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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br />v2.1 138 10/22/12 <br />the intersection of East Franklin and Columbia Streets. Within a radius of approximately 160 <br />miles, SCS identified 23 MSW landfill facilities for disposal consideration. <br />Using the current Town MSW collection and disposal quantities summarized in Section 2 for <br />both residential and commercial operations, and assuming an ongoing collection schedule of 2 <br />days per week, the Town’s contribution of additional throughput is approximately 150 tons per <br />day that would be required for a landfill to manage the Town’s MSW. As expected, based on <br />SCS knowledge of typical landfill design capacities, all landfill facilities identified exhibited <br />capable capacity. SCS identified a total of 4 landfills within a 50 mile radius of the Town, <br />another 9 landfills within a 100 mile radius, and 10 additional landfill facilities greater than a 100 <br />mile radius. Of these 23 landfills, 9 are privately-owned facilities; however, 7 of these 9 private <br />landfills are located more than 100 miles from the Town. These individual facilities are depicted <br />below in Exhibit 10-1 and tabulated in Exhibit 10-2. <br />Exhibit 10 -1. Target Landfill Facilities <br />