CURRENT MSW SITUATION 600 t/day generated 35 % recycled, LBEP “clean MRF”

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CURRENT MSW SITUATION 600 t/day generated 35 % recycled, LBEP “clean MRF” 65% to NRLF (Union Co) @ ~$45/ton Yard Waste: Wood Resource Recovery, chips for fuel, or compost Three pickups: Recyclables, yard waste, everything else

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CURRENT MSW SITUATION 600 t/day generated 35 % recycled, LBEP “clean MRF” 65% to NRLF (Union Co) @ ~$45/ton Yard Waste: Wood Resource Recovery, chips for fuel, or compost Three pickups: Recyclables, yard waste, everything else. OBJECTIVE: 75% diversion by 2013 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CURRENT MSW SITUATION

600 t/day generated

35 % recycled, LBEP “clean MRF”

65% to NRLF (Union Co) @ ~$45/ton

Yard Waste: Wood Resource Recovery,chips for fuel, or compost

Three pickups:Recyclables, yard waste, everything else

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OBJECTIVE: 75% diversion by 2013

Biggest band for buck short of banning cars and AC:

Reduce CO2 by 200 million lbs/year

~2 million CFL’s, or -20,000 cars

Anaerobic digestion of wet-stream=10 MW another 180 million/year CO2 reduction

1,000 jobs, $7 million/year disposal savings

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YES, WE CAN DO IT

• Adjust 3-stream collection:-Recyclables-Source separated organics-Other stuff

• Commercial (includes MFR=apts/condo), already mandatory, needs effective enforcement

• WEIS 3 primary recommendations