HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/11/1989 - Solid Waste Abatement Commission AGENDA
SOLID WASTE ABATEMENT COMMISSION
EAGAN, MINNESOTA
EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER CONFERENCE ROOMS A & B
TUESDAY
APRIL 11, 1989
11:30 A.M.
I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
III. STAFF REPORT
A. Curbside and Yardwaste Implementation Update
B. Legislative Update
C. County Recycling Facility
D. Eagan Clean -Up Day Promotion
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. Tonnage Documentation
4 V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discussion and Staff Authorization -
Multifamily Recycling
VI. OTHER BUSINESS
VII. DISTRIBUTION
VIII. NEXT MEETING
IX. ADJOURNMENT
MEMO TO: CHAIRS MANN AND NOEL AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOLID WASTE
ABATEMENT COMMISSION
FROM: RECYCLING SPECIALIST HAGEMAN
DATE: APRIL 4, 1989
SUBJECT: EAGAN SOLID WASTE ABATEMENT COMMISSION MEETING OF
APRIL 11, 1989
A regular meeting of the Eagan Solid Waste Abatement Commission
will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 1989 at 11:30 a.m. in the Eagan
Municipal Center Conference Rooms A and B. The City will provide
a box lunch to Commission members requesting one by noon, Monday,
April 10. Please contact Kris Hageman or Jane Helebrant at 454-
8100 to indicate whether you will attend and your luncheon
preference. I can't say often enough that this is very important,
so that we only purchase lunches for those who are going to attend.
I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda, as presented or modified, requires adoption by the
Commission.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A copy of the minutes of the Solid Waste Abatement Commission
meeting of March 14, 1989 is enclosed on pages S 7 for your
review. These minutes, subject to any change, require approval by
the Commission.
III. STAFF REPORT
A. Curbside and Yard Waste Implementation Update- -
After two (2) weeks of collection we are averaging fifty percent
participation. While driving through the routes the last couple
of weeks, we've seen participation as high as eighty percent and
as low as twenty percent, but it's safe to say that the average is
at least fifty percent. There have been no major problems in
collection, and many people are still asking about the possibility
of additional materials for collection, something we need to look
into for the future months.
Beginning April 3, haulers are required to collect yard waste
separately from mixed waste and recyclable and take them to the
Dakota County compost site. The County site has finalized its
hours for the season. They are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Eagan
compost site located just south of City Hall is now open. The
hours will be Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m.
B. Legislative Update- -
Recent discussions surrounding the Lessard Bill have turned to
emphasize a sales tax versus an increased tipping fee to raise
revenue. This excise tax of four percent for solid waste
collection and disposal services would be imposed until December
31, 1990, then decreased to three percent. This move hurts the
Metro area, because an estimated seventy percent of the sales tax
would be collected in the Metro area, and only thirty percent from
outstate area. In addition, the Metro area would receive about
forty percent versus sixty percent funding from this revenue. Both
the Score and Lessard Bills are working their way through
Committees at this time. Lessard will probably be the main vehicle
for this legislation through the Senate.
This is to inform you that there is an issue dealing with "Just
Compensation" for haulers. It's out in the discussion rings.
Currently, the League of Minnesota Cities is opposing this issue.
Details can be discussed during the meeting under "Items of New
Business ".
C. County Recycling Facility- -
This whole process is still finding delays. Problems with the
conditional use permit and the City of Burnsville have added to the
timetable. Also, renovation needs to be done to the building to
make it accessible for trucks and have easy access for the public.
An interesting development concerning alternatives for the haulers
to take material while they're waiting for the Dakota County
facility to open, Expert Disposal has been working with Recycle
Minnesota Resources to act as a transfer station, so to speak, for
the haulers to use. Details of the operation will be discussed at
our meeting next week.
D. Eagan Clean -up Day Promotion- -
We are beginning to get organized for that day. The date has been
set to May 6. In addition to organizing the event, promoting the
date to area residents is a big job. Some outlets have been used,
ie. Eagan ThisWeek, but we hope to brainstorm for some ideas for
promotional efforts to accomplish the following:
1. Solicit help from businesses and volunteer groups.
2. Make residents aware of the day's events and encourage
their involvement.
3. Let residents that need special help or would like help
know that the program is available to help them get set
up.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Currently, there's been work done by a number of different cities,
Eagan, Burnsville and Inver Grove Heights, dealing with organizing
a tonnage reporting form for haulers concerning their recyclable
materials collected in all cities through the County. We're
working on simplifying the form to help the haulers, making sure
there is accurate information dealing with each individual city and
also to look at the numbers from a County -wide basis. Members of
the Dakota County Recycling staff have looked at drafts of these
forms and are working on commenting. Also, these drafts will be
sent to the individual haulers throughout the County for comments
and suggestions, and then the Dakota County Recycling staff will
look at these forms again. Hopefully, we will have some forms
available by next month.
ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: To approve or modify
tonnage documentation as presented to the Commission.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Discussion of multi - family recycling: Now that the residential
recycling program has been under way and is very successful, we
need to look ahead to include our multi - family over and the
four units to integrate them into our recycling program. A lot of
work needs to be done in this area. The system is different from
regular curbside collection program. Many different things need
to be looked at. These items include:
1. Talking with the haulers again.
2. Talking with Association members and building managers.
3. We need to go out and look at the different building
sites. Look at their disposal methods now, and also if,
in fact, some people are recycling, the different methods
that are used.
4. Our current container systems might not work. We need
to look at different containers, if we should go to a
dumpster system, a 90- gallon car system, or if we have
individual containers at the homes, so to speak.
ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: To recommend authorization
for staff to begin work on multi - unit family recycling program.
VI. OTHER BUSINESS
VII. DISTRIBUTION
Enclosed in your packets are the following materials:
1. On pages S through /0 you will find copies of
newspaper articles pertaining to the first Cash for Trash
lottery winners and two editorials dealing with the
Dakota County Resource Recovery facility.
3. Enclosed on page a memo concerning the
Council action taken about performance funding for
recycling.
4. Also enclosed is an assortment of materials from Dakota
County on the Resource Recovery Facility and Recycling
sites.
VIII. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Solid Waste Abatement Commission will be
on Tuesday, May 9, 1989 at 11:30 a.m. Please mark your calendars
for that meeting.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting will adjourn at or about 1:00 p.m.
Rec cling Speci ist
City of Eagan
Subject to Approval
MINUTES OF THE SOLID WASTE ABATEMENT COMMISSION
Eagan, Minnesota
March 14, 1989
A regular meeting of the Eagan Solid Waste Abatement
Commission was held on Tuesday, March 14, 1989 at 11:30 am, at
the Eagan Municipal Center. The following members were present:
Mann, Hoel, Milbridge, Getz, Marshall, Ista, DeBilzan, Bahr.
Absent were Schnell and Knutson. Attending for Knutson was Jeff
Cherke and Kevin Tritz for Kevin Nordby. Also present were
Administrative Assistant Hohenstein, Recycling Specialist
Hageman, the hauling industry and public.
AGENDA
An item of new business was added concerning the County's
compost site schedule. Upon the motion by Bahr, seconded by
Marshall, all members voting in favor the agenda was approved as
modified.
MINUTES
Upon motion by Marshall, seconded by Ista, all members
voting in favor, the minutes of the February 14, 1989 meeting
was approved as presented.
STAFF REPORT
Introduction from Hohenstein of Kris Hageman, the new
Recycling Specialist for the City of Eagan.
Curbside Collection Update
An overall review given by Hohenstein concerning the first
collection day events. Some residents had concerns about the
time of collection for recyclable materials, some residents were
curious why tin cans are not excepted with collections at this
time. The Haulers present each gave a short -synopsis of
collection operation and resident participation.
Knutson- Jeff Gherke
o 690 refuse stops, Monday route.
o Overall 50 -70% participation, in some areas 80 -90%.
o The increase reached five times previous participation.
o Tonnage report of 4,300 lbs. newsprint, 1,660 lbs. glass
and 185 lbs. cans.
Dana's Eco Service- Dana Turner
o Approximately 50% participation.
o Would like residents to place newsprint bundles in
containers when no other materials are recycled.
o Encouraged work be done to speed up the County recycling
processing center to be opened as soon as possible.
Woodlake Sanitation- Kevin Tritz
o 164 of 416 stops, approximately 40% participation.
o Had not received any phone calls concerning service.
o Collection took slightly longer than regular route.
Mendota Heights Recycling- Jim Weinzetel
o 120 of 420 stops, approximately 30% participation.
o Brought the recycling collection vehicle for interested
parties to look over.
PROMOTION ACTIVITIES
The subject of promotion came into discussion from Mann who
suggested staff continue educational and promotional activities
with another push about the program in the near future. Hit
residents again with the "how to's" and Hohenstein added that
some information about "the most frequently asked questions" will
be included in the next go around. Hohenstein also added that
staff will be working on a video tape piece that will work in
conjunction with the "Recycling Within Reach ", video produced by
the City of Minneapolis, concerning Eagan's recycling effort. •
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
Hohenstein gave a brief overview of the three solid
waste /recycling bills up for discussion in the State Legislature
this session. Support was given for the Lessard /Merriam bill
which has some connection with the SCORE recommendations which
was published November, 1988. Dana Turner mentioned that a
public hearing was to be held March 15, 1989.
RECYCLING DAY AND CLEAN - UP DAY PROMOTIONS
Hiar brought into discussion the possibility of the City of
Eagan becoming a sponsor for the "Keep America Beautiful"
campaign which could tie in with Eagan's Clean -Up Day in the
future.
Hohenstein discussed some general activities for the Clean -
Up Day, including the adopt a tree, park idea or helping your
neighbor with his or her lawn, painting etc., a picnic is also on
the list of activities. Hohenstein also mentioned Dakota County
is planning on sponsoring a countywide Recycling Day in May. The
two events may tie in with one another but most details still
need to be arranged for the County activity.
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SOURCE SEPARATION ORDINANCE
Discussion concerning the wording in the County's ordinance
dealing with mandatory recycling, household hazardous waste
collections and yard waste /compost activities. Ista asked why
the mandatory ordinance placed on municipalities is a negative
idea. Turner commented that if programs reach 70 plus
participation why change the system, you may not even reach 100%
by instituting the mandatory because it is seen as a negative
reinforcement. Bahr added that the mandatory ordinance may hurt
current participation levels. Hiar added that it may be needed
because voluntary programs often reach participation plateaus and
need an extra incentive. Upon the motion from Hoel and seconded
by Marshall, the motion was approved to direct staff to discuss
changes with the County staff and work on rewording the
ordinance.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
Upon the motion by Bahr and seconded by Milbridge, staff was
authorized to conduct a Household Hazardous Waste Collection this
Fall.
DAKOTA COUNTY COMPOST SITE SCHEDULE
The haulers present discussed the County's new schedule for
compost site hours of operation. All haulers had problems with
the existing schedule and options were presented. Problems
included; 1) site was not available Monday, Wednesday, or Friday,
2) a three day work schedule is not feasible most importantly the
fact the site is not open on Mondays when haulers have collection
routes in Eagan, 3) the three day schedule needs revision for
peak season activities, 4) an extension through the Thanksgiving
holiday is needed to handle the Fall peak collections and 5) an
extension of hours is needed during holiday weeks.
Upon motion by Hoel and seconded by Tritz, staff was
directed to contact the County on revising the hours of
operation for the compost sites.
NEXT MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the Solid Wste Abatement
Commission will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 1989 at 11:30 am in
the Eagan Municipal Center.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon the motion by Milbridge and seconded by Hoel, the
meeting was adjourned at 12:56 p.m.
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Chronicle
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MINNESOTA SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS
March 29, 1989 EAGAN
Recyclers win $300
from cash- for -trash pot
By Karen Harder "Participation is one part of
the equation," Hohenstein said.
Trash won the Ken Iverson "The other thing we really need
family $300 cash in the lottery to look at is volume."
designed to promote recycling. The goal is to reduce the
The Iversons of 1565 Red amount of waste going into land -
Cedar Road are Eagan's first fills by 9 percent this year.
cash for trash" winners. They Whether Eagan is on track won't
4 "4 their recycables out for be known for several months,
cup at curbside by 7 a.m. Hohenstein said. •
Monday when a city staff "We're still cautiously op-
member checked the address. timistic," he said.
Their address was drawn at ran- "That doesn't mean people
dom last week from all single- can slack off," he added. "The
family, duplex and fourplex more we get the more we keep
households in Eagan. out of the landfills."
• The kitty had grown to ,$300 Some haulers have told the ci-
because no one collected during ty's Solid Waste Abatement
the first two weeks of the recycl- Commission they believe they
said Jon Hohens- will exceed the goal.
ton,, admu administrative assistant As a result, the city has asked
with the city. The pot grows by Dakota County to nearly double
:100 a week. the amount of money set aside to
Even without lottery winners reimburse haulers for
the first two sVeeks, Hohenstein, recyclables collection. Current -
he recycling coordinator, was ly, haulers are paid $20 a ton
Teased with results. with county funds that support
During the week of March 13, city recycling efforts. Nearly
he first for recycling, haulers $27,000 was set aside to pay
ported participation ranging there, and the City Council
trom 30 percent to 90 percent in authorized at its March 21
neighborhoods. The average was meeting a request for an addi-
50 percent of households setting tigpaL ,b09. _ • _ . .
out recyclables, "which is ex- The most common question
ceptional for a first week," residents have voiced about the
Hohenstein said. program is why can't the city
Participation dropped the se- collect recyclable food cans and
cond week because some plastic, Hohenstein said.
Households had been saving up Collection of other recyclables
their beverage cans, glass bot- will begin as soon as markets
ties and newspapers for several are found for them, he said.
weeks for the first pickup.
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To the editor: After reading several articles decision of "Not in My Back -
In recent months, there has and letters regarding this parti- yard" (or NIMBY). 1 feel it is
been much debate over the incin- cular project, it seems the only time for the rest of the story.
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questions on the safety of incin- items such as heavy metals and ?.one -sided and somewhat inac- •
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zards, along with its envir- as "poisonous gases" and atterminology.
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being of the population. These along with somewhat inaccurate amounts to one ton of "toxic ash
fears, in turn, enerate more or exaggerated information, are containing heavy metals such as
questions, and so the cycle con- what are confusing and scaring . _.._
tinues. John and Jane Doe into the quick (See lncintetator, p.SA)
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LETTERS
Comm backs garbage i nc i nerat i on -
•he editor: Science Associates, a California 90 percent as claimed in the let-
., recent letter to the editor frm• the panel's report was ter. And only half of Fillmore
from several Eagan residents misleading and not supported by County's waste goes to the facili-
contained an unfortunate
scientific evidence or the ty , so only about 25 percent of the
amount of misinformation about report's own fact findings. , county's waste actually is being
Dakota County's planned gar - Tipper fees usually make up composted, Fillmore County of-
bage processing plant. I would only about 15 percent of a ficials say. In addition, the
like to clear up a few things: homeowner's garbage bill. operation is heavily subsidized
The Board of Commissioners Dakota County estimates tipping by the federal, state and county
has studied the solid waste pro- fees at the new resource governments.
blem since 1981. The county took recovery facility Will be about Dakota County's population is
a leadership role in getting $65 per ton, not $100 as the letter ' about 12 times that of Fillmore
legislation to reduce the says. That means the average County. According to informa-
metropolitan area's reliance on garbage bill should increase no tion from Fillmore County,
Dakota County landfills. In 1967, more than 10 percent. • Dakota County needs to process
the county adopted, with citizen Sale of electricity will help off- # 80 : times more . Waste than that
set the operating input, the solid waste master and . facility is receiving. To compost
p
plan, which calls for a combina- maintenance costs of the facility our waste, we would need
tion of recycling, composting while providing enough energy several hundred acres of land
and resource recovery. to light 20,000 homes. for compost piles.
Any method of waste disposal Incineration and recycling can Developing a market for more
has drawbacks. Dakota County's work hand in hand. If the recent than 200 tons of compost a day,
integrated approach is a rapid growth of Dakota County finding a method to protect the
workable solution that will continues, recycling will have to groundwater during composting
minimize the impact on the en- increase rapidly to keep the (which Fillmore County has not
vironment. county from outgrowing the , done) and other problems in-
Ash is produced by a resource resource recovery plant. dicate that a waste- to-energy
recovery plant, but its volume is Dakota County is counting on plant is a necessary component
only one -tenth of the volume of people and businesses to recycle of Dakota County's waste -
`he refuse burned. more than 30 percent of the total disposal plan.
Heavy metals and toxic waste by 1990. We've committed The writers say that Seattle
substances are present in the more than $3 million a year to cancelled plans to build an in-
ash only if they are already in fund community recycling pro- . cinerator and now recycles 28
our garbage. If we keep grams and to educate thepubiie. percent of 'its waste stream.
household hazardous materials Unfortunately, more than half Where do you think the remain -
out of the waste stream, we can of what we throw away cannot ing waste is going?
reduce the amount of toxics in be recycled. The markets for Even if Dakota County
the ash. recycled materials are limited. recycles everything possible,
Reuse of the ash is a high And changing habits will take half our waste will remain. And
priority for the county board. In- time even with our best efforts. We will need to site new landfills.
itial tests of asphalt and building Dakota County supports the , To attempt recycling without
materials made from ash ag- composting work being done in providing for the remaining
gregate show that water runoff Fillmore County and planned in waste would be irresponsible.
can meet drinking water stan- Farmington. However, Fillmore
dards. Whatever ash is not reus- County's waste processing facili- Donald It. Chapdelaine
ed will go into a specially con- ty is composting and recycling 3rd District
structed containment facility. only about half the waste Dakota County Commissioner
Such a facility will have many delivered to the facility, not 85 to
back -up safeguards so it won't
leak.
Air emissions from the in-
cinerator will meet or surpass
the highest environmental Stan- • Chronicle
dards. Today's efficient waste -
to-energy plants contain advanc-
ed pollution control equipment. E A G A N
An EPA analysis shows that 01989. Mumma Suburban wgp
an Ncns
risks associated with gas emir- Published weekly By
sions alone from landfills are ® MINNESOTA SllBURBAN NEWSPAPERS
from 10 to 1,000 times higher
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than the risk to a person living . GReo PTACIN LEE CANNING
near an incinerator. General Manager Voce Piesident
The "blue -ribbon panel" of
doctors in Oregon who rejected BOB HUGHES
an incinerator noted that they Exec11VG Editor
did not have enough information KAREN HARDER DOROTHY HY CASSEItLY KENT PEDERSON
to determine the safety of the Editor Managing Editor Sporn Editor iD
proposed facility. According to Dismay Advertising Circulation Classified Advertising
MEMO TO: CHAIRS MANN AND NOEL AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOLID WASTE
ABATEMENT COMMISSION
FROM: ASSISTANT TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR HOHENSTEIN
DATE: MARCH 24, 1989
SUBJECT: PERFORMANCE FUNDING FOR RECYCLING
At official action taken at its March 21, 1989 meeting, the Eagan
City Council approved the following:
1. Support payments to hauler at the rate of $20 per ton for
beverage cans, glass and newsprint collected at the curb and
verified as returned to recyclable markets by appropriate
documentation and weight tickets.
2. Authorization to staff to amend the Dakota County Solid Waste
Enterprise Fund application by roughly $23,000 to bring the
maximum available for tonnage rebates to haulers to $50,000.
3. Authorize payment of $5 per ton rebate for targeted
recyclables collected at drop -off programs operating within
the City of Eagan.
These actions ratified recommendations from the Solid Waste
Abatement Commission at recent meetings.
A istant to the City Administrator
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Reduce•Reuse•Recyde
DAKOTA COUNTY'S INTEGRATED
o: w� SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Dakota County is strongly committed to the development of an
integrated solid waste management system that is protective of
public health and the environment. We believe we are pursuing a
course of action that supports the responsible management of solid
waste.
The County has been hard at work to find alternatives to burying
all our garbage. As a County with the fastest growing population
in the state, we are acutely aware that our solid waste problem is
growing too. Ours is an affluent County and the per capita
generation of waste is the highest in the metro area.
To deal with this waste, we are supporting the unfolding of a very
aggressive recycling program. This year, the County is spending
$3 million to fund county and local recycling programs.
All communities in the County will have recycling programs in
place in April, 1989. Nearly 60,000 homes in the County will have
new containers for curbside pickup. The County is counting on
people and businesses to recycle more than 30% of the total waste
by 1990.
The first household hazardous waste collection program in
Minnesota was held in Dakota County. This has been an annual
event since 1985 and this year permanent and satellite collection
centers will open to collect household hazardous waste on an
ongoing basis.
In Dakota County, yard waste will be banned from mixed municipal
solid waste after August 1, 1989, preceding the ban of the Waste
Management Act by five months. Individuals will compost their
yard waste at home, or it will be collected separately and taken
to a larger site run by the County or one of the cities. A County
yard waste compost site was opened November 3, 1988 and will be
greatly expanded this year.
In 1992, we plan on opening a state -of- the -art resource recovery
facility to process the.waste that isn't recycled or composted.
The decision to include a waste -to- energy facility in our solid
waste strategy came out of many years of planning and the review
of alternative technologies. We believe we have selected a
technology that both is reliable and has a good track record of
meeting the most protective environmental mandates.
We have a signed contract with Combustion Engineering and we are
ready to move forward. As indicated below, we followed the
process laid out by the Legislature and the Metropolitan Council,
and have already spent considerable time and money. Any action
which causes us delay or causes us to repeat the extensive
planning already invested in this project, would also prolong the
unacceptable practice of dumping more of our waste in landfills.
Landfilling mixed municipal waste is an undebatable hazard to both
air and water, and we intend to discontinue this risky practice.
Background
The Waste Management Act of 1980 ("Act") set in motion a dramatic
transformation in the goals which Minnesotans hold with respect to
management of the state's solid waste stream. In less than one
decade, a consensus has emerged that undue reliance upon
landfilling unprocessed solid waste should be replaced with a mix
of reuse, reduction, recycling, composting and energy producing
resource recovery. There is consensus that an integrated approach
employing a mix of facilities and programs should be implemented
to accomplish the new goals. No one simple strategy will suffice.
In the metropolitan area, the transformation has been led by the
seven counties themselves, within the policy framework established
by the Metropolitan Council and the Act. The seven counties,
including Dakota, have prepared and secured approval of new county
solid waste master plans. These plans describe the new system
which the counties expect to develop, in conjunction with the
other local units of government, private utilities and waste
generators. The January 1, 1990 prohibition against landfilling
of unprocessed solid waste within the metropolitan area has given
an urgency to implement these plans.
Recent Progress
In the past several years, Dakota County has made significant
progress in dealing with the solid waste problem. In particular,
1988 was a banner year for the County and we are proud of our
recent accomplishments. These are some of the main features of
our solid waste program: •
o The Dakota County Master Plan was prepared in September 1987,
with the involvement of the County's Solid Waste Management
Advisory Committee. This plan follows the Metropolitan
Council's Solid Waste Management Development Guide /Policy
Plan, and received Council approval in November, 1987.
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o The first household hazardous waste collection program in
Minnesota was held in Dakota County. Since 1985, this
collection has become an annual event and is the only
continuously operating one -day program in the state. During
1989, four additional community -based collections will be
held. Permanent and satellite collection centers will open to
collect household hazardous waste on an ongoing basis this
year.
o The County has developed and implemented its Recycling
Implementation Strateav which was approved by the Metropolitan
Council in January 1989. This strategy provides $3.0 million
in implementation funds and includes many elements. A public
education program on recycling has been developed with the
assistance of the County's consultant, Padilla Speer
Beardsley. In 1989, the County has budgeted $100,000 for a
public education program to promote recycling.
o By April 1, 1989, all cities in urban areas of the County will
have weekly or twice - monthly curbside collection. Dakota
County is the first in the metro area to provide this level of
service. Community recycling programs are required to provide
a minimum level of service to residents. A performance -based
funding program is in place and $1.7 million in grants are
approved for this year.
o Residents in rural areas are provided a regular opportunity to
recycle through an innovative joint powers agreement among six
cities, thirteen townships and Dakota County. A Rural Solid
Waste Commission has been formed to implement recycling with
assistance from the County.
o The County is proposing a mandatory source separation
ordinance which will take effect if community residential
recycling goals or County -wide goals are not met on schedule.
o The County is developing a recyclingT center to serve as a
market for collectors and a drop -off point for individuals.
Proposals from vendors have been received and the center will
be operating by summer 1989, with an interim facility
operating prior to that.
o The County has an in -house recycling program that provides for
the collection of materials in County offices and coordinates
procurement efforts to favor recycled materials.
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o A county yard waste compost site was opened November 3, 1988,
and is expected to process up to 12,500 tons in 1989.
Additional yard waste compost sites are located in four of the
urban cities. Yard waste will be banned from mixed municipal
solid waste after August 1, 1989, preceding the ban of the Act
by 5 months.
Resource Recovery
The County has also made a serious commitment to its resource
recovery facility with several millions of dollars and has
marshaled the staff resources necessary for the project. Current
activities related to the resource recovery facility include the
following:
o In July 1988, a contract was executed with Combustion
Engineering Inc. to design, construct and operate a resource
recovery facility. This agreement culminated several years of
intense planning, negotiations, and the review of competing
proposals and technologies. •
o The county has a signed commitment to spend $92.2 million in
constructing the resource recovery facility. At this point
over $2.0 million has already been spent. We anticipate
issuing the notice to proceed in the spring of 1990 and reach
full commercial operation by the end of 1992.
o The County has a contract with the consulting firm, Malcolm -
Pirnie, for providing the technical assistance needed for this
complex project.
o Work on the Environmental Impact Statement for the resource
recovery project began this past year. The Metropolitan
Council has hired a consulting firm, Roy Weston, to prepare
the EIS. The EAW and scoping documents were made available in
.January 1989.
o The County is selecting sites for evaluation in the EIS. This
action has been in response to the strong recommendation of
the Pollution Control Agency that an additional project site
outside the zone of Koch Refining Company's air emissions be
selected. The County Board ceased consideration of the two
sites chosen in the earlier selection process. Initial
analysis of acceptable areas has been made in a report by
Malcolm - Pirnie, and the additional sites should be selected by
the end of April.
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o The County completed its waste designation plan in March, 1988
and received approval of the Metropolitan Council. This plan
insures the proper routing of solid waste to the Resource
Recovery Facility. Negotiations with haulers will begin in
late spring. Designation activities will be completed by the
end of 1989.
o The County is negotiating a power Purchase agreement with
Northern States Power Company. A hearing has been held on
this matter before an Administrative Law Judge and we expect a
ruling by the Public Utilities Commission in late spring. By
its order issued January 24, 1989, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the County's qualifying
facility application. The effect of receiving certification
of qualifying facility status is that NSP will be required to
purchase the electrical power of the County's facility at
NSP's full avoided cost.
o A final ash disposal issues report has been accepted and the
County has begun taking the actions to ensure proper disposal
of the ash from the facility. A high priority is being put on
. ash reuse and recycling.
o The County is participating in a task force set up by the
Legislative Commission on Waste Management (LCWM) to look at
possible ash uses. Several state agencies and metropolitan
counties will conduct a test program on ash use in roadway
construction.
The County is going to great lengths to ensure not only that the
resource recovery facility is environmentally sound, but that it
is the right choice in balancing the elements of our strategy.
For instance, the concern has been raised that the plant will
compete with recycling. The truth is that an aggressive recycling
program is essential if we are not to rapidly outgrow the waste to
energy plant.
While the resource recovery facility has a design capacity to burn
800 tons of refuse a day, it will actually only burn about 640
tons on average. By the time the plant is built, we expect to be
generating more than 800 tons a day. Because of the rapid growth
of the County, the waste generated will soon be over 900 tons.
Recycling will have to deal with the excess and will have to
increase so that the County does not outgrow its plant. While
other plants are being planned for the metropolitan area, they
will be far short of being able to handle the waste generated at
the time our plant goes on line. The latest projections of waste
generation are such that all the plants now being planned will be
needed, along with a very active recycling program.
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Conclusion
Dakota County is pledged to construct and operate an
environmentally sound Resource Recovery Facility which complies
with the stringent regulatory requirements developed by the
MPCA. The technology we will use is not only the best currently
available, but has also been used successfully. It is proven
technology with a track record of meeting the most rigorous
environmental mandates. Resource recovery facilities which are
recently constructed and currently operating have consistently met
the most protective standards. In choosing this technology as
part of its solid waste management strategy, Dakota County has
opted for a guarantee that health risks will be minimized. We
believe that the resource recovery facility must be part of our
integrated approach to solid waste management if we are to have a
timely system that is feasible, and has minimum environmental
consequences.
We are making great efforts to deal with the critical landfill
problem and we cannot afford to be sidetracked. Delay is not
free, both in terms of environmental damage costs and monetary
costs for projects such as ours which are in motion. We need the
support and cooperation of the many residents of the County if we
are going to continue our successes in conquering the solid waste
problem.
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The Dakota Board of County Commissioners has electricity to be sold to the local utility.
contracted with Combustion Engineering, Inc. to The two -unit facility will be designed to accom-
design, construct, and operate its waste -to- energy modate a third unit for future expansion to 1200 tons
facility, and transfer station. Ancillary services related per day, if needed.
to the transfer hauling of waste and residue will also The facility design will incorporate the C -E /db mass
be provided by C -E. This integrated system will provide burning grate system and C -E's municipal waste -fired
the County with a long -term, environmentally sound steam generating units utilizing experience gained from
solution for the disposal of the County's municipal over 150 installations worldwide. C -E's scrubber/
waste baghouse emission control equipment will be used for
The publicly owned facility will process 800 tons environmental compliance with all permits.
Project Owner System Contractor
Dakota County Combustion Engineering, Inc.
1560 Highway 55 Resource Recovery Systems Division
Hastings, MN 55033 7 Waterside Crossing
Telephone: (612) 438 -4438 Windsor, CT 06095
Telephone: (203) 285 -9924
The Dakota County Resource Recovery System
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Additional Screening Using Hot Combustion Gases
to Preheat Incoming Boiler
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Waste simper p„ Slate -of- the -Art Grate Ferrous Metals can The Dry Scrubber
D rape System Provides for be Recovered From System Injects a Lime
Proper Distribution of the Ash Solution Into the
Air and Complete Exhaust Stream to
Combustion of Waste Neutralize Acid Gases
Facility Capacity 800 tons per day (2 x 400 TPD units) of municipal solid waste.
Waste Receiving and
Storage Area Total capacity of 4,800 tons of waste.
Energy Generation The steam generating system is designed to deliver 202,110 pounds of steam
per hour at 850° PSIG and 825° F to the turbine generators for the development
of up to 21 megawatts of electricity.
Energy Conserved Equivalent to the electricity consumed annually by over 28,000 homes using an
average of 500 kilowatt hours per month.
Operations Combustion Engineering will have responsibility for the operation of the
waste -to- energy facility and related transfer and hauling operations.
COMBUSSTION ENGINEERING
Expert Solutions. Today.
Combustion Engineering, Inc.
Resource Recovery Systems Division
7 Waterside Crossing
Windsor, Connecticut 06095
8891 -309
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Can't the refuse be recycled instead of being burned? Pmposed Dalcota County Resource Recovery Fadlity
No Unfortunately, more than half of what we throw away at _
fr- present cannot be recycled at all. The markets for recycled "So where does th2tleateus7 ,',----
materials are limited- And changing people's habits will take Them are no easy answern...and no onomethod can handle all
time even with our best efforts. The County is counting on d s ad 'va lye produce. /bat's w h y t h e C ounty h
people and businesses to recycle more than 30% of the total ' d an i n t egra t e d s w hi c h i te
waste by 1990. the amount of waste created, recycling and reusing as much as
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But people say that incineration isn't safe.
r world," relies on incineration for nearly 70% of the municipal
solid waste collected. All garbage contains pollutants and no solution to our garbage
What about composting? problem is risk-free. But the technology chosen for the
resource recovery plant has proven to be safe and reliable. Pat
Composting alone cannot handle the waste of a large, diverse, in perspective, the risks from drinking one diet soda a day are
metropolitan county. While it has been used with limited nearly 100 times greater than the risks of living next to a
success for very small populations, there is no successful waste-to energy plant.
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Another plant, operated by the same company _ „ T'he loaetj - Belie b a e high priority-en-reuse
t COMORICt and operate otir facility, was ieoeady recognized for { .., adi and me are rapidly emerging technologies to ac-
1lcfiievhrg the lowest emissions ever recorded in the United complish this. In Minnesota, tes[s are underway to reuse the
States for a waste-to-energy plant. Recent information shows -..; -- -ash far• building roads or for construction aggregate. Initial tests
that emissions can be limited to levels many times lower than have shown that runoff from ash aggregate can meet drinking
even the levels currently considered safe. water standards. Whatever ash cannot be reused will be placed
,,, But incineration releases dioxin, doesn't it ?._ in a specially constructed containment facility.
An incredibly small amount will be released. For comparison, "Doesn't that bring us back to the same problem with
. the impact of dioxin from burning trash m an open bane l is landfills?
t-... 7000 times greater than burning it in a resource recovery plant. No An ash containment facility is a specially-designed site
The current emission standard for dioxin is 1 nanogram per with multiple impermeable liners and collection systems,
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• cubic meter. In simple terms, that is roughly equal to one grain which is far superior to a landfill. It will be built with many
of said in a pile large enough to fill the Metrodome. back -up safeguards so that it won't leak.
Who will run the plant and where will it be? There will also be far less material to deal with. The volume
The County selected an experienced and highly qualified corn-
of ash is only about 10% of the refuse that is burned.
pany, Combustion Engineering, to construct and operate the This solution is far different than the current practice of putting
plant, which will be owned by the County. It will use the best
large volumes of unknown wastes into leaky landfills.
combustion and air pollution control technology gained from How do others feel about burning our garbage?
i i experience in more than 150 installations worldwide. No
f li ` . " garbage will be visible outside the plant and negative air Surveys of Dakota County residents indicate that most people
"° pressure will prevent the escape of odors. favor turning waste into energy, once they understand the
seriousness of our garbage problem. While the perception is
t; Two =as are being considered for the plant, one in Vermillion I nc i nerators * that are dirty and smelly, the reality is that people
Township (along Highway 52 south of Coates) and another in shear a modem waste -to- energy plant don't even realize that it's
° Empire Township (south of County Road 58). A final selection in operat
will be made after completion of the Enviroinental Impact
;- Statement late this year. Isn't this going to be expensive?
Why is the plant being moved away from the Koch Yes. Any alternative for safely dealing with garbage will
refinery? hcrease your cost of disposal. For years the cost of disposal
was artificially low because the costs of cleaning up the result -
Recent studies have raised uestions about the health effects
q ing pollution were passed on to future generat Al
of existing environmental problems in the Pine Bend Industrial ' is expensive, sale of the elecxdcity we
Area We know the waste- to-energy plant will be clean and generate will reduce the overall cost
safe, but locating it in that area now would prevent It it' OM ' it right is to cost more at first but it will be Doing • • 13'08 cheaper
being judged on its own merits. _
Won't the plant compete with recycling?
No. The County is committed to an aggressive recycling
program, which is vital to the success of our entire plan.
Every resident must help recycle to make the strategy work. Recycle.
It
rz.
And there will be no need to "feed" the plant garbage. While Qn art o e so t i o
Lei ' ` tile (.�f.�L�
For more Information:
fi Dakota County Resource Recovery Project, 1560 West Hwy. SS, Hastings, MN 55033,6121438 -4418.
o ff , " An integrated approach to solid waste ananagement
.� � Recycling = One Part of the =Solution
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akota County has established an aggressive program to recycle 30 ,percent -
or more of the total waste generated in the County. The County has made
. _a strong commitment to reach this goal by allocating over $3 million each year :
for the next several years tb develop and implement waste reduction, recycling and composting programs and facilities in the county.
Every day, residents and businesses in the county generate an estimated 800 - = -
tons of garbage. Rapid growth means that, within 20 years, an additional 200 .
tons of waste will be produced each day in Dakota County.
Why recycle
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Recycling helps conserve natural resources, since it lessens the demand for raw
materials in the production of new consumer items. It also conserves energy,
because in most cases it takes less energy to make a product from recycled t
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material than from raw material. For example, for every three aluminum cans f
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recycled, one gallon of gasoline is saved. Recycling reduces the need for existing T -
landfill space and the expense of building and operating new landfills.
Recycling can also reduce your trash collection bill since many waste haulers
charge according to the amount of waste picked up. As an alternative to curbside collection, some recycling centers pay for
materials, or you may want to support nonprofit groups that collect recyclables
as a fundraising activity. Within 20 years, an additional
200 tons of waste per day will
Government's role be produced in Dakota
County.
To promote and encourage recycling, the County
• Provides funds to communities to develop recycling programs; Recycling conserves
• Assists communities, businesses, and residents in recycling-, resources, energy, and
landfill space.
• Promotes recycling and explains how residents can help;
• Recycles paper and other products in County and city offices. -
Dakota County has allocated nearly S2 million in grants to communities to r a County has moved
implement recycling r rapidly ly to put recycling
P cey g p ogr ams. r programs in place throughout
All urban cities intend to have residential curbside recycling programs in place the County.
by April 1, 1989. The cities will provide containers to residents, and will collect
beverage cans, glass, and newspaper. -
The 13 townships and six rural cities have formed a Rural Solid Waste Commis -
sion to provide opportunities, including curbside recycling with a container in
some areas, to recycle beverage cans, glass, and newspaper, by April 1, 1989.
Dakota County is also developing a central collection site for recyclables, which
will accept materials from waste haulers and residents. Such a site will provide
convenience and efficiency in marketing the materials collected.
Printed on recycled paper February 1989
How to recycle for curbside collection
• Newspaper: Place newspapers only is grocery Zags, or tie/bundle with
twine;
• Beverage cans: Rinse well and place in a paper grocery bag
• Glass bottles/jars: Rinse well, remove covers and place unbroken in paper
grocery bags; it is not necessary to remove labels. Many materials can be
Some haulers may also pick up additional materials. paper, m et t glass, gl ass s, motor -
oil, and yard waste.
Other recyclable items
• Metals, including tin, scrap iron, brass and copper.
• Corrugated cardboard;
• Paper, including computer, office, some envelopes, stationary, colored
paper, magazines, telephone books, paper bags, and others;
1 Household goods such as furniture, clothes, toys, small appliances, and
rags;
• Motor oil and batteries;
• Auto parts;
• Some plastics.
Recycling at home or business Source separation ensures
cleaner materials which are
Source separation at the home or business ensures cleaner materials which are worth more when sold.
worth more when sold. Post - collection methods (separation of recyclables from
garbage at landfills or other processing facilities) tend to be more labor- and
capital- intensive. The technology of mechanical separation is still being
developed. As the technology becomes more proven, Dakota County will
consider this option to remove additional materials from the waste stream.
Some recycled materials are reused in their original form. Others are used in
the manufacturing process. Recycled newspapers, for example, are primarily
used to produce cardboard or paperboard for such items as tablet backs, shoe
boxes, and cereal boxes. Use of recycled materials depends on the material
itself, its condition, and markets available.
Costs of recycling Collecting, transporting, and
Recycling costs vary widely. Factors which affect program costs include sub- processing materials for
sidies provided by local governments, prevailing market value of recyclable recycling costs money.
materials, costs of processing and transportation, participation and recovery
rates, community features (terrain, housing density, apartments or single family
homes), and generator type (commercial or residential).
Public awareness is an important component of a recycling and waste reduction
program. Dakota County is implementing a public education program to inform Everyone needs to be part of
residents of the waste management problem and the need for everyone to be the solution by recycling.
part of the solution by recycling.
For more Information:
Dakota County Recycling Program, 7300 West 147th St, Suite 503, Apple Valley, MN 55124, 612/431 -1158, or your local city hall.
MEMO TO: CHAIRS MANN & HOEL & ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOLID WASTE
ABATEMENT COMMISSION
FROM: RECYCLING SPECIALIST HAGEMAN
DATE: MAY 3, 1989
SUBJECT: EAGAN SOLID WASTE ABATEMENT COMMISSION MEETING OF
MAY 9, 1989
A regular meeting of the Eagan Solid Waste Abatement Commission
will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 1989, at 11:30 a.m. in the Eagan
Municipal Center Conference Rooms A and B. The City will provide
a box lunch to commission members requesting one by noon, Monday,
May 8. Please contact Kris Hageman or Jane Helebrant at 454 -8100
to indicate whether you will attend and your luncheon preference.
I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The agenda, as presented or modified, requires adoption by the
Commission.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A copy of the minutes of the Solid Waste Abatement Commission
meeting of April 11, 1989 is enclosed on pages / for
your review. These minutes, subject to any change, require
approval by the Commission.
III. STAFF REPORT
A. Municipal Compost Site- -
Residential use of the site has been fairly good. The piles of
material are growing. The one pile of matured compost has been
diminishing. There have been no complaints from residents
concerning the quality of the material.
Some County recycling staff members with compost sites in their
respective cities have been meeting with County staff and the
manager of the Dakota County Compost Site to discuss the current
and future status of individual sites. The manager of the County
site, Richard Pecar, has visited our site and given a fairly good
rating to our material, although some additional work in
maintenance needs to be done. He is in the process of drafting a
full report on operation objectives, i.e. site management and
future needs to create a better final product.
Other concerns about compostable materials have been discusses at
these meetings, i.e. brush, saw logs and larger lumber, etc. Some
materials can be taken to the County facility, while solutions to
handling other materials are still needed.
B. County Recyclables Collection Center- -
The facility should be officially opened the week of May 1, 1989.
The facility has been processing stored newsprint at almost 100
tons a week. County officials have stated a firm commitment to
recycling 100% of the newsprint collected from Dakota County
programs. The center is acquiring a shredder and bailer for
processing newsprint for use as animal bedding. The center hopes
to allow commercial vehicles through its doors to unload all
materials next week.
C. Paper Market Alternatives- -
1. Wald 0 Corporation is not accepting newsprint.
2. Pioneer Paper Company is charging a $20 per ton fee to drop
off material.
3. Dakota County is currently working toward shredding and
ing the newsprint to sell for animal bedding. A market
has been found near Preston, Minnesota. With the drought last
summer, this market is strong because of the lack of hay and
straw bail-sr this year.
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County official say they have other ideas, but have not told
us of any of the details.
4. Some programs in other cities have sent materials to the
Resource Recovery Plant in Newport.
5. Hennepin County plans to use some amounts of their material
to do "test burns" for their new burn plant.
D. Community Clean -Up Day
To date all arrangements are set. Over 75 volunteers have signed
up to clean roadsides and parks. Six parks in the City's system
will be targeted. Many Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops are
involved. Some City staff members will also be involved with our
cooking for the picnic and driving volunteers to and from their
task assignments.
Many area businesses have contributed to the day's activities,
donating food or supplies; C®ldwell Banker, Rainbow Foods, Coca -
Cola, Simek's Meats & Seafoods, TCBY, Cub Foods, Country Club
Markets, Mayflower Distribution, Inc. and Knutson Rubbish Services.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
V. NEW BUSINESS
- I - _ ssion of commercial recycling e forts* Similar to the multi-
family recycling pro•r. , commercial recycling efforts have
additional elements for program initiation. Some items to be
looked at include: Funding; we have approximately $10,000 from the
County to begin work on the project. Materials options: Markets
may play an important role in corrugated cardboard recycling. We
will encourage white office paper recycling and then move into
other items. County coordinating effort: The County sees its role
as coordinator for research and development. The cities have been
asked to begin work on comprpmfsing a list of businesses in their
respective cities with basic info, such as number of employees,
address contact persons, etc. The next step would be a survey to
see what kind of recycling activities are in progress at this time.
This could be done by the individua it but will most likely
be done by the County staff. Slow down: ?There are many
preliminary aspects to start with, but County staff has asked for
a slow down right now. After receiving some feedback from area
haulers, the current attitude is to make sure the residential
programs are running smoothly. They view multi - family recycling
as the next logical step, and then a push toward commercial
recycling.
ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: To recommend authorization
for staff to begin work on commercial recycling efforts.
VI. OTHER BUSINESS
VII. DISTRIBUTION
Enclosed in your packets are the following materials:
1. On pages through you will find copies of
various newspaper articles/ dealing with different solid
waste issues.
2. On pages through / you will find a copy of
the recent update newsletterom the County and the most
recent ad placed in area newspapers dealing with
recycling.
3. Enclosed on pages / /w- through i/ , you will find
the most recent articles in the Eagan City Newsletter to
go out next week.
VIII. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Solid Waste Abatement Commission will be
on Tuesday, June 13, 1989 at 11:30 a.m. Please mark your calendars
for that meeting.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting will adjourn at or about 1:00 p.m.
R cycling Spec'alist -City of Eagan