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Table of Contents <br />EXECUTIVESUMMARY ................................................ ............................... ES -1 <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ........................ ............................... 1 <br />2.0 FUTURE ORANGE COUNTY WASTE DISPOSAL NEEDS .. ............................... 3 <br />3.0 WORLDWIDE EXPERIENCE OF WASTE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES <br />ANDVENDORS ..................................................... ............................... 5 <br />3.1 Mass- Bu rn/Waterwa I I Combustion .................. ............................... 5 <br />3.2 Mass - Burn /Modular Combustion .................... ............................... 5 <br />3.3 Refuse - derived Fuel /Dedicated Boiler ............. ............................... 6 <br />3.4 RDF /Fluidized Bed ....................................... ............................... 6 <br />3.5 Gasification ................................................ ............................... 6 <br />3.6 Pyrolysis .................................................... ............................... 6 <br />3.7 Plasma Arc ................................................. ............................... 7 <br />3.8 Biological Fuel Production ............................. ............................... 7 <br />3.8.1 Cellulosic Ethanol .............................. ............................... 7 <br />3.8.2 Biogas - Anaerobic Digestion ............... ............................... 8 <br />4.0 RECENT RESEARCH /PROCUREMENTS FOR WASTE PROCESSING <br />TECHNOLOGIES BY OTHERS ................................. ............................... 12 <br />4.1 Recent Research ....................................... ............................... <br />13 <br />4.1.1 New York City, NY .............................. .............................13 <br />4.1.2 City of Los Angeles, CA ....................... .............................14 <br />4.1.3 Los Angeles County, CA ....................... .............................15 <br />4.1.4 King County, WA ................................ .............................17 <br />4.2 Procurements ........................................... ............................... <br />17 <br />4.2.1 Frederick and Carroll Counties, MD ........ .............................17 <br />4.2.2 Harford County, MD ............................ .............................18 <br />4.2.3 City of Sacramento, CA ....................... .............................19 <br />4.2.4 Broward County, FL ............................ .............................19 <br />4.2.5 St. Lucie County, FL ............................ .............................20 <br />4.2.6 Hawaii County, HI ............................... .............................20 <br />4.2.7 Pinellas County, FL ............................. .............................20 <br />4.2.8 Hillsborough and Lee Counties, FL ......... .............................20 <br />4.2.9 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK ......... .............................21 <br />4.2.10 City of Tallahassee, FL ......................... .............................21 <br />4.3 Comparison of Technologies Chosen in Recent <br />Research/Procurements .............................. ............................... <br />22 <br />5.0 OPINION ON ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF WASTE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES.......... <br />23 <br />5.1 Economic Feasibility of Waste Processing Technologies .................. <br />23 <br />5.1.1 Typical Waste Processing Technologies Project Economic <br />Estimates.......................................... .............................23 <br />5.1.2 Assumptions ...................................... .............................24 <br />5.1.3 Pro Forma Operating Statement ........... .............................25 <br />GBB/C07063 -01 ii August 15, 2008 <br />