01-03-1985 Council Packet Special Meeting

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of methane gas which coupled with settling may constrict the potential for development. In addition, there are uncertainties about the consequences, liabilities and costs of remedial actions if the landowners of the end use building or activity differ from the landfill owners and operators. Despite these limitations, closed landfills could support end uses that require large acreages with a use of low intensity. Examples of these end uses include amphitheatres or sites for festivals or fairs, botanical gardens, golf courses, municipal or county parks, ski slopes, Department of Natural Resources manage- ment areas for selected types of wildlife, state or regional parks, airports, drive-in theatres, scrap or salvage yards, low -intensity industrial uses, antennae farms, feed lots, agricultural research areas or poultry farms. Dis- posal facilities accepting residuals only may have more structural integrity and could increase the number of potential end uses. The end use should be considered in the context of limiting conflict with the surrounding land use during the landfill's operation. In addition the end use must be compatible with the closure and postclosure requirements. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM COSTS COSTS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM The existing solid waste management system consists primarily of collection, transportation and land disposal. The annual cost to the household for this system is approximately $95 in the Metropolitan Area. The collection, trans- portation and land disposal components of this system represent approximately 75, 15 and 10 percent, respectively, of the household refuse bill. Costs of the system for the commercial and industrial sector are not readily broken down. Rather, costs are functions of size and types of disposal con- tainers, weight of the refuse and haul distance to the landfill. In most cases the collection and disposal costs are about 40 percent and 60 percent, respec- tively of the commercial or industrial generators refuse bill. Tipping fees at existing landfills range from S10412 per ton for refuse. Fees for special wastes such as demolition debris may vary. Surcharges will increase tipping fees in 1985. There are several recycling programs operating in the region. All of them are paid for by the city or county as a service to their residents. Costs for these programs range from S12414 per ton of recyclables collected. COSTS OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM Overview The transition from the existing land disposal system to a system that empha- sizes waste reduction and resource recovery will increase the costs of waste management to the generator. These costs will come about as a consequence of constructing and operating a variety of waste processing facilities and recycl- ing programs. Given the regional goal that by 1990 land disposal must accept only processed waste, many facilities and programs must be in place in the region by 1990 to handle the vol one of waste generated. The new element could increase household disposal costs by about $30 to $55 from its current $95 annual cost. 6