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Section 6 <br />Education, Special Wastes, Illegal Disposal, <br />and Purchasing: Assessment of Programs <br />and Description of Intended Actions <br /> <br />6.1 Community and School Education <br />Community Education <br />Current Program: The City of Kannapolis provides pamphlets, advertising and <br />will provide a speaker for community meetings when requested. <br />Mount Pleasant provides pamphlets to residents which are available at the Town <br />Hall. Town employees will review regulations and programs with residents when <br />they come in to pay their water bills. <br /> <br />North Mecklenburg Sanitation provides literature for residents of Harrisburg. The <br />Town also communicates with residents in a message line on their water bills. <br /> <br />Intended Actions: Current programs used by the municipalities will remain in <br />effect. The new County Recycling Coordinator will be responsible for developing <br />beneficial relationships between the community and commercial and industrial waste <br />generators. The Recycling Coordinator will also be responsible for identifying <br />potential source reduction options. The RecycLing Coordinator will take the lead role <br />with regard to informing, updating and involving the community on recycling, <br />special waste collection, and waste reduction issues. <br /> <br />6.2 Special Waste Management <br />Tires <br />Current Program: The County accepts tires at the landfill from private citizens <br />only with a maximum of five tires per load. Residents must bring tires to the landfill <br />for collection. <br /> <br />Intended Actions: Tires that are collected at the landfill are delivered to a <br />private firm, U.S. Tire, in Concord, North Carolina. <br /> <br />AX <br /> <br /> <br />