Passed as part of comprehensive solid waste bill in 2007: Senate Bill $2/ton disposal tax effective July 1, 2008 and applies to:

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1 Passed as part of comprehensive solid waste bill in 2007: Senate Bill $2/ton disposal tax effective July 1, 2008 and applies to: All in-state Municipal Solid Waste landfills All in-state Construction & Demolition landfills All in-state transfer stations on tonnage sent to an out-of-state landfill.

2 Revenues off the top: $225,000 for DOR Administration Settlements with Landfill Developers Distribution of Remainder: 50% to Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites 37.5% to local governments Split in half between municipalities and counties Distributed on per capita basis 12.5% to Solid Waste Trust Fund

3 Actual revenues based on disposed tons and related collections received on a quarterly basis. Distributions approximately 45 days after the end of the quarter: ~ Aug 15, Nov 15, Feb 15, and May 15. Municipalities and counties that do not provide solid waste services not eligible for distributions Local distributions can only be used for solid waste management programs and services.

4 Dept of Revenue Website: Scroll to bottom of page and click on quarterly Solid Waste Disposal Distribution report. White Goods and Tire Tax distributions also available on this page.

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7 FY09 disposal tax collections to date put North Carolina on track for 10.4 million tons disposed. If this holds for FY10 and there is no third landfill settlement, approximate distributions will be: $10.28 million to Inactive Haz Waste Site cleanup $2.57 million SW Trust Fund $3.85 million to counties ~ 94 cents/per capita $3.85 million to municipalities ~ 78 cents/per capita Budget Disposal Tax Revenues for FY10 Conservatively!!

8 Statute stipulates that local distributions must be used for solid waste management. Broad range of uses: equipment, operations, staff, debt payment, land purchases, grant match, etc as long as it is accounted for. Best Management Practices: Make sure your Finance Office is completely aware of the requirements. Establish revenue and expenditure budget codes that allow you to track incoming and outgoing disposal tax distributions.

9 Using disposal tax proceeds for recycling: will add services desired by the public will help avoid other costs and make your recycling program more cost efficient Disposal tax proceeds can allow addition of services normal budget has not allowed. Disposal tax proceeds can help modernize existing services. Disposal tax proceeds can be used to afford match for DPPEA grants.

10 Oil filter recycling Electronics collection Pallet collection and processing Education and promotion Rigid plastics collection Conversion to commingling Upgrade metal processing Backyard compost bins Vegetable oil collection Add processing capacity balers, shredders, etc. Internalize contracted costs e.g., wood grinding Fluorescent light collection Construct glass bunkers Textile collection Incentive program for recycling Add recycling to parks/sports fields School recycling programs HHW program/collection event Swap shops Wallboard recycling Shingle recycling Antifreeze collection Carts for curbside collection Commercial collection ABC collection Add materials to collection mix In-house recycling programs Hiring part-time or full-time recycling staff Paint exchange program Promote source reduction Supplement abandoned mobile home program Start multi-family collections C&D processing Disposal Tax $ probably best used for Capital Expenses: One-time purchases that build capacity.

11 Most costs in recycling programs are fixed, either: Government-owned trucks, crews, carts, established routes, or Contracts with fixed payments Higher throughput on fixed costs improves efficiency for example: Higher participation (more houses collected per route) Wider range of materials (more lbs per HH) More storage capacity - e.g., extra bins, or carts (more lbs per HH). Measure to use: cost per ton. How is your program doing? (make sure to use full cost accounting methods in making this determination)

12 Commingling increases route time. Commingling offers opportunities for automated collection and dual use of trucks. Commingling in drop-off programs reduces container capital costs. In general, more tons recycled increases potential for cost avoidance

13 BMP: always have tipping fees (disposal costs) broken out in budgets, contract, billing, etc. In many cases, tons not sent to the landfill has a financial benefit examples: Monthly invoices from your contract hauler reduced because fewer tons disposed Tipping fee charges at transfer station reduced because fewer tons delivered. Cost avoidance also possible for communities with landfills, if cost of next cell is valued.

14 DPPEA will hold three funding opportunities for local government in FY10: Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant Round Recycling Carts Grant Round Abandoned Manufactured Home (AMH) Clean-up funding Available timing for FY 10: Community Recycling Grants: RFP in November, proposals due in late Feb, contracts July 1, Cart Grants and AMH Grants: open, first-come, first served, beginning approximately August. Limited # of grants available per quarter.

15 Pallets Oct 1, 2009 Pallets generated as C&D may go into CDLFs Rigid Plastic Bottles October 1, 2009 Specifically excludes motor oil bottles Used Motor Oil Filters Oct 1, 2009 Computer Equipment and Televisions Jan 1, 2011

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