Solid Waste Advisory Board
The Orange County Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) is an eight-member body that provides advice to the Board of Orange County Commissioners on solid waste matters in our county. The SWAB consists of two representatives from each of the four local governments in Orange County selected by that government, plus a liaison from the Board of Orange County Commissioners and one from UNC Chapel Hill.
The SWAB meets monthly, the regular schedule is the second Wednesday of the month from 7pm to 9pm at the Orange County Solid Waste Management Administration Building, 1207 Eubanks Rd. in Chapel Hill. Click here for a meeting schedule for 2012.
MEETING CHANGE:
FEBRUARY'S SWAB MEETING WILL BE HELD THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, FEBRUARY 15, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at the Solid Waste Management Administrative Office. The regular schedule will resume in March.
Click here for January 11, 2012 meeting agenda
Attachment associated with January's meeting:
Meeting minutes of past meetings:
Attachment associated with November's meeting:
Single Stream Transition Report to SWAB
Click here for August 10, 2011 meeting agenda.
Lack of a quorum no actions taken.
Attachments associated with August's Meeting:
Attachment associated with June's Meeting:
Rogers Road Benefits Resolution Tipping Fee May 2011
Attachment associated with April's meeting:
BOCC_Letter_3_9_11_to_SWAB.pdf
Attachments associated with March's meeting:
Solid Waste Convenience Center February BOCC Agenda Item
Resolution Memorializing Bonnie Norwood
Presentation associated with February's Meeting:
"Malodor, ambient hydrogen sulfide, and health in a neighborhood bordering a landfill"
Attachment associated with January's meeting:
Attachment associated with December's meeting:
Attachment associated with November's meeting:
Work Plan Form for Goal Setting
Attachments associated with October's meeting:
Solid Waste Management Plan 9-29-10 Meeting follow-up memo
Solid Waste Management Authority Presentation; UNC School of Government
Interlocal Agreement Draft Memo
Attachments associated with August's meeting:
Interlocal Agreement Memo, August, 2010
Landfill Capacity Memo, July, 2010
Attachments for May's meeting:
BOCC Transfer Station Motion, December 7, 2009
Inter-local Solid Waste Management Agreement August, 1999
Attachments for April's meeting can be found here:
- SWAB_Resolution_to_BOCC_regarding Fluorescent Lamp and Vegetable Oil_Recycling_at_SWCCs March 2010
- SWAB Resolution regarding Solid Waste Management Budget, March 2010
- Inter-local Solid Waste Management Agreement August, 1999
On April 8, 2010, the SWAB hosted a special presentation regarding Plasma Arc Gasification as a means to manage municipal solid waste, by Dr. Louis Circeo Ph.D.
His presentation can be found here:
Plasma Arc Gasification of Solid Waste April 2010 Dr. Louis Circeo
A short news clip about the "Garbage Zapper" can be found here:
Plasma_Arc_Video_CBS46_Atlanta_3_06.wmv
Click here for the agenda for the meeting held on Monday, February 8, 2010.
Click here for the Oyster Shell Recycling agenda attachment
2009
Agenda Attachments from December 3, 2009 Meeting:
BOCC Agenda Item Abstract: Rogers Rd No Fault Well Repair
BOCC Agenda Item Abstract Rogers Rd Well Survey Proposal
Solid Waste Convenience Center Policy Document
GBB Alternative Technologies Assessment Orange County NC 8/08
April 2, 2009 agenda attachments:
Rogers Road Runoff memo
Runoff Analysis
This was a special meeting of the Solid Waste Advisory Board-- Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The purpose of the meeting was to receive and discuss a draft waste hauling and disposal cost analysis from the four local governments in Orange County to a proposed transfer station location on West Hwy. 54 in Orange County and the existing City of Durham Transfer Station and two existing private transfer stations in RTP. Supporting documents can be found here:
Olver Report
2008
2007
2006
If you are interested in meeting minutes prior to these listed, please contact the Solid Waste Management Department administrative office.
The County is currently looking for applicants for the SWAB board to represent Orange County. If interested, please apply at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/boards/apply.asp . Click here for additional information or call Donna Baker (919) 245-2130 or Jeanette Jones (919) 245-2125. Current membership (as of October 2010) and contact list for the SWAB includes:
The SWAB is designed to enable the member local governments to communicate their solid waste, recycling and landfill concerns to the County Commissioners via discussion and written communications through the SWAB. |
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