9053-19 - Adopt County Solid Waste Mangement Plan

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Cuyahoga County Solid Waste Management Plan Update (December 2018) Chapter 3: Waste Generation implementing a curbside recycling program in the last of the District's 59 communities beginning in 2020, this would slightly boost the residential curbside and drop -off program tonnages which would have otherwise have been projected to remain flat throughout the planning period. It is also the only area that is anticipated to see an increase during the planning period. 2. Industrial Waste Projections The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services' 2024 .lob Outlook for the Cleveland-Elyria- Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area projects employment in the industrial sector will decrease 4.1% from 2014 to 2024. Employment projections from previous Job Outlook publications were compared to actual changes in disposal data, and a direct correlation could not be identified. Industrial sector disposal was stable during the five -year period ranging from 2012 to 2016, with a low of 232,735 tons and a high of 300,704 tons. The District is not aware of any major changes to the industrial landscape, such as new industries beginning operations or existing industries ceasing operations. Therefore, disposal tonnage is projected as a constant rate for the remainder of the planning period based on 2016 tonnage. According to Ohio EPA's Plan Format v4.0, if recycling tonnage identified through surveys in the reference year was similar to quantities identified historically, then the quantity attributed to surveys should be held constant at the reference year quantity. All of the District's industrial sector recycling data is derived from generator survey data. With the exception of 2013, which was an outlier, industrial sector recycling tonnage remained stable over the five -year period from 2012 to 2016. Totals during this period, with the exception of 2013, ranged from a low of 892,702 to 963,341 tons. There were no significant changes to the quantities recycled on an annual basis. There have not been any announcements made about industries planning to begin operations in Cuyahoga County, nor is there any information available about industries planning to cease operations in the District that could impact recycling totals in the near future. Therefore, tonnage is projected as a constant rate for the remainder of the planning period based on 2016 tonnage. Table F -7 in Appendix F presents the industrial sector recovery statistics and projections from 2016 to 2033. 3 -7 030