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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br />v2.1 137 10/22/12 <br />10.0 DISPOSAL OPTION – DIRECT HAUL TO OUT -OF- <br />COUNTY LANDFILL <br />Similar to the disposal option scenario of direct hauling Town-generated MSW to an existing <br />transfer station as discussed in Section 6 above, SCS evaluated the option of direct hauling <br />Town-generated MSW to an existing landfill facility for disposal using the Town-owned <br />collection vehicles. Like the transfer station option, this scenario was deemed to be one of the <br />more reasonable options for short-term implementation if determined to be economically viable. <br />SCS’s methodology, assumptions, and analysis are presented as follows. <br />SCS conducted a survey of permitted public and private landfill facilities in the vicinity of the <br />Town and identified appropriate target facilities within a reasonable distance from the Town. <br />With this evaluation, SCS considered the following variables and inputs to determine the lowest <br />cost disposal option: <br /> Type of facility (i.e., MSW, CDD, yard waste, etc.); <br /> Hauling distance; <br /> Disposal tipping fees; <br /> Average daily throughput of the facility; <br /> Collection and transportation fleet fuel and maintenance costs; <br /> Fleet modifications or upgrades; and, <br /> Labor and collections routing modifications. <br />10.1 IDENTIFIED TARGET LA NDFILL FACILITIES <br />SCS reviewed several published resources to develop a list of viable target landfills for this <br />direct haul evaluation including the “Directory of Non-hazardous Waste Sites-2011” compiled <br />by the Waste Business Journal and cross-referenced to the listing of solid waste facilities <br />currently permitted by NCDENR. The Waste Business Journal Directory provided an <br />electronically sortable list of facilities for North Carolina and surrounding states which included <br />pertinent information such as: <br /> Facility type (i.e., landfill, transfer station, MRF, etc.); <br /> Facility address; <br /> Owner/Operator description (i.e., public or private); <br /> Contact information; <br /> Facility permit number; <br /> Daily average throughput (tons per day); <br /> Permitted and remaining capacities; and, <br /> Tipping fees. <br /> <br />Using these reference sources, a compilation of existing permitted landfills in North Carolina and <br />Virginia was developed along with the estimated driving distance to each facility from a <br />predetermined location presumed to be the geographic center of the Town, which coincides with