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AX Section 5 Solid Waste Management Methods: Assessment of Programs and Description of Intended Actions Each solid waste management method as required by North Carolina G.S. 130A- 309.09A (b) is described below. Each section includes an assessment of the current program and a summary of the intended actions. 5.1 Source Reduction Current Program: There are currently no official source reduction programs in the County or the municipalities. Intended Actions: The County plans to incorporate recycling and source reduction into its general recycling education and outreach program. The County will also hire a Recycling Coordinator. The Recycling Coordinator will develop "good neighbor" working relationships with industrial and commercial generators and promote source reduction programs. The Recycling Coordinator will also evaluate possible residential source reduction. 5.2 Collection of Solid Waste Current Program: Residential waste collection is provided by private haulers, currently BF! through the franchise agreement, for the unincorporated areas of the County. Curbside residential waste collection is provided by each municipality (Kannapolis, Mount Pleasant and Harrisburg). Allied collects the residential waste for Karmapolis, North Mecklenburg Sanitation is responsible for waste collection in Harrisburg, and the municipality collects in Mount Pleasant. The final diposal site for solid waste from the residential sources of ali three municipalities and the unincorporated areas is the LMS landfill. Commercial, industrial and institutional waste generators are required by the County and the municipalities to contract with private companies for waste hauling services. The exception to this is the Town of Mount Pleasant who will collect waste from four commercial generators who do not exceed a two container maximum ILrnit. The City of Kannapolis and the Town of Harrisburg both offer a "clean up day" where they will pick up bulky items free of charge. The Town of Mount Pleasant will rent a truck to residents that can be used to haul bulky items for a $100.00 fee. Intended Actions: According to the franchise agreement between the County and BFI, for the years 1998 through 2003, BF! is responsible for hauling waste to the LMS landfill. If, for any reason, BFI is unable to continue its services in Harrisburg, Karmapolis, Mount Pleasant, and the unincorporated areas, it is responsible for finding a disposal alternative.