Orange County

County poised to privatize our innovative recycling program?

As Terri Buckner describes in her commentary in yesterday's Chapel Hill News, we could be seeing the end, as we know it, of our very successful recycling program in Orange County.

Some will say that since the county has already privatized recycling in the urban areas, this proposed expansion to county residents should not create any concerns. But if all recycling in Orange County is privatized, the current system is effectually dead, including all the outreach and education, the goodwill recycling and composting at public events like Hog Day, the dedicated staff constantly seeking new markets, and the service to both school systems that has always been handled by the county. In other words, we'll be left with the same kind of recycling program that everyone else in the state has.

In 1997 as part of the state's required plan, we adopted a goal of 61 percent waste reduction. We're just a smidgeon away from achieving that goal (59 percent). We've accomplished something amazing, something worth fighting to protect.

BOCC Regular Meeting

Date: 

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Location: 

Orange County Department of Social Services, 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough

Home Grown Home Made: A Celebration of Localism in Durham

Durham Community Media would like to cordially invite the community to attend its first annual Home-Grown, Home-Made: A Celebration of Localism in Durham. Come out on Thursday, October 27th to enjoy the remarkable tastes of local food, brew, wine and desserts and an evening of culinary and social celebration! Sponsored by Durham’s newest local brewery, Fullsteam Brewery, the event will bring Bull City residents together to learn about the importance of Keeping it Local.

When: Thursday, October 27th, 5:30-8:30 pm

Where: Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave., Durham, NC 27701

Tickets are a suggested donation of $20 before the event, $25 at the door

Buy tickets or for more information call 919-960-0088

Or email events@thepeopleschannel.org

Purchase Tickets online at: http://www.thepeopleschannel.org/homegrown.htm

Date: 

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 5:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Avenuse, Durham, NC 27701

A Song of Solidarity (Red, White & Blue)

This is a bit of a stretch for an Orange County blog. But not much of one. All around America, progressives are concerned at the civil rights of ordinary workers, and the plight of those most at risk in society. Not least with the effect at every level of government of the new austerity - whether natural or Republican-driven. And that goes for Orange County too.

Sometimes a song can have more immediate effect than a thousand speeches. So I wrote a song. Inspired by the fight for rights by workers both here in Orange County and all around America.

I had become tired of tax-cutters, tax-dodgers and war-mongers claiming to themselves the mantle of patriot. When it is ordinary working Americans and those who fight every day to make ours a better county, state and country, it is we who are the true patriots. Not those who would run down government and destroy the safety net.

So, a warm and generous patriotic song for progressive Orange County and progressive America. Oh. And one with an uptempo beat. So that when it comes time to protest, we can all shake more than our fists ... !!

Piedmont Food Processing Center gets a Manager

One of the positive economic development efforts by Orange County in conjuction with Alamance, Chatham, and Durham Counties is the Piedmont Food Processing Center. As it's website says its "A business incubator for food entrepreneurs and farmers in the Piedmont Region to add value to local farm products and create new local food businesses." Today they announced that a manager for the Center has been hired. See the press release below for more information.

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