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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br /> <br />v2.1 174 10/22/12 <br />Exhibit 12 -14. European Countries With AD Facilities <br />Country No. of Plants Country Capacity <br />(Tons per year) <br />Germany 55 1,250,000 <br />Spain 23 1,800,000 <br />Switzerland 13 130,000 <br />France 6 400,000 <br />Netherlands 5 300,000 <br />Belgium 5 200,000 <br />Italy 5 160,000 <br />Austria 4 70,000 <br />Sweden 3 35,000 <br />Portugal 3 100,000 <br />United Kingdom 2 100,000 <br />Denmark 2 40,000 <br />Poland 1 20,000 <br />Total 127 4,605,000 <br />Source: Levis, J.W., et. al., “Assessment of the State of Food Waste <br />Treatment in the U.S. and Canada,” Waste Management 2010 August- <br />September 30 (8-9) 1486-94. <br /> <br />Currently, there is only one commercially operated AD facility in the U.S, which is located on <br />the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. It processes about 6,000 tons of yard and <br />food wastes per year. Further, an AD facility digesting source-separated organics has been <br />commercially operating in Toronto, Canada for a number of years processing about 90,000 tons <br />per year. A second AD facility is currently under construction in Toronto and should be <br />operating within a year. Similar AD facilities have been authorized by Quebec City and <br />Montreal with additional facilities funded in the Province of Quebec. <br /> <br />Based on our understanding of the AD process and results of numerous feasibility and pilot <br />studies, SCS understands an AD operation of the size required to process the Town’s waste <br />would require as few as three (3) to four (4) staff. <br /> <br />12.6 BENCHMARK METRICS <br />12.6.1 Summary of Current Town Solid Waste Statistics <br />As described in Section 2, at the writing of this report, the Town generates and disposes <br />approximately 17,000 to 18,000 tons per year of MSW and yard waste. Based on census data, <br />population projections, and current disposal practices, this volume is anticipated to reach <br />approximately 21,500 tons in 15 years and 27,400 tons in 30 years. These current and future <br />generation and disposal statistics equate to a design operating range of 55 to 90 tons per day, <br />assuming 6 days per week operations, while allowing 1 day per week for maintenance, repair, <br />and residuals management. As described, the Town has historically paid a tip fee of $57 per ton <br />to the Orange County Landfill, and anticipates lower tip fees with consideration of other disposal <br />options.