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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 15, 2008 Action Agenda Item No. _~ (? SUBJECT: Evans and Bond Award for Outstanding Toxicity Reduction Program DEPARTMENT: Orange County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Background Memo to County Manager Monica C. Evans, MPA Intern, Manager's Office, 245-2128 PURPOSE: To recognize the Solid Waste Management Department for its efforts in reducing hazardous waste in Orange County and to commend the department for receiving the 2007 Bill Evans and Carol Bond Award for Outstanding Toxicity Reduction. BACKGROUND: The Evans and Bond Award, named for two people active in reducing hazardous wastes, is given annually on a competitive basis by the Carolina Recycling Association. This award recognizes an exceptional program or business that is dedicated to toxicity reduction. Orange County recently received this award based on Solid Waste's Toxicity Reduction Improvements Program (T.R.I. P.). The following selection criteria are used to determine the award recipient: • Type of program and funding • Financial highlights, such as the cost per pound, cost per household, etc. • Creative problem solving to municipality or business hazardous waste problems Orange County's T. R.I.P. has been operating, in some capacity since 1991. Highlights of the program include: • A permanent hazardous household waste collection site, which is also open to small business, that is open six days a week at the landfill • Six locations to drop-off residentially generated electronics for recycling, including one spot at the landfill where businesses may also drop-off electronics at no cost • Six locations, including the landfill and five convenience centers for residential drop-off of motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze and all types of batteries • Five additional retail locations for deposit of old dry cell batteries. • Cooperation with the semi-annual collection of electronics at Research Triangle Park where Orange County accepts mercury, phones and batteries for recycling.