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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 <br />Mass- Bu rn/Waterwa I I Combustion .................. <br />............................... 5 <br />3.2 <br />Mass - Burn /Modular Combustion .................... <br />............................... 5 <br />3.3 <br />Refuse - derived Fuel /Dedicated Boiler ............. <br />............................... 6 <br />3.4 <br />RDF /Fluidized Bed ....................................... <br />............................... 6 <br />3.5 <br />Gasification ................................................ <br />............................... 6 <br />3.6 <br />Pyrolysis .................................................... <br />............................... 6 <br />3.7 <br />Plasma Arc ................................................. <br />............................... 7 <br />3.8 <br />Biological Fuel Production ............................. <br />............................... 7 <br />3.8.1 Cellulosic Ethanol .............................. <br />............................... 7 <br />3.8.2 Biogas - Anaerobic Digestion ............... <br />............................... 8 <br />4.0 RECENT RESEARCH /PROCUREMENTS FOR WASTE PROCESSING <br />TECHNOLOGIES BY OTHERS .................................. ............................... 12 <br />4.1 Recent Research ....................................... ............................... 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 ........................................... ............................... 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 .............................. ............................... 22 <br />5.0 OPINION ON ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF WASTE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES.......... 23 <br />5.1 Economic Feasibility of Waste Processing Technologies .................. 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 />