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Executive Summary This plan is the third three-year update to the original Cabarrus COtulty Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) dated Jtule 1997. This plan was prepared in accordance with N.C. General Statute 130A-309.09A (b) for the purpose of meeting local solid waste needs and protecting public health and the environment. The sections of the plan are ordered as listed in the General Statute. Through implementation of this comprehensive solid waste management plan and the plan updates that follow every three years, the Cabarrus COtulty planning area provides for the management of solid waste and its reduction. The planning area includes Cabarrus COtultyand the following municipalities: Kannapolis, Motult Pleasant, Midland, and Harrisburg. The City of Concord has an agreement with BPI for disposal of waste at the Lowes Motor speedway landfill and is not participating in this plan. Cabarrus COtulty incurred an 18% increase in the per capita solid waste disposed between the 2006 update and the last 3-year update in 2003. This is due, in large part to the increasing amOtult of C&D waste disposed at several of the COtulty's C&D landfill facilities. The total amotult of C&D materiallandfilled increased by almost 40% since the last update. Since 1997, C&D waste has increased from 1% of the COtulty's waste stream to almost 45%. Comparing the C&D tonnages and percentages to the per capita disposal rates indicates that recycling and other waste reduction practices such as; composting and mulching services and workshops; electronics and paper recycling and preferred reuse policies; recycling drop-off facilities; and education programs in the schools throughout the COtulty are working. However, in order to meet long-range waste reduction goals as a whole at the current rates of C&D disposal, the COtulty must devise recycling and/ or reuse practices for C&D materials. Cabarrus COtulty's current and long-range vision is for a comprehensive waste management program. This program provides disposal capacity, waste collection services, and waste reduction programs to all members of the commtulity at a reasonable price. The vision includes the elimination of improper disposal of waste and expanded waste reduction opporttmities that are convenient for residents. The vision is for a community that understands the environmental benefits of waste reduction and proper waste disposal. The community foresees some financial expenditure, but intends to keep them at a reasonable level. Cabarrus County intends to keep with its current solid waste collection and disposal and recycling programs. As discussed in the previous update, Cabarrus COtulty has hired a recycling coordinator and opened a household hazardous waste collection facility. Through continued public education and accessible public facilities, Cabarrus County should meet its long-range waste reduction goal of 5%. This vision is translated into five long-range planning goals listed below. CDM G-12 P:\CaballUS. 1278\51309 2006 SWMP UpdarelE>c:ecutive SummalY.dQc