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PROCESSING OPTIONS <br />• Current in- County options are limited <br />• Could seek permit to co- compost food waste at County landfill <br />• A number of out -of- County processing options, may require transfer for efficiency <br />• Costs for processing at existing facilities in the area ranges based on published information, <br />nominal fee (low end) of $24 /ton, but ranges higher ($45 +) <br />• Economies of scale for development of new composting or AD facility unlikely <br />• Estimate less than 10,000 tpy of additional organics diverted from residential /commercial <br />program allowing all organic materials, likely range from 3,000 to 5,000 tpy <br />• Could seek to establish partnership /long term arrangement with private sector or others (UNC) to <br />develop capacity <br />