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Orange County, North Carolina Proposal - Waste Characterization Study Orange County WCS KCI Proposal 30 ✓ Waste Composition Studies, Manatee County, FL Mitch directed two two-season studies of the composition of solid waste delivered to the county’s Lena Road Landfill, the first in 2011/12 and the second in 2018/19. The studies assessed waste from three generator sectors: single-family residential, multi-family residential, and commercial. KCI was responsible for all aspects of project planning, sorting activities, and report preparation. The 2018/19 study revealed that 28 percent of the waste received at the landfill could have been recycled through existing county-sponsored recycling programs. Another 30 percent consisted of organics that could potentially be composted if collection and processing infrastructure were established. The 2018/19 study also examined construction and demolition and site clean-up debris delivered to the landfill to identify opportunities for diversion and recovery. Approximately 68 percent and 44 percent of these waste streams, respectively, consisted of potentially recyclable materials. Results of the 2011/2012 study led the county to convert to carted single stream recycling, which in turn led to a 48 percent increase in residential recycling. The 2018/19 study results were used in development of a Solid Waste Master Plan to identify additional opportunities to increase waste diversion and recycling. ✓ Residential Recycling Composition Studies, The Recycling Partnership, United States Since 2014, KCI has worked on multiple projects to assist in advancing TRP’s mission to increase residential recycling in communities across the country. Mitch has served as project director on projects designed to evaluate participation rates, recovery rates, intervention strategy success rates, and is currently directing a project titled “Longitudinal Capture Studies” to conduct multi-year composition studies in communities across the nation tracking long-term recyclables generation and capture rates over time. ✓ Waste and Recyclables Processing and Compost Operations and Marketing, Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA), Pensacola, FL Mitch has directed numerous ECUA projects for nearly a decade. Most recently Mitch guided ECUA through the procurement and negotiation steps of developing a state-of-the-art materials recovery facility (MRF) for single stream recyclables. With KCI’s assistance, ECUA was able to go from initial request for proposals to an operating MRF in less than a year! As part of the MRF development and ongoing assistance, Mitch directed four recyclables composition studies, oversaw the performance test for the MRF equipment, and guided ECUA through transition from a private operator to operating the MRF and marketing the recycled commodities themselves. ✓ Waste Characterization Study, Lee County, FL KCI has been contracted by Lee County to provide a WCS of trash processed at Lee County’s Resource Recovery Facility (RRF). This 5-day study (analyzing 40 samples) will quantify the recyclables found in the waste stream. This will provide the County’s public education team with an understanding of the quantity and typology of recyclables being disposed. These results will also provide detailed descriptions of major types of waste and an understanding of materials that may present new diversion opportunities in the future. Docusign Envelope ID: 1223AA0B-DDEC-4EBE-8FEA-427010558A5C