9053-19 - Adopt County Solid Waste Mangement Plan

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Cuyahoga County Solid Waste Management Plan Update (December 2018) Chapter 4: Waste Management C Use of Solid Waste Facilities During the Planning Period The District is not expecting and major changes in the management of waste through the planning period. Following historical trends, waste is expected to be managed as shown in Figure 4-5 which shows the reference year and the first five years of the planning period. Table 4-5: Waste Management Methods l- Landfills Landfills will continue to be the primary waste management method used to manage solid waste after recycling and composing. This amounts to approximately l million tons of residential and commercial waste and 300,000 tons of industrial waste during the planning period fora total of approximately 1.3 million tons annually. The District has determined that the primary landfills relied upon to manage Cuyahoga County's waste have ample disposal capacity — an average of 43 years under current permits and will adequately meet the District's needs, see Table 4-l. 2. Transfer Facilities The thirteen transfer stations identified in Table 4-2 are expected to continue to operate during the planning period to consolidate solid wastes before being trucked to distant landfills. 3. Composting Facilities The twenty-six composting facilities identified in Table 4-3 are expected to continue to operate during the planning period, offering a less expensive and beneficial alternative to landfill disposal. In addition, there is increasing private sector interest in expanding composting opportunities for organics including food waste will help to increase the level of composting within Cuyahoga County from the current 6%. 4. Recycling Processing Facilities The recycling processors identified in Table 4-4are expected to continue to operate during the planning period, offering residents and businesses ample opportunities 10 recycle household recydab|es, office paper, scrap metal, electronics and more. However, recent China restrictions on recyclable material imports may impact certain necyders, particularly Material Recovery Facilities since the material they process is not source separated and tends to have high levels of contamination. The District is working to combat contamination through its county-wide public education program in order to provide dean materials to the four MRPs that serve Cuyahoga County. The District does not anticipate the closure of any yWRF's but the market changes may have an impact on the pricing. Other mecydzrs including scrap metal recyclers and office paper recyders may be impacted less by the China import restrictions due to the availability of domestic markets. UK