with the Towns adoption of the ordinance requiring separation of regulated recyclable materials. Building Inspections Departments in each jurisdiction may also be asked to assist the Solid Waste Management Department in determining if there is proper separation of materials on sites they aze inspecting for compliance with building codes. Building. Inspections Departments may also be requested to delay issuance ofpermits when an approved construction and demolition materials management plan and/or permit has not been filed. The BOCC may wish to determine the sequence of implementation of the ordinance. There are at least three options. The second one is assumed in the timeline proposed at the end of this report. 1. BOCC passes the ordinance and applies it first to construction and demolition activity in the unincorporated azeas of the County, using that period to fine-tune ordinance and operations before asking municipalities (and UNC?) to adopt it. 2. Pass the ordinance and apply it first to unincorporated azeas but immediately after passage take it to the municipalities (and UNC?) for their approval. 3. Finalize the ordinance and bring it to the municipalities (and UNC?) for their concurrent approval with the County approval. prior to implementation and enforcement.