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.. _~.._,.. .~ ..f.~,.. ~ .~.'~ .. v... _..~.. ,_.,~ <br />The following is a summary of the investigation into the identification of potential technologies for the long- <br />term disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) from Orange County as alternatives to landfilling. <br />In 2008, Orange County retained the services of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., (GBB) to assess the <br />availability of waste processing technologies that could be utilized as long-term alternatives to landfilling. A <br />"white paper" report by GBB was evaluated by the Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) in mid-2008 and <br />was issued to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) in August 2008. In January 2009, the BOCC <br />directed staff to investigate the potential for long-term technologies including the possibility of partnering <br />with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (ITNC). <br />1e® IB®~E~o~B'!~~!®'ll~id~6B~~H6®BrAld~ <br />This investigation used the findings of the GBB report as a starting point and conducted further <br />assessment of these technologies, largely through direct contact with public and industry <br />representatives of specific technologies. The GBB assessment included the recent work of 12 <br />different communities in the United States as they evaluated waste processing technologies (WPT) <br />for their own use. This work by these communities represents the research and evaluation of a <br />total of 80 technology vendors offering 14 different technologies. <br />The following technology vendors, owners, operators, and organizations from outside Orange <br />County were contacted and interviewed by Olver: <br />^ Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority (7~lMWDA): <br />• Members include six Maryland counties and the City of Baltimore <br />• Operate three waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities since 1985 <br />• Currently permitting for a new mass-burn facility to replace an older technology <br />^ Covanta Energy, Inc.: <br />• Develop, build, and operate WTE facilities in the United States <br />• One of the largest WTE companies in the world <br />^ Energy Answers, Inc.: <br />• Develop, build, and operate WTE facilities in the United States <br />• Owns a patented system of waste processing that recovers as much recyclable <br />material from the waste as possible before combustion <br />^ Waste Management/Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.: <br />• Major developer, builder, and operator of WTE facilities <br />• Selected by NMWDA to build their new WTE facility <br />April 16, 2009 <br />