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Population - 700,000 |
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26,000 Businesses |
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Mecklenburg County generated 1.2 million Tons of SW in 1999 |
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1997 NC State house Bill (HB-859) requires
counties to develop a 10-year waste
management plan. |
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Mecklenburg County’s plan calls for a 23%
reduction over ten years. |
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Because of the aggressive goal and growing
concern regarding toxicity all waste streams had to be evaluated for
recycling. |
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Including Electronics. |
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Four Staffed Drop Centers for Mecklenburg County
residents (not businesses) |
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Collect fiber, #1 & #2 plastic, aluminum
cans, appliances, scrap aluminum, motor oil, tires, batteries, HHW (2
locations), foam rubber and ELECTRONICS. |
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Open Tuesday-Saturday 7am-3pm. |
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Electronic recycling begins when a resident
brings their items to one of the 4 staffed
drop centers |
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Electronic items include personal computers,
laptops, fax machines, copiers, telecommunication equipment, and VCR’s (No
TVs) |
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1999 |
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Waste Management Inc. Kernersville, NC |
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2000 |
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Oliver Trading Lexington, SC |
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2001 |
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Computel Charlotte, NC |
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Salaries & Wages |
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Staff
Time Coordinating (40 hrs) $1000 |
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On-Site Labor (104 hrs) $1956 |
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Capital Cost |
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320 SF (storage space) $500 |
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Non-Capital Direct Cost |
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Advertising $500 |
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Supplies (pallets, shrink wrap, gloves,
forklift , etc) $1500 |
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Total Annual Cost $5456 |
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Cost Per Ton (75 Tons) $72.00 |
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31 tons of electronics shipped 1999/2000 |
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Average
cost $253 per ton |
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-$57 per ton for program cost |
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-$196 Disposal and Freight |
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13 tons recycled |
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Program Cost $87/ton |
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program development |
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Transportation Cost (collected electronics and brought to central location for
pick up) |
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Supplies |
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No freight or disposal cost |
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County’s cost $72/ton |
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Vendor does milk-run style collection from drop
centers (saves county from having to transfer electronics to
central location) |
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Recycle est. 75
tons yearly |
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Vendor refurbishes and sells 50-60% computers
they collect |
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Waste Management Program Cost-$257.00 per ton |
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Oliver Trading Program Cost $87.00 per ton |
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Computel
Program Cost $72.00 per ton |
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Continue to use the Drop Centers |
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Events for Mecklenburg County Business |
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2002 goal
to recover 100 tons |
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Continue to combine efforts with other groups
for cost effective programs |
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Steve Hoffman |
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Mecklenburg County |
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700 North Tryon Street |
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Charlotte, NC 28202 |
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(704) 336-5371 |
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hoffmss@co.mecklenburg.nc.us |
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Notes