Arlington County Solid Waste Management Plan

[Pages:234]Arlington County Solid Waste Management Plan

June 12, 2004

Department of Environmental Services Solid Waste Bureau

4300 29th Street, South Arlington, Virginia 22206

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Arlington County, Virginia

County Board

Barbara Favola, Chairman Jay Fisette, Vice-Chairman

Paul Ferguson, Member J. Walter Tejada. Member Chris Zimmerman, Member

Office of the County Manager

Ron Carlee, County Manager Joyce Wilson, Deputy County Manager

Solid Waste Committee

Marie Sansone, Chair

Dean Amel

Avi Garbow

Laura Dely

Carlos Stern

Alexandra Fredericks

Carolyn White

Department of Environmental Services

Randy Bartlett, Director John Mausert-Mooney, Utilities and Environmental Policy Division

Erik Grabowsky, Solid Waste Bureau Carl Newby, Solid Waste Bureau / General Services Division (Acting)

Scott MacDonald, Waste Reduction Office

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Thank you to the citizens of Arlington County who assisted in the preparation of the Solid Waste Management Plan

Arlington County Vision:

Arlington will be a diverse and inclusive world-class urban community with secure, attractive residential and commercial neighborhoods where people unite to form a caring, learning, participating, sustainable community in which each person is important.

Arlington County Solid Waste Management Plan

ARLINGTON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

June 12, 2004

Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................................v Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................... vii List of Tables and Figures .......................................................................................................................... xi Solid Waste Management Planning Regulation Checklist..................................................................... xiii

1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Summary...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Goals for Plan ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Solid Waste Management Plan Development Approach ............................................................. 3 1.4 Solid Waste Management Plan Adoption .................................................................................... 3

2.0 Projections and Waste Quantities................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Description of the Plan Area....................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Population Data and Projections ................................................................................................ 9 2.3 Solid Waste Generation Projections and Flow Patterns ........................................................... 14 2.4 Markets for Recycling and Reuse of Materials.......................................................................... 19

3.0 Waste Composition, Collection, and Disposal ........................................................................... 23

3.1 Waste Type Profiles................................................................................................................... 25 Municipal Solid Waste.............................................................................................................. 25 Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste ............................................................................. 38 Industrial Waste ........................................................................................................................ 41 Regulated Medical Waste (RMW)............................................................................................ 42 Vegetative and Yard Waste....................................................................................................... 44 Incinerator/Combustion Ash ..................................................................................................... 46 Sludge ....................................................................................................................................... 47 Tires .......................................................................................................................................... 49 White Goods ............................................................................................................................. 51 Friable Asbestos........................................................................................................................ 54 Petroleum Contaminated Soil ................................................................................................... 56 Special Wastes .......................................................................................................................... 57

3.2 Public Education ....................................................................................................................... 63 3.3 Public/Private Partnerships ...................................................................................................... 65 3.4 Litter Control Program ............................................................................................................. 65

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4.0 Hierarchy (140.1).......................................................................................................................... 67 4.1 Source Reduction....................................................................................................................... 67 4.2 Reuse ......................................................................................................................................... 68 4.3 Recycling ................................................................................................................................... 68 4.4 Resource Recovery (Waste-to-Energy)...................................................................................... 69 4.5 Incineration ............................................................................................................................... 69 4.6 Landfill ...................................................................................................................................... 69

5.0 Citizen Advisory Committee ....................................................................................................... 71 5.1 Committee Description.............................................................................................................. 71 5.2 Committee Meetings .................................................................................................................. 72 5.3 Committee Report...................................................................................................................... 72

6.0 Objectives (120.A.3, 140.2) .......................................................................................................... 73 6.1 County Goals for Meeting State's Requirements....................................................................... 73 6.2 Additional Voluntary Goals....................................................................................................... 74

7.0 Implementation Plan (120.A.2, A.4) ........................................................................................... 79 7.1 Voluntary Program Enhancements: Initial Five-Year Period................................................... 79 7.2 Voluntary Program Enhancements: Beyond Five Years ........................................................... 85

8.0 Funding & Construction Schedules (120.A.5, A.6).................................................................... 87 8.1 Current Funding........................................................................................................................ 87 8.2 Future Funding.......................................................................................................................... 87

9.0 Public Participation ..................................................................................................................... 89 9.1 Public Advisory Committee ....................................................................................................... 89 9.2 Meetings with Identified Stakeholders....................................................................................... 89 9.3 Public Information Sessions ...................................................................................................... 93 9.4 Specific Comments Received from the Public ........................................................................... 95 9.5 Public Hearings, Meetings, Resolution ..................................................................................... 96

10.0 References ..................................................................................................................................... 97

11.0 Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... 99

12.0 Glossary....................................................................................................................................... 101

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Appendix A Adoption Resolution ......................................................................................................... 103 Appendix B Notes for Tables 2-5 and Table 2-6 .................................................................................. 105 Appendix C Virginia DEQ Recycling Report ...................................................................................... 109 Appendix D Recycling Reports ............................................................................................................. 115 Appendix E SWC Meeting Minutes...................................................................................................... 119 Appendix F E2C2 Meeting Minutes...................................................................................................... 135 Appendix G SWC Recommendations................................................................................................... 143 Appendix H Public Hearing Summary................................................................................................. 161 Appendix I Staff Response to Public Comments at Public Hearing .................................................. 165 Appendix J DEQ and Staff Correspondence Regarding Plan Approval............................................ 171

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