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~. ~ ~~ Z1 We have limited experience with private operators working at the landfill site. Our przvious experience with private white goods site operator had limited success and we took over operations. There is potential conflict between the operational needs and priorities of the landf 11 on the site and the needs and priorities of the construction and demolition waste management firm. Based on evidence from other successful construction and demolition waste recycling facilities, it is reasonable to assume that any successful outside vendor would require a tipping fee of az least $30 per ton to enable this project to operate sucxessfully. That would eliminate 90°k of the projected income from construction and demolition wastes or a projected $990,000. Those revenues would have to be replaced with other sources of revenue to continue to fund recycling and other programs and provide other landfill reserve funds.. Preliminary Cost Estimates of Five Options for Construction and Demolition Management Ogtion 1. "No-Build Under this option, we would simply close the construction and demolition waste landfill when it is full. In about two-and-one-half ~. At that time, all construction and demolition wastes would be taken to other facilities by the generators or their haulers. Based on transportation costs to move materials to the nearest existing permitted site, which is in Wake Counry, we estimate the addidonai annual cost to manage construction wastes az a net increase of $1.5 million per •year. That cost would be borne by the generators and, we assume, added to the cost of construction. [We note that this private facility in Wake County has only a two-year expected life if no additional land is acquired.] It is possible that, even without a landfill or processing facility, we could use differential fees and solid waste plan requirements to provide incentives to source-separate clean wood wastes and some metals and to deliver them to our current composting and white goods areas. Additional solid waste planning staff and landfill staff would be required to make this diversion facility work properly. Table 2 on page 6 above shows possible diversion potential for clean wood and metals. Estimated costs: $0 for landfill, $50,000 potential for solid waste plan administrator/site inspector. $1.5 million net increase to construction sector in additionai hauling costs. Pros and Cons of No Build Pros of No-Build: • No public investment required. _ • Acquisition of land unnecessary • Reduced operational requirements for landfill