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<br />Resolution Supporting AB939 Surcharge <br />April 17, 2006 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />· It is predominately unprocessed (not recycled) and is hauled <br />directly to the landfills by contractors, clean-up businesses, <br />landscapers, gardeners, roofers, and demolition contractors. <br />· It is approximately 15% of the total waste disposed of annually. <br />· It consists of more than 60% readily recyclable and compostable <br />materials that if diverted from the landfills could increase <br />countywide diversion by up to 4%. <br />· It is not regulated by the State or by city permit or franchise. <br />· Self-haulers operate outside the recycling infrastructure and <br />therefore do not pay their fair share of recycling costs as do <br />residents and businesses. <br />· Self hauled waste is difficult to accurately determine its <br />jurisdiction of origin. <br />· Out-of-county self-haulers illegally dispose of their waste at <br />Orange County landfills because it's low disposal rates and <br />attribute their waste to Orange County cities. <br /> <br />The Orange County Waste Commission has been studying this issue since <br />March 2004. During the last two years the Commission hired consultants <br />and completed waste characterization, facility capacity and financial <br />studies to provide the Commission with a technical foundation from which <br />to make its recommendations. In addition, the Commission conducted a <br />public hearing in August 2005 to accept comments from impacted entities <br />such as businesses and non-profit organizations. <br /> <br />Based on the technical studies and comments received from the Public <br />Hearing, the Commission evaluated four options that would reduce the <br />amount of recyclable materials currently being disposed of thereby <br />increasing the diversion rates of cities and the unincorporated county: <br /> <br />· Option 1 - Ban self hauled waste from Orange County landfills. <br />· Option 2 Partially ban self hauled waste from Olinda Alpha and <br />Frank R. Bowerman Landfills and site a C&D processing facility of <br />"last resort" on the Prima Deshecha Landfill. <br />· Option 3 Ban construction and demolition (C&D) debris and <br />greenwaste from landfills. <br />· Option 4 - Implement an AB 939 Surcharge on self hauled waste. <br /> <br />At its November 10, 2005, meeting the Waste Commission selected Option 4, <br />the AB 939 Surcharge, as the preferred option. This option is preferred <br />as it is a market-driven, economically based solution; provides self- <br />haulers with facility choices; encourages private sector market and <br />diversion facility development; results in no increase to city contract <br />rates through 2010; equalizes competition among self-haulers; has minimal <br />impacts to operations and administration; and generates revenue to <br />administer the program and develop countywide diversion programs. <br /> <br />558-2 <br />