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r° 57 ..i General Engineering and Environmental Management Services "Super" Drop -Off Station, MRF, Transfer Station, and Compost Site Development (1992 — Present) City of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, Michigan RRS has led the development of Washtenaw County's Solid Waste Plan and program implementation for the region, especially the City of Ann Arbor since its founding in the mid 1980's. RRS drafted the 2001 City of Ann Arbor Five Year Solid Waste Plan as well as the 1989 Washtenaw County Plan including negotiations with area landfills for long -term commitment of capacity and payment of tipping fee surcharge. By taking a role in both policy and implementation phases of this project RRS is able drive the focus on solid waste management in the region toward a Zero Waste outcome. RRS has developed system plans for many key programs in Washtenaw County including the City's recycling facility, transfer station, super drop -off area and yard /food waste composting facility - all owned by the City of Ann Arbor and operated by third party contractors including FCR, Inc. and Recycle Ann Arbor, a not - for - profit service provider. Recent projects include a five year City Solid Waste Plan Update for that system (1999- 2001), a Commercial Recycling Feasibility Study (2000 -01), Washtenaw County Solid Waste Plan Revision (1998 -99), Solid Waste Transfer Truck Transport and Waste Disposal (Year 2001 -02); Performance Based Contracting for Recycling Services (2003), Business Case Justification for Transfer Station, Recycling Facility, Compost Facility and Super Drop -off Expansions /Upgrades (2003 -04). Recently, in order to accomplish an overall diversion goal (including the entire commercial sector) of greater than 60 %, RRS has coordinated a major push in commercial recycling for the City of Ann Arbor. This first step in creating a Zero Waste program included the following initiatives: • Capital funding for MRF /Transfer Station and recycling collection upgrades; • Increased recycling collection services to small businesses using curbcarts; • Expanded pilot program for food waste composting; • Recycling requirements for all businesses, whether serviced by the City or not; • Recycling at public recreational facilities, schools, and institutions; • Technical support to businesses in reducing waste and maximizing recycling; • Alliances with area governments to support regional commercial recycling Specific action plans were then developed for implementing each of these initiatives as part of a multi- sector steering committee process that engaged business leaders from across the community in understanding options and developing acceptable and viable plans for implementing key components of the commercial recycling system including ordinances, contracts, funding mechanisms, technical assistance tools and supporting systems. The program is now in its early stages of implementation. RRS represents the City as the Owner's Engineer for a series of upgrades to the City owned MRF. Operations at this MRF are carried out by FCR who is now in year 13 of a 20 year agreement. Recent RRS engineered facility changes include an updated container sorting line and a new commercial recyclables sorting system with an OCC screen. RRS also executed the re- location of a 300 ton per day transfer station from one portion of the City of Ann Arbor Solid Waste Management Campus to another. Page 42 faq