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1 <br /> DATE: i/10/98 <br /> • MEMO TO: Counry LandFll Owners Group RepresenGtives � <br /> FROM: John Link, County Manager <br /> IRE: Oevelopment ot Mater'als Recovery iai I'ry I <br /> Back rountl <br /> A materials recovery�facility (MRF) is a key component of ihe integrdteE waste <br /> management system for Orange County, and will be necessary if diversion <br /> tarqets/goals are to be met (i.e., 45°o by 2001 antl 61% by 2006). The neeE for <br /> a MRF was itlentifetl in an earlier report from Weston (Final Report, IntegrateE <br /> Solitl Waste Managemen[ SWdy, May 1996) antl [he In[egrated Solitl Waste <br /> Management Plan previously adopted by all participating govemments. <br /> The tliversion achievetl ihmugh the establishment and operation of a MRF will <br /> contribute ro e#entling Ne useful life of the existing lantlfill site by appmximately <br /> one year, based on the implemen[ation schetlule presentetl below. The MRF is <br /> • requiretl to expanE [he recytling eXOtls ihat will be �cessary �o achieve roe <br /> AS°/a and 61% tlivereion goals. <br /> A survey was recentty delivered ro several neighboring juristlidions, Oranqe <br /> Regional Lantlfll users, and otM1er prospective MRF users lo detertnine ihe level � <br /> of interest in participating in the tlevelopment of a MRF and/or delivery of <br /> recydable materials ta a MRF establisheE in Orenge County. This informa[ion <br /> will assistln tle[ermining the appmpriate capaciry of �he MRF. The estimatetl <br /> capactty reQUired tor processing matenals genera�etl within Orange Counry only, <br /> Inclutlinq �he local municipal@ies is 100 tons per day. <br /> The estimated cost of the MRF has been iden�ifietl as $30 per ton, inclutling <br /> amotlizetl capital costs. <br /> A projectetl schedule for development and constmction o(the MRF is presen�etl <br /> below. Eatly tlevelopman� antl implementation of ihe MRF will allow was�e <br /> diversion retes [o ba achievetl saoner anE ihe usefullife of �he existing lantlfill <br /> site e#ended. Greater Eiversion Ihrougn the MRF will also retluce fuhre <br /> tlisposal requiremenis, whe[her a� a new in-county landfll, or to be shipped to an � <br /> ou6of-county lantlfll via a [ransfer station. <br /> • <br /> Memo'. �evelopmenlofMRF 1 �rypryg <br />