Solid Waste District's Management Plan by Lorain County Ohio Government

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District

RATIFIED PLAN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE Prepared by

Environmental, Inc.

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LORAIN COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RATIFIED PLAN March 2, 2012 Table of Contents Section I.

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ I-1 A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.

II.

Plan Approval Date, Counties in District, and Planning Period Length .... I-1 Reason for Plan Submittal ....................................................................... I-1 Process to Determine Material Change in Circumstances and Amend the Plan ................................................................................ I-1 District Formation and Certification Statement......................................... I-7 Solid Waste Management Policy Committee Members ........................... I-7 Board of Directors .................................................................................... I-7 District Address and Phone Number ........................................................ I-8 Technical Advisory Council and Other Subcommittees ........................... I-8

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................... II-1 A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.

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Section I. Introduction ............................................................................. II-2 Section III. Inventories ............................................................................ II-3 Section IV. Reference Year Population, Waste Generation and Waste Reduction.............................................................................. II-4 Section V. Planning Period Projections and Strategies .......................... II-6 Section VI. Methods of Management: Facilities and Programs to be Used .............................................................................................. II-8 Section VII. Measurement of Progress Toward Waste Reduction Goals ................................................................................... II-11 Section VIII. Cost of Financing Plan Implementation ............................ II-12 Section IX. District Rules (ORC Section 3734.53(C)) ........................... II-15

INVENTORIES ................................................................................................. III-1 A. B. C. D. E. F. G.

The Reference Year .............................................................................. III-1 Existing Solid Waste Landfills ................................................................ III-1 Existing Incinerators and Resource Recovery Facilities ........................ III-5 Existing Transfer Facilities ..................................................................... III-5 Existing Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Activities ................................................................................ III-5 Existing Composting/Yard Waste Management Facilities .................... III-10 Existing Open Dumps and Waste Tire Dumps..................................... III-12

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Section H. I. J. IV.

B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I.

Reference Year Population and Residential/Commercial Waste Generation .................................................................................. IV-1 Industrial Waste Generation .................................................................. IV-2 Exempt Waste ....................................................................................... IV-2 Total Waste Generation ......................................................................... IV-3 Reference Year Waste Reduction ......................................................... IV-3 Existing Waste Reduction/Recycling Activities for Residential/ Commercial and Industrial Sector .......................................................... IV-7 Total Waste Generation: Historical Trends of Disposal Plus Waste Reduction............................................................................................. IV-58 Reconciliation of Waste Generation ..................................................... IV-63 Waste Composition .............................................................................. IV-64

PLANNING PERIOD PROJECTIONS AND STRATEGIES .............................. V-1 A. B. C. D. E.

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Ash, Foundry Sand and Slag Disposal Sites ....................................... III-13 Map of Facilities and Sites ................................................................... III-14 Existing Collection Systems â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Haulers ................................................ III-14

REFERENCE YEAR POPULATION, WASTE GENERATION AND WASTE REDUCTION ...................................................................................... IV-1 A.

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Planning Period ...................................................................................... V-1 Population Projections ............................................................................ V-1 Waste Generation Projections ................................................................ V-2 Projections for Waste Stream Composition ............................................ V-6 Waste Reduction and Recycling Strategies through the Planning Period ...................................................................................... V-7

METHODS OF MANAGEMENT: FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS TO BE USED.................................................................................................... VI-1 A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.

District Methods for Management of Solid Waste .................................. VI-1 Demonstration of Access to Capacity .................................................... VI-6 Schedule for Facilities and Programs: New, Expansions, Closures, Continuations ......................................................................... VI-7 Identification and Designation of Facilities ............................................. VI-7 Authorization Statement to Designate ................................................... VI-8 Waiver Process for the Use of Undesignated Facilities ......................... VI-8 Siting Strategy for Facilities ................................................................... VI-9 Contingencies for Capacity Assurance and District Program Implementation .................................................................................... VI-16

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Section VII.

MEASUREMENT OF PROGRESS TOWARD WASTE REDUCTION GOALS ............................................................................................................ VII-1 A. B. C.

VIII.

Compliance with Goal #1 ...................................................................... VII-1 Demonstration of Compliance with Goal #1 .......................................... VII-1 Targets for Reduction and Recycling .................................................... VII-9

COST OF FINANCING PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ....................................... VIII-1 A. B. C. D. E.

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Funding Mechanisms ........................................................................... VIII-1 Cost of Plan Implementation ................................................................ VIII-5 Funds Allocated from ORC 3734.57(B), ORC 3734.572 and ORC 37334.573 .......................................................................... VIII-10 Contingent Funding ........................................................................... VIII-11 Summary of Costs and Revenues ..................................................... VIII-11

DISTRICT RULES ............................................................................................ IX-1 A. B. C.

Existing Rules ........................................................................................ IX-2 Proposed Rules ..................................................................................... IX-3 Rule Approval Process .......................................................................... IX-6

Appendices Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Appendix I Appendix J Appendix K

Resolutions for District Formation Public Notices for Public Hearing(s) and Public Comment Resolutions and Certification Statements Identification of Consultants Retained for Plan Preparation District Map Industrial Survey Results Host Community Agreement Community Incentive Grant Program Guidelines Residential Recycling Incentive Funding Guidelines Debris Management Chapter of the Lorain County Emergency Management Plan Glossary of Terms and Definitions Used in the Plan Update

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Introduction A.

Plan Approval Date, Counties in District, and Planning Period Length 1.

Under current approved (or ordered to be implemented) plan: Date of Ohio EPA approval or order to implement:

December 4, 2007

Counties within district:

Lorain

Years in planning period:

Plan to be implemented with approval of this document: Counties within district:

Lorain

Years in planning period:

Year 1 of the planning period:

2012

Reason for Plan Submittal Mandatory three-year plan update.

Process to Determine Material Change in Circumstances and Amend the Plan A material change in circumstances or deviation from the approved Plan Update has been defined by the District to include a reduction in available capacity, a reduction in funding, or a delay in program implementation that would significantly affect the chances of achieving the District goals. The District staff will monitor circumstances affecting plan implementation as specified herein and report such circumstances to the Board where warranted. A glossary of the terms used in this section and throughout the Plan Update is included in Appendix K. The following procedures shall be used by the District to monitor circumstances affecting plan implementation and by the Board to make a determination of whether a material change in circumstances has occurred requiring an amendment to the plan.

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Assurance of Waste Disposal Capacity (a)

Reduction in Available Capacity A reduction in available capacity shall include closure and/or a 20% or greater reduction in the ability to process or dispose of District waste at any solid waste management facility designated or identified in the Plan Update that receives 20% or more of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waste stream. This does not include normal down time to fix or install equipment. This would include solid waste management facilities that do not receive approval for expansion due to site environmental problems, facilities that experience a reduction in capacity or facilities for which a permit or license was revoked. District staff will regularly monitor solid waste disposal capacity and report any significant changes in available capacity to the District Director. If the District Director determines that a reduction in available capacity meeting the above criteria has occurred, the District Director will determine if the other identified in-district, out-of-district or out-of-state solid waste management facilities will be able to provide sufficient disposal capacity and access to disposal capacity for District-generated waste. If, in the aggregate, the landfills or other solid waste management facilities identified in Section VI are unable to provide the District with sufficient disposal capacity or access to disposal capacity and no other disposal alternatives are available through the existing Planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s authority and options, the District Director shall report such findings to the Board of County Commissioners (Board) for the Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s determination of whether a Material Change in Circumstances has occurred. A material change in circumstances has not occurred if the District is able to secure arrangements to manage the waste by any other properly licensed and permitted solid waste management facility.

(b)

Increase in Waste Generation Future capacity needs of the District as outlined in the Plan are based on waste generation estimates. A significant increase in solid waste generation within the District may affect capacity requirements and result in diminished capacity for handling or disposing of solid waste. A material

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change in circumstances may have occurred if sustained waste generation increases and the increase has a significant adverse impact on capacity for handling or disposing of solid waste generated within the District at facilities identified in the Plan. A material change in circumstances has not occurred, however, if the District can secure arrangements to manage the increased waste volume at any other properly licensed and permitted solid waste management facility. District staff, by the second quarter of each year during the term of the Plan, will review waste generation figures and report to the District Director. If the District Director determines that a significant sustained increase in waste generation has occurred, and there are no other facilities with adequate capacity available to manage the waste, a report of such findings shall be presented to the Board. The Board will review the report and the availability of capacity for the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solid waste and determine whether sufficient capacity is available to the District or whether a material change in circumstances has occurred. A material change in circumstances has not occurred if the District is able to secure arrangements to manage the waste by any other properly licensed and permitted solid waste management facility within Ohio or outside the state. 2.

Compliance with Applicable Waste Reduction or Access Goals (a)

Delay in Program Implementation or Discontinuance of Essential Waste Reduction or Recycling Activities The following are the seven 1995 State Plan Goals: Goal #1 Access to Alternate Waste Management Opportunities The District shall provide access to recycling and waste minimization opportunities for municipal solid waste to its residents and businesses. At a minimum, the District must provide access to recycling opportunities to 90% of its residential population.

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Waste Reduction and Recycling Rates

The District shall reduce and/or recycle at least 25% of the solid waste generated in the residential/commercial sector and at least 50% of the solid waste generated in the industrial sector. Goal #3

Source Reduction

Provide informational and technical assistance on source reduction. Goal #4

Technical and Informational Assistance

Provide informational and technical assistance on recycling, reuse and composting opportunities. Goal #5 Restricted Hazardous Waste

Wastes

and

Household

Develop strategies for managing scrap tires, yard waste, lead acid batteries and household hazardous waste (HHW). Goal #6

Annual Reporting of Plan Implementation

Districts are required to submit an annual report to Ohio EPA. Goal #7

Market Development Strategy (Optional)

The District plans to demonstrate compliance with Goal #1 of the 1995 State Plan. This goal requires the District to demonstrate that at least â&#x20AC;&#x153;90% of the population will have access to program standards which assures the availability of reduction, recycling and other waste reduction methods that are alternatives to landfill for residential/commercial waste.â&#x20AC;? To monitor if Goal #1 is being achieved, the District staff will annually review the facilities presented in Table VII-2 by the second quarter of each year of the planning period to determine if the facilities and programs are still in operation, the type of operation (i.e., non-subscription or subscription curbside recycling programs and/or full-service or part-time drop-offs,) and the type of materials accepted at each facility or program. The District will determine the population in

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Lorain County using information from the Ohio Department of Development or the County Planning Agency for the above referenced evaluation. The District staff will determine the percentage of population that has access to each facility and program using the methodology prescribed in the 1995 State Plan. The District staff shall report to the District Director the results of the facility and recycling program evaluation. If the District Director believes a significant delay of more than one year in facility or program implementation or the discontinuance of essential facilities or programs result in the inability of the District to achieve Goal #1, a Board meeting to discuss this issue will be held within 30 days. The Board will review the circumstances and determine whether alternative programs can be implemented to achieve either Goal #1 or in the alternative, Goal #2 or whether a material change has occurred. If Goal #2 is selected, the District will submit a revised Plan Update for ratification and approval. A material change in circumstances has not occurred, however, where the District is able to implement new programs or modify existing programs to meet the current goal, or utilize the alternate goal available to the District to meet State of Ohio requirements. 3.

Financing of Plan Implementation (a)

Decrease in Waste Generation and/or Waste Disposal Implementation of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plan requires that the District receive adequate annual funding to implement programs. The District staff will monitor District revenues and report adverse changes in revenues to the District Director. The District Director will prepare a financial report of revenues and expenses for presentation at the first quarterly Policy Committee meeting. A material change in the Plan Update will occur if there is a quarterly 25% or greater reduction in revenues that negatively impacts the ability to fund plan activities. The District Director will notify the Board of Directors of any such funding reduction within 30 days of it being identified. The Board of Directors will direct the Policy Committee to convene within 90 days to revise the budget or develop additional funding mechanisms

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The District Director will also notify the Policy Committee when the District has exceeded $150,000 of plan implementation funds in any calendar year. The District Director will prepare a report for the Board and Policy Committee if expenditures exceed the total budget. The report will measure the impact of the proposed expenditures and the impact to current and future program operations. If financial conditions exist that prevent the District from implementing programs, the District staff will prepare a report that prioritizes the programs the District will provide based upon the following criteria: • • • • •

The program’s impact on reducing the waste stream; Long-term impacts of the program; The program’s association with the enforcement of solid waste management laws and regulations; The program’s impact on Lorain County’s health and environment; and The availability of non-District entities to provide the program.

This report will be provided to the District Director for review and recommendations regarding modification or elimination of District programs. Based upon this report, if the District Director has determined that elimination or modification of District programs has a substantial impact on the implementation of the District’s Plan, a Board meeting will be held to discuss this issue within 30 days. The Board will review the circumstances and determine if a material change in circumstance has occurred. No material change in circumstances has occurred where the Board is able to maintain critical programs at current funding levels through re-allocation of District funds, or through an increase in District fees or contracts as permitted by the Ohio Revised Code and the Plan. Critical programs are those deemed necessary by the Board to enable the District to achieve and maintain the applicable goals for waste reduction or access to recycling opportunities. 4.

Procedures Where Material Change in Circumstances has Occurred If, at any time, the Board determines that a material change in circumstances has occurred and a revision to the Plan is necessary, the Board will request the Policy Committee to prepare

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a Draft Amended Plan to the Board within 90 days of the Board request. The Board will review the Draft Amended Plan, and approve or return the Draft Amended Plan for further revision within 60 days of receipt. The Policy Committee shall incorporate necessary revisions, and submit the final Draft Amended Plan within 60 days to the Board. The Board will notify the Ohio EPA in writing within 15 working days after the Board has determined that a material change in circumstances has occurred. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Policy Committee or the Board to otherwise amend this Plan. D.

District Formation and Certification Statement All public notices in local newspapers publicizing hearings and comments on the Plan Update are included in Appendix B. A certification statement signed by members of the Policy Committee asserting that the contents of the Plan Update are true and accurate is included in Appendix C. The certification statement is signed by a majority of the Policy Committee members for both the draft amended Plan Update and the ratified draft amended Plan Update. Appendix C also includes resolutions by the Policy Committee adopting the Plan Update prior to ratification and certifying that the Plan Update has been properly ratified. A list of all political jurisdictions in the District which voted on the Plan Update ratification, their populations, and the percentage of the population represented by the political jurisdictions which ratified the Plan Update is included in Appendix C.

Solid Waste Management Policy Committee Members Ted Kalo James Boddy Howard Akin Tony Krasienko Ken Schneider Brian Parsons Dr. David Hintz

County Commissioner Health Commissioner Designee Township Representative, Vice Chair Mayor, City of Lorain Industrial Representative Public Representative, Chair Public Representative

Board of Directors Ted Kalo Lori Kokoski Tom Williams

County Commissioner, President County Commissioner County Commissioner

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District Address and Phone Number Mr. Keith Bailey, District Director Lorain County Solid Waste Management District 226 Middle Avenue Elyria, Ohio 44035 (440) 329-5440

Technical Advisory Council and Other Subcommittees The District did not form a Technical Advisory Council for this Plan Update.

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Executive Summary The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District (District) is required by Section 3734.54 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) to periodically update its solid waste management plan (Plan Update). This Plan Update will cover a ten year planning period beginning in 2012 and ending in 2021. This Plan Update includes a description of District programs and projections for solid waste generation, recycling and disposal for ten years. This Plan Update identifies the District’s strategies for managing the District’s facilities and programs and provides an assessment on achieving statewide recycling and waste reduction goals. This Plan Update follows Ohio EPA’s format version 3.0. The format requires specific narrative information and data tables. There are nine major sections to the Plan Format. ·

Section I – includes basic information about the District and an important section on determining when material changes would require an amendment to the Plan Update.

Section II – is an Executive Summary and includes brief narrative descriptions of each section in the Plan Update.

Section III – includes an inventory of facilities, activities, and haulers used by the District in the reference year (2008).

Section IV – includes the reference year statistics for the Plan Update including population data, waste generation and waste reduction estimates for the residential/commercial sector and the industrial sector.

Section V – includes projections of population, waste generation and waste reduction for each year of the planning period.

Section VI – includes the District’s management of facilities and programs to be used by the District throughout the planning period.

Section VII – presents how the District meets the state waste reduction and recycling goals.

Section VIII – includes a presentation of the financial resources of the District necessary to implement this Plan.

Section IX – District rules proposed, approved and authorized for adoption are presented by the District.

This Executive Summary provides an overview of each section of the Plan Update.

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Section I. Introduction On March 21, 1989, the Board of Commissioners of Lorain County formed the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District (Appendix A). The District includes all incorporated and unincorporated territory in Lorain County and a small portion of neighboring Erie County (City of Vermillion). The Board of County Commissioners of Lorain County governs the District in their capacity as the Board of Commissioners of the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District (hereinafter referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boardâ&#x20AC;?). The current Plan was approved by Ohio EPA on June 5, 2003 and includes a ten year planning period. This Plan Update begins with the planning year 2012 and includes a ten year planning period. Policy Committee Members The Policy Committee prepares the solid waste management plan, monitors implementation of the Plan and adjusts the District fees as appropriate. The Policy Committee members include: Ted Kalo James Boddy Howard Akin Tony Krasienko Ken Schneider Brian Parsons Dr. David Hintz

County Commissioner Health Commissioner Designee Township Representative Mayor, City of Lorain Industrial Representative Public Representative Public Representative

Board of Directors of the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District The Board is responsible for implementing the solid waste plan developed by the Policy Committee. Ted Kalo Lori Kokoski Tom Williams

County Commissioner, President County Commissioner County Commissioner

Process to Determine Material Change in Circumstances and Amend the Plan Section I of the Plan Update outlines the process which will be used by the District to determine when a material change in circumstance has occurred. If a material change in circumstances occurs, a plan amendment is required by Ohio law (ORC Section 3734.56 (D)). The

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District plan must be updated “…when the board of county commissioners….or board of directors…determines that circumstances materially changed from those addressed in the approved initial or amended plan of the district…” A material change in circumstances is defined by Ohio EPA as changes in any of the following which would be judged to significantly interfere with District achievement of Plan Update goals in the context of statutory requirements: · · · · · · ·

Facility designations, flow control of waste Waste generation Capacity availability Strategies for waste reduction and/or recycling Availability of revenue for plan implementation Procedures to be followed for plan implementation Timetable for implementation of programs and/or activities

In accordance with ORC 3734.56(D), the Plan Update must be revised if the Board has determined that “circumstances materially changed from those addressed in the approved initial or amended plan of the district.” A material change in circumstances shall be defined as a change that adversely affects the ability of the Board to: (1) assure waste disposal capacity during the planning period; (2) maintain compliance with applicable waste reduction or access goals; or (3) adequately finance implementation of the Plan Update. This process is described in detail in Section I of this Plan Update. B.

Section III. Inventories Section III provides an inventory of facilities, programs and activities during the reference year (2008) of the Plan Update. Inventories include the following: · · · · · · · · ·

Landfills Transfer Facilities Incinerators and Waste-to-Energy Facilities Recycling Programs Collection Programs Composting Facilities and Programs Open Dumps and Waste Tire Dumps Ash, Slag and Foundry Sand Disposal Sites Solid Waste Haulers

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Section IV. Reference Year Population, Waste Generation and Waste Reduction 1.

Reference Year Population The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2008 reference year population of 309,041 was determined by using the 2000 Census and population projections from 2008 Population for Counties, Cities, Villages and Townships. This information was obtained from the Ohio Department of Development, Office of Strategic Research.

Waste Generation Residential and commercial waste generation was 292,508 tons including 237,683 tons landfilled (see Table III-1) and 54,825 tons recycled, including composting (see Table IV-5). Based on the District population, this is 5.19 pounds per person per day of residential/commercial waste generation. Industrial waste generation was 191,084 tons. This includes 84,298 tons landfilled (see Table III-1) and 106,787 tons recycled (see Table IV-6). Based on the District population, this is 3.39 pounds per person per day of industrial waste generation.

Reference Year Waste Reduction Residential/commercial waste reduction that occurred in the District during the reference year is summarized in Table IV-5. The residential/commercial waste reduction includes residential recycling activities such as curbside and drop-off collection; District sponsored special collection events, such as the Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Electronics Collection; commercial recycling completed by commercial entities operating within the District; and composting. The following graph depicts the residential and commercial waste reduction totals as a percentage for 2008:

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Figure II-1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008 Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction Food 0.15%

Ferrous 4.16%

Glass HHW 3.74% 0.40%

Non-Ferrous 0.11%

Batteries 0.31%

Cardboard 8.97% Paper 17.89%

Compost 55.49%

Plastic 2.18%

Stone 0.10% Electronics 0.38%

Wood 2.44%

Rubber 2.15% Cloth & Fabrics 0.63% Used Oil 0.02%

Commingled Recyclables 0.91%

Industrial waste reduction activities that occurred during the reference year are summarized in Table IV-6. The following graph depicts the industrial waste reduction totals as a percentage for 2008. Figure II-2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008 Industrial Waste Reduction

Plastic 1.03%

Cardboard 1.64%

Paper 8.76%

Rubber 0.01% Wood 2.71%

Compost 0.002% Batteries Graphite 0.003% 0.008% Non-Exempt Food Foundry Sand Glass 0.001% 17.83% 0.01% Silicon Carbide 0.01%

Non-Ferrous 4.65%

Ferrous 63.33%

Section IV also provides specific details for the existing waste reduction/recycling activities for the residential/commercial and industrial sectors.

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Section V. Planning Period Projections and Strategies Section V includes a summary of projections of population, waste generation and recycling for the planning period (2012 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2021). New programs and changes to existing programs are presented in this section. 1.

Population Projections The District anticipates population will continue to grow over the ten-year planning period by 2.6%. The population projection for future years is based on the annual growth rate from 2005 to 2025. The growth rate is based on the growth rate for Lorain County and Erie County for the portion of the District population that resides outside of Lorain County in the City of Vermilion. The District is projecting a total population of 321,002 by 2021, which is an increase of 11,961 over the 2008 reference year population.

Waste Generation Projections Residential/Commercial Sector The total residential/commercial waste generation estimate for 2008 is 292,508 tons. Residential/commercial waste generation is projected to increase throughout the planning period consistent with the rate of population increase and projected changes in generation rates. Beginning in 2012, the first year of the planning period, residential/commercial waste is projected to be 297,972 tons. This is expected to increase to 319,954 tons in 2021, a 9.4% increase from the 2008 reference year. Industrial Sector Industrial waste generation is projected for SIC codes 20, and 22-39. Table V-3 presents the industrial waste generation projections from the reference year through the end of the planning period. Employment statistics from 2006 were used to project employment conditions and these projections do not include the employment changes resulting from the economic recession which began in December 2007. Due to the economic downturn, the District projects industrial waste generation will decrease from 2009 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2016 at a rate of -2.3% annually. This is the annual average rate of decrease in manufacturing employment according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for the period beginning in 2006 and ending in 2016. In 2021, industrial generation is projected to be 175,139 tons, which is a 15,946 ton

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decrease from the reference year in 2008 to the end of the planning period in 2021. This is an 8.3% decrease from 2008 – 2021. Total Waste Generation The total waste generation estimate for the 2008 reference year is 684,330 tons. Detailed estimates are as follows: · · · ·

Residential/Commercial Waste Industrial Waste Exempt Waste Generation rate (pounds per person per day)

292,508 tons 191,084 tons 200,738 tons 12.13

Figure II-3 depicts the waste generation per sector as a percentage of the total waste generation. Figure II-3 – District Total Waste Generation (2008 – 2021)

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Waste Reduction and Recycling Strategies through the Planning Period The District must continue to develop recycling and waste reduction strategies to meet the goals established in the 1995 State Plan. Residential/Commercial Education Strategies

Waste

Reduction/Recycling

and

The District projects that the residential/commercial waste reduction strategies will increase recycling approximately .26% annually over the planning period. The reasons for the projected increase include the following: · ·

Population increase of 0.26% annually throughout the planning period (2012 – 2021); Continued advertising and education program;

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Recycling Program Incentives; and Continued effort by the District to survey and obtain commercial recycling numbers.

This Plan Update continues the existing programs listed in Section IV and includes several new and/or revised programs. Specific changes to existing programs and details of the new programs listed above are provided in Section V. Industrial/Commercial Education Strategies

Waste

Reduction/Recycling

and

The District projects industrial recycling will decrease at an annual rate of -2.3% from 2008 – 2016. Following 2016, the downward trend is projected to end and industrial generation is projected to increase at a rate of 2% from 2016 – 2021 annually as the economy continues to recover from the economic recession. This Plan Update continues the existing programs listed in Section IV and includes several new programs, specifically: · · ·

Commercial/Industrial Technical Assistance Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition Program Businesses Recycling Round Table

Specific changes to existing programs and details of the new programs are provided in Section V. E.

Section VI. Methods of Management: Facilities and Programs to be Used Section VI presents the District’s methods for managing solid waste. It includes management methods, a siting strategy, and a demonstration of capacity for the planning period 2012 – 2021. 1.

District Methods for Management of Solid Waste The net tons to be managed by the District in 2008 are calculated to be 684,330 tons. The landfill total in Table VI-1 is calculated by subtracting recycling and yard waste composted from the net tons to be managed. The District projects 497,074 tons of solid waste will need to be managed in 2012 and by the end of the planning period in 2021 the District will need to manage 520,093 tons. The projected tons increase is due to the anticipated increase in residential/commercial and exempt waste generation.

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Demonstration of Access to Capacity During the 2008 reference year, twelve landfills managed 522,718 tons of solid waste generated by District residents, businesses and industries. The landfill located within the District, the Republic Lorain County Landfill, managed approximately 513,626 tons in 2008 or over 98% of the waste that was landfilled. Regional Capacity Analysis The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assessment of regional landfill capacity demonstrates there is sufficient permitted capacity available to manage the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waste until December 31, 2021. The twelve landfills presented in the following table have permitted capacity to manage 297,958,339 million cubic yards of solid waste throughout the planning period. All of the landfills, except the Sunny Farms Landfill, have at least 15 years of available capacity. The Republic Lorain County Landfill is projected to be in operation managing solid waste for another twenty-four years. Landfills Servicing the District Landfill

Remaining Airspace Cubic Yards

Years Remaining

Republic Lorain County Landfill

26,040,417

24.6

Erie County Landfill

5,809,154

Noble Road Landfill

8,640,874

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Port Clinton Ottawa County Landfill

9,689,988

80.7

Kimble Sanitary Landfill

42,938,166

Evergreen Landfill

10,327,815

Sunny Farms Landfill

6,826,112

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Countywide Landfill

46,236,568

24.9

American Landfill

85,461,871

71.8

Carbon Limestone

29,685,424

25.2

Hancock County Sanitary Landfill

7,626,612

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Distance from Lorain County 0 miles Lorain County 25 miles Erie County 37 miles Richland County 51 miles Ottawa County 78 miles Tuscarawas County 80 miles Wood County 83 miles Seneca County 83 miles Stark County 95 Miles Stark County 101 Miles Mahoning County 119 Miles Hancock County

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Landfills Servicing the District Landfill Pine Grove Regional Facility Totals/Average

Remaining Airspace Cubic Yards

Years Remaining

Distance from Lorain County

18,675,338

52.3

158 Miles Fairfield County

297,958,339

Identification and Designation of Facilities The District has designated the Republic Lorain County Landfill to receive all Lorain County generated residential and commercial solid waste. The District will issue a general waiver to industrial facilities classified in SIC code 20 and 22-39 or North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) manufacturing codes 31, 32 and 33.

Siting Strategy for Facilities The District’s Siting Strategy for Solid Waste Facilities ensures that proposals to construct a new Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility within the District or modify an existing Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility within the District are in compliance with the Plan Update. The Board shall not approve the General Plans and Specifications for any proposed Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility or the modification of any existing in-District Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility where the construction and operation of the proposed facility, as determined by the Board, will: (1) have significant adverse impacts upon the Board’s ability to finance and implement the Plan Update; (2) interfere with the Board’s obligation to provide for the maximum feasible utilization of existing in-District Solid Waste Facilities; (3) materially and adversely affect the quality of life of residents within 500 feet of the proposed facility; or (4) have material adverse impacts upon the local community, including commercial businesses and other public facilities (schools, hospitals, libraries, places of worship, etc.) within 500 feet of the proposed facility and the adequacy of existing infrastructure to serve the proposed facility.

Contingencies for Capacity Assurance and District Program Implementation The District does not anticipate any capacity assurance or program implementation issues during this planning period. The District will

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implement the contingency plan outlined in Section VI of the Plan Update if the Republic Lorain County Landfill is required to close operations for a period of time that would be detrimental to the health and safety of District residents. F.

Section VII. Measurement of Progress Toward Waste Reduction Goals 1.

Compliance with Goal #1 The District will continue to comply with Goal #1: Access to Waste Management Opportunities. The District shall provide access to recycling and waste minimization opportunities for municipal solid waste to its residents and businesses. For 2012, the first year of the planning period, the District is projected to exceed a 100% recycling access rate for the residential sector. The District continually works to improve the effectiveness of recycling opportunities. Therefore, the District will support and promote the following recycling access hierarchy for all communities that are operating non-VBS recycling programs: Volume/Incentive Based Curbside Recycling

▲▲▲▲▲ Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling

▲▲▲▲ Subscription Curbside Recycling

▲▲▲ Full Time Recycling Drop-Off

▲▲ Part Time Recycling Drop-Off

▲ No Program

This section also covers recycling access for commercial businesses and financial incentives to increase recycling in the District.

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Section VIII. Cost of Financing Plan Implementation Funding Mechanisms District Disposal Fees The District relies almost exclusively on disposal fee revenues for financing the implementation of the Plan Update. Disposal fees include $2.00/ton for in-district generated solid waste, $4.00 for out-of-district generated solid waste and $2.00/ton for out-of-state generated solid waste. With the approval of this Plan Update, the disposal fees will be changed to $2.00/ton in-district; $2.00/ton out-of-district and $2.00 per ton out-of-state. The District is negotiating a Host Community Agreement with Republic Waste Services. The Agreement will require Republic to pay Lorain County $0.60 per ton for each ton of waste from outside Lorain County. The following graph depicts the actual and projected disposal fee revenue for this Plan Update by fee type: Figure II-4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; District Disposal Fee Tier Tonnage Breakdown $900,500 $800,500 $700,500 $600,500 $500,500 $400,500 $300,500 $200,500 $100,500

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Generation Fee The District does not have a generation fee.

Cost of Plan Implementation Section VIII includes the strategies, facilities, activities and programs that the District will use to implement the Plan Update. The following assumptions have been made regarding the estimated costs for the Plan Update. · · · ·

Combined, salary and benefits are projected to increase 2.5% annually; Contracted expenditures are projected to increase 2.5% annually; Administrative costs are projected to increase 2.5% annually; and Some programmatic expenses are not projected to increase annual as noted.

The District Director will allocate these funds with the approval of the County Commissioners. The following charts depict the major expenditures and percentage of the total budget for 2009: Figure II-5 – 2009 District Expenses Misc Expenses, $30,676, 1% Advertising and Printing, $207,046, 6% Residential Recycling Education, $77,094, 2%

County Road Repairs, $50,000, 1% Industrial Waste Reduction Strategies, $118, <1%

Health Departments, $170,000, 5%

Community Grants, $1,568,670, 44%

Residential/Commercial Collection Programs, $344,974, 10% Market Development Programs, $76,589, 2% Payroll and Benefits, $537,590, 15% Other Adminsitration, $491,487, 14%

Contingent Funding The Policy Committee and District Board of Directors do not consider funding to be an issue of concern during this planning

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period. However, the Policy Committee would consider establishing a generation fee or other funding options if the District’s revenues and/or expenses were creating budgetary shortfalls Summary of Costs and Revenues A summary of District revenues and expenditures for each year of the planning period is included in Table VIII-8. Total expenditures for the first year of the planning period are $4.3 million which is due to several one-time cost expenditures. Expenditures are approximately $2.5 - $2.6 million from 2013 to 2018. In 2019, the District has eliminated funding for the Community Incentive Grants and Market Development Grants. Expenditures in the last years of the planning period are approximately $2.1 million annually. The following graph depicts actual and projected expenditures and revenue from the reference year, 2008, to the last year of the planning period, 2021. Figure II-6 – District Revenue and Expenses (2008 – 2021) $4,500,000 $4,000,000 $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000

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The District is projected to begin the planning period with a carryover balance of over $2 million and conclude the planning period with a balance of approximately $1.9 million. Each year of the planning period has ample funding for each of the programs. The District has a positive year-end cash flow for each year of the planning period. At the end of the planning period in 2021, the carryover balance is estimated at approximately $1.9 million. The following figure presents the District’s year-end cash flow from 2008 through 2021.

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Figure II-7 – District Year End Balance (2008 – 2021) $2,500,000

Balance

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Section IX. District Rules (ORC Section 3734.53(C)) 1.

Existing Rules The District maintains the authority to adopt rules consistent with the solid waste management plan adopted by the District in accordance and pursuant to Section 3734.53 (C)(1) through (C)(4) of the Revised Code. Rules adopted by the District are summarized in this section.

Proposed Rules The following rules proposed by the District are summarized in Section IX: · · · ·

SWMD Rule 2011-01 General Waiver for Industrial Facilities; SWMD Rule 2011-02 Waiver Process for the Use of Undesignated Facilities; SWMD Rule 2011-03 Applicants for Solid Waste Facility Permits, Registrations or Licenses; and SWMD Rule 2011-04 Fee Payment Forms.

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Table ES-1 General Information

District Name: Lorain County Solid Waste Management District District ID # Reference Year 2008 (for OEPA use only) Plan Status (underline one) D RD DR Approved (date) / / OI (date) / / DA

Planning Period 2011-2021

Reason for Plan Submittal: Mandatory three year update Abbreviations: D=draft; RD=ratified draft, DR=draft revised, OI=ordered to be implemented, DA=draft amended

Table ES-2 District/Coordinator/Office

Name: Address: City: Phone:

Mr.Keith Bailey, District Director 226 Middle Avenue Elyria (440) 329-5440

State: Ohio Fax: (440) 329-5442

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Table ES-3 Plan Data Summary Plan Data Population Generation

Industrial Res/Comm Exempt

Total Generation (tons) Industrial Source Industrial Recycling Res/Comm Source Waste Reduction Res/Comm Recycling Yard Waste Composting MSW Composting Incineration Total Waste Reduction (tons) In-District Landfills Disposal Out of District Landfills Total Landfill (tons) Industrial Waste Reduction Rate Residential/Commercial

Reference Year 2016 (year 5) 2021 (year 10) 2008 309,041 316,348 321,002 191,084 158,629 175,139 292,508 307,549 319,954 200,738 25,000 25,000 684,330 491,178 520,093 0 0 0 106,787 88,649 97,876 0 0 0 24,405 33,595 34,034 30,422 26,000 26,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 161,613 148,244 157,910 516,950 339,154 354,288 5,769 3,780 3,949 522,718 342,934 358,236 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 18.7% 19.4% 18.7%

Source(s) of information: Tables IV-1, IV-5, IV-6, V-2, V-3, V-4 , V-6, and VI-4A

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Table ES-4 Existing Disposal Facilities Name County District Tons Total Tons Years Left In-District Facilities Republic Lorain County Landfill Lorain 513,626 1,141,939 24.60 Out-of-District Facilities Evergreen Recycling & Disposal Landfill (Waste Wood 681 293,020 26.80 Mgmt.) Kimble Sanitary Landfill - Penn-Ohio Coal Co. Tuscarawas 1,224 335,487 84.50 Countywide Landfill (Republic Waste) Stark 47 1,397,580 24.90 Pine Grove Regional Facility (Republic Waste) Fairfield 52 240,922 52.30 American Landfill, Inc. (Waste Mgmt.) Stark 2,059 950,900 71.80 Sunny Farms Landfill Seneca 7 631,269 6.20 Noble Road Landfill (Rumpke) Richland 349 471,402 17.80 Port Clinton Ottawa County Landfill Ottawa 560 100,835 80.70 Carbon Limestone Sanitary Landfill Mahoning 323 1,048,242 25.20 Erie County Sanitary Landfill Erie 22 92,291 49.00 Hancock County Sanitary Landfill Hancock 3 136,946 42.30 Out-of-District Transfer Facilities Various 3,765 NA N/A Out-of-State None N/A N/A N/A N/A Total 522,718 6,840,833 Average Years 42 Source(s) of information: 2008 Ohio Facility Data Report Tables, Table III-1, and Table VI-4A

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Inventories [ORC Section 3734-53(A)(1)-(4)] This section of the Plan Update provides a review of the solid waste management system during the 2008 reference year. The reference year is the year used for data collection for solid waste programs, facilities and activities in the Plan Update. Projections developed in later sections in this Plan Update are based on the reference year inventories. This section of the Plan Update describes how solid waste was collected, reduced, recycled and ultimately managed in Lorain County in 2008. A.

The Reference Year The reference year for this Plan Update is 2008. All of the surveys and information presented in this Plan Update are based on 2008 data unless otherwise noted.

Existing Solid Waste Landfills Table III-1, “Landfills Used by the District”, presents a list of the landfill facilities where residential, commercial, industrial and exempt wastes were delivered directly to landfills for disposal. This table also includes any Lorain County solid waste that was delivered to a transfer facility prior to delivery to a landfill. One in-district and eleven out-of-district Ohio landfills provided disposal capacity for District waste. Approximately 522,718 tons of solid and exempt waste was disposed by District residents, commercial businesses, and industry. The in-district landfill, owned and managed by Republic Waste Services, managed 513,626 tons or 98% of the District’s solid waste in 2008. The eleven out-of-district landfills and five out-of-district transfer stations managed approximately 9,092 tons, or approximately 2% of the District’s waste. The following figure presents the percentage of waste received by in-district and out-of-district transfer and landfill facilities in 2008.

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Figure III-1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Transfer and Landfill Facilities Receiving Solid Waste in 2008

Republic Lorain County Landfill 98%

Out-of-District Facilities 2% A significant portion of the solid waste landfilled in 2008 was exempt waste. Exempt waste is fly ash, bottom ash, foundry sand, slag, or construction and demolition debris. The Lorain County Landfill managed approximately 200,000 tons of exempt waste. This material is not charged solid waste district fees. The following figure displays the waste tonnage landfilled by each sector during the reference year. Figure III-2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008 Waste Tonnage Landfilled by Sector in 2008

Exempt/Other 38% Industrial 16%

Commerical Residential/ 46%

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The end of 2008 marked a major transition for the landfill market place in Lorain County. In December 2008, Allied Waste merged with Republic Waste to form the second largest waste company in the United States. This merger brought a significant change to the solid waste marketplace in northeast Ohio. The U.S. Department of Justice required Republic Waste to divest itself of two Ohio facilities (the Richland County Noble Road Landfill and the Harvard Road Transfer Facility in Cuyahoga County) (see Figure III-3). In 2009, Republic completed the divestiture of the two facilities and sold them to Rumpke Waste Systems, a large regional privately held firm based in Hamilton County (Cincinnati). The divestiture requirement of the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to make the landfill market more competitive with Waste Management Inc., Republic, and Rumpke, the major players in the marketplace, as well as other small haulers now competing for municipal, commercial, and industrial waste contracts. Figure III-3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Landfills, Recycling and Transfer Facilities Used For Lorain County Solid Waste

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These marketplace changes may impact District revenues for the following reasons: 1.

Solid waste that was previously delivered to Lorain County as an Allied Waste operated facility now has several options for disposal as a Republic operated facility.

Lorain Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disposal fee at the Lorain County Landfill of $4.00 for out-of-district solid waste is high as compared to surrounding districts. Figure III-4 below shows the costs transferring waste from Cuyahoga County. The costs include the District and township fees from Lorain County and the Cuyahoga County fees. The map does not include the temporary change in township fees which may expire in December 2009. Figure III-4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cost Associated with Transferring Waste from Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Rumpke is a new market competitor to Republic that will be aggressively working to transfer northeast Ohio waste to their new Richland County Noble Road Landfill.

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Rumpke could be a new bidder on collection contracts and the District has no mechanism in place to charge the $2.00 fee for in-district waste disposed out-of-county.

Existing Incinerators and Resource Recovery Facilities There were no existing incinerators or resource recovery facilities operating in the District.

Existing Transfer Facilities In 2008, District waste was delivered to five transfer facilities located in Cuyahoga County and Medina County. These transfer facilities were both publicly and privately operated. In 2008, the District did not own or operate transfer facilities. The transfer facilities managing Lorain County solid waste received 3,765 tons of waste (3,148 tons residential/commercial waste and 617 tons of exempt waste). The exempt waste was managed at the Harvard Road Transfer Facility owned by Republic Waste in 2008 and now owned and operated by Rumpke in 2009. The transfer facilities did not receive any solid waste materials from industrial facilities.

Existing Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Activities Table III-4, “Residential Curbside Recycling Activities Used by the District”, presents data for twenty-seven political jurisdictions that operated non-subscription curbside recycling programs in 2008. This Plan Update includes data and information about community recycling programs that are more current than the 2008 Annual District Report. Thirteen of the political jurisdictions have switched to a volume based system either using carts or limited use of cans. In fact, by the end of 2011, it is expected that all but one community will have the volume based system. There are eight communities that continue to operate drop-off recycling programs. Figure III-5 illustrates the distribution of the District’s residential recycling programs.

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Figure III-5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lorain County Residential Recycling Programs in 2008 Volume Based Curbside 38%

Drop-off 21%

Non-Subscription Curbside 41%

In 2008, the volume based programs collected approximately 3,000 tons of recyclable materials. There were fourteen political subdivisions that continued to operate traditional curbside recycling programs in 2008. These communities recycled nearly 6,000 tons of recyclable materials. All non-subscription curbside programs recycled a total of more than 8,800 tons. Each of the programs collected aluminum cans, steel cans, glass, plastic and newspaper and many of them collect corrugated cardboard. Other materials such as tires and miscellaneous metals were also collected by some communities. Figures III-6 and III-7 list the communities by type of curbside program and present the tons of material recycled by each community in 2008.

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Figure III-6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lorain County Volume Based Curbside Recycling Programs in 2008

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Carlisle Township

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Figure III-7 – Lorain County Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling Programs in 2008 1,387 City of Avon Lake 233

Columbia Township

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Table III-5, “Drop-offs, Buybacks, Hauler Collection, Other Recycling Activities and HHW Collection Used by the District”, presents the eight drop-off recycling locations. A single drop-off serves both Camden Township and Kipton Village and there are two drop-offs located in Carlisle Township. All eight of the recycling drop-offs collected aluminum cans, steel cans, glass, newspaper and plastic. In 2008, the drop-offs reported collecting 684 tons of recyclable materials. In addition to the eight drop-offs, there were several other scrap dealers and recyclers that accepted materials from business and industry within the District. Most of the scrap dealers accepted aluminum, steel and other metals. The Allied Waste Recyclery, located at the Lorain County Landfill in New Russia Township, accepted the four required materials for the residential sector as well as other recyclable materials for the commercial/industrial sector. This facility received materials direct hauled by the residential,

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commercial, institutional and industrial customers and materials delivered to the facility by Allied trucks. Figure III-8 depicts the eight communities with drop-off locations and the quantity of material recycled in 2008. Camden/Kipton was inadvertently left out of the ADR and is included here. Figure III-8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lorain County Recycling Drop-off Communities

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The District coordinated two household hazardous waste (HHW) collection events in 2008. The District recycled 218 tons of paint, paint-related materials, anti-freeze, solvents, household cleaners, poisons, pesticides/herbicides, household batteries, lead-acid batteries, used motor oil, fluorescent light bulbs, and propane cylinders at its HHW collection. The District held four electronics collections and collected 207 tons. In 2008, the District also operated or coordinated a fluorescent bulb recycling program (40 tons), phone book collection (27 tons) and a household battery collection (6 tons). The District also coordinated and funded five permanent scrap tire drop-offs and a single day collection event. In 2008, the District collected 331 tons of scrap tires. Figure III-9 provides a breakdown of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special collection events that took place in 2008.

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Figure III-9 – Lorain County 2008 Special Collection Events Phonebook Collection 3%

Scrap Tire Collection Program 40%

HHW Collection 26%

Household Battery Collection at local schools 1% Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast 5%

Electronics Collection 25%

Existing Composting/Yard Waste Management Facilities Table III-6, “Composting/Yard Waste Management Activities Used by the District” included thirteen compost facilities/activities in 2008. All of the compost facilities operating in the District were registered Class IV compost facilities. The reporting facilities received 30,420 tons of yard waste. One facility did not report composting any yard waste. Figure III-10 depicts the locations of these thirteen registered compost facilities.

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Figure III-10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Registered Compost Facilities

Composting tonnage in 2008 was the highest that has been reported over the past five years. One potential reason for the increase may be attributed to better reporting through the annual report process. In 2008, several communities collected leaves and yard waste at the curb. Townships also provided residents with opportunities to deliver yard waste to township halls to be transported to compost facilities. The following table presents the tons of materials collected in the District for composting from 2004 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008.

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Tons of Compost 30,420 26,975 23,597 29,560 24,852

Existing Open Dumps and Waste Tire Dumps The three health departments in the District identified the open dump site listed in Table III-8 and mapped in Figure III-11. Figure III-11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Open Dumps and Waste Tire Dumps

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On April 14, 2009, the District funded two deputy sheriffs to assist with the investigation and prosecution of open dump sites. During the first six months of operation, this program has been a success. The Sheriff Department reports 14 residents charged with littering/open dumping including an open dump in a city park. Three of the 14 littering/open dumping charges have resulted in criminal charges. 路路路路 H.

6 cases remain under investigation; 7 cases were forwarded to the Grand Jury; 10 cases were generated from public information; and 3 cases were generated by the Environmental Crimes Unit.

Ash, Foundry Sand and Slag Disposal Sites There was one ash disposal site and one foundry sand disposal site identified in 2008. First Energy owns a coal ash site which is approximately 230 acres. The facility has been in existence since 1994. The District is unsure of its operational status. According to Ohio EPA records, there is a foundry sand disposal site operated by Sterling Foundry in Wellington. The District is unsure of its operational status. Figure III-12 identifies the locations of these two disposal sites in the District.

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Figure III-12 – Ash, Foundry Sand and Slag Disposal Sites

Map of Facilities and Sites A map of the District’s facilities is included in Appendix E.

Existing Collection Systems – Haulers Table III-10, “Solid Waste Haulers Operating in the District”, includes two municipal hauling operations in the City of Elyria and the City of Oberlin. These two municipal operations combined collected 26,000 tons of solid waste. There are two private sector haulers listed in Table III-10. In 2008, Republic Waste and Allied Waste collected nearly 100,000 tons of III-14

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residential waste. These two firms merged at the end of 2008. Republic Waste and Allied Waste were the service providers for most of the residential market. There were a couple of exceptions including the two municipal collection operations and a few townships where multiple haulers operated. Figure III-13 illustrates the service areas for the two municipal haulers and the service area for Republic/Allied. In communities that do not hold contracts with Republic/Allied, there may be additional haulers providing residential waste collection service. Waste Management provided service to commercial and industrial businesses. Waste Management reported collecting 1,406 tons from the District in 2008. Figure III-13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; District Solid Waste Haulers

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Type of Landfill

0 237,683

52 0 0 52 93 0 338 543 0 0 2.9 3,148

233,454 0

Note: Transfer Station Annual Operational Report Data is added to Landfill totals to demonstrate total amount landfilled in 2008

Source(s) of information: Annual Operational Reports for Landfills 2008

0 84,298

629 1,224 47 0 1,782 0 0 17 323 0 0 0

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0 0 0 0 184 7 11 0 0 22 0 617

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0 522,718

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PA = publicly available, PO = privately operated, GO = government operated, C = captive, N/A = not applicable

Evergreen Recycling & Disposal Landfill (Waste Mgmt.) Kimble Sanitary Landfill - Penn-Ohio Coal Co. Countywide Landfill (Republic Waste) Pine Grove Regional Facility (Republic Waste) American Landfill, Inc. (Waste Mgmt.) Sunny Farms Landfill Noble Road Landfill (Rumpke) Port Clinton Ottawa County Landfill Carbon Limestone Sanitary Landfill Erie County Sanitary Landfill Hancock County Sanitary Landfill Out-of-District Transfer Facilities Out-of-State Facilities None Totals

In-District Facilities Republic Lorain County Landfill In-District Transfer Facilities Out-of-District Facilities

Facility Name

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Source(s) of information: Annual Operating Reports for 2008

PA = publicly available, PO = Privately Operated, C = Captive

N/A N/A

State

N/A N/A

County

Location

0 3,148

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0 0

0 617

617

0 0 0

0 617 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0

Residential/ Industrial Exempt Commercial

0 0

0 3,765

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Total

Waste Received from the SWMD (TPY)

0 0

0 16

0 0 16.16 16

0 16.16 16

0 0

Recyclables Processed (TPY) Recovered Total from Waste

0 0

Waste Received from the SWMD (TPY) Total Ash Bypass Waste Waste Incinerated Produced Residential/ Received Industrial Exempt Total (TPY) Commercial (TPY)

Table III-3 Solid Waste Transfer Facilities Used by the District

N/A

State

Location County

N/A

In-District Facilities None N/A In-District Total N/A Out-of-District Facilities Strongsville Solid Waste Transfer Facility PA; GO Harvard Road Transfer Station PA; PO Broadview Heights Transfer Station PA; PO Medina County Material Recovery Facility PA; GO Waste Management Cleveland Transfer PA; PO Out-of-District Total Out-of-State Facilities None N/A Totals

Facility Name

In-District Facilities None Out-of-District Facilities None Out-of-State Facilities None

Facility Name

Type of Facility

Table III-2 Solid Waste Incinerators and Waste-to-Energy Facilities Used by the District

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Type of Curbside

Population Served in 2008

Volume Based System Curbside Recycling Amherst City 206 S. Main Street VBS 11,724 Amherst, Ohio 44001 (440) 988-4380 Amherst Township 7857 Oberlin Road VBS 6,205 Elyria, Ohio 44035 (440) 233-5744 Avon City 36774 Detroit Road VBS 17,086 Avon, Ohio 44011 (440) 937-7807 Carlisle Township 11969 LaGrange Road VBS 7,148 LaGrange, Ohio 44050 (440) 458-4491 Elyria Township 41416 Griswold Road VBS 3,303 Elyria, Ohio 44035 (440) 324-9462 Grafton Township 18789 Avon Belden Road VBS 2,906 Grafton, Ohio 44044 (440) 926-2166 Grafton Village 1009 Chestnut Street VBS 6,716 Grafton, Ohio 44044 (440) 926-2401 Lagrange Township 18563 S.R. 301 VBS 4,196 Lagrange, Ohio 44050 (440) 355-6071 Lagrange Village P.O. Box 597 VBS 2,012 Lagrange, Ohio 44050 (440) 355-5555 Oberlin City 85 S. Main Street VBS 8,381 Oberlin, Ohio 44074 (440) 775-7251 Sheffield Village VBS 3,515 4820 Detroit Ave. Elyria, Ohio 44035 South Amherst Village 103 W. Main St. VBS 1,743 South Amherst, Ohio 44001 Wellington Township 44828 S.R. 18 VBS 1,391 Wellington, Ohio 44090 (440) 647-2113

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Carlisle Township

Village of South Amherst

Wellington Township

Village of Lagrange

Village of Sheffield

Lagrange Township

Village of Grafton

City of Oberlin

Grafton Township

Amherst Township

City of Avon

Amherst City

Elyria Township

Types of

2,977

642

132

216

142

133

706

306

434

Recyclables Processed Materials Accepted from the AC GL PL ONP OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth (TPY)

Volume Based System - Total Recycled in 2008

1,572

Weekly

1,476

Weekly

984

3,048

Weekly

6,691

Weekly

1,057

2,659

Weekly

4,965

Average # of Service Area Households Participating County Township/City

Weekly

Frequency of Collection

Table III-4 Residential Curbside Recycling Activities Used by the District

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Type of Curbside

III-19 1,579

181

751

8,905

4,139

10,754

4,699

Weekly

1,897

Weekly

70,239

2,062

5,080

1,847

3,934

353

663

11,249

818

29,787

754

25,516

2,677

Lorain

Pittsfield Township

Village of Rochester

Rochester Township

City of Sheffield Lake

Sheffield Township

City of Vermilion

Village of Wellington

New Russia Township

City of North Ridgeville

Henrietta Township

City of Lorain

Columbia Township

City of Elyria

City of Avon Lake

County Tow nship/City

Service Area

GL PL

Non-Subscription Curbside - Total Recycled in 2008 Total Recycled in 2008

Weekly

1,871

28,153

Weekly

54,979

Weekly

6,984

8,692

Average # of Households Participating

ONP

Types of

Materials Accepted OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth

5,842 8,819

116

318

187

1,065

1,113

1,141

233

1,387

Recyclables Processed from the (TPY)

Source(s) of information: 2008 Annual Report; Re-TRAC Community System; District Information. Number of Households estimate based on ODOD - Estimated Housing Units for Ohio Places, County and County Subdivisions 2000-2006

VBS=Volume Based Recycling; NS=Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling; S=Subscription Curbside Recycling AC=Aluminum Containers; GL=Glass containers; PL=Plastic containers; ONP=newspaper; OCC=Cardboard; SC= Steel Containers; LAB=Lead Acid Batteries; Mag=Magazines; OffP=Office Paper;

North Ridgeville City 7307 Avon Blenden Road N. Ridgeville, Ohio 44039 (440) 353-0853 Pittsfield Township 18938 Pitts Road Wellington, Ohio 44090 (440) 775-3352 Rochester Village 103 Middle Street Rochester, Ohio 44090 (440) 647-3968 Rochester Township 52185 Griggs Rd. Wellington, OH 44090 (440) 647-3731 Sheffield Lake City 4750 Richelieu Avenue Sheffield, Ohio 44054 (440) 949-6259 Sheffield Township 5200 Clinton Avenue Lorain, Ohio 44055 (440) 277-4040 Vermilion City 5511 Liberty Avenue Vermillion, Ohio 44089 (440) 967-5056 Wellington Village 115 Willard Memorial Square Wellington, Ohio 44090 (440) 647-2113

Weekly

Frequency of Collection

23,996

Population Served in 2008

Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling Avon Lake City 750 Avon Blenden Road NS Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 (440) 933-6141 Columbia Township 25496 Royalton Road NS Columbia, Ohio 44028 (440) 236-8802 Elyria City 328 Broad Street NS Elyria, Ohio 44035 (440) 326-1417 Henrietta Township 9950 Gifford Road NS Amherst, Ohio 44050 (440) 965-4684 Lorain City 200 W. Erie Ave NS Lorain, Ohio 44052 (440)246-6886 New Russia Township 46268 Butternut Ridge Rd. NS Oberlin, Ohio 44074 (440) 775-7782

Community Name, Address, Phone

Table III-4 (continued) Residential Curbside Recycling Activities Used by the District

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Type of Facility or Activity

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PA: DO

Camden Township/Kipton Village Recycling Center 417 State St. Kipton, OH 44049

Huntington Township 27001 State Route 58 Wellington, OH 44090

Penfield Township 41012 Route 18 Wellington, OH 44090

Other Drop-off Facilities Abitibi Consolidated PA: DO Various schools and public and private organizations Brokers, Processors, Buy Back Centers A&H Metals, Inc. 249 E Chestnut Hill Rd. B Newark, DE 19713 302-366-7540 Algonquin Industries, Inc. 139 Farm St. B Bellingham, MA 02019 508-966-4600 All Ohio Secure Shred 14250 South Industrial Ave. B Maple Heights, OH 44137 216-332-9850

PA: DO

Brownhelm Township Recycling Center 1360 Claus Rd. Vermilion, OH 44089

AC Full Time/Full Service Drop-Off Recycling Centers Carlisle Township Town Hall PA: DO X 11969 LaGrange Rd. LaGrange, OH 44050 Carlisle Township East Carlisle Complex PA: DO X 1959 Grafton Rd. Elyria, OH 44035 Eaton Township Recycling Center PA: DO X 12043 Avon Belden Rd. Grafton, OH 44044 Lorain County Recyclery PA: DO; (Allied/Republic) X BR 43502 Oberlin Elyria Rd. Oberlin, OH 44074 Part Time/Full Service Drop-Off Recycling Centers Brighton Township Recycling Center PA: DO X 21451 State Route 511 North Wellington, OH 44090

Facility/Activity Name, Address, Phone

GL PL ONP OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth

Types of Materials Accepted

Lorain

County

District

Penfield Township

Huntington Township

Camden Township Village of Kipton

309,041

1,840

1,436

1,557

1,949

1,002

Brighton Township

Brownhelm Township

309,041

5,804

7,148

Population Served

District

Eaton Township

Carlisle Township

Townships/ Cities

Service Area

Yes

DNR

N/A

Yes

N/A

Transports Materials

N/A

24 hrs/day, 7 days/week

700

3,915

102

Wednesday 3pm-7pm Saturday 10am-3pm

2nd & 4th Sat. 8am 1pm (MxP & OCC anytime)

1st Fri & Sat 8am-5pm Friday 8-noon Sat (except holiday weekends)

Saturday 10 am - 2 pm

DNR

30% R 50% C 20% I

DNR

100% I

50% R 50% C

100% R

DNR

66% R 18% C 16% I 21,691

24 hrs/day, 7 days/week

4.5 hours per month

DNR

100% R

156

DNR

24 hrs/day, 7 days/week

100% R

247 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week

24 hrs/day, 7 days/week

DNR

Processing Capacity (tons) Hours Recyclables Available to Processed from % of Material Daily Annual Public the SWMD (TPY) from Sector: (TPD) (TPY)

Table III-5 Drop-offs, Buybacks, Hauler Collection, Other Recycling Activities and HHW Collection Used by the District

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Type of Facility or Activity

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Elyria Recycling/PSC Metals 800 Infirmary Rd. Elyria, OH 44035 440-322-1333

Columbiana Foundry Co. 501 Lisbon St. Columbiana, OH 44408 330-482-3336 CTC Recycling Valmont Industrial Park 225 Jaycee Dr. West Hazleton, PA 18202 570-579-0386 Damascus Steel Casting Company P.O. Box 257 Blockhouse Road Run Extension New Brighton, PA 15066 724-846-2770 Dobie Pallets, Inc 35544 Lorain Rd. North Ridgeville, OH 44039 440-327-2255 X

B, PA: DO X

B, PA: DO

Types of Materials Accepted

AC GL PL ONP OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth

B, PA: DO X

Cintas Document & Paper Shredding 55 Andrews Cir. B, PA: DO Brecksville, OH 44141 440-746-7777

Caraustar Recovered Fiber Group 3400 Vega Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216-961-5060 Chase Brass & Copper Co 14212 County Road M50 Montpelier, OH 43543 419-485-3193 Cimino Box & Pallet Co 8500 Clinton Rd. Cleveland, OH 44144 216-961-7377

Blue Star Metals Recycling 201 Williams St. Elyria, OH 44035 440-323-3950

Brokers, Processors, Buy Back Centers Associated Paper Stock 11510 South Ave. B North Lima, OH 44452 330-549-5311

Facility/Activity Name, Address, Phone

Lorain

County

District

Townships/ Cities

309,041

Population Served

Service Area

Yes

DNR

Yes limited to tools

Yes

DNR

Yes

Transports Materials

589

199

Mon-Fri 8:00am4:00pm Mon-Fri 8am4:30pm Sat 8am12pm

4,804

100

194

721

516

5,203

2,051

N/A

Mon-Fri 8am2pm call ahead

DNR

M-F 8am 4:30pm Sat 9am 12pm

DNR

30% R 30% C 40% I

2% R 18% C 80% I

100% I

10% R 45% C 45% I

DNR

100% I

5% R 5% C 90% I

100% C

DNR

Processing Capacity (tons) Hours Recyclables Available to Processed from Daily Annual Public the SWMD (TPY) % of Material from Sector: (TPD) (TPY)

Table III-5 (continued) Drop-offs, Buybacks, Hauler Collection, Other Recycling Activities and HHW Collection Used by the District

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Kendrick Environmental P.O. Box 400 Windham, OH 44288 888-750-3909

JDS Trucking 27230 Royalton Rd. Columbia Station, OH 44028 440-236-6575

Types of Materials Accepted

B, PA: DO

AC GL PL ONP OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth

Type of Facility or Activity

Brokers, Processors, Buy Back Centers Environmental Recycling 527 East Woodland Cir. Bowling Green, OH 43402 419-354-6110 Enviva Materials 1309 East Cary St. Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23219 1-804-381-4000 EnerSys (formerly Exide Battery) 3301 E. Royalton Rd. Broadview Heights, OH 44147 440-717-5130 Federal Metal Company 7250 Division St. Bedford, OH 44146 440-232-8700 Ferromet Corporation 2528 Medina Rd. Medina, OH 44256 330-722-4442 Ferrous Processing & Trading (FPT) 8550 Aetna Rd. Cleveland, OH 44015 216-441-3800 Gateway Recycling 4223 E. 49th St. Cleveland, OH 44125 216-341-8777 Infoshred.Net 23800 Corbin Dr. Cleveland, OH 44128 216-663-8910 Jasar Recycling 183 Edgeworth Ave. East Palestine, OH 44413 330-426-2538

Facility/Activity Name, Address, Phone

Lorain

County

District

Townships/ Cities

309,041

Population Served

Service Area

Yes

983

Winter M-F 8:30am 4:30pm Spring/ Summer M-F 7:30am 5pm & Sat morning

N/A

Mon-Fri 8:00am5:00pm

N/A

557

4,350

194

549

N/A

Mon-Fri 8:00am4:30pm

Yes if large quantities

Yes

225

N/A

Mon-Fri 8:00am4:00pm

DNR

Yes

Transports Materials

90% C 10% I

DNR

70% C 30% I

5% R 20% C 75% I

DNR

5% R 55% C 40% I 10% R 50% C 40% I

DNR

100% I

5% R 15% C 80% I

100% I

5% R 20% C 75% I

DNR

Processing Capacity (tons) Hours Recyclables Available to Processed from Daily Annual Public the SWMD (TPY) % of Material from Sector: (TPD) (TPY)

Table III-5 (continued) Drop-offs, Buybacks, Hauler Collection, Other Recycling Activities and HHW Collection Used by the District

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Medina Paper Recycling 370 Lake Rd. Medina, OH 44256 330-723-4334 Mercer Metals 200 Union Bower Ct., Ste 214 Irving, TX 75061 1-800-728-0059

Medina Mulch & Playground Carpet 7000 Norwalk Rd. Chippewa Lake, OH 44256 330-722-3880

L. Gray Barrel 2800 E 90th St. Cleveland, OH 44104 216-721-2399 Liberty Tire 14864 Lincoln St. SE Minerva, OH 44657 330-868-0097 Ferrous Processing & Trading (formerly M. Weingold & Co.) 3915 E. 91st St. Cleveland, OH 44105 216-641-1071 Maxxum Group 15422 Detroit Ave. Lakewood, OH 44107 216-226-2700 MD Packaging

Kurtz Bros. 1180 Miller Rd. Avon, OH 44011 216-986-7033

B, PA: DO

Types of Materials Accepted

AC GL PL ONP OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth

B, PA: DO

Brokers, Processors, Buy Back Centers Kidney Salvage B

Type of Facility/Activity Name, Address, Facility or Phone Activity

Lorain

County

District

Townships/ Cities

309,041

Population Served

Service Area

DNR

Yes

DNR

Yes

DNR

Transports Materials

N/A

24 hrs/day, 7 days/week

Winter Mon-Wed 8:00am-2:00pm Summer Mon-Fri

DNR

N/A

DNR

Winter M-F 8m-2pm Spring/ Summer M, W, F 8am-2pm

DNR

Hours Available to Public

Table III-5 (continued) Drop-offs, Buybacks, Hauler Collection, Other Recycling Activities and HHW Collection Used by the District

914

4,610

586

100% I

10% R 50% C 40% I

5% R 50% C 45% I

DNR

100% I

20% R 78% C 2% I

100% I

5% R 15% C 80% I

C&I

DNR

Recyclables Processing Capacity (tons) Processed from the % of Material Daily Annual SWMD (TPY) from Sector: (TPD) (TPY)

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Type of Facility or Activity

Niles Metal & Iron Co 45 W. Federal St. Niles, OH 44446 330-652-0799 Northcoast Recycling 1305 Lloyd Rd. Wickliffe, OH 44092 440-943-6968 Olympic Pallet Sales 13900 Shaker Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44120 PiPo Plastic Recycling 75 Ontario St. Norwalk, OH 44857 419-668-1820 Plasticycle Nashville Recycling Plant 5801 Centennial Blvd. Nashville, TN 37209 877-997-6882 PRT (Plastic Recycling Technology) 7600 US Route 127 North Van Wert, OH 45891 419-238-9395 R.J. Evercrest Polymers, Inc. 2 Lee Blvd. Frazer, PA 19355 610-647-1555 Republic Technologies (Engineered Products) 1807 East 28th St. Lorain, OH 44055 440-277-2000 River Valley Paper Co. 120 E. Mill St. Akron, OH 44308 330-535-1001

National Material Recycling 3651 Broadway Lorain, OH 44052 440-244-1806 X

III-24 X

B, PA: DO

B, PA: DO X

Types of Materials Accepted

AC GL PL ONP OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth

Brokers, Processors, Buy Back Centers Milliron Recycling 2384 Ohio 39 B, PA: DO X Mansfield, OH 44903 419-747-6522 National Hydraulics 1000 Water St. B Scottsdale, PA 15683 724-887-3850

Facility/Activity Name, Address, Phone

Lorain

County

District

Townships/ Cities

309,041

Population Served

Service Area

Yes

DNR

Yes

DNR

Yes

DNR

Yes

Transports Materials

N/A

DNR

N/A

DNR

N/A

DNR

4,610

810

Mon-Fri 8:00am4:00pm

DNR

4,610

Recyclables Processed from the SWMD (TPY)

Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm Sat 7:30am12:00pm

Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm Sat 8:00am-12:00pm

N/A

Mon-Fri 8:00am5:00pm Sat 8:00am12:00pm

Hours Available to Public

Table III-5 (continued) Drop-offs, Buybacks, Hauler Collection, Other Recycling Activities and HHW Collection Used by the District

C&I

DNR

C&I

DNR

10% R 50% C 40% I 100% I

DNR

R, C, I

100% I

R, C, I

Daily (TPD)

DNR

Annual (TPY)

Processing Capacity (tons) % of Material from Sector:

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

III-25 X

Types of Materials Accepted

AC GL PL ONP OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth

Type of Facility or Activity

Brokers, Processors, Buy Back Centers S. Slesnick Co. 700 3rd St. SE Canton, OH 44707 330-454-5101 ScrapCom Inc 4801 Chaincraft Rd. Garfield Heights, OH 44125 216-823-4151 Shredding Network (Recycling Network) 29325 Clayton Ave. Wickliffe, OH 44092 440-944-8819 Shred-It 6777 Engle Rd. Middleburg Heights, OH 43336 888-686-5562 Sims Metal Management 4431 W 130th St. Cleveland, OH 44135 216-671-3000 Stein Steel Mill Services Inc 4000 Mahoning Ave. NW Warren, OH 44483 330-847-5356 Tube City IMS 4300 E. 49th St. Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125 216-441-9702 US Polymers 101 E. Sandusky St. Findlay, OH 45840 419-424-3154 Non-Reported various private scrap yards, scrap brokers, and end users of recycled materials Hauler Recycling Republic/Allied 40195 Butternut Ridge Road Elyria, OH 44035 440-458-5191 Waste Management 3980 Jennings Road Cleveland, OH 44109 216-741-4013

Facility/Activity Name, Address, Phone

Lorain

County

District

Townships/ Cities

309,041

309,042

309,041

Population Served

Service Area

Yes

DNR

Yes

DNR

Yes

DNR

Yes

Transports Materials

N/A

DNR

N/A

DNR

1,406.00

21,691

DNR

4,610

549

1st Sat of Month 9:00am-12:00pm

DNR

Recyclables Processed from the SWMD (TPY)

N/A

DNR

N/A

Hours Available to Public

Table III-5 (continued) Drop-offs, Buybacks, Hauler Collection, Other Recycling Activities and HHW Collection Used by the District

C&I

R, C & I

100% I

DNR

10% R 50% C 40% I

R,C & I

DNR

Daily (TPD)

DNR

80% C 20% I

% of Material from Sector:

DNR

Annual (TPY)

Processing Capacity (tons)

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Type of Facility or Activity Types of Materials Accepted

III-26

Electronics Collection

Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast

Household Battery Collection at local schools

Scrap Tire Collection Program

Totals

Lorain

District

Lorain

Townships/ Cities

County

309,041

Population Served

Service Area

DNR

Transports Materials

331

One-day collection and five permanent collection sites

103,524

40 hours per week

4 hours per month

207

218

6 weeks in the Fall Two - one-day events Four - one-day events

Recyclables Processed from the SWMD (TPY)

Hours Available to Public

100% R

DNR

90% C & I 10% R 100% R

DNR

Daily (TPD)

100% R

% of Material from Sector:

DNR

Annual (TPY)

Processing Capacity (tons)

Source(s) of information:

DNR=Did Not Report

2008 Annual District Report, District Recycling Facility Data Phone calls to Recycling Brokers, Buybacks & Haulers Ohio Department of Development Office of Strategic Research Population Estimates, July 2008

R=Residential; C=Commercial; I=Industrial; PA = Publicly Available; DO = Drop off; B=Broker; BB=Buy-Back; H=Hauler; PUO=Private Use Only AC=Aluminum Containers/Non-Ferrous; GL=Glass Containers; PL= Plastic Containers/Ferrous; ONP=Old Newspaper; OCC=Corrugated Cardboard; SC=Steel Containers; LAB=Lead Acid Battery; Mag=Magazines; OffP=Office Paper; MxP=Mixed Paper; ST=Scrap Tires; App=Appliances; OM=Other Metals; Oth=Other (Nicad Batteries, Used Oil, Household Batteries, Wood)

HHW Collection

AC GL PL ONP OCC SC LAB Mag OffP MxP ST App OM Oth Other Phonebook Collection PA X at Burger King and containers throughout Lorain County HHW Collection Programs and Electronics Collection

Facility/Activity Name, Address, Phone

Table III-5 (continued) Drop-offs, Buybacks, Hauler Collection, Other Recycling Activities and HHW Collection Used by the District

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Class IV

BFI Lorain County Resource Recovery Complex

Carlisle Township

Eaton Township Composting Center

Elyria City Maintenance Garage Property

JDS Trucking, Inc

JS Composting

Kurtz Bros Inc

Lorain City Service Complex

M&B Trucking Express Corp

Morton's Landscape Development Co.

Oberlin Compost

Source(s) of information: Ohio EPA Facility List 2008

DNR=Did Not Report

Grand Total

Lorain

Class IV

Avon Lake Central Fueling

Lorain

County

Facility Name Facility or Activity Type Lorain County Registered Compost Facilities 750 Acon Beldon Rd. Avon Lake, OH 44012 216-933-6141 43650 Oberlin-Elyria Rd. Oberlin, OH 44074 440-774-3100 11969 LaGrange Rd. LaGrange, OH 44050 440-458-6688 12043 Avon Belden Rd. Grafton, OH 44044 440-748-2236 851 Garden St. Elyria, OH 44035 440-322-9406 27230 Royalton Rd. Columbia Station, OH 44028 440236-6575 38599 Center Ridge North Ridgeville, OH 44039 440-327-6010 1180 Miller Rd. Avon, OH 44011 216-857-0147 114 East 35th St. Lorain, OH 44052 440-244-4294 27457 Royalton Rd. Columbia Station, OH 44028 440-236-8820 11564 Station Rd. Columbia Station, OH 44028 440-236-3550 11561 Station Rd. Columbia Station, OH 44028 440-236-3550 44436 State Route 511 East Oberlin, OH 44074 216-775-7204

Location Address/Phone

DNR

30,420

577

751

2,427

2,193

8,234

594

608

7,333

400

895

2,565

3,842

Waste Received from the SWMD Type Amount (T)

DNR

Processing Capacity Daily (TPD) Annual (TPY)

Table III-6 Composting/Yard Waste Management Activities Used by the District

DNR

Non-compostables Landfilled (TPY)

DNR

Compost Produced (TPY)

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Facility Mailing Address, Phone N/A

Source(s) of information: 2008 District Surveys

None

Facility Name, Type

Facility Owner, Address, Phone N/A

Facility Operator, Daily Waste Receipt Limit, (TPD) Address, Phone N/A N/A

Table III-7 Facilities Used by the District Which are Located Outside Ohio: Additional Data Number of Days Facility Open/Year N/A

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Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Longitude (degrees, minutes, seconds) N/A N/A

Latitude (degrees, minutes, seconds) N/A N/A

N/A

Todd Hall/1550 Broadway, Lorain

Land Owner Mailing Address/Phone

N/A

less than 1 acre

Asphalt, misc. solid waste on vacant lot N/A

Approximate Size of Site (in acres)

Description of Materials Dumped

Source(s) of information: Jim Boddy: Lorain County Health Department; City of Elyria Health Department; City of Lorain Health Department

N/A=Not available

Site Location (describe briefly) Open Dump Sites South of 3743 Albany Sheffield Twp Waste Tire Dump Sites None

Table III-8 Open Dumps and Waste Tire Dumps Located in the District

N/A

unknown

Time Period Site has Existed

N/A

still present

2008 Update

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District

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Lorain County Solid Waste Management District

Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Table III-9 Ash, Foundry Sand, and Slag Disposal Sites Used by the District Site Location (describe briefly) Westwood Facility S.R. 82 & 83 Grafton

Sterling Foundry 201 Erie St. Wellington, OH 44090

Land Owner Mailing Address/Phone FirstEnergy 6670 Beta Drive Mayfield Village, OH 44143 (216) 604-9874 Sterling Foundry 201 Erie St. Wellington, OH 44091

Description of Materials Dumped

Approximate Size of Site (in acres)

Time Period Site has Existed

Coal Ash

230

1994

Foundry Sand Bag House Dust Metal Fragments Slag General Refuse

Source(s) of information: Ohio EPA - Matt Hittle via email 10/23/09 - 11/2/09; ATSDR - Health Consultation March 17, 2005

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1920's - 1995

III-31

City/Twp./Village

City of Oberlin

City of Elyria

Avon, Avon Lake, Amherst, Lorain, Carlisle, Grafton, LaGrange, North Ridgeville, Rochester, Sheffield Lake, Sheffield, South Amherst, Vermilion, Wellington Numerous Townships Commercial and Industrial customers throughout Lorain County

Source(s) of information: 2008 District Survey and Phone Survey

Total

City of Oberlin

City of Elyria

328 Broad Street Elyria, OH 44035 216-322-9406 85 S. Main Street Oberlin, OH 44074 440-775-7217

7450 Oakleaf Rd. East Cleveland, OH 44146 440-786-1300

Waste Management Inc.

Public Sector Haulers

40195 Butternut Ridge Road Elyria, OH 44035 440-458-5191

Mailing Address City, State, Zip, Phone

Republic Services (Allied)

Facility/Activity Name Contact Person Private Sector Haulers

4,000

MSW and Recyclables

125,966

22,000

1,406

98,560

Tons Collected from the District

MSW and Recyclables

Materials Collected

Table III-10 Solid Waste Haulers Operating in the District

Lorain County Landfill

Waste Management Transfer Facility Cleveland Ohio

Lorain County Landfill

Name of Facility Used by Hauler

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Lorain County Solid Waste Management District

IV.

Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Reference Year Population, Waste Generation and Waste Reduction [ORC Section 3734.53(A)(5)-(6)] A.

Reference Year Population and Residential/Commercial Waste Generation Table IV-1, “Reference Year Population and Residential/Commercial Generation,” includes an estimate of the 2008 population for the District. The population estimate of 304,373 for the District is a projection using the 2000 Census and population projections from the Ohio Department of Development Office of Strategic Research, 2008 Population for Counties, Cities, Villages and Townships. This specific population estimate of 304,373 is not adjusted for political subdivisions located in more than one solid waste district. It is also the exact projection for July 1, 2008 from the Ohio Department of Development Office of Strategic Research. The District did not alter this estimated population. The District adjusted the population estimate to include the entire population of the City of Vermilion. In accordance with Ohio law, the entire population of a political subdivision located in more than one solid waste district is credited to the district containing the largest portion of the jurisdiction’s population. The City of Vermilion had more than 50% of the population living inside Lorain County and a portion living inside Erie County. The population of the City of Vermilion in Erie County (4,668) was added to the District’s population total. The total adjusted population for the District in 2008 was 309,041. The District projected residential/commercial waste using Ohio EPA’s September 4, 2002, recommendations for estimating per capita residential/commercial waste generation. For 2008, the per capita residential/commercial waste generation estimate was 4.82 pounds per person per day. Table IV-1 shows the formula for projecting the residential/commercial waste generation using the “national projections” that were adjusted by Ohio EPA. This methodology estimated the District’s residential/commercial waste generation was 271,848 tons in 2008. This estimate is approximately 21,000 tons less than the 292,508 tons of residential/commercial waste generated that was recorded by landfills and transfer stations for 2008 (237,683 tons) plus reported recycling and source reduction activities for 2008 (54,825 tons). For further discussion on reconciling the waste generation values, see Section IV.H of this Plan Update.

IV-1

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Industrial Waste Generation The District conducted an Industrial Survey in 2008 to support this Plan Update. Copies of the commercial and industrial survey forms and a summary of industrial survey results are included in Appendix F. Table IV-2 presents the results of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2008 Industrial Survey. The District used information from industries responding to the survey as well as Appendix JJ of the Ohio EPA Plan format to estimate the total waste generated by the industrial sector in the District during 2008. The District had 428 industries in SIC codes 20 and 22-39, and approximately 19% of the industries (80) responded to the survey. Approximately 9,000 (44%) of the employees were represented by the survey results. Approximately 135,000 tons were reported in the surveys. The District calculated the generation rate and tons of waste generated per employee for each SIC code from the survey respondents. Then the District calculated the amount of industrial waste generated based on the number of industries and employees that did not submit a survey. For those industries that did not respond, the District used the generation rate from Appendix JJ of the Ohio EPA Plan Format to estimate total waste generated. Using this projection methodology, a total of 178,092 tons of industrial waste was generated by the District from non-responding industries. The resulting total is 313,395 tons generated by both responding (135,303 tons) and non-responding industries (178,092 tons).

Exempt Waste Exempt waste is material that is not defined as solid waste, such as construction and demolition debris. Exempt wastes can be managed in landfills that have different and often less stringent environmental control requirements. Table IV-3 shows the total exempt waste generated by the District was 200,738 tons. This includes the exempt waste reported by the landfills and transfer stations receiving the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waste in Table III-1. The generation rate was 3.56 pounds per person per day. Landfills and transfer stations receiving District waste reported managing 200,738 tons of exempt waste. Of those 200,738 tons, all exempt waste, except for 617 tons, was direct hauled to landfills. In 2008, the Lorain County Landfill managed a significant amount of exempt waste. The Landfill reported accepting 199,897 tons (Table III-1), which was the majority of the exempt waste generated in the District. The total exempt waste is likely to fluctuate depending on the generation of this material from Lorain County businesses generating this material. Looking at historical trends, the exempt waste increased significantly beginning in

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2006 and experienced another significant increase during the reference year. D.

Total Waste Generation Table IV-4, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reference Year Total Waste Generation for the District,â&#x20AC;? presents the total waste generated using national and statewide projections. Using the national averages adjusted by Ohio EPA, the District projected approximately 786,000 tons of waste was generated in 2008. The generation rate in pounds per person per day is estimated at 13.94. This included 271,848 tons (Table IV-1) of projected residential/commercial waste, 313,395 tons (Table IV-2) of projected industrial waste and 200,738 tons (Table IV-3) of exempt waste. The total waste generation listed in Table IV-4 was 101,651 tons more than the total in Table IV-8 (684,330) as calculated using landfill/transfer facility data and reported recycling and waste reduction, including exempt waste. For further discussion on reconciling the waste generation values, see Section IV.H.

Reference Year Waste Reduction The District surveyed communities, businesses, recycling facilities, haulers and brokers to obtain data on residential, commercial/institutional and industrial recycling in 2008. The residential/commercial waste reduction reported in Table IV-5 and industrial waste reduction reported on Table IV-6 was obtained from these surveys as reported in the Annual District Report. The District was careful to eliminate double counting as follows: Residential Data The District requires cities, villages and townships to annually report quantities of recyclable materials as part of their final grant reports. In 2008, communities continued to use the web-based data management system, Re-TRAC, which replaced paper surveys for collecting data from communities. Communities located within Lorain County use the Re-TRAC system to enter data throughout the year on recycling, solid waste and composting activities. The District works with the communities to assure that they are entering data quarterly and that they are entering data correctly. Each spring, once it is determined that the rate of community response is adequate, the data is reviewed for accuracy and the grant reports are finalized. The data reported directly by the communities for the grant reports was the only information used to calculate residential recycling for the Annual District Report submitted in June 2009 and for this Plan

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Update. Survey results from recyclers were not included in the tabulation of residential recycling. Commercial/Industrial Data A survey of commercial businesses was completed by the District in the spring of 2009 to gather recycling and disposal data for the District in 2008. The District used a mail house to send a cover letter via the U.S. Postal Service to each commercial and institutional business and industries in SIC codes 20 and 22-39. The letter asked businesses to navigate to the commercial/industrial survey web address to fill out the one-time survey. The results of these individual surveys were used to compile recycling by commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. No other recyclers’ data was used in the calculation of commercial or industrial recycling. Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction Table IV-5, “Reference Year Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction in the District,” shows that the District had 54,825 tons of residential/commercial waste recycled in 2008. The largest commodity recycled within the District in 2008 was 30,420 tons of composted yard waste. The yard waste accounted for approximately 55% of the District’s recycled material in 2008. This was an increase over the previous two years. Some of the increase is due to a significant wind storm caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike that occurred in September 2008. When Hurricane Ike hit Ohio, it had wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour, the strength of a Category I Hurricane. Other large components of residential/commercial recyclables include paper (9,808 tons), cardboard (4,917 tons), ferrous metals (2,278 tons) and glass (2,050 tons). The District Annual Report for 2008 listed 331 tons of scrap tires. This figure has since been revised to be 1,178 tons, with data supplied to the Ohio EPA by scrap tire transporters. The following table summarizes the residential and commercial recycling totals by commodity: Commodity Appliances Batteries Cardboard Cloth & Fabrics Commingled Recyclables Electronics Ferrous Metals

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2008 Tons 80 2,050 218 61 9,808 1,194 1,178 53 9 1,337 30,420 54,825

Food Glass HHW Non-Ferrous Metals Paper Plastic Rubber Stone Used Oil Wood Yard Waste Total

The following figure depicts the waste reduction percentages for the residential/commercial sector. Figure IV-1 – 2008 Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction

Food 0.15%

Glass HHW 3.74% 0.40%

Ferrous 4.16%

Batteries 0.31%

Non-Ferrous 0.11% Cardboard 8.97% Paper 17.89%

Compost 55.49%

Plastic 2.18%

Stone 0.10% Electronics 0.38%

Wood 2.44%

Rubber 2.15% Cloth & Fabrics 0.63% Used Oil 0.02%

Commingled Recyclables 0.91%

Industrial Waste Reduction Table IV-6, “Reference Year Industrial Waste Reduction in the District” shows that the District had 106,787 tons of industrial waste recycled in

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2008. Ferrous metals (67,629 tons) accounted for over approximately 63% of the 106,787 tons of industrial recyclables. Non-exempt foundry sand (19,043 tons) is the second largest component comprising approximately 18% of industrial recyclables. The following table summarizes the industrial recycling totals by commodity: Commodity Batteries Cardboard Ferrous Metals Food Glass Graphite Non-Exempt Foundry Sand Non-Ferrous Metals Paper Plastic Rubber Silicon Carbide Wood Yard Waste Total

2008 Tons 3 1,755 67,629 1 12 9 19,043 4,963 9,351 1,103 7 16 2,894 2 106,787

The following figure depicts the commodities recycled by the industrial sector in 2008. Figure IV-2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008 Industrial Waste Reduction in the District

Plastic 1.03%

Cardboard 1.64%

Paper 8.76%

Rubber 0.01% Wood 2.71%

Compost 0.002% Batteries Graphite 0.003% Non-Exempt 0.008% Food Foundry Sand Glass 0.001% 17.83% 0.01% Silicon Carbide 0.01%

Non-Ferrous 4.65%

Ferrous 63.33%

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Existing Waste Reduction/Recycling Activities for Residential, Commercial and Industrial Sectors The strengths and challenges of District programs are presented following each program description. RESIDENTIAL/COMMERICAL PROGRAMS

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Political subdivisions are responsible for developing and implementing recycling programs. The District provides financial resources, technical assistance, solid waste management expertise and other consulting services to political subdivisions, businesses, residents, haulers and policymakers. The following recycling efforts were in operation in 2008. 1.

Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling In 2008, there were twenty-seven non-subscription curbside programs operating in the District. Thirteen of those programs were volume based systems (VBS). Each political subdivision was responsible for maintaining its own program within its own jurisdiction. In 2008, the non-subscription programs collected approximately 8,819 tons of recyclable materials. The District continued to focus on increasing recycling volume and increasing levels of participation. Fourteen of the communities continue to use the blue-bag recycling program. Residents put their recyclables in blue bags which they could obtain from local markets. Several communities have switched to the VBS program. The communities that have switched to the VBS have primarily completed the conversion with a cart system. Typically, a 96 gallon cart is supplied by the hauler. Several communities have also selected a second cart for recyclables. This replaces the blue bag system and automates both trash collection and recycling. The hauler collecting trash and recyclables only has one driver who uses an automated arm to lift the cart and empty the contents into the packer truck. The City of Oberlin has used a cost per bag system for trash for residential customers. Residents are allowed three bags per week at no additional cost. Additional bags are $1.00 per bag. Oberlin also provides residents with a recycling 18 gallon container. The previous plan outlined a program to provide communities with financial incentives to transition to a VBS. The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Community Grant program provided special incentive funding for any community that passed a resolution by January 1, 2010 indicating they would make the conversion to a VBS program. Larger communities were presented with an option to switch the entire political subdivision to the VBS or implement a two-year pilot study on one route. Political subdivisions that did not make the switch by January 2010 had their grant funds reduced. Political subdivisions remaining on the traditional blue-bag program were asked to put their recyclables in blue bags which they could obtain from local markets. The blue bags were then collected by the hauler and delivered to the BFI Recyclery in New Russia Township. Each traditional blue bag program collected aluminum and steel cans, glass and plastic and newspaper. Some communities also collect appliances, scrap tires, cardboard and other metals. The VBS program communities may now also recycle cardboard, paperboard and magazines. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Curbside Recycling Programs Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-1 OEPA Program Number 6695-6719, 6722, 6759 Entity Responsible for 27 Lorain County Political Subdivisions Maintaining Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Steel cans, glass, plastic, newspaper, Materials appliances, scrap tires, paperboard, Reduced/Recycled magazines, cardboard and other metals 2008 Recycled Tonnage 8,819 2008 Program Costs Included in Community Grant Program Program Republic/Allied, Elyria, Oberlin Operator/Contractor The following figure presents the recycling tonnage collected in 2007 and 2008 from communities in the District operating volume based recycling programs. Ten of the thirteen communities operating volume based recycling programs increased their recycling tonnage from 2008 to 2009.

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Figure IV-3 – 2007–2008 VBS Recycling Programs 800 700 600 500 400 300

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Note: Carlisle Township switched to a VBS curbside recycling program at the end of 2008 and continued to operate two drop-off recycling centers. Several of the VBS programs did not start until the third and fourth quarters of 2008.

The strengths of the non-subscription recycling program include: ·

Political subdivisions that have switched to the VBS have shown significant increases in recycling.

Almost every city and village has a non-subscription program.

Expansion of subdivisions.

Incentives provided for switching to the VBS.

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The challenges of the non-subscription program include: ·

Low participation rates in blue bag communities.

Lack of competition from waste haulers.

Limited types of recyclables collected in blue bag programs (no paperboard, cardboard and magazines).

Lack of service for multi-family units.

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Drop-off Recycling The District had eight drop-off locations in 2008. All of the locations collected aluminum, bi-metal, plastic, glass and newspaper. Most of the drop-offs are owned, operated, and maintained by individual townships. Some of the townships use private operators to manage the drop-offs. The District does not own any drop-off facilities. The drop-offs collected 684 tons of recyclable material. All eight of the drop-offs service individual villages and townships. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Drop-off Recycling Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-2 3720, 6721, 6722, 6759, OEPA Program Number 6760, 6761 Entity Responsible for Maintaining Lorain County Political Program Subdivisions Service Area for Program Lorain County Aluminum and steel cans, Materials Reduced/Recycled glass, plastic, newspaper 2008 Recycled Tonnage 684 Included in Community Grant 2008 Program Costs Program Republic/Allied and Political Program Operator/Contractor Subdivisions Historically, drop-off recycling tonnage in the District has varied by community. The following figure presents the drop-off recycling trends in the District from 2006 to 2008.

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Figure IV-4 – 2006–2008 Drop-Off Recycling 350 300 250 200 150 100 50

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Note: Carlisle Township switched to a VBS curbside recycling program at the end of 2008 and continued to operate two drop-off recycling centers.

The strengths of the drop-off programs include: ·

Convenient locations for residents that do not have nonsubscription curbside programs in their communities.

Drop-off programs typically offer more types of materials to be recycled than curbside programs.

Strong education and promotion of drop-offs.

The challenges of the program include: ·

Drop-off hours are limited in some cases.

Not as convenient as curbside program.

There are no drop-offs located in urban areas.

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Yard Waste Management The District had a comprehensive Yard Waste Management Program in 2008. There were 13 registered public and private compost facilities. These facilities managed 30,420 tons of yard waste in 2008. The District did not operate a yard waste management facility in 2008. The District continued to work with the Ohio State University Agricultural Agent to provide education on the advantages and benefits of composting and vermicomposting (worm composting). The Agricultural Agent develops presentations, creates youth and adult programming, and writes articles for the Chronicle. In 2008, the Agricultural Agent made presentations to 590 youth and 432 adults through various schools, fairs and community organizations. The District participated in the environmental science fair which included 350 Lorain County students from the talented and gifted program. The District did presentations for 116 students on vermiculture composting. The District encourages residents within the District to mulch grass clippings and engage in backyard composting through presentations and brochures. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Yard Waste Management Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-3 OEPA Program Number 6723 Entity Responsible for Lorain County Political Subdivisions Maintaining Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Leaves, brush, grass, brush, yard Reduced/Recycled waste 2008 Recycled Tonnage 30,420 2008 Program Costs Cost to fund Ag. Agent (see LCOP-3) Republic/Allied, Various Private Program Sector Facilities and Political Operator/Contractor Subdivisions The strengths of the Yard Waste Management Program include: ·

There is adequate capacity of District generated yard waste.

The County Agricultural Agent provides a comprehensive education program to high school students.

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The challenges of the Yard Waste Management Program include: Âˇ

Accurate data collection remains a weak point of the program for both the residential programs and the compost facilities.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection The District hosted two household hazardous waste collection days in 2008. The District holds a collection day each year and adds a second event contingent upon the budget and a determination that a second event would be successful and fulfill a legitimate need for District residents. Beginning in 2006, the District began holding an additional collection event annually. The program was held in 2008 at the Lorain County Community College, Joint Vocational School, Grafton Township Hall and PC Campana Industrial Park. A contractor was hired by the District to operate the events and process the HHW. Materials collected include paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, poisons, cleaners, fluorescent bulbs, used oil, propane tanks, lead-acid batteries and other materials. In 2008, the District collected and recycled approximately 218 tons (436,600 lbs) from 3,973 vehicles. The District was responsible for advertising the HHW program. The District placed advertisements in the local newspaper and radio to promote the HHW collection day. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HHW Collection Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-4 OEPA Program Number 6724 Entity Responsible for District Maintaining Program Service Area for Lorain County Program Paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, Materials poisons, cleaners, fluorescent bulbs, Reduced/Recycled used oil, propane tanks, lead-acid batteries and other materials 2008 Recycled Tonnage 218 2008 Program Costs, $157,285 including advertising Program Environmental Enterprises, Inc. (EEI) Operator/Contractor

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The strengths of the HHW Program include: ·

Multiple HHW materials are collected.

The program is held at four locations for convenience for residents in the County.

Participation in the program is excellent.

The challenges of the HHW Program include:

Collections are only held twice each year.

The program is costly for the amount of materials collected and recycled.

High participation is reaching single day capacity.

Household Battery Collection The District continued its household battery collection for the sixth straight year in 2008. The collection program was operated in partnership within all 17 schools in the Elyria City School District. The program also is operated by other entities and institutions which consist of local governments, businesses and medical facilities. Participants receive a five gallon bucket, which is properly labeled for household batteries. The buckets are delivered to the county warehouse when full and exchanged for an empty one. This program originated with an idea promoted by two elementary students, and has been very successful. The District sends the batteries to a single contractor, Environmental Recycling, Inc (Bowling Green, Ohio). The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Household Battery Collection Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-5 OEPA Program Number 6725 Entity Responsible for District Maintaining Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Lead Acid, alkaline, ni-cad, Materials Reduced/Recycled mercury, nickel metal hydride, silver oxide

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Program Summary – Household Battery Collection Description Details 2008 Recycled Tonnage 6 2008 Program Costs Included in HHW program. Program Environmental Recycling, Inc. Operator/Contractor The strengths of the Household Battery Collection Program include: ·

The program offers an additional collection for residents for a common generated hazardous material.

The challenges of the Household Battery Collection Program include:

Finding a reasonably priced contractor to accept the batteries.

Transportation and sorting of batteries is labor intensive.

Regulatory requirements may impact the program in the future.

Electronics Recycling The District held four electronic equipment collection events in 2008. The District started an electronics collection program in 2002 to tackle the disposal problem for obsolete electronic equipment. In 2008, the District recycled 207 tons (414,000 lbs.) of electronics equipment. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Electronics Recycling Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-6 OEPA Program Number 6726 Entity Responsible for District Maintaining Program Service Area for Lorain County Program Computers, monitors, printers, televisions, cell phones (including Materials batteries, chargers and cables), copiers, Reduced/Recycled fax machines, home stereos and selected other home appliances

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Program Summary – Electronics Recycling Description Details 2008 Recycled 207 Tonnage 2008 Program Costs $68,221 Program RET3 Job Corp. Operator/Contractor The strengths of the Electronics Recycling Program include: ·

The program recycled 207 tons of electronics.

The program addresses a key need of the District with regards to proper management of electronic waste.

The program has expanded to collect multiple types of electronic equipment in addition to computers and cell phones.

Televisions are accepted through this program from Lorain County residents at no cost to the resident.

The challenges of the Electronics Recycling Program include:

Collections are only offered four times annually.

The program is not convenient for all residents.

The program is reaching capacity for a single day event.

Printer Cartridge Recycling The District continued their partnership with the Lorain County Office on Aging to collect used printer cartridges throughout the County in 2008. The program is available to any business or organization that would like to participate. Small printer cartridge collection containers are placed in businesses and county offices. The Office on Aging uses volunteers from the RSVP program to collect the cartridges. Volunteers collect the cartridges from the containers and take them to the Office on Aging building. The volunteers sort the cartridges, package them and ship them by Parcel Service to a printer cartridge recycling vendor. The vendor puts new ink in the cartridges and makes them available for sale. The Office on Aging receives revenue from the recycling vendor for each cartridge depending on the value of each cartridge, which

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ranges from $0.50 to $5.00 per cartridge. The revenues are used to support the Office on Aging programs to aid senior citizens in Lorain County. The District provides support by providing the collection containers and advertising the program. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Printer Cartridge Recycling Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-7 OEPA Program Number 6727 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Printer cartridges 2,000 printer 2008 Number Recycled cartridges 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor Collect Inc. The strengths of the Printer Cartridge Recycling Program include: ·

The program provides income to the Lorain County Office on Aging.

The program encourages seniors to participate in recycling.

Reduces the amount of printer cartridges landfilled through re-use or recycling.

The challenges of the Printer Cartridge Recycling Program include:

Cost associated with program promotion and advertising.

Difficult to maintain regularly scheduled pick-ups.

Scrap Tire Collection The District provided residents with several options for managing scrap tires to reduce their potential impact on the environment in 2008. Lorain County residents can participate in the District’s annual Scrap Tire Collection Day or drop off scrap tires throughout the year at one of the District’s four permanent drop-off sites. There is no charge to Lorain County residents for disposal of scrap tires. The annual collection event is held each spring in conjunction with Pride Day. In 2008, there were eleven sites set up all around

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the county to accept tires on the annual Scrap Tire Collection Day. The four permanent sites are donated by local governments and paid for with District funds. These sites included: · · · ·

Elyria City Service Garage (851 Garden Street) Grafton Township Hall (17109 Avon-Belden Road) Lorain City Service Garage (114 East 35th Street) North Ridgeville City Garage (35010 Bainbridge Road)

In 2008, 331 tons of scrap tires were collected and recycled at the one day collection and at the permanent drop-off sites. The total amount of scrap tires collected and processed by District programs and tire dealers during 2008 was 1,178. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Scrap Tire Collection Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-8 OEPA Program Number 6728 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Passenger and light truck Materials Reduced/Recycled tires 2008 Recycled Tonnage 1,178 2008 Program Costs $116,989 Program Operator/Contractor Liberty Tire The strengths of the Scrap Tire Program include: ·

Residents can participate by either attending the one-day collection event or using permanent drop-off sites throughout the year.

The amount of scrap tires going into landfills used by the District is being reduced.

Provides an alternative to dumping tires and reduces risks from fire and mosquitoes.

The challenges of the Scrap Tire Program include: ·

The permanent sites are not monitored closely resulting in commercial tire dealers improperly disposing of tires at the permanent sites.

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Difficult to administer multiple sites on a single day.

This program is expensive to operate.

Appliance Collection The District conducted an appliance awareness recycling campaign in 2008. The District advertised options for appliance recycling in two local newspapers. The advertisements included information on the types of recyclable appliances and a local 800 number for more information. Callers were informed of local recycling options and proper handling of refrigerant containing appliances. In addition to advertising in the two newspapers, the District also used brochures and the District’s monthly newsletter to educate residents on the recycling options available in Lorain County. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Appliance Collection Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-9 OEPA Program Number 6729 Entity Responsible for District Maintaining Program Service Are for Program Lorain County Washers, dryers, refrigerators, Materials Reduced/Recycled freezers, air conditioners 2008 Recycled Tonnage 0 2008 Program Costs $0 List of scrap companies provided Program Operator/Contractor by District The strengths of the Appliance Collection Program include: ·

Residents are informed about resources available to dispose of broken or old appliances.

The District offers technical assistance on the proper handling and recycling of appliances.

The program is offered throughout the year.

The only cost to the District is the advertising cost.

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The challenges of the Appliance Collection Program include:

10.

Finding new ways to promote the program and reaching out to a broader audience.

Making sure the list of companies is up-to-date.

The program promotes rather than provides collection and recycling services directly.

Phone Book Collection The District continued to work with the phone company, Century Tel, and Burger King to offer a phone book collection program in 2008. Century Tel advertises the program by providing a coupon on distributed phone books for Burger King when the phone book is taken in for recycling. In addition to Burger King, residents could also take their used phone books to township halls. The District’s phone book recycling program doubled the number of collection sites in 2008 and achieved an even higher level of participation than in previous years. Residents were encouraged to take their phone books to Burger King where they were given a food coupon in return for dropping off their used phone books. In 2008, the program collected 27 tons of phone books to be recycled. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Phone Book Collection Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-10 OEPA Program Number 6730 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Phone Books 2008 Recycled Tonnage 27 2008 Program Cost $6,686 Republic/Allied Program Operator/Contractor Waste The strengths of the Phone Book Collection Program include: ·

Public private partnership.

Collects a material that is not collected in regular recycling programs.

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Provides an incentive for residents to recycle phone books.

The challenges of the Phone Book Collection Program include:

11.

Coverage in the rural part of the District is not as extensive.

Collections are only offered annually.

Century Tel is the only telephone service provider that participates in the program.

Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling The District collected and recycled fluorescent and high intensity discharge (HID) light bulbs and their ballasts as well as compact fluorescent lamps (CFL’s) in 2008. Compact fluorescent lamps have become increasingly popular in recent years. The collected material was repackaged to conform to the EPA Universal Waste Rules, and transported to a certified recycling contractor in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection program was held at the Lorain County Warehouse located at 25 East Avenue in Elyria on the second Tuesday of every month from 10 am - 2 pm. The opportunity to recycle was available to businesses, individuals and government agencies at no charge. In 2008, Lorain County recycled 30 tons (60,000 lbs.) of lamps and 9.5 tons (19,000 lbs.) of ballasts. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-11 OEPA Program Number 6731 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Fluorescent Bulbs and Materials Reduced/Recycled Ballasts 2008 Recycled Tonnage 39.5 2008 Program Costs $75,521 Fluorescent Recycling, Inc Program Operator/Contractor of Cleveland

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The strengths of the Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling Program include: ·

The program addresses a key need of local area businesses and government for these materials.

Allows for year around recycling for these materials.

Provides residents with a safe way to dispose of CFL bulbs used in their home.

The challenges of the Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling Program include:

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The program is costly and reduces a small percentage of the overall waste stream.

Participation in the program is low.

Commercial Sector Paper Recycling The District promoted two programs to businesses and institutions in 2008 to recycle their office paper. The Abitibi Consolidated Paper Retriever Program promotes recycling through the placement of green and yellow bins (at no cost) adjacent to schools, churches and other non-profit organizations. Small businesses could drop-off their office paper at these locations and the organization was paid for the recyclable paper collected in the bin. During 2008, the Abitibi drop-offs collected 3,949 tons of paper that was recycled. Businesses that produce larger volumes of office paper and would like to recycle were encouraged to participate in Republic/Allied’s Workplace Recycling Program. In addition to promoting these two programs, the District continued to implement their plan to provide containers to businesses and organizations that were willing to recycle their office paper. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Commercial Paper Recycling Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-12 OEPA Program Number 6732 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County

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Program Summary – Commercial Paper Recycling Description Details Materials Reduced/Recycled Paper 2008 Recycled Tonnage 3,915 2008 Program Costs (See Admin-28) Abitibi or Program Operator/Contractor Republic/Allied Waste The strengths of the Commercial Sector Paper Recycling Program include: ·

A significant amount of paper is recycled in this program that would not have been collected through the District’s mixed recyclable drop-offs and curbside programs.

The challenges of the Commercial Sector Paper Recycling Program include:

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Program promotion.

Cost of containers is high and affects the ability of the District to provide enough containers.

Specialized Bottle/Can Collection The District provided beverage container recycling equipment to various entities throughout the County. In 2008, containers for recycling bottles and cans were issued to commercial and institutional businesses with the ability and the willingness to use them. The program began in 1998 as a low key operation that was managed on a case by case basis. The recycling equipment available for distribution consists of the following: · · ·

Slim-Jims – 23 gallon plastic recycling containers; Can Crushers – used to consolidate aluminum cans; and “X” frame bag holders.

Beverage containers targeted for recycling consisted of the following: · · · · ·

PETE Plastic Containers HDPE Plastic Container Aluminum Containers Bi-Metal Containers Glass Containers

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In 2008, the District distributed recycling equipment to businesses that requested containers. As of 2008, there were over 200 businesses participating in the program. Quantities of recyclables from these containers were tabulated through other programs like the Allied Recycling Center or other metal recyclers. The tonnage for the bottles and cans collected was not available for 2008 and is included in other District recycling programs. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Specialized Bottle/Can Collection Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-13 OEPA Program Number 6733 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County PETE, HDPE, Aluminum, Materials Reduced/Recycled Glass, Bi-Metal Determined through other 2008 Recycled Tonnage programs 2008 Program Costs $802 Program Operator/Contractor Determined by Participant The strengths of the Specialized Bottle/Can Collection Program include: ·

A significant amount of beverage containers are recycled in this program that would not have been collected in the District’s Blue Bag Program or drop-off program.

The challenges of the Specialized Bottle/Can Collection Program include:

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Program promotion.

Difficulty determining the amount of bottles and cans collected.

Mercury Collection A mercury collection event was held in 2006 that targeted thermometers and accepted other mercury containing items. In 2008, a collection event was not held, however the District specifically advertized that mercury is accepted at the HHW collection events. The program focused on the following mercury containing items (MCI):

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Household Thermostats Thermometers Elemental Mercury

The District worked to evaluate the best accumulation point for the mercury containing materials. Local fire departments were surveyed to find out whether they could assist in the collection of MCI in 2006. There were concerns about mercury spills and the collection was not held at additional fire departments. There were two permanent locations for mercury collection in 2008: · ·

Elyria Wastewater Pollution Control Plan Elyria fire Station #1

Mercury containing products are also collected at the annual HHW collection events in 2008. The District promoted this program through the District’s web site, press releases and quarterly newsletter. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Mercury Collection Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-14 OEPA Program Number 6734 Entity Responsible for District Maintaining Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Household thermostats, Materials Reduced/Recycled thermometers, elemental mercury 2008 Recycled Tonnage 0 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Mercury Collection Program include: ·

Removal of mercury from the residential sector.

Program is free to Lorain County Residents.

The challenges of the Mercury Collection Program include: ·

Potential for shutting down a location if there is a spill.

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Difficulty getting partners to accept mercury at their facilities due to safety and liability concerns.

Potential Recycling Programs The purpose for this program is to present a logical systematic evaluation of potential projects. The District established this program to present a methodology that will thoroughly evaluate a potential new program during the planning period. A part of the evaluation process would be to determine whether a program would require any modifications to the Plan Update. In 2008, the Commissioners began the evaluation of a Lorain County Collection Center. The process to evaluate new recycling programs is presented below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Idea Generation Targeted Recyclable Commodity Identification Program Description/Title Development Operational Logistics Development Program Costs Identification Local Needs Assessment Local Political Assessment Implementation Schedule Funding Sources (plan implementation, grants, disposal fees, private investment/ownership, other sources as identified)

The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Potential Recycling Programs Description Details District Budget Number LCRP-15 OEPA Program Number 6735 Entity Responsible for Maintaining Program District Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled

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2008 Recycled Tonnage 2008 Program Costs Program Operator/Contractor

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The strengths of the Potential Recycling Programs include: ·

Provides an evaluation process for potential recycling and waste reduction programs.

The challenges of the Potential Recycling Programs include: ·

None identified.

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AWARENESS

Residential Recycling Education The District conducted a recycling education program for all residents in Lorain County in 2008. The program consisted of specific and targeted advertising, calendar contests, quarterly school publications, school presentations, special presentations, District web site and the District quarterly newsletter. The following section summarizes the 2008 education and awareness program: Advertising In 2008, the District had a diversified marketing program to reach the residents within Lorain County with its messages on recycling. The District focused primarily on billboard signs, signs on local transit buses, time/temp sponsorships on two local radio stations in addition to cable advertising. The billboards offered information on our Pride Day event and keeping Lorain County clean and green. The radio and cable spots not only focused on general recycling information, but also featured ads pertaining to upcoming collection events either for e-scrap or household hazardous waste. These ads offered detailed information on materials excepted at the events. The District had staff manning each of the collection events throughout the year to survey and tally which form of media the residents had found out about the event. Breakdown: Billboards – 20 total (10/pride day and 10/clean & green) Cable – 762 ads Bus Signs – 422 WOBL Radio – 308 spots WEOL Radio – 1,300 weather spots & 334 spots (HHW, e-scrap & pride day combined) and 1,768 free PSA’s

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Newspapers · · · · ·

Chronicle Telegram– 12 ads Gazette – 11 ads Morning Journal – 12 ads Press (consists of insertion into 3 local papers) – 11 ads Rural Urban – 12 ads

Contests The District held a Poem Contest for all students in grades 5-6 and over 300 students participated. The county was divided into three districts and there were winners from first, second and third place chosen in each grade level from each district (18 winners in all). First place winners received a $50 gift certificate, second place winners received a $40 gift certificate, and third place winners received a $30 gift certificate to the local mall. The District held a calendar contest for Lorain County students grades K-12. The students chose between recycling or litter prevention as the theme for their picture. The 12 winners were selected to have their pictures used in the calendar. Each of the 12 winners received a $100.00 savings bond. The drawings were made into 5,000 calendars that were distributed at fairs, festivals and other District events. In 2008, the District held a barrel painting contest in conjunction with 4-H clubs during the Lorain County Fair. Twenty-one barrels were painted and decorated. There were three age groups with three winners each. The winners received $75, $50 and $25 gifts for the first, second and third place winners. Quarterly School Publication The District prepared a quarterly publication for students in grades 4-6. “Trash Talk” featured articles about recycling, waste reduction, material reuse and litter prevention. In 2008, 14,000 copies of the newsletter were distributed to 4th, 5th and 6th graders. School Presentations The District made 45 elementary school presentations reaching 1,631 students. The District staff also made 26 presentations for hundreds of adult participants. Each presentation was specific for the audience age group and taught about recycling and litter prevention.

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Special Presentations Various groups continued to conduct assemblies and presentations for Lorain County students. The Illusion Maker performed his environmental magic and illusion show teaching the 3R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) at fifteen assemblies for approximately 5,300 students. Timothy Wenk performed twelve “The Magic of Recycling” assemblies for 4,300 students. Doctor T conducted twelve assemblies for 4,550 students about trashology and recycling. Special Events In 2008, the District bused 580 students to Republic/Allied Lorain County Landfill for educational tours. The District also bused 450 students from the City of Oberlin to the Jones Farm to learn about food composting and other solid waste topics. On August 14, 2008, the District had a booth at the Boy Scout’s three-day encampment that was attended by 3,500 scouts and their families. Approximately 185 scouts made ghosts out of household scraps and 200 parents visited the District’s booth. In the fall of 2008, the District and the Gifted and Talented Consortium held an environmental science fair. There were approximately 350 students that attended the event. The District taught classes that range in topic each year. In 2008, the theme of the District’s classes was composting. The fair teaches students about the environment and waste reduction and teaches strategies to minimize harm to the environment. Lending Library A library of reference materials is available to school districts and educators. The library contains books, videos, CDs and DVDs for teachers to borrow for classroom use. Reference material topics include waste reduction, recycling, solid waste, household hazardous waste and litter management. The majority of the teachers that use the lending library use the materials with younger students (preschool, kindergarten, first grade). District Web Site The District maintained several pages of information within its general web site for the Lorain County government. The address is www.loraincounty.us/solidwaste. The web pages were improved in 2008 and early 2009 and are updated with fresh information and

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new features regularly. The web site includes the District’s Annual Report as well as updated brochures. District Quarterly Newsletter In 2008, the District re-introduced its quarterly newsletter, containing information about all its events and programs, and news of recycling and litter prevention in general. The newsletter was available free of charge, by postal mail, to any Lorain County resident. In 2008, the District sent out newsletters to 1,085 recipients. In addition, newsletters were also published for special events. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Residential Recycling Education Description Details District Budget Number LCEP-1 OEPA Program Number 6736 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $219,172 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Residential Recycling Education Program include: ·

The program uses several media outlets and methods to convey the District’s recycling message.

Multiple age groups are targeted with audience specific material.

The program focuses on primarily targeting school age children.

The District conducted a survey of surrounding solid waste districts to determine the most effective media outlets and methods to disseminate information. The results of the survey emphasized local community newspaper advertising and radio were most effective.

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The challenges of the Residential Recycling Program include:

State funding is no longer available.

Participation by schools is not consistent throughout the District.

The District must coordinate changes to their web pages through another County department.

Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures The District set up educational displays and provided brochures at Lorain County events including the following community events in 2008: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

Elyria Apple Festival Lorain County Rally for Kids Murray Ridge Kids Festival Walmart Earth Day Event Pandy’s Spring Festival Senior Fest - Wellington Mother Earth Sings Lorain County Pride Day Lorain County Senior Fest Grafton Fireman’s Festival Lorain International Festival Lorain Port Fest North Ridgeville Corn Festival Bendix Health Fair LCCC Global Education & Safety Day Lorain County Fair Labor Day Festival Boy Scout Jamboree LCCC Family Festival City of Vermillion “Going Green” Youth Government Day

The District had 19 different brochures that covered topics related to recycling and source reduction. A few of the topics covered include: special collection events, litter prevention and yard waste composting. The District also produced an annual report which was distributed at these events in 2008. Promotional materials created from recycled products were also distributed at events.

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The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures Description Details District Budget Number LCEP-2 OEPA Program Number 6737 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable Included in Advertising 2008 Program Costs and Printing (Admin-35) Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures include: ·

Brochures are made available at District fairs and festivals.

The District has established a continued presence at annual events to provide brochures to residents.

Brochures are available in PDF form on the District web site.

The challenges of the Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures include:

Over time, the brochures become out of date and need updated continually.

Demand for the brochures and promotional items is significant and can exceed supply.

Telephone Information Line The District maintained a toll-free phone line (1-800-449-5463) to answer any questions regarding solid waste management. During normal business hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday), the staff answered the line directly, or responded to messages as soon as possible. Messages could be left twenty-four hours a day and they would be responded to on the next business day. During 2008, the District received approximately 5,000 calls on this phone line.

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Any resident with a question about how to dispose of or recycle any type of solid waste, and especially hazardous materials, was encouraged to call. The District also provided information about District events and programs, referred some questions to local government and referred calls to local recycling businesses and services. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Telephone Information Line Description Details District Budget Number LCEP-3 OEPA Program Number 6738 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable $336 2008 Program Costs (included in Admin-21) Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Telephone Information Line Program include: ·

The District assists local residents and businesses with valuable information and direction regard solid waste management issues.

The challenges of the Telephone Information Line Program include: ·

During heavy volume days around special events, phone calls disrupt normal office activity.

Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness Program The District began a cigarette butt litter awareness campaign in 2006. Cigarettes are the number one source of litter in the world. It is estimated that several trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide every year. In 2008, the Litter Strike Force cleaned up thousands of cigarette butts throughout Lorain County. The program focuses on the following: ·

Education and awareness of the issues and extent of the litter problem.

Assisting communities with the purchase of litter receptacles.

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The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness Description Details District Budget Number LCEP-4 OEPA Program Number 6739 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $271 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness Program include: ·

This program increases awareness of a significant litter problem.

The challenges of the Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness Program include: ·

None

Multi-Program Presentations The District recognized the need to “cross sell” District programs that cover both waste reduction and recycling topics. Promoting these interrelated concepts is achieved by focusing on the 3R’s, reuse, reduce and recycle. In 2008, the District made presentations during school assemblies and made special presentations to adult groups to promote and raise awareness of waste reduction and recycling strategies. The multi-program presentations focus on specific targeted promotion, education and awareness to the following entities: · · · · ·

Local Schools; Commercial Businesses; Associations and Organizations; Institutions; and Local Government.

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The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Multi-Program Presentations Description Details District Budget Number LCEP-5 OEPA Program Number 6740 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Multi-Program Presentations include: ·

The District assists local residents and businesses with valuable information and direction regarding solid waste management issues.

The District has numerous opportunities to education the public about several different District programs.

The challenges of the Multi-Program Presentations include: ·

None

Community Recognition Program In 2008, this program did not have any activity. The program was designed to recognize communities that have innovative recycling and education programs. Possible awards (financial and recognition) for this program may include the following at a Gold, Silver and Bronze level: · · · · · ·

Best Recycling Program; Best Yard Waste Program; Best Education/Awareness Program; Most Innovative Recycling Program; Best Advertising Program; and Or other awards to be determined.

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The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Community Recognition Program Description Details District Budget Number LCEP-6 OEPA Program Number 6741 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Community Recognition Program include: ·

Awards and public recognition provide an incentive for communities to improve their recycling and education programs.

The challenges of the Community Recognition Program include:

Branding the program by designing a recognizable award or trophy.

Encourages competition among communities.

Difficulty in ranking qualitative data to determine the winners of education and awareness programs.

Volume Based Incentive Education Program The District believes that the ultimate form of recycling that should be designated for the residential sector is a volume based curbside system (VBS). The District understands that this form of recycling program offers the best incentive to recycle based on economics. Across the country, this type of system is proven to increase recycling substantially. As can be seen on the following, volume based curbside recycling is at the top of the District’s recycling program hierarchy for residential recycling programs.

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▲▲▲▲▲ Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling

▲▲▲▲ Subscription Curbside Recycling

▲▲▲ Full Time Recycling Drop-Off

▲▲ Part Time Recycling Drop-Off

▲ No Program

In order to implement volume based recycling in the County, the District developed a program to promote the advantages of volume based recycling including potential financial incentives to Lorain County communities. In 2008, the District sent out several memorandums to each community explaining the volume based incentive program. The District encouraged communities to implement VBS using grant funding as an economic incentive. The District met with communities when a meeting request was made by a community. A brochure was developed and the District’s newsletter was used to educate residents about VBS. The District assisted several communities with the development of their Memorandum of Understanding to switch to the VBS. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Volume Based Incentive Education Program Description Details District Budget Number LCEP-7 OEPA Program Number 6742 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable

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Program Summary – Volume Based Incentive Education Program Description Details 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Volume Based Incentive Education Program include: ·

Communities have the opportunity to get financial assistance from the District to implement VBS.

The District provides technical assistance to communities developing memorandums of understanding.

The challenges of the Volume Based Incentive Education Program include: ·

This program comprises a significant portion of the District’s budget for community grants.

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 1.

Recycling/Market Development Grant Program This program is used to enhance existing programs and/or creating new programs for the District with funding from outside federal, state and local sources. The program focused on identifying grant opportunities from a variety of federal, state and local sources for the District and/or for businesses and Lorain County political subdivisions. Grants that may be applied by the District include the following: · · · · · ·

ODNR Market Development Grants; ODNR Market Development Scrap Tire Grants; ODNR Community Grants; ODNR Litter Control Grants; USDA Solid Waste Grants; and Other Grants as Identified.

The District applied for and received a $10,000 ODNR Litter Control grant for 2007-2008. The District also applied for and received an Ohio Education and Charitable Trust grant in 2008. The following

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table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Recycling/Market Development Grant Description Details District Budget Number LCMDG-2 OEPA Program Number 6743 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Recycling/Market Development Grant Program include: ·

The District is available to assist businesses and municipalities to take advantage of available grant opportunities.

The challenges of the Recycling/Market Development Grant Program include:

Staff time to research, promote and implement grants.

Grant funding has been cut back statewide and grants are more competitive.

Many grants require a funding match.

Revolving Loan Program The District continued to offer a Recycling Revolving Loan Fund (RRLF) for businesses and organizations (including non profits) that utilize post consumer recyclable materials either in their building materials or in their manufacturing process in 2008. The fund contains $500,000 that was available to Lorain County businesses. The objectives of the RRLF were: · · · ·

To promote recycling business opportunities; To provide additional markets for recycled materials; To retain or create recycling related jobs; and To increase manufacturing capacity for recyclable materials in Lorain County by working with existing businesses and

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attracting new businesses to the region to utilize the recyclable materials collected locally. In 2008, there were no applications processed. In 2009, one loan was processed. The District held meetings with organizations that expressed interest in the program. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Revolving Loan Description Details District Budget Number LCMDG-3 OEPA Program Number 6744 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Revolving Loan Program include: ·

Supporting local business and recycling economy.

The challenges of the Revolving Loan Program include:

Finding qualified and interested business to participate in the program.

Funding for business loans may not be enough to support the purchase of high cost equipment.

District Market Development Grants (Commissioner Grants) In 2005, the District began providing grants for special projects initiated by the Lorain County Commissioners. These projects included market development opportunities and buy recycled projects. The District and the Commissioners support the philosophy that the recycling of recycled content materials products and equipment (Market Development) creates jobs, economic growth and a better environment for Lorain County residents and businesses. The projects have promoted recycled materials markets including the following materials and or equipment:

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Recycled Content Carpet; Recycled Content Plastic Furniture and Benches; and Other Materials and or Equipment as Identified.

The District awarded $97,000 to five entities in 2008. This funding was provided to upgrade County building materials made from recyclable materials, school playground recyclable material projects and a school stadium renovation using recyclable materials. The five recipients and projects were: · · · · ·

Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services – Building Upgrade Lorain City School District – Playground Project Sheffield Lake City Schools – Stadium Renovation Sheffield Boat Launch – Parking Lot St. Mary School – Playground Equipment

The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – District Market Development Grants Description Details District Budget Number LCMDG-4 OEPA Program Number 6745 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $112,000 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the District Market Development Grants Program include: ·

Creates a local market for recycled content building materials and equipment.

Provides support for improvement projects at District facilities.

The challenges of the District Market Development Grants Program include: ·

Continuing the program at the same level of funding.

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Funding for maintenance of the materials and equipment is not provided by the District.

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL GRANT PROGRAMS 1.

Community Grant Program The community grant program was revised in 2007 and continued to incorporate the program revisions in 2008. The District created new grant guidelines that encouraged political subdivisions to switch to a volume based system (VBS) for curbside recycling. Communities that switched to the VBS received the following: · · · ·

An increase in grant funding. Continued grant funding through the next plan cycle. No match requirements for the grant. A significant one time funding incentive based on political subdivision’s population.

Political subdivisions that do not elect to switch their programs will receive the same amount of grant funding from 2006-2009. Beginning in 2010, if a political subdivision has not switched to an approved VBS that meets specifications outlined in the grant guidelines, the grant to the community will be $10,000 for a drop-off program and $5,000 for a curbside recycling program. A copy of the grant guidelines is included as Appendix H. The District reserves the right to reduce grant funding to any political subdivision that is unable to sustain their curbside recycling program, drop-off centers or meet the specifications in the grant guidelines. If any political subdivision, who receives funding from the District, does not maintain either a curbside recycling program or a recycling drop-off center, the District reserves the right to add recycling drop-off centers in sufficient locations within the political subdivision to maintain a minimum of 90% recycling access in the County. Implementation of any District sponsored drop-off centers would occur at the discretion of the District. Each political subdivision receiving a grant is required to complete quarterly and annual reports to the District on the use of the funds and the amount of materials recycled. The District provided funding to thirty-four political subdivisions in 2008. The total amount awarded was 1.5 million dollars.

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The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Community Grant Description Details District Budget Number LCCGP-1 OEPA Program Number 6746 Entity Responsible for District Maintaining Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Steel cans, glass, plastic, Materials newspaper, appliances, scrap tires, Reduced/Recycled cardboard and other metals 2008 Recycled Tonnage See Programs LCRP-1,2 and 3 2008 Program Costs $1,511,227 Program District Operator/Contractor The strengths of the Community Grant Program include: ·

The District has the ability to provide substantial financial assistance to many communities.

The Grant Program encourages political subdivisions to participate in VBS recycling programs.

The District receives community recycling data through the grant program reports.

The challenges of the Community Grant Program include:

Not all communities participate in the VBS Program.

Funding does not pay for an entire community’s recycling program.

Community Incentive Grant Program The District created incentive funding for VBS recycling programs. In 2008, communities that changed their solid waste management system to a VBS received an incentive funding payment in accordance with the grant funding schedule outlined in the grant guidelines included in Appendix I. In addition to the VBS grant incentives, the District make available incentive funding to encourage political subdivisions to continue or

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add regular curbside yard waste collection as a service to their residents. The incentive funding for the yard waste collection programs is outlined in the grant guidelines in Appendix I. In 2008, there were fourteen communities that switched to a VBS. The District distributed $326,619 in incentive payments. Program Summary – Community Incentive Grant Description Details District Budget Number LCCGP-2 OEPA Program Number 6742 Entity Responsible for District Maintaining Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Steel cans, glass, plastic, Materials newspaper, appliances, scrap tires, Reduced/Recycled cardboard and other metals 2008 Recycled Tonnage See Programs LCRP-1,2, and 3 2008 Program Costs $326,619 Program District Operator/Contractor The strengths of the Community Incentive Grant Program include: ·

The District has the ability to provide substantial financial assistance to many communities.

The Grant Program encourages political subdivisions to participate in VBS recycling programs.

The District receives community recycling data through the grant program reports.

The challenges of the Community Incentive Grant Program include: ·

Not all communities participate in the VBS program.

Funding does not pay for a community’s entire recycling program.

This program requires a large financial commitment from the District.

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RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL OTHER PROGRAMS 1.

Litter and Open Dump Enforcement Program The District coordinated the Annual Lorain County Pride Day in 2008. This county-wide litter collection and beautification event is promoted and sponsored by the District. Each participating community is involved in the recruitment and scheduling of volunteers for the day’s activities. In 2008, thousands of volunteers spend over 5,500 hours picking up and cleaning up 175 tons of trash. Volunteers cleaned 69 miles of roadway, 171 acres of parkland, 12 miles of trails, 29 playgrounds and 6 miles of waterway. The volunteers collected 143 bags of recyclables. They also planted 64 assorted trees, 25 birch trees, 25 elderberry trees, 25 catalpa trees and 251 flats of flowers. District funds were available to support the Adopt-A-Roadway Program, which is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The District will provide trash bags, gloves and litter grabbers for program participants. The District supported community beautification efforts by funding, soliciting and recognizing volunteer groups that participate in the District’s Adopt-A-Spot program. Parks, trails, beaches and even neighborhood ditches can be Adopt-A-Spot locations. In 2008, thousands of bags of litter and recyclables were picked up due to the efforts of volunteer groups committing to adopt a piece of Lorain County. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Litter and Open Dump Enforcement Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-1 OEPA Program Number 6747 Entity Responsible for District Maintaining Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Litter Removed During 175 tons trash Pride Day 143 bags recyclables 2008 Recycled Tonnage 143 bags $1,440 (2008 Pride Day bag 2008 Program Costs costs) (included in LCMDG-2) Program Operator/Contractor District

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The strengths of the Litter and Open Dump Program include: ·

Lorain County is a cleaner and safer place because of this program.

The program may enhance property values.

The program promotes economic development opportunities through cleaner communities.

The program promotes increased tourism in the county and waterfront recreational areas because the communities are cleaner.

Promotes residents to take ownership in their community.

The program eliminated all open dumps in the county.

The challenges of the Litter and Open Dump Program include:

The program has limitations with regard to availability of volunteers and frequency of clean-ups.

The program has limited funding allocated.

Open Dump and Scrap Tire Clean-Up Program Open dumps include illegally disposed solid waste or waste tires. The Boards of Health (Lorain County, City of Elyria, and City of Lorain) can apply for funding for the cleanup of open dump sites. The funding is allocated from the general plan implementation line item. Open dump clean up funds were not expended in 2008. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Open Dump and Scrap Tire Clean-Up Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-2 OEPA Program Number 6748 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled 0 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District

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The strengths of the Open Dump and Scrap Tire Clean-Up Program include: ·

Lorain County is a cleaner and safer place because of this program.

Political subdivisions save money and time by not having to clean-up illegally disposed solid waste along roadways and other areas of the county.

The challenges of the Open Dump and Scrap Tire Clean-Up Program include: ·

None

Health Department Financial Assistance The District continued to provide financial assistance to the City of Lorain and the City of Elyria Boards of Health and the Lorain County Health Department for enforcement of solid waste regulations. This included inspection of landfills, open dumps, solid waste nuisance complaints and other health related solid waste issues. Each Health District submitted an annual report on how the funds were spent in 2008. Funding for the Health Districts will not be approved without the receipt of the annual report. In 2008, these three Health Districts received $170,000 in funding for solid waste enforcement activities. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Health Department Financial Assistance Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-3 OEPA Program Number 6748 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $170,000 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Health Department Program include: ·

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The challenges of the Health Department Program include: ·

None identified.

County Engineer The District provided $50,000 in funding to the County Engineer for road repairs which were due to excess truck traffic from solid waste haulers in 2008. The District evaluated the effectiveness of this expenditure through a report submitted by the County Engineer detailing the work completed with the funding. Funding for the County Engineer will not be approved without the receipt of the annual report. The annual report will include information on the roads and bridges that were repaired with District funds. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – County Engineer Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-4 OEPA Program Number 6749 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $50,000 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the County Engineer Program include: ·

Lorain County roads near solid waste management facilities are safer and maintained better because of this program.

The challenges of the County Engineer Program include: ·

None identified.

Legal The District may solicit legal advice for important solid waste management issues from the prosecutor’s office as well as outside counsel. Counsel representing the District assisted with the negotiation of contracts, enforcement issues, flow control and other legal issues impacting the District. In 2008, no legal assistance

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was required by the District. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Legal Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-5 OEPA Program Number None Assigned Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Legal Program include: ·

Provides an opportunity to get professional assistance with important solid waste issues affecting the District.

The challenges of the Legal Program include: ·

Outside professional legal services can incur significant costs to the District.

General Plan Implementation The District allocated $150,000 to assist programs that required additional funding or to establish new programs. For any existing or additional new programs (including existing grant programs), the District may provide funding to organizations (including non-profits) for projects or grants that utilize recycled materials. In 2008, the District used general plan implementation funds for the following: · · · · ·

Annual Litter Clean-up County Fair Giveaways Phone Book Recycling Program Litter Containers Solid Waste Enforcement Workshop

The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – General Plan Implementation Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-6

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Program Summary – General Plan Implementation Description Details OEPA Program Number 6750 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Are for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $43,310 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the General Plan Implementation Program include: ·

Provides an opportunity to provide extra funding to popular District programs.

The challenges of the General Plan Implementation Program include: ·

None identified.

Lorain Emergency Planning Committee The District decided to support the Lorain County Emergency Planning Committee financially for assistance in spill response including equipment and supplies relating to the District’s planned Mercury Collection Program (see Program #LCRP-14), if needed. Funds are dedicated for the purchase of equipment and supplies to start-up the program as well as to replenish equipment and supplies as needed to maintain adequate spill response capability. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Lorain Emergency Planning Committee Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-7 OEPA Program Number 6751 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District

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The strengths of the Lorain Emergency Planning Committee Program include: ·

Funding was set aside to assist Lorain Emergency Planning Committees for solid waste materials.

The challenges of the Lorain Emergency Planning Committee Program include: ·

Funding was not used.

Disaster Management In 2008, the District developed a draft Disaster Debris Management Plan that was presented to the Lorain County Emergency Management Agency. The Emergency Management Agency (EMA) incorporated the District’s draft plan into their master emergency plan for Lorain County. The District referenced existing Debris Management Plans and FEMA guidance documents to write the disaster debris management chapter of the Lorain County Emergency Management Plan. The disaster debris management chapter of the Lorain County Emergency Management Plan identifies the services and needs of the County in the event a debris management emergency or a solid waste management service emergency exists. The Disaster Debris Management Plan provides guidance to officials in the event of a disaster event. The guidance may range from simple education programs to funding clean-up efforts. If there is a need for Lorain County Disaster funding, the District may allocate up to 25% of excess District funding. The District, EMA and the County will make every effort to seek reimbursement from the state and federal funding sources. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Disaster Management Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-8 OEPA Program Number 6752 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County

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Program Summary – Disaster Management Description Details Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Disaster Management Program include: ·

There are now limits on how District funds may be spent for debris clean-up activities.

The District will be eligible for FEMA reimbursement of funds used to clean-up after a disaster.

The challenges of the Disaster Management Program include:

The District does not have a separate and more detailed Disaster Debris plan outside of the Disaster Debris chapter of the Lorain County Emergency Management Plan.

Contracts need to be reviewed annually and updated accordingly to assure that they are valid when a disaster strikes.

Litter Strike Force Program The District initiated a new program in 2007 designed to reduce the amount of litter in the County. The Litter Strike Force (LSF) consisted of two teams that responded to litter problems in the county. The LSF teams were comprised of students or temporary workers and the program operated primarily in the summer months when temporary student labor is more readily available. In 2008, the LSF responded to problem areas throughout the county in a timely manner to stop the spread and accumulation of litter. The Litter Strike Team was comprised of two teams of four individuals that spent 1,409 hours collecting 203 bags of trash, eight tires and four pieces of miscellaneous appliances and furniture throughout eleven communities along various county roads.

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The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Litter Strike Force Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-9 OEPA Program Number 6753 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County 203 bags of trash Litter Removed 8 tires 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $1,922 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Litter Strike Force Program include: ·

Lorain County is a cleaner and safer place because of this program.

Provides work experience for young adults.

The challenges of the Litter Strike Force Program include:

10.

Limited funding available.

Time necessary to train workers.

Third Party Financial Audit The District solicits a third party financial audit each year of the planning period. The audit is conducted to ensure proper expenditures under the general accounting requirements of the State of Ohio. The audit also ensures that expenditures are in compliance with the ten allowable uses of solid waste disposal fees and the District budget. An audit was conducted in 2009 for the 2008 fiscal year. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Third Party Financial Audit Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-10 OEPA Program Number 6754 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program

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Program Summary – Third Party Financial Audit Description Details Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Third Party Financial Audit Program include: ·

Audits assure that District money is being spent within the ten allowable uses.

The challenges of the Third Party Financial Audit Program include:

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Audits can be expensive.

Need to find an unbiased party to conduct the audit.

Host Community Agreement The District reserves the right to negotiate a host community agreement with any solid waste facility operator where the Board of Directors believes an Agreement is in the best interests of the District. Approval of the Host Community Agreement must be in accordance with all applicable Ohio laws and regulations. In 2008, there was no activity on the part of the District for this program. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Host Community Agreement Description Details District Budget Number LCOP-11 OEPA Program Number 6755 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Host Community Agreement Program include: ·

Ability to provide technical assistance and expertise to communities.

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The challenges of the Host Community Agreement Program include: ·

Potential exposure to tension between communities and haulers.

Industrial and Other Waste Reduction Strategies INDUSTRIAL WASTE REDUCTION/RECYCLING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS 1.

Commercial/Industrial Program)

Technical

Assistance

(Education

The District conducts waste assessments and audits for businesses that request the service. This service was not requested by any businesses in 2008. The District’s commercial/industrial survey identified several candidates for conducting assessments in 2009 and 2010. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Commercial/Industrial Technical Assistance Description Details District Budget Number LCIP-1 OEPA Program Number 6756 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Program include: ·

Provides businesses with an opportunity to explore waste reduction and recycling options.

The challenges of the Program include: ·

Advertising this service to businesses.

Staff time to conduct the assessments.

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Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition Program The District created the requirements for a recognition program in 2008 for commercial and industrial businesses. The program was designed to recognize businesses that have innovative recycling programs and that actively participate in the District’s annual surveying efforts. Awards for this program include the following at a Gold, Silver and Bronze level: · · · ·

Best commercial recycling program; Best industrial recycling program; Most innovative recycling program; and Or other awards to be determined.

In addition, commercial and industrial businesses that participate in the District’s annual survey and have an active recycling program, will receive a good community recycling partner emblem to be displayed at the entrance door of the business. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition Program Description Details District Budget Number LCIP-2 OEPA Program Number 6757 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Program include: ·

Provides businesses with a recognition incentive to recycle.

Provides communities with information regarding business recycling practices.

The challenges of the Program include: ·

Using a suitable advertising medium for businesses.

Analyzing winners.

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Making sure that businesses that don’t win do not get discouraged.

Businesses Recycling Round Table In 2008, the District developed plans for establishing a business round table for 2009. A schedule and potential agenda topics were prepared and meetings are expected to begin in the summer of 2009. The district conducted a mailing in early 2009 to businesses to garner interest and requested their participation. The following table summarizes the operation of the program in the reference year: Program Summary – Business Recycling Round Table Description Details District Budget Number LCIP-3 OEPA Program Number 6758 Entity Responsible for Maintaining District Program Service Area for Program Lorain County Materials Reduced/Recycled Not applicable 2008 Recycled Tonnage Not applicable 2008 Program Costs $0 Program Operator/Contractor District The strengths of the Business Recycling Round Table Program include: ·

Bringing businesses together to network and share common experiences.

A forum to share District recycling programs aimed at the commercial and industrial sectors.

The challenges of the Business Recycling Round Table Program include: ·

Building momentum initially for participants, speakers and presenters; since the program is new.

Scheduling meetings during dates and times when the most potential participants can attend.

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Total Waste Generation: Historical Trends of Disposal Plus Waste Reduction Table IV-7, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Total Waste Generation Based Upon Disposal Plus Waste Reduction, compiles data from the Annual District Reports and Ohio EPA Facility Data Reports. In 2008, the District generated 684,330 tons of solid waste based on landfill disposal, yard waste composting and recycling. In 2008, the total waste generated increased by approximately 21,000 tons from the previous year. Waste generation has fluctuated over the past five years as depicted in Figure IV-5. Figure IV-5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; District Historical Total Generation 760,000 740,000 720,000

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Landfilled waste tonnage gradually increased from 2004-2006. Landfilled waste has ranged from a low of 387,156 in 2004 and a high of 522,718 in 2008. Figure IV-6 depicts the historical landfill totals from 2004-2008.

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Figure IV-6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; District Historical Landfill Disposal

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In 2008, there were more than 200,000 tons of exempt waste disposed which was approximately 50,000 tons more than the previous high of 150,375 tons in 2006. The 2008 figure was approximately 159,000 tons higher than in 2005 before the jump in 2006. The increase in exempt landfill disposal over the previous three years can be attributed to increased generation of exempt waste in Lorain County beginning in 2006. Yard waste steadily increased from 2006-2008. Yard waste has ranged from a low in 2006 of 23,597 tons to a high of 30,420 tons in 2008. In 2008, Hurricane Ike caused a major wind storm that contributed significantly to the amount of yard waste and storm debris that was managed. Figure IV-8 depicts the historical yard waste totals from 2004-2008. Figure IV-8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; District Historical Yard Waste Management

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Waste Reduction decreased since a five year high of 280,216 in 2005. Figure IV-9 depicts the historical waste reduction totals from 2004-2008.

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Figure IV-9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; District Historical Waste Reduction

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The decrease in waste reduction over time can be attributed to the industrial sector rather than the residential/commercial sector. The economic down-turn has caused industries to close facilities and shut down companies. The decrease in generation in the industrial sector has resulted in a decrease in the amount of material recycled by industries. Figure IV-10 depicts the falling waste reduction quantities reported by the industrial sector. Figure IV-11 depicts the increasing waste reduction quantities reported by the residential/commercial sector.

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Figure IV-10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; District Industrial Waste Reduction 1,400,000 1,200,000

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Figure IV-12 – District Historical Waste Reduction Break-Down 100% 90% 80%

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Reconciliation of Waste Generation Table IV-8, “Adjusted Reference Year Total Waste Generation for the District”, presents adjusted reference year total waste generation for the District. This is based on actual reported recycling and disposal. The District calculated waste generation using two methods. The first method outlined in Part D of this Section (see page IV-3) uses national projections for industrial waste generation projections for the District. Exempt waste was obtained from actual landfill and transfer station operating reports. Using this methodology, the District projected 785,981 tons of solid waste generated in 2008. The total generation rate was 13.94 pounds per person per day (Table IV-4). The second method used to calculate solid waste generation is based on actual reported recycling and disposal in the District during the reference year (Table IV-8). For 2008, District residents, businesses, and industry generated 684,330 tons. The total generation rate was 12.13 pounds per person per day (Table IV-8), which includes recycling and waste disposal from all sectors. The residential/commercial sector generated 292,508 tons or 5.19 pounds per person per day which includes recycling and yard waste composting. Industrial waste was 191,084 tons or approximately 3.39 pounds per person per day. Exempt waste was 200,738 tons or approximately 3.56 pounds per person per day. Figure IV-13 depicts the reference year waste generation by sector.

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Figure IV-13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008 Adjusted Waste Generation by Sector Residential/ Commercial 43%

Exempt 29%

Industrial 28%

The District selected the second method as the most accurate method of projecting waste generation because waste at the landfills and transfer stations is weighed. This method of collecting solid waste data has been fairly consistent for several years for the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District. The first method of projecting waste generation is based on surveys and projections which are not as accurate as actually weighing the materials. I.

Waste Composition Residential/commercial waste stream composition is defined using the national averages from Appendix KK of the Plan Format (Table IV-9). The main purpose of reviewing the waste composition is to evaluate the types of materials generated and determine if programs are adequate to manage the diversion of the largest components of the waste stream. Cardboard made up the largest component of the residential/commercial waste stream with an estimated 50,896 tons. All of the curbside recycling programs and drop-offs collected cardboard. Appliances, durables, and furniture contributed approximately 40,659 tons and made up the second largest component of the residential/commercial waste stream. Other paper contributed over 38,000 tons and was also accepted by all curbside recycling programs and drop-offs. Yard Waste contributed approximately 29,836 tons. The following figure depicts the residential/commercial waste composition for the reference year.

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Figure IV-14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008 District Estimated Residential/Commercial Waste Stream Composition Disposable Diapers 1% Wood Packaging 5% Yard Waste Scrap Tires 10% 2%

Aluminum 1% Appliances, Durables, Other Furniture 4% 14% Cardboard 17%

Plastics 5% Clothing 3%

Other Paper 13% Office Paper 4%

Newspaper 7%

Glass 6%

Food 6%

Ferrous Metals 1%

Lead-Acid Batteries 1%

Similar to the residential/commercial waste stream, the purpose for reviewing the industrial waste stream is to determine what types of materials comprise the largest volumes and the programs that are in-place to manage these materials. Industrial waste composition was estimated based on the amount of industrial waste that was landfilled and recycled (Table IV-10). Information for recycling was obtained from industrial facilities responding to the survey. Non-hazardous waste, concrete, ash and sludge were eliminated from the acceptable waste materials for recycling calculations only. All recycled materials are provided as actual totals. The remainder of material disposed in the landfill is categorized as general solid waste. The largest component of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial solid waste stream was ferrous metals (95,567 tons). Non-exempt foundry sand was the next largest component of the industrial waste stream at 31,857 tons. Other significant contributors to the industrial waste stream were stone, clay, sand, paper, and general solid waste. The following figure depicts the industrial waste composition for the reference year.

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Yard Waste 0.002%

General Solid Waste 6.4% Stone/Clay/Sand Cardboard 10.3% Miscellaneous 1.3% Paper 1.5% Graphite 6.9% 0.01%

Composites 0.004% Silicon Carbide 0.01% Non-Exempt Foundry Sand 16.7% Food 0.01% Rubber/Tires 0.01% Batteries 0.002%

Plastic 1.0%

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309,041

2008 Population Before Adjustment After Adjustment 304,373 4.82

2008 Generation Rate (lbs/person/day) 271,848

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Example Calculation: Residential/Commercial Waste Generation (tons) = Population x National Generation Rate x 365 days/year 2,000 pounds/ton

Note: Adjustment: The City of Vermilion had more than 50% of the population living inside Lorain County and a portion living inside Erie County. The population of the City of Vermilion in Erie County (4,668) was added to the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population total.

Source(s) of information: Population- Ohio Department of Development Office of Strategic Research 2008 Population Estimates for Cities, Villages, and Townships

Lorain County City of Vermilion (Erie County)

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20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Total

Survey Respondents Tons of # of Waste Employees Generated 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 218 9,177 128 322 0 0 1,171 3,446 1 0 28 57 1,369 79,900 663 28,337 1,161 5,266 81 286 375 214 1,278 2,588 2,709 5,709 9,204 135,303 Generation Rate (T/employee) 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 42.09 2.52 0.00 2.94 0.00 2.04 58.36 42.74 4.54 3.53 0.57 2.02 2.11 14.70

Amounts Based Upon Secondary Data (Unreported) Generation # of # of Tons of Waste Rate Industries Employees Generated (T/employee) 9 271 13.92 3,772 1 35 9.99 350 11 49 2.80 137 14 104 51.62 5,368 7 290 1.79 519 4 557 17.50 9,748 38 503 6.70 3,370 15 530 12.43 6,588 3 16 7.33 117 32 2,162 7.29 15,761 0 0 3.41 0 18 719 10.55 7,585 22 1,052 36.93 38,850 77 3,975 11.16 44,361 96 4,200 5.72 24,024 21 984 2.98 2,932 15 3,362 3.21 10,792 13 1,710 1.74 2,975 32 182 4.62 841 n/a 428 20,701 178,092

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Example Calculations: 1 ton 22 employees

3,773 = 1 + 3,772

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Waste Generated # of Employees

Total Industrial Waste Generated = Total Reported + Total Unreported

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Generation Rate (Survey Respondents) = tons of waste generated / number of employees Waste Generated (unreported) = number of employees x generation rate Total Waste Generated = waste generated (survey respondents) + waste generated (unreported)

Source(s) of information: Survey respondents are from the Industrial Waste Survey Unreported number of industries and number of employees is from the non-respondent industrial waste survey Unreported Generation Rate is from the District Solid Waste Management Plan Format (1994) Table JJ-2

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Table IV-2 Industrial Waste Generation Survey Respondents vs. Unreported Total Industrial Waste Generated (Tons) 3,773 350 137 5,368 519 9,748 12,547 6,910 117 19,207 0 7,642 118,751 72,698 29,290 3,218 11,006 5,563 6,550 313,395

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Table IV-3 Exempt Waste Generated in the District and Disposed in Publicly Available Landfills Type of Waste Stream C&D Waste; Asbestos Total

Generation Rate (lb/person/day) 3.56 3.56

Total Exempt Waste Generation (TPY) 200,738 200,738

Source(s) of information: 2008 Landfill and Transfer Station Operation Reports; Table III-1 Generation Rate (lbs/person/day) =

Total Exempt Waste (tons/yr) x 2,000 (lb/ton) Population x 365 days/yr

Example calculation: 3.56 =

201,738 x 2,000 309,041 x 365

Table IV-4 Reference Year Total Waste Generation for the District Type of Waste Residential/Commercial Industrial Exempt Total Waste Generation

Generation Rate (lbs/person/day) 4.82 5.56 3.56 13.94

Tons/Year 271,848 313,395 200,738 785,981

Source(s) of information: Residential/Commercial- Table IV-1 Exempt -Table IV-3 Industrial- Tons/yr-Table IV-2 Industrial Generation Rate calculated using the following equation: Generation Rate (lbs/person/day) =

Total Industrial Waste (tons/yr) x 2,000 (lb/ton) Population x 365 days/yr

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TPY 0 Appliances Batteries Food Glass HHW Ferrous Non-Ferrous Cardboard Paper Plastic Rubber Cloth & Fabrics Used Oil Wood Commingled Recyclables Electronics Stone 0 30,420

30,420 54,825

Incineration, Composting, Resource Recovery TPY 2008 Total Waste 2008 Residual 2008 Net Waste Received Landfilled Reduced 0 Incineration Ash Net Incineration 168 0 0 0 80 Composting Residuals Net Compost 2,050 30,420 0 30,420 218 Resource Recovery Ash Net Resource 2,278 0 0 0 61 4,917 9,808 1,194 1,178 345 9 1,337 501

208 53 24,405 Grand Total

Type of Waste Recycled

Source(s) of information: 2008 District Annual Report and Residential/Commercial Surveys

Subtotal

Type of Waste Source Reduced None

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9 16 106,785 Grand Total

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Incineration, Composting, Resource Recovery TPY Total Waste Residual Landfilled Net Waste Processed Received 3 Incineration Ash Net Incineration 1 0 0 0 12 Resource Recovery Ash Net Resource 67,629 0 0 0 4,963 Composting Residuals Net Composted 1,755 2 0 2 9,351 1,103 7 2,894

Source(s) of information: 2008 District Annual Report and Industrial Surveys

Subtotal

Type of Waste Source None

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19,704 18,695 16,411 19,747 24,405

Res./Comm 232,231 261,521 166,807 130,570 106,787

Industrial 251,935 280,216 183,218 150,317 131,192

Total

Management Method Used (TPY) Incineration Yard Waste Waste Ash Net Composting Incinerated Disposal Reduction 24,852 0 0 0 29,561 0 0 0 23,597 0 0 0 26,975 0 0 0 30,420 0 0 0

Sample Calculation:

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67,301 125,618 102,748 97,256 84,298

33,104 41,770 150,375 141,090 200,738

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Landfill Disposal Industrial

Total Waste Generation = Source Reduction & Recycling + Yard Waste Composting + Landfill Disposal

Source(s) of information: District Annual Reports and Ohio EPA Facility Data Reports.

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387,156 440,721 507,028 486,073 522,718

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663,943 750,497 713,843 663,365 684,330

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Table IV-8 Adjusted Reference Year Total Waste Generation for the District Generation Rate (lbs/person/day) 5.19 3.39 3.56 12.13

Type of Waste Residential/ Commercial Industrial Exempt Total Waste Generation

Tons/Year 292,508 191,084 200,738 684,330

Source(s) of information: Exempt -Table IV-3 Residential/Commercial and Industrial - Tons/year : Tons/ year waste reported by the landfills (Table III-1) + Recycling (Table IV-5 or Table IV-6) Example Calculation: Generation Rate (lbs/person/day) = 5.19 =

Total Waste (tons/yr) x 2,000 (lb/ton) Population x 365 days/yr 292,508 x 2,000 309,041 x 365

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Table IV-9 Estimated Residential/Commercial Waste Stream Composition for the District for the Reference Year Waste Stream Type Aluminum Appliances, Durables, Furniture Cardboard Clothing Ferrous Metals Food Glass Lead-Acid Batteries Newspaper Office Paper Other Paper Plastics Scrap Tires Yard Waste Wood Packaging Disposable Diapers Other Totals

Percentage of the Waste Stream 1.0%

2,925.1

13.9%

40,658.6

17.4% 2.6% 1.5% 6.4% 5.7% 0.9% 6.6% 3.9% 13.1% 5.2% 1.8% 10.2% 5.1% 1.3% 3.5% 100.0%

50,896.4 7,605.2 4,241.4 18,720.5 16,673.0 2,632.6 19,305.5 11,407.8 38,172.3 15,210.4 5,265.1 29,835.8 14,917.9 3,802.6 10,237.8 292,508

Tons

Source(s) of information: Percentage of the waste stream from national averages in Appendix KK of District Solid Waste Management Plan Format (1996)

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Table IV-10 Estimated Industrial Waste Composition for the Reference Year in the District Waste Stream Type Cardboard Paper Textiles Wood Ferrous Metals Non-Ferrous Metals Glass Subtotal Grand Total

TPY 2,545 13,258 14 4,202 95,567 7,010 24 122,620

Waste Stream Type Plastic Rubber/Tires Food Batteries Non-Exempt Foundry Sand Yard Waste Graphite Subtotal

TPY 1,866 13 28 4

Waste Stream Type Silicon Carbide Composites Stone/Clay/Sand Miscellaneous

31,857 General Solid Waste 4 12 33,785 Subtotal

Source(s) of information: District Industrial Waste Survey for calendar year 2008 solid waste generation by type of waste and SIC number. Each industrial waste component was projected using the adjustment factor to account for nonrespondent industries. Example Calculation: Adjustment Factor =

Total Industrial Waste Generated (Table IV-8) Total Industrial Waste Generated (Table IV-2 - Survey)

Adjustment Factor = 1.412269742 = 191,084 / 135,303

Type of Industrial Waste Generated (tons) =

Type of Industrial Waste Generated (Table IV-6 Survey) x Adjustment Factor

2,545 (tons of cardboard) = 1,802 (tons of cardboard from Appendix F) * 1.412

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Planning Period Projections and Strategies [ORC Section 3734.53(A)(5)-(6)] A.

Planning Period The planning period for the Plan Update is January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2021. Population Projections The District’s population projections are presented in Table V-1. The population estimate from Section IV for the 2008 reference year is 309,041. The estimate includes a population estimate of 304,373 for Lorain County plus 4,668 for the portion of the City of Vermilion’s population residing in Erie County. The entire population of the City of Vermilion is included in the District total because more than 50% of Vermilion’s population resides within the District. The population projections were made using the annual growth rate from 2005 – 2025 based on the growth rate for Lorain County and Erie County for the portion of the District population that resides outside of Lorain County in the City of Vermilion. The District anticipates the population will continue to grow steadily over the ten-year planning period. The District is projecting a total population of 321,002 by 2021, which is an increase of 11,961 over the 2008 reference year population. This projection is a population increase of 2.66% for the planning period (2012 – 2021). Figure V-1 depicts the District’s estimated total population throughout the planning period. Figure V-1 – District Population Estimate (2008 – 2021) 370,000 320,000 270,000 220,000 170,000

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Waste Generation Projections 1.

Residential/Commercial Sector The District’s residential/commercial waste generation projections are presented in Table V-2. Waste generation is presented for the 2008 reference year and each subsequent year through 2021. The per capita generation rates for 2011 – 2021 are calculated by adjusting the rate according to Ohio EPA’s “Estimating Per Capita Residential/Commercial Waste Generation,” guidance document, published September 4, 2002. For the period extending from 2011 – 2021, the rate increases at one-half percent. The per capita generation rate is held constant at 5.17 pounds per person per day from the reference year in 2008 to 2010. In 2009 and 2010, the District’s population is projected to increase and national trends indicate that overall generation in the United States went down from 2007 to 2008 according to the U.S. EPA’s report, “Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2008.” The economic recession that took place in 2008 reinforces a downward trend in overall generation in Lorain County. The District conservatively chose not to use a one-half percent increase and kept the rate constant from 2008 to 2010. The total residential/commercial waste generation estimate for 2008 is 292,508 tons. Residential/commercial waste generation is projected to increase throughout the planning period consistent with the rate of population increase and projected changes in generation rates. Beginning in 2012, the first year of the planning period, residential/commercial waste is projected to be 297,972 tons. This is expected to increase to 319,954 tons in 2021, a 9.4% increase from the 2008 reference year. Figure V-2 depicts the estimated residential/commercial waste generation throughout the planning period.

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Figure V-2 – District Residential/Commercial Waste Generation (2008 – 2021) 325,000

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Industrial Sector The District’s industrial waste generation projections are presented in Table V-3. Industrial waste generation is presented by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the 2008 reference year and each year of the planning period through 2021. A description of each SIC code and the expected employment change throughout the planning period is presented in Table V-3A. The results from the industrial waste generation survey are presented in Table IV-2. The District is using the adjusted industrial waste generation number in Table IV-8 as the basis for future projections. For 2008, the industrial waste generated for each SIC code is calculated based on the survey results and the total industrial waste generation. See Table V-3 for an example calculation. Industrial waste generation is projected for SIC codes 20, and 22-39 (Table V-3A). Table V-3 presents the industrial waste generation projections from the reference year through the end of the planning period. Changes in employment by individual SIC code are no longer available, as the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services no longer tracks data by SIC code, only the new NAICS system is now used. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services provide employment projections in their document, Outlook for the Industrial Employment Projections Report for the Period 2006 – 2016. Employment in the manufacturing sector is projected to decrease 23% over the ten year period. Employment statistics from 2006 were used to project employment conditions and these projections

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do not include the employment changes resulting from the economic recession which began in December 2007. Using historical data, industrial generation has fluctuated from a low of 191,084 in 2008 to a high of 387,139 in 2005. The average generation rate from 2004 – 2008 was 275,028 tons. In 2008, the amount of industrial waste landfilled and the amount recycled were both lower than in the pervious three years. The observed decrease in overall generation in 2008 identifies the beginning of the economic recession in Lorain County and the dramatic effect it had on local industry. This trend may be observed in Figure V-3. Figure V-3 – Historical Industrial Generation

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The economic downturn of 2008, coupled with the uncertainty of the financial markets, contribute to an uncertain economic future for Ohio industries. Therefore, the District projects industrial waste generation will decrease from 2009 – 2016 at a rate of -2.3% annually. This is the annual average rate of decrease in manufacturing employment according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for the period beginning in 2006 and ending in 2016. Following the economic downturn in 2008, the decrease in generation until 2016 is related to the continuing effects following the recession. The District’s industrial generation will reach a low of 158,629 in 2016, which is 116,399 tons below the average rate of generation from 2004 – 2008. State of Ohio projections end at 2016. It is a reasonable assumption that manufacturing will begin to recover by 2017. Expectations are that the markets will recover from the recession and generation rates are projected to begin to increase slightly at a rate of 2% annually until 2021, the end of the planning period. In 2021, industrial generation is projected to be 175,139 tons, which is a 15,946 ton

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decrease from the reference year in 2008 to the end of the planning period in 2021. This is an 8.3% decrease from 2008 – 2021. Figure V-4 depicts the estimated industrial waste generation throughout the planning period. Figure V-4 – District Industrial Waste Generation (2008 – 2021) 200,000

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The District did not classify materials from train boxcars, metals from demolition activities and ferrous metals resulting from salvage operations conducted by licensed motor vehicle salvage dealers. The ferrous metals that were included in the industrial waste stream were recorded from industrial survey results. 3.

Total Waste Generation Total waste generation projections for the District during the planning period are presented in Table V-4. The total waste generation estimate for the 2008 reference year is 684,330 tons. This includes residential/commercial waste (292,508 tons), industrial waste (191,084 tons), and exempt waste (200,738 tons). After discussions with landfill operators, exempt waste is projected to decrease to approximately 100,000 tons from 2009 – 2011 and then decrease to 25,000 tons for the remainder of the planning period. Much of the exempt waste is utility waste streams that are considered exempt wastes under Ohio solid waste regulations. The utility waste streams were one time demolitions that should not generate the same amount of exempt waste in the future. Therefore, projections are reduced significantly. The generation rate in pounds per person per day for the reference year is 12.13 and 8.93 in 2021, the final year of the planning period. Total annual waste generation is projected to increase approximately 23,000 tons over the ten-year planning period (2012 – 2021) from 497,074 to 520,093 tons in 2021. From 2012 – 2021, this is a 4.6% increase. Figure V-5 displays the projected total waste generation for the District.

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Figure V-5 – District Total Waste Generation (2008 – 2021) 700,000

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Access to Alternate Waste Management Opportunities The District shall provide access to recycling and waste minimization opportunities for municipal solid waste to its residents and businesses. At a minimum the District must provide access to recycling opportunities to 90% of its residential population.

Goal #2

Waste Reduction and Recycling Rates The District shall reduce and/or recycle at least 25% of the solid waste generated in the residential/commercial sector and at least 50% of the solid waste generated in the industrial sector.

Goal #3

Source Reduction Provide informational and technical assistance on source reduction.

Goal #4

Technical and Informational Assistance Provide informational and technical assistance on recycling, reuse and composting opportunities.

Goal #5

Restricted Wastes and Household Hazardous Waste Develop strategies for managing scrap tires, yard waste, lead acid batteries and household hazardous waste (HHW).

Goal # 6

Annual Reporting of Plan Implementation Districts are required to submit an annual report to Ohio EPA.

Goal # 7

Market Development Strategy (Optional)

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The following table summarizes all of the District strategies for meeting the 1995 State Plan Goals: District Strategies by State Plan Goal Program

1995 State Plan Goals

Program # #1

LCRP-1

Drop-Off Recycling

LCRP-2

Yard Waste Management Household Hazardous Waste Collection Household Battery Collection

LCRP-3

LCRP-4

LCRP-5

E-Waste Recycling

LCRP-6

Printer Cartridge Recycling

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ü ü ü

Scrap Tire Collection

LCRP-8

Appliance Recycling

LCRP-9

Phone Book Collection

LCRP-10

Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling

LCRP-11

ü ü ü

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LCRP-13

LCOP-14

Potential Recycling Programs

LCRP-15

Collection Center

LCRP-16

Residential Recycling (Education and Awareness)

LCEP-1

Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures

LCEP-2

Telephone Information Line

LCEP-3

ü ü ü

Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness

LCEP-4

Multi-Program Presentations

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Community Recognition Program

LCEP-6

ü ü

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Volume Based Incentive Education Program Recycling/Market Development Grant Program

ü ü

Non-Subscription Curbside

Commercial Sector Paper Recycling (Abitibi, District) Specialized Bottle/Can Collection Program Mercury Collection

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Revolving Loan Program District Market Development Grant Program Community Incentive Grant Program

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Litter and Open Dump Enforcement

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Open Dump and Scrap Tire Clean-Up

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District Strategies by State Plan Goal Program

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Program # #1

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Health Department Financial Assistance County Engineer

LCOP-4

Legal

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General Plan Implementation

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Disaster Management

LCOP-8

Litter Strike Force Program

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Third Party Financial Audit

LCOP-10

Host Community Agreement

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Sheriff Department Funding

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Commercial/Industrial Technical Assistance (Education Program) Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition Program

Business Recycling Round Table LCIP-3 Number of Strategies Per Goal

Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction/Recycling and Education Strategies The District’s residential/commercial waste reduction strategies are presented in Table V-5. The District projects that residential/commercial waste reduction strategies will increase recycling by 0.26% each year, with the exception of the yard waste management program. The District anticipates a significant increase in recycling once the Elyria VBS system is implemented by 2011. The projections in V-5 are bumped 1,530 tons based on this programmatic change. The District took an average of the past five years for yard waste composting. The average is continued throughout the planning period. This avoids the severe fluctuations of yard waste composting which is dependent upon factors including weather and severe storms. Other reasons for the projected increase include the following: · · · ·

Population increase of 0.29% annually; Continued advertising and education program; Recycling Program Incentives; and Continued effort by the District to survey and obtain commercial recycling numbers.

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The historic diversion rate for the residential/commercial sector fluctuated over the previous five years from a low of 13.45% in 2004 to a current high of nearly 19%. The nearly 3% increase from 2007 to 2008 is attributed to the residential sector and the large number of communities that implemented volume based systems of recycling in 2007 and 2008. Figure V-7 depicts the diversion rate from 2004 to 2008 for the residential/commercial sector. Figure V-7 – Historical Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction Rate 18.74% 20% 15.87%

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Through these strategies and the District’s existing programs, the District plans to increase residential/commercial recycling from 54,825 tons in 2008 to 60,034 tons by 2021. The greenhouse gas savings from recycling 54,825 tons in 2008 is equal to a reduction of 157,348 metric tons of carbon dioxide. This is equal to: · · · ·

17,860,131 gallons of gasoline (based on CO2 emissions per gallon); 365,925 barrels of oil; 1,097 acres of standing forest (based on CO2 sequestration per tree); or 6,556,156 propane cylinders used for home barbeques (based on CO2 emissions per pound of propane).

In the 2009 Draft State Solid Waste Management Plan, districts will be required to measure reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Many recycling strategies laid out in this Plan Update contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. These strategies, as demonstrated below, will also address many of the challenges that the District identified with their current solid waste management programs. V-10

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RECYCLING

AND

COLLECTION

LCRP-1 – Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling (State Plan Goal #1) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will continue to monitor blue bag communities to find of if there are observable trends to indicate why participation rates are lower. The District will also continue its effort to encourage other community leaders to change from the blue bag recycling program to a Volume Based System (VBS). Part of this effort includes the continuation of the Community Incentive Grant Program and incentivizing communities to switch to or continue their existing VBS programs. The details regarding this program are explained in Program #LCCGP-1. The new Collection Center will provide an opportunity for multi-family units to drop-off specific types of recyclables (Program #LCRP-16). The District will develop and maintain a list of recycling companies that accept traditional materials such as: aluminum and steel cans, glass containers, plastic containers and newspaper. The District periodically evaluates competition between waste haulers. In 2008, the U.S. Attorney General addressed this issue due to the merger of Allied Waste and Republic Waste. The new company was required to sell a landfill and transfer station in northeast Ohio to Rumpke Waste. During 2010, this has created a more competitive market place for solid waste services in the region and Lorain County. Program Summary – Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling Description Details Program Number LCRP-1 2012 Program Costs See Program LCCGP-1 County Accounting Code 6200-6234

LCRP-2 – Drop-Off Recycling (State Plan Goal #1) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will evaluate township drop-offs in the County to determine

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if existing drop-offs meet township needs, or if more drop-offs are needed or if a curbside recycling program could be implemented. Since the last Plan Update, all of the townships in Lorain County now participate in either a curbside recycling program or a drop-off recycling program. The District will monitor all recycling programs on Re-TRAC, the District’s data management system for collecting community data. The District will compare historical recycling rates of townships and VBS curbside communities to assess township needs. Finally, the District will work with each township with regards to consistency in recycling drop-off operations including acceptable materials, hours of operation, procedures and signage. Program Summary – Drop-Off Recycling Description Details Program Number LCRP-2 2012 Program Costs See Program LCCGP-1 County Accounting Code 6200-6234 3.

LCRP-3 – Yard Waste Management (State Plan Goals #4 and #5) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will continue to work with communities to improve data reporting for municipal programs. For consistent yard waste reporting in Annual District Reports, the District will use the compost facility data contained in the compost facility reports which are generated by Ohio EPA annually. The District will consider whether to create and send a yard waste management fact sheet for municipalities to inform them how to properly estimate quantities of yard waste, brush and leaves. The fact sheet will also inform municipalities how they can report their data to the District each year using Re-TRAC. The District will continue to implement additional education and awareness efforts to increase yard waste collection program participation rates. This will include a dedicated portion of the District’s web site for yard waste recycling program education. The District supports and promotes the following hierarchy for yard waste programs in the County:

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Volume/Incentive Based CurbsideYard Waste Collection

▲▲▲▲▲ Cubside Yard Waste and Leaf Collection

▲▲▲▲ Curbside Leaf Collection

▲▲▲ Full Time Yard Waste Drop-Off

▲▲ Part Time Yard Waste Drop-Off

▲ No Program

In addition to promoting yard waste recycling program participation, the District will also continue to work with the Ohio State University Agricultural Agent to provide education on the advantages and benefits of backyard composting and vermicomposting. Program Summary – Yard Waste Management Description Details Program Number LCRP-3 2012 Program Costs See Program LCCGP-1 County Accounting Code 6200-6234 4.

LCRP-4 – Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection (State Plan Goals #4 and #5) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District is developing a permanent Collection Center, which will manage HHW (Program #LCRP-16 Collection Center). The Collection Center will have regularly scheduled dates and times for HHW drop-off for Lorain County residents. The District will continue to use an HHW vendor to collect and process HHW materials from the residential sector. The District will no longer host one-day collection events. In Table V-5, Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction Strategies HHW Collection Program tonnage is projected until 2010 under the HHW

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Collection Program. Beginning in 2010, HHW will be included in the Collection Center Program tonnage. The budget for this program has been moved to the Collection Center line item in Section 8. Program Summary – HHW Collection Description Details Program Number LCRP-4 2012 Program Costs See Program LCRP-16 County Accounting Code 6700-6700 5.

LCRP-5 – Household Battery Collection (State Plan Goal #4) This program will no longer be operated in Elyria City Schools (see description in Section IV). Household Batteries will be accepted at the District’s new Collection Center. The budget for this program has been moved to the Collection Center line item in Section 8. Program Summary – Household Battery Collection Description Details Program Number LCRP-5 2012 Program Costs See Program LCRP-16 County Accounting Code 6700-6701

LCRP-6 – E-Waste Recycling (State Plan Goal #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will no longer hold annual E-Waste collection events and instead will accept electronics at the District’s Collection Center. The Collection Center will have regularly scheduled dates and times for E-Waste drop-off for Lorain County residents. The District will continue to use an electronics vendor to collect and process E-Waste materials from the residential sector. The District will no longer host one-day collection events. In Table V-5, Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction Strategies, E-Waste Program tonnage is projected until 2010 under the E-Waste Recycling Program. Beginning in 2010, E-Waste will be included in the Collection Center Program tonnage. The budget for this program has been moved to the Collection Center line item in Section 8.

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Program Summary – E-Waste Recycling Description Details Program Number LCRP-6 2012 Program Costs See Program LCRP-16 County Accounting Code 6700-6702 7.

LCRP-7 – Printer Cartridge Recycling (State Plan Goal #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will primarily use the District’s web site to advertise the program. The District will also meet with the Office on Aging to evaluate the program’s effectiveness and find solutions to make pick-ups more regular. Printer cartridges will also be accepted at the Collection Center. Program Summary – Printer Cartridge Recycling Description Details Program Number LCRP-7 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code Not Applicable

LCRP-8 – Scrap Tire Collection (State Plan Goal #5) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will collect scrap tires at the Collection Center. This collection will replace the annual Scrap Tire Collection Day. At the end of 2010 the District will evaluate whether all four of the permanent sites should continue to be operated. A portion ($30,000) of the budget for this program has been moved to the Collection Center line item in Section 8. Program Summary – Scrap Tire Collection Description Details Program Number LCRP-8 2012 Program Costs $51,250 County Accounting Code 6200-6235

LCRP-9 – Appliance Recycling (State Plan Goal #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). The name of this program has been changed from “Appliance

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Collection” to “Appliance Recycling”, to reflect the nature of the program. To address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will continue to implement additional education and awareness efforts through the District’s web site as well as periodic mailings, advertisements, presentations and other mass and targeted promotional activities. The District will also update the list of companies annually to assure the list is up-to-date. There may be opportunities in the future for the District to partner with local agencies to collect appliances from Lorain County Residents. The District will explore these potential future opportunities and evaluate them according to available District funds. Program Summary – Appliance Collection Description Details Program Number LCRP-9 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code Not Applicable 10.

LCRP-10 – Phone Book Collection (State Plan Goal #4) Phone book collection is planned to occur at the Collection Center. Abitibi also now accepts phone books at their collection locations. The District will determine whether other entities will continue their participation in this collection program. Program Summary – Phone Book Collection Description Details Program Number LCRP-10 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code Not Applicable

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LCRP-11 – Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling (State Plan Goals #4 and #5) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will collect fluorescent bulbs and ballasts at the Collection Center. Fluorescent bulbs and ballasts were collected at the Lorain County Warehouse in Elyria once per month. Moving this opportunity to the Collection Center will allow fluorescent bulbs and ballasts to be dropped off anytime the Collection Center is open. The District’s web site will advertise the availability of this program at the Collection Center. In Table V-5, Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction Strategies, Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling Program tonnage is projected until 2010 under the

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Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling Program. Beginning in 2010, Fluorescent Bulbs and Ballasts will be included in the Collection Center Program tonnage. The budget for this program has been moved to the Collection Center line item in Section 8. Program Summary – Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling Description Details Program Number LCRP-11 2012 Program Costs See Program LCRP-16 County Accounting Code 6700-6703 12.

LCRP-12 – Commercial Sector Paper Recycling (State Plan Goal #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will continue to use the District website to advertise the availability of this program. The District understands that fiber materials generated in the commercial sector including institutional entities are highly amendable to recycling. Program Summary – Commercial Sector Paper Recycling Description Details Program Number LCRP-12 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code 6700-6704

13.

LCRP-13 – Specialized Bottle/Can Collection Program (State Plan Goal #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will continue to use the District website to advertise the availability of this program. Bottle and can recycling can be reported to the District through annual Re-TRAC surveying. Program Summary – Specialized Bottle/Can Collection Description Details Program Number LCRP-13 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code 6700-6705

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LCRP-14 – Mercury Collection Program (State Plan Goal #5) Mercury containing devices will be collected at the District Collection Center.

15.

LCRP-15 – Potential Recycling Programs (State Plan Goals #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7) In addition to the current and new programs presented in this Plan Update, the District has assembled a list of new programs and/or projects that have the potential for future implementation. As of the production of this Plan Update, the following program ideas have been captured: · · · · · · · · · ·

Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling; Organic Processing; Anaerobic Digestion; Waste to Energy Facility Shrink Wrap Recycling; Used Carpet Drop-Off Collections; Used Ceiling Tile Drop-Off Collections; Used Tennis Shoe Drop-Off Collection; Irregular Plastic Materials/Items Recycling; and Others to be identified.

The Potential Recycling Programs are designed to capture ideas on ways to recycle materials in Lorain County. In order to properly evaluate each program listed above or any other potential program, the following process, to determine the feasibility of new programs, will continue to be followed by the District: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Idea Generation; Targeted Recyclable Commodity Identification; Program Description/Title Development; Operational Logistics Development; Program Costs Identification; Local Needs Assessment; Local Political Assessment; Implementation Schedule; and Funding Sources (plan implementation, grants, disposal fees, private investment/ownership, and other sources as identified).

The purpose for this program is to present a logical systematic evaluation of potential projects. The District has established this

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program to present a methodology that will thoroughly evaluate a potential new program during the planning period. A part of the evaluation process would be to determine whether a program would require any modifications to the Plan Update. The District Director will determine the analyses necessary for any new programs under this decision making process. The District Director will select experts in the field to assist with any analyses required. Final recommendations will be made to the County Commissioners. The following table summarizes the operation of the program: Program Summary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Potential Recycling Programs Description Details Program Number LCRP-15 2012 Program Costs Not available County Accounting Code 7070-7081 16.

LCRP-16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Collection Center (State Plan Goal #5) This is a new program. The District is developing a permanent Collection Center, which will manage non-hazardous recyclable materials, household hazardous waste, and universal waste from residents of Lorain County. Construction and remodeling of the new Collection Center began in the fall of 2009 and it will be operational in 2010. The facility will be operated year-round and it is located in the City of Elyria at 540 South Abbe Road.

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The Collection Center will have regularly scheduled dates and times for drop-off of different materials for Lorain County residents. Below is a preliminary list of items to be collected at the Collection Center and will be subject to changes once a contractor is chosen. Electrical Appliances (non-freon) Personal Computers Office Electronic Equipment Battery Acid HHW Reactives Fire Extinguishers

Fluorescent Lamps

PCB Lamp Ballasts

Microwave Ovens

Televisions

Scrap Tires and Rims Gasoline Mercury & Mercury Devices Smoke Detectors

Household Batteries

Rechargeable Batteries

Other Wet Cell Batteries Oil Based Paints/Stains

Cellular Phones Wet Cell Lead-Acid Batteries Motor Oil/ATF

Printer Cartridges Propane, Acetylene, & Butane Tanks HW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Other Flammables

HHW Other Toxics

Other Gas Asbestos, Cylinders Unencapsulated

Prescription Medications

Carpet

Program Summary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Collection Center Description Details Program Number LCRP-16 2012 Program Costs $239,850 County Accounting Code N/A RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS

EDUCATION

AND

AWARENESS

The programs in this section are designed to meet 2001 State Plan Goals #3 and #4. These programs meet or exceed the requirements established

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in the 2001 State Solid Waste Management Plan and the 2009 State Solid Waste Management Plan. The 2009 State Solid Waste Management Plan will require the following programs as a minimum for Outreach and Education: · · · ·

A website; A comprehensive resource guide; An inventory of available infrastructure; and A speaker or presenter.

The District already has a web site and uses it to direct Lorain County residents and businesses to information about recycling, reuse and source reduction. The District posts program brochures, District newsletters and other information guides on their web site. The District maintains a comprehensive resource guide that is used to inform residents and businesses how to recycle a variety of unwanted items. Some materials are specifically addressed in brochures on the District web site. Brochures and resource guides are handed out at the County Fair and other events throughout the year. The District maintains an inventory of District infrastructure and tracks community drop-off and curbside recycling programs on their web-based data management system, Re-TRAC. The District has multiple staff members that speak to adults and children and make presentations on recycling, source reduction and other waste management topics. The following programs enable the District to provide information and technical assistance while focusing on outreach and education. 1.

LCEP-1 - Residential Recycling Education (Education and Awareness) (State Plan Goals #3 and #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will implement additional education and awareness efforts including a dedicated portion of the District’s newly updated web site for recycling program education as well as advertisements and special school assembly presentations. Program Summary – Residential Recycling Education Description Details Program Number LCEP-1 2012 Program Costs $50,000 County Accounting Code 6700-6709

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LCEP-2 - Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures (State Plan Goals #3 and #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). Program Summary – Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures Description Details Program Number LCEP-2 2012 Program Costs See Program Admin-35 County Accounting Code 7220-7225

LCEP-3 – Telephone Information Line (State Plan Goals #3 and #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). Program Summary – Telephone Information Line Description Details Program Number LCEP-3 2012 Program Costs See Program Admin-21 County Accounting Code 6200-6202

LCEP-4 – Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness Program (State Plan Goals #3 and #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). The District provides brochures to Lorain County residents educating them on this No. 1 litter issue.

LCEP-5 – Multi-Program Presentations (State Plan Goals #3 and #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). Program Summary – Multi-Program Presentations Description Details Program Number LCEP-5 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code 7070-7081

LCEP-6 – Community Recognition Program (State Plan Goals #3 and #4) This program will continue annually (see description in Section IV). The District will create a recognition program in 2012 for Lorain

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County Communities. The program will be designed to recognize communities that have innovative recycling and education programs. Possible awards (financial and recognition) for this program may include the following at a Gold, Silver and Bronze level: · · · · · ·

Best Recycling Program; Best Yard Waste Program; Best Education/Awareness Program; Most Innovative Recycling Program; Best Advertising Program; Or other awards to be determined.

The District will design a recognizable award or trophy to be awarded to recognized communities. The District will look at historical recycling data, program information and local education and awareness programs to determine the communities that will be recognized. Program Summary – Community Recognition Program Description Details Program Number LCEP-6 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code 7220-7223 7.

LCEP-7 – Volume Based Incentive Education Program (State Plan Goals #3 and #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). The District will continue to meet with communities that administer blue bag recycling programs to encourage them to switch to the VBS. Program Summary – Volume Based Incentive Education Program Description Details Program Number LCEP-7 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code 7220-7224

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 1.

LCMDG-2 – Recycling/Market Development Grant Program (State Plan Goal #7) This program will continue (see description in Section IV).

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Program Summary – Recycling/Market Development Grant Description Details Program Number LCMDG-2 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code 6200-9273 2.

LCMDG-3 – Revolving Loan Program (State Plan Goal #7) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). The District will evaluate whether to add dollars to this program in 2012 – 2015 annually. Program Summary – Revolving Loan Description Details Program Number LCMDG-3 2012-2013 Program Costs $50,000 County Accounting Code 7050-7057

LCMDG-4 – District Market Development Grants (State Plan Goal #7) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). Program Summary – District Market Development Grants Description Details Program Number LCMDG-4 2012 Program Costs $150,000 County Accounting Code 6200-6258

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL GRANT PROGRAMS 1.

LCCGP-1 – Community Incentive Grant Program (State Plan Goals #1 and #4) The District intends to provide funding to communities through the Community Incentive Grant Program however; challenges have been identified in Section IV that will need to be addressed for future grant years. New funding realities for the District’s budget will require an adjustment in grant funding. Funding for community grant programs will be tied to the amount of revenues received and the amount of curbside recycling (not including yard waste) confirmed. Communities with drop-off programs may add the tonnage for approved recyclables collected at their drop-offs to their volume

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based curbside collection totals to establish their total tonnage for grant funding purposes. The community grants as originally envisioned was to be a supplement to communities to support curbside recycling. It was never intended to provide the majority of funding for curbside or drop-off programs. The last Plan Update further developed this concept by requiring residents to be charged for the curbside volume based system. The purpose for this change was to shift the burden of the cost for the program from the communities to the residents. This also reduced the need for communities to request additional dollars from the District annually to operate their programs. This, for the most part, has been successfully accomplished in VBS communities. The focus of the community incentive grant program will be on assisting communities to strive for and exceed the 25% recycling goal. Communities would be encouraged to use incentive grant funds to secure higher participation rates through education and awareness programs, social marketing campaigns, and improved opportunities for multi-family residents and other appropriate targeted activities or equipment purchases. Each political subdivision receiving an incentive grant is required to complete reports as required by the District on the use of the funds and the amount of materials recycled. Communities missing the deadlines for submitting recycling tonnages may not be eligible for grant funding. The Community Incentive Grant Program funding and guidelines will be reviewed and updated annually by the District prior to distributing incentive grant funding to the communities. The District grant guidelines are revised and included in Appendix H. Program Summary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Community Incentive Grant Program Description Details Program Number LCCGP-1 2012 Program Cost Estimate $525,000 County Accounting Code 6200-6234 2.

LCCGP-2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Residential Recycling Incentive Program This program will no longer continue (see description in Section IV).

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RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL OTHER PROGRAMS 1.

LCOP-1 – Volunteer Litter Collection Program (Formerly - Litter and Open Dump Enforcement Program This program will continue (see description in Section IV). This program includes: · · ·

Annual Lorain County Pride Day Adopt-A-Highway Adopt-A-Spot

In addition, the District will continue to work with local volunteer groups and agencies to bolster the amount of volunteers available for litter collection events and activities. Program Summary – Litter and Open Dump Enforcement Description Details Program Number LCOP-1 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code N/A 2.

LCOP-2 – Open Dump and Scrap Tire Clean-Up Program This program will continue subject to available funding (see description in Section IV). Program Summary – Open Dump and Scrap Tire Clean-Up Description Details Program Number LCOP-2 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code 6200-6235

LCOP-3 – Health Department Financial Assistance This program will continue subject to available funding (see description in Section IV). Program Summary – Health Department Financial Assistance Description Details Program Number LCOP-3 2012 Program Costs $187,400 County Accounting Code 7300-7310

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LCOP-4 – County Engineer This program will continue subject to available funding (see description in Section IV). Program Summary – County Engineer Description Details Program Number LCOP-4 2012 Program Costs $50,000 County Accounting Code 7300-7306

LCOP-5 – Legal This program will continue subject to available funding (see description in Section IV). Legal will be funded out of professional services line item in the budget. Program Summary – Legal Description Details Program Number LCOP-5 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code N/A

LCOP-6 – General Plan Implementation (State Plan Goals #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7) This program will continue (see description in Section IV). This program is intended to fund programs and projects that are consistent with this Plan Update. This would include waste reduction and recycling programs, special collection programs, disaster management programs, grants, revolving loans, litter and open dump cleanups needing additional funding, District staffing, administrative costs and enforcement programming. New programs, projects or facilities that are not consistent with this Plan Update that require funding from this program will first be evaluated by the District Director via the Material Change in Circumstance procedure in Section I of this Plan Update. Program Summary – General Plan Implementation Description Details Program Number LCOP-6 2012 Program Costs $100,000 County Accounting Code 7070-7081

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LCOP-7 – Lorain Emergency Planning Committee This program will no longer continue (see description in Section IV).

LCOP-8 – Disaster Management This program will continue (see description in Section IV). However, to address the challenges identified in Section IV, the District will review the Disaster Debris chapter of the Lorain County Emergency Management Plan. The District will review the plan annually to update contracts and forms as necessary. The Debris Management chapter of the Lorain County Emergency Management Plan is located in Appendix J. The District will periodically educate residents on how to segregate debris (e.g., yard waste, recyclables, construction and demolition debris, solid waste, household hazardous waste) for proper management before a debris generating event occurs. If there is a need for Lorain County Disaster funding, the District has allocated $25,000 annually to assist immediately with a disaster debris management issues and if necessary may allocate up to 25% of excess District funding for more severe disasters. This funding may be used for centralized debris receptacles, landfill disposal fees, processing yard waste (e.g., renting chipping equipment), yard waste collection, collection and processing recyclable materials, an emergency HHW collection event, etc. The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and Lorain County officials will make every effort to seek reimbursement of District funds from the federal government for costs incurred if the affected area is declared a federal disaster area. Program Summary – Disaster Management Description Details Program Number LCOP-8 2012 Program Costs $25,000 County Accounting Code 7300-7316

LCOP-9 – Litter Strike Force Program The District will evaluate this program on an annual basis. The program will continue dependent upon funding and staffing (see description in Section IV).

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Program Summary – Litter Strike Force Description Details Program Number LCOP-9 2012 Program Costs $0 County Accounting Code 7070-7081 10.

LCOP-10 – Third Party Financial Audit The Policy Committee may request the Board of Commissioners consideration of a Third Party Financial Audit for the District. If the Policy Committee requests a Third Party Financial Audit, the Chairperson will submit the request in writing and outline the reasons for the request. Program Summary – Third Party Financial Audit Description Details Program Number LCOP-10 2012 Program Costs $15,000 County Accounting Code N/A

11.

LCOP-11 – Host Community Agreement This program will continue (see description in Section IV). In 2010, the District entered into a host community agreement with Republic Waste Services. This initial contract expires on May 31, 2012. The District, after reasonable consideration of the solid waste management situation in northeast Ohio, has determined that continuing a host community agreement with Republic Waste Services may be advantageous. The Board of County Commissioners is authorized to negotiate a host community agreement that includes solid waste management services, reservation of capacity, funding for District programs, discounts for Lorain County residents and political subdivisions, recycling and waste reduction program activities and improvements to District recycling infrastructure. The Board shall negotiate the Agreement to ensure that the District’s funding is protected during and beyond the current planning period. A copy of the first designation agreement is included as Appendix G to this Plan Update. Program Summary – Host Community Agreement Description Details Program Number LCOP-11 2012 Program Costs $458,000 County Accounting Code 7070-7081

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LCOP-12 – Sheriff Department Funding This is a new program. On April 14, 2009, the District funded two deputy sheriffs to assist with the investigation and prosecution of open dump sites. During the first six months of operation, this program has been a success. The Sheriff Department reports fourteen residents charged with littering/open dumping including an open dump in a city park. Three of the fourteen littering/open dumping charges have resulted in criminal charges. · · · ·

6 cases remain under investigation 7 cases were forwarded to the Grand Jury 10 cases were generated from public information 3 cases were generated by the Environmental Crimes Unit

Funding for this program is contingent upon available District funds. The District reserves the right to modify or discontinue this program based upon the availability of District funding. Program Summary – Sheriff Department Funding Description Details Program Number LCOP-12 2012 Program Costs $140,000 County Accounting Code N/A Industrial and Other Waste Reduction Strategies INDUSTRIAL WASTE REDUCTION/RECYCLING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS The programs in this Section are designed to meet State Plan Goals #2, #3, #4 and #7. The industrial waste reduction strategies are presented in Table V-6. The historic diversion rate for the industrial sector decreased over the previous five years from a high of 77.5% in 2004 to a low nearly 56% in 2008. Figure V-8 depicts the diversion rate from 2004 to 2008 for the industrial sector. Total industrial waste recycled 106,787 tons (Table IV-6) Total adjusted industrial waste generation 191,084 tons (Table IV-8) Percentage of waste reduced and or recycled is 106,787 / 191,084 = 56.88%.

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Figure V-8 – Historical Industrial Waste Reduction Rate 77.53% 80%

67.55% 61.88%

70%

57.31%

55.88%

Percent

60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Year

Table V-6 presents projections for industrial recycling. In 2008, the District’s industrial facilities recycled 106,787 tons. The District projects industrial recycling will decrease at an annual rate of -2.3% from 2008 – 2016. In the planning years following 2016, the downward trend is projected to end and industrial generation is projected to increase at a rate of 2% from 2016 – 2021 annually as the economy continues to recover from the economic recession. The District’s industrial base is quite mature. The District’s industrial base is predominately based on metal manufacturing and processing. It is in the economic self interest for companies to recycle due to the value of scrap metals and other materials. The District anticipates that industries will continue to implement recycling programs. The District’s programming will continue to assist industries with recycling program implementation. Through these strategies and the District’s existing programs, the District plans a decrease in industrial recycling from 106,787 tons in 2008 to 97,876 tons by 2021. The greenhouse gas savings from recycling 106,787 tons in 2008 is equal to a reduction of 306,480 metric tons of carbon dioxide. This is equal to: · · · ·

35,010,180 gallons of gasoline (based on CO2 emissions per gallon); 717,300 barrels of oil; 2,150 acres of standing forest (based on CO2 sequestration per tree); and 12,851,650 propane cylinders used for home barbeques (based on CO2 emissions per pound of propane).

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In the 2009 Draft State Solid Waste Management Plan, districts will be required to measure reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Many recycling strategies laid out in this Plan Update contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The District has several existing programs that provide information and technical assistance to industrial facilities on recycling, source reduction, reuse and composting. These programs will continue throughout the planning period. 1.

LCIP-1 – Commercial/Industrial (Education Program) (State Plan Goals #3 and #4)

Technical

Assistance

This program will continue (see description in Section IV). The District may provide seed funding for industrial facilities to participate in waste reduction and waste minimization collaborations with other companies. Program Summary – Commercial/Industrial Technical Assistance Description Details Program Number LCIP-1 2012 Program Costs $5,000 County Accounting Code 7070-7081 2.

LCIP-2 – Commercial/Industrial Program (State Plan Goals #3 and #4)

Recycling

Recognition

This program will continue (see description in Section IV). In 2012, the District will implement the recognition program. The good community recycling partner emblem will be created in 2012 in preparation to be given to businesses that participated in the District’s annual survey. Program Summary – Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition Program Description Details Program Number LCIP-2 2012 Program Costs $1,200 County Accounting Code 7070-7081 3.

LCIP-3 – Businesses Recycling Round Table (State Plan Goals #3 and #4) This program will continue (see description in Section IV).

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Program Summary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Business Recycling Round Table Description Details Program Number LCIP-3 2012 Program Costs $1,200 County Accounting Code 7070-7081

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Table V-1 District Population Projections

Year

County Population Lorain County

Erie County Population Adjustment (City of Vermillion)

Total District Population

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

304,373 305,271 306,171 307,075 307,981 308,889 309,800 310,714 311,631 312,550 313,472 314,397 315,324 316,255

4,668 4,674 4,680 4,686 4,692 4,698 4,705 4,711 4,717 4,723 4,729 4,735 4,741 4,748

309,041 309,945 310,852 311,761 312,673 313,587 314,505 315,425 316,348 317,273 318,201 319,132 320,066 321,002

Source(s) of information: The 2008 population values are taken from Table IV-1 Projections are based on the annual percent change of each county from the Ohio Department of Development Office of Strategic Research Projected Percent Population Change 2005 to 2030. See Table Below.

County % Change 2005-2025

County Annual % Change

5.9% 2.6%

0.295% 0.130%

Period

Period Average

Annual Average

2008-2021 2012-2021

3.87% 2.66%

0.298% 0.266%

County

Lorain Erie

Sample calculation: Population in previous year + (population in previous year x growth rate) = Population in current year Example (Lorain County, 2009 Population): 304,373 + (304,373 x 0.295%) = 305,271

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Table V-2 District Residential/Commercial Waste Generation (TPY)

Year

District Population

Per Capita Generation Rate

Total Residential/Commercial Waste Generation (TPY)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

309,041 309,945 310,852 311,761 312,673 313,587 314,505 315,425 316,348 317,273 318,201 319,132 320,066 321,002

5.19 5.17 5.17 5.20 5.22 5.25 5.27 5.30 5.33 5.35 5.38 5.41 5.43 5.46

292,508 292,441 293,296 295,625 297,972 300,338 302,723 305,126 307,549 309,991 312,452 314,933 317,434 319,954

Source(s) of information: District Population-Table V-1 Per Capita Generation Rate: calculated using incremental increases recommended by Ohio EPA in a document titled "Estimating Per Capita Residential/Commercial Waste Generation." According to this document, the recommended per capita annual rate of increase is 0.50%. Sample Calculation: District population x per capita Generation Rate (lb/person/day) x 365 days/year x 1 ton/2,000 lbs = Total Residential/Commercial Generation (tons) 2008 Total Residential/Commercial Waste Generation = 309,041 x 5.19 x 365 x 1/2,000 = 292,508

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2008 2,300 213 84 3,273 317 5,943 7,650 4,213 72 11,711 0 4,660 72,405 44,325 17,859 1,962 6,711 3,392 3,994 191,084

2009 2,247 208 82 3,198 309 5,807 7,474 4,117 70 11,442 0 4,553 70,740 43,306 17,448 1,917 6,556 3,314 3,902 186,690

-23.00% -23.00%

Manufacturing Average

-2.30% -2.30%

Annual Percent Change *

2010 2,196 203 80 3,124 302 5,673 7,302 4,022 68 11,179 0 4,448 69,113 42,310 17,047 1,873 6,405 3,238 3,812 182,396

2011 2,145 199 78 3,053 295 5,543 7,134 3,929 67 10,922 0 4,346 67,523 41,337 16,655 1,830 6,258 3,163 3,724 178,201

2012 2,096 194 76 2,982 288 5,415 6,970 3,839 65 10,670 0 4,246 65,970 40,386 16,272 1,788 6,114 3,091 3,639 174,102

2013 2,048 190 74 2,914 282 5,291 6,810 3,751 64 10,425 0 4,148 64,453 39,457 15,898 1,747 5,974 3,020 3,555 170,098

2014 2,001 185 73 2,847 275 5,169 6,653 3,664 62 10,185 0 4,053 62,970 38,550 15,532 1,707 5,836 2,950 3,473 166,185

Year 2015 1,955 181 71 2,781 269 5,050 6,500 3,580 61 9,951 0 3,959 61,522 37,663 15,175 1,667 5,702 2,882 3,393 162,363 2016 1,910 177 69 2,717 263 4,934 6,351 3,498 59 9,722 0 3,868 60,107 36,797 14,826 1,629 5,571 2,816 3,315 158,629

2017 1,948 181 71 2,772 268 5,032 6,478 3,568 61 9,916 0 3,946 61,309 37,533 15,122 1,661 5,682 2,872 3,382 161,801

2018 1,987 184 72 2,827 273 5,133 6,607 3,639 62 10,115 0 4,025 62,535 38,283 15,425 1,695 5,796 2,930 3,449 165,037

2019 2,027 188 74 2,884 279 5,236 6,739 3,712 63 10,317 0 4,105 63,786 39,049 15,733 1,729 5,912 2,988 3,518 168,338

2020 2,067 192 75 2,941 284 5,341 6,874 3,786 64 10,523 0 4,187 65,062 39,830 16,048 1,763 6,030 3,048 3,589 171,705

(Waste generated in previous year) + (waste generated in previous year x assumed growth rate) = waste generated in estimated year 2008 SIC Code 20 ( 2,300 ) + ( 2,300 x -2.3% ) = 2,247 2009 SIC Code 20

Sample calculation:

* The percent annual change for SIC Code 20, 22-39 is calculated using the average annual change in employment for the broad category of manufacturing industries. Changes in employment by SIC code are no longer available as ODJFS no longer tracks data by SIC code, only the new NAIC system is now used. In the planning years following 2016 the downward trend is projected to end and industrial generation is projected to begin to increase at a rate of 2% annually as the economy continues to recover from the economic recession.

Source(s) of information: Industrial Generation by SIC Code for 2008 from Table IV-2 adjusted to correspond to total industrial waste on Table IV-8 Change in industrial generation in years 2009 - 2016 is calculated based on the annual average change in employment for the manufacturing industries for the period 2006 - 2016. Source Document: The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), Job Outlook to 2016 for Central Ohio, Economic Development Region 1, 2006-2016

Percent Change 2006-2016

NAICS Industry Category

Projected Employment Growth For Manufacturing Industries

SIC Category 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Totals

Table V-3 Projected Industrial Waste Generation 2021 2,108 195 77 3,000 290 5,447 7,012 3,862 66 10,734 0 4,271 66,363 40,627 16,369 1,798 6,151 3,109 3,660 175,139

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Table V-3A Standard Industrial Classifications SIC 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

Description Food and Kindred Products Textile Mill Products Apparel and Other Finished Products Made from Fabric Lumber and Wood Products, Except Furniture Furniture and Fixtures Paper and Allied Industries Printing, Publishing, and Allied Products Chemicals and Allied Products Petroleum Refining and Related Industries Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastic Products Leather and Leather Products Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Products Primary Metal Industries Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Transportation Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment and Components Transportation Equipment Measuring, Analyzing and Controlling Instruments Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries

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Table V-4 Total Waste Generation for the District During the Planning Period (in TPY) Year

Residential/ Commercial

Industrial

Exempt

Total Waste

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

292,508 292,441 293,296 295,625 297,972 300,338 302,723 305,126 307,549 309,991 312,452 314,933 317,434 319,954

191,084 186,689 182,395 178,200 174,102 170,097 166,185 162,363 158,629 161,801 165,037 168,338 171,705 175,139

200,738 100,000 100,000 100,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000

684,330 579,130 575,692 573,825 497,074 495,435 493,908 492,489 491,178 496,792 502,489 508,271 514,138 520,093

Generation Rate (lbs/person/day) 12.13 10.24 10.21 10.14 8.76 8.71 8.66 8.61 8.56 8.63 8.70 8.78 8.85 8.93

Source: Residential/Commercial Table V-2 Industrial Table V-3 Exempt Waste is projected around 100,000 tons annually. The 200,000 ton figure in 2008 is a one time increase. Sample Calculation: Total Waste = Residential/Commercial + Industrial + Exempt 684,330 = 292,508 + 191,084 + 200,738 Generation Rate (lb/person/day) =

12.13 =

Total Waste Generated (tons) x 2,000 pounds /ton Population x 365 days/year 684,330 x 2,000 309,041 x 365

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Program #

LCRP-2 LCRP-3

Drop-Off Recycling

Yard Waste Management Household Hazardous Waste Collection Household Battery Collection E-Waste Recycling Printer Cartridge Recycling Scrap Tire Collection Appliance Recycling Phone Book Collection Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling Commercial Sector Paper Recycling (Abitibi, District) Specialized Bottle/Can Collection Program Potential Recycling Programs Collection Center

2008

V-39 Oth ONP,OCC,MxP AC,GL,PL n/a HHW

LCRP-11 LCRP-12 LCRP-13 LCRP-15 LCRP-16

3,915

6 207 0 331 0 27

218

0 0 Subtotal 44,667

HHB EW Oth ST App MxP

HHW

AC,GL,PL,ONP,OCC,SC 8,819 ,Pbd,,MxP AC,GL,PL,ONP,OCC,SC 684 ,Pbd,,MxP YW 30,420

n/a

Type of Material Reduced and/or Recycled

LCRP-5 LCRP-6 LCRP-7 LCRP-8 LCRP-9 LCRP-10

LCRP-4

LCRP-1

Non-Subscription Curbside

Residential/Commercial Recycling and Collection Programs

Residential Recycling Education (Education and Awareness)

Residential Source Reduction Strategies

Strategy

0 0 38,694

3,573

11 168 0 3,480 0 27

238

18,577

1,075

11,515

2009

0 224 45,945

3,582

0 0 0 3,489 0 27

26,000

1,078

11,545

2010

0 448 47,721

3,592

0 0 0 3,498 0 27

26,000

1,081

13,075

2011

0 449 47,777

3,601

0 0 0 3,507 0 27

26,000

1,083

13,109

2012

0 450 47,834

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2013

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0 452 47,890

3,620

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26,000

1,089

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2014

0 453 47,947

3,629

0 0 0 3,535 0 27

26,000

1,092

13,212

2015

Tons of Waste Reduction

0 454 48,004

3,639

0 0 0 3,544 0 28

26,000

1,095

13,246

2016

0 455 48,062

3,648

0 0 0 3,553 0 28

26,000

1,098

13,280

2017

0 456 48,119

3,657

0 0 0 3,562 0 28

26,000

1,100

13,315

2018

0 457 48,176

3,667

0 0 0 3,572 0 28

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1,103

13,349

2019

0 459 48,234

3,677

0 0 0 3,581 0 28

26,000

1,106

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2020

0 460 48,292

3,686

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Subtotal Grand Totals

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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0 0 0 0 0 0 10,158 10,158 54,825

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0 0 0

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2008

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,382 11,382 50,076

0 0

2009

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,412 11,412 57,357

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2010

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,441 11,441 59,162

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2011

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,471 11,471 59,248

0 0

2012

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,501 11,501 59,334

0 0

2013

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,531 11,531 59,421

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2014

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,561 11,561 59,508

0 0

2015

Tons of Waste Reduction

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,591 11,591 59,595

0 0

2016

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,621 11,621 59,682

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2010 Collection Programs =

Sample Calculation

2009 Programs + ( 2009 Programs x 0.26% )

11,545 = 11,515 + ( 11,515 x 0.26% )

Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling Program

AC=Aluminum Containers; GL=Glass Containers; PL= Plastic Containers; ONP=Old Newspaper; OCC=Corrugated Cardboard; SC=Steel Containers; PBd=Paperboard; LAB=Lead Acid Battery; Mag=Magazines; OffP=Office Paper; MxP=Mixed Paper; ST=Scrap Tires; App=Appliances; Oth=Nicad Batteries, UO=Used Oil, HHB=Household Batteries, YW-Yard Waste, EW-Electronic Waste, Oth-Other, FW=Food Waste, n/a-not applicable

Sources: '2008 Recycling Data is from table IV-5 Projected value for each residential/commercial recycling program is calculated at the same rate as the population change from Table V-I (0.26%)

Open Dump and Scrap Tire CleanUp Health Department Financial Assistance County Engineer Legal General Plan Implementation Disaster Management Litter Strike Force Program Host Community Agreement Commercial Recycling

LCOP-1

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LCMDG-3

Revolving Loan Program

Litter and Open Dump Enforcement

n/a

LCEP-6

Community Recognition Program

n/a

LCMDG-2

LCEP-5

Multi-Program Presentations

n/a

LCEP-4

Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness

n/a

Type of Material Reduced and/or Recycled

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LCEP-3

Telephone Information Line

Volume Based Incentive Education Program Recycling/Market Development Grant Program

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Program #

Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures

Strategy

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0 0 0 0 0 0 11,681 11,681 59,858

0 0

2019

0 0 0 0 0 0 11,712 11,712 59,946

0 0

2020

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V-41 101,931 182,396 56%

97,296 174,102 56%

95,058 170,098 56%

0 0 95,058

95,058

90,736 162,363 56%

0 0 90,736

90,736

88,649 158,629 56%

0 0 88,649

88,649

90,422 161,801 56%

0 0 90,422

90,422

2017

92,230 165,037 56%

0 0 92,230

92,230

2018

94,075 168,338 56%

0 0 94,075

94,075

2019

Sample calculation (Year 2009):

Source(s) of information: 2008 Recycling Data is from Table IV-6 2008 Generation Data is from Table V-3 Tons of Waste Recycled in Previous Year x Rate of Change in Manufacturing Employment in Ohio = Tons of Recycling in Estimated Year 106,787 x -2.3% = 104,330

Note: Industrial recycling projections are based on the percent of material generated in the reference year and reference year calculated diversion rate of 56%. Industrial Recycling is calculated as a percent of Industrial Generation.

92,872 166,185 56%

0 0 92,872

92,872

Tons of Source Reduction/Recycling 2013 2014 2015 2016

AL=Aluminum; FM=Ferrous Metals; NFM=Non-Ferrous Metals; P= Plastic; OCC=Corrugated Cardboard; OP=Office Paper; W=Wood

104,330 186,690 56%

99,586 178,201 56%

106,787 191,084 56%

97,296

99,586

Industrial Recycling Waste Generation Waste Reduction %

0 0 97,296

0 0 99,586

2012

2011

97,296

Program #

99,586

Strategy

Type of Material Reduced and/or Recycled 2008 2009 2010 Industrial Waste Reduction/Recycling and Education Programs: Source Reduction Commercial/Industrial LCIP-1 n/a 0 0 0 Technical Assistance (Education Program) Subtotal 0 0 0 Industrial Sector Technical Assistance and Education Programs: Recycling AL, FM, NFM, P, Industrial Recycling n/a 106,787 104,330 101,931 OCC, W, OP, OM Commercial/Industrial LCIP-1 n/a 0 0 0 Technical Assistance (Education Program) Commercial/Industrial LCIP-2 n/a 0 0 0 Recycling Recognition Program Business Recycling Round LCIP-3 n/a 0 0 0 Table 106,787 104,330 101,931 Other Waste Reduction Strategies N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 Subtotal 0 0 0 Grand Totals 106,787 104,330 101,931

Table V-6 Industrial Waste Reduction Strategies

95,956 171,705 56%

0 0 95,956

95,956

2020

97,876 175,139 56%

0 0 97,876

97,876

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Methods of Management: Facilities and Programs to be Used [ORC Section 3734.53(A)(7)-(12)] District Methods for Management of Solid Waste Table VI-1 presents the waste management methods used and capacity needed for each year of the planning period. The net tons to be managed by the District in 2008 were calculated to be 684,330 tons. The District projects approximately 573,825 tons of solid waste will need to be managed in 2012 and by the end of the planning period in 2021 the District will need to manage approximately 520,100 tons. The projected decrease in tonnage is due to the anticipated decrease in industrial and exempt waste generation throughout the planning period. Table VI-1 shows the District will manage the projected waste through recycling, transfer, yard waste composting and landfilling. The landfill total in Table VI-1 for 2008 (522,718 tons) is calculated by subtracting recycling and yard waste composted from the net tons to be managed. The District projects a need of 340,530 tons of landfill capacity in 2012. The level of landfill capacity necessary to manage District waste decreases to 362,184 tons in 2021, the end of the planning period. Figure VI-1 shows the projected total net tons to be managed by the District throughout the planning period. Figure VI-1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Total Net Tons to be Managed by the District (2008 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2021) 700,000 560,000 420,000 280,000 140,000

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Figure VI-2 shows the projected tons to be landfilled throughout the planning period.

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Figure VI-2 – Total Landfill Tons to be Managed by the District (2008 – 2021) 600,000

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Table VI-2 presents a summary of waste management methods for residential/commercial solid waste generated in the District. The District estimates the landfill capacity needed for residential/commercial waste will be 238,724 tons in 2012 the first year of the planning period. The District will need 260,008 tons of landfill capacity for residential/commercial waste by the end of the planning period in 2021. Residential/commercial waste is projected to increase steadily over the planning period. Volume based system and traditional blue bag recycling programs and yard waste management collection programs will continue to divert significant quantities of solid waste from the landfill throughout the planning period. Figure VI-3 shows the projected residential/commercial landfill disposal tons throughout the planning period. Figure VI-3 – District Residential/Commercial Landfill Projections (2008 – 2021) 275,000 250,000

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Table VI-3 presents a summary of solid waste management methods for industrial solid waste generated in the District. The District estimates the landfill capacity needed for industrial waste will be 76,806 tons in 2012, the first year of the planning period. The District will need 77,263 tons of landfill capacity for industrial waste by the end of the planning period. Industrial waste is projected to decrease initially and increase at the end of the planning period to reflect the economic recession and subsequent economic recovery. The District projected the industrial solid waste will decrease through the year 2016 and then begin to increase. This is partially based on the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services employment projections in their document, Outlook for the Industrial Employment Projections Report for the Period 2006-2016. Employment in the manufacturing sector is projected to decrease 23% over the ten year period. This projection is based on all of northeast Ohio, and the District projects Lorain County’s industrial base will begin to recover by 2016 far faster than the overall Ohio projection of 2021. Figure VI-4 shows the projected industrial landfill disposal tons throughout the planning period. Figure VI-4 – District Industrial Landfill Projections (2008 – 2021) 85,000

Tons

68,000 51,000 34,000 17,000

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Table VI-4A, “Waste Management Method: Landfill”, presents the historical landfill capacity utilization and landfill projections throughout the planning period. The projections in Table VI-4A present the landfill capacity for the ten-year planning period from 2012 to 2021. The landfill totals presented in these tables include the totals from transfer stations listed in Table III-3. These tables are a product of the data collection process that Ohio EPA utilizes which only captures the tonnage disposed by any solid waste district in the state at the first facility that accepts the solid waste. Although the District does not know for certain which landfills each transfer station listed in Table III-3 utilized, assumptions were made based on landfill and transfer station ownership and facility locations. It is reasonable to ascertain that all of the waste from the Strongsville Solid Waste Transfer Facility, Harvard Road Transfer Facility and the Broadview Heights Transfer Station went to the Republic Lorain County VI-3

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Landfill. In December 2008, the Harvard Road Transfer Facility was sold to Rumpke Waste. Since approximately 1,000 tons of waste was delivered by Republic collection trucks to this transfer facility, the District for this table will assume the waste continues to the Lorain County Landfill via a different transfer facility. It is also reasonable to assume that the tonnage from the Medina County Material Recovery Facility went to the Noble Road Landfill in Richland County. Waste from the Waste Management Cleveland Transfer Station was assumed to go to the American Landfill due to its ownership by Waste Management. The District is projecting the Republic Lorain County Landfill will be able to provide 99% of the District’s landfill needs for the ten year planning period (2012 – 2021). The remaining one percent of the District’s landfill capacity will be provided by the remaining facilities listed in Table VI-4A. For purposes of the analysis in Table VI-4A and future year projections on landfill capacity starting in 2015, the District assumes that waste going to landfills that reach capacity before the end of the planning period will be assigned to other landfills based on facility ownership and location. Beginning in 2015, waste from the Sunny Farms Landfill is projected to go to the Republic Lorain County Landfill for the duration of the planning period. The Sunny Farms Landfill is the only landfill used by the District that does not have capacity available throughout the entire planning period. Table VI-4B, “Waste Management Method: Incineration”, the District had no incineration facilities operating in 2008. In 2010, several incineration, waste-to-energy and pyrolysis projects have been proposed in other solid waste districts. The District has met with vendors, but no specific projects or plans have been identified. The District will evaluate any proposed projects to determine the waste reduction and financial impacts if a project were to become viable within the District. Table VI-4C, “Waste Management Method: Transfer”, the District projects transferred waste will increase approximately 0.26% each year. In 2012, the first year of the planning period, the District projects approximately 3,804 tons of solid waste will be managed by transfer facilities. This increases to 3,894 tons in 2021, the final year of the planning period. Table VI-4D, Waste Management Method: Recycling”, the District is projected, on average, to recycle approximately 127,157 tons of material annually throughout the planning period. The District listed 57 businesses that conduct recycling operations, which also includes one waste hauler that provides service within the District. The remaining recycling is attributed to other recycling facilties used by the residential/commercial and industrial sectors. The District anticipates that these recycling

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operations will remain in operation throughout the planning period. The District has allocated the recycling amount in future years to each operation based on the total material recycled at the operation in 2008. The District is projecting residential recycling will increase 0.26% annually. Industrial recycling is projected to decrease from 2009 – 2016 at a rate of -2.3% and then begin to increase at a rate of 2% from 2017 – 2021 as the economy begins to recover. The following figure presents the District’s waste reduction projections throughout the planning period. Figure VI-5 – District Waste Reduction Projections (2008 – 2021) 140,000

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Table VI-4E, “Waste Management Method: Composting”, the District is projecting compost will remain constant throughout the planning period. The amount of yard waste generated is typically subject to weather conditions, which can not be predicted. There were thirteen composting facilities operating in the district in 2008. The District anticipates the amount of material composted in future years will be allocated to these thirteen facilities based on the percent of the total composting that facility managed in 2008. The following figure presents the District’s yard waste composting projections throughout the planning period. Figure VI-6 – District Yard Waste Composting Projections (2008 – 2021) 31,000 26,000

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Demonstration of Access to Capacity During the 2008 reference year, twelve landfills managed 522,718 tons of solid waste generated by District residents, businesses and industries. The landfill located within the District, the Republic Lorain County Landfill, managed approximately 513,600 tons in 2008 or over 98% of the waste that was landfilled. This includes waste received from transfer facilities. Regional Capacity Analysis The purpose for the regional capacity analysis is to evaluate and demonstrate that the District has access to disposal capacity during the planning period. The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assessment of regional landfill capacity demonstrates there is sufficient permitted capacity available to manage the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waste until December 31, 2021. The twelve landfills presented in the following table have permitted capacity to manage 297,958,339 million cubic yards of solid waste throughout the planning period. All of the landfills except the Sunny Farms Landfill have at least fifteen years of available capacity. The Republic Lorain County Landfill is projected to be in operation managing solid waste for another twenty-four years. Landfills Servicing the District Landfill Republic Lorain County Landfill Erie County Landfill Noble Road Landfill Port Clinton Ottawa County Landfill

Remaining Airspace Cubic Yards

Years Remaining

26,040,417

24.6

5,809,154

8,640,874

17.8

9,689,988

80.7

Kimble Sanitary Landfill

42,938,166

Evergreen Landfill

10,327,815

6,826,112

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46,236,568

24.9

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85,461,871

71.8

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29,685,424

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Landfills Servicing the District Landfill Hancock County Sanitary Landfill Pine Grove Regional Facility Totals/Average

Remaining Airspace Cubic Yards

Years Remaining

7,626,612

42.3

18,675,338

52.3

297,958,339

Distance from Lorain County 119 Miles Hancock County 158 Miles Fairfield County

Over the ten year planning period, the District projects an average annual need of approximately 353,766 tons or 1,061,299 cubic yards of landfill capacity. Over the ten year planning period (2012 – 2021), the District will dispose of approximately 3,891,431 tons or 11,674,294 cubic yards of solid waste. Applying an average 2:1 compaction ratio for landfilled solid waste, the District will need approximately 5,837,147 cubic yards of airspace capacity over the ten year planning period. Using these calculations, nine out of the twelve landfills listed in the table above could manage the District’s entire landfill needs for the entire planning period (2012 – 2021). The Republic Lorain County Landfill has over 26 million cubic yards of capacity remaining. Based on this information and data, the District has demonstrated that access to landfill capacity is achieved through this analysis for the entire planning period. C.

Schedule for Facilities and Programs: New, Expansions, Closures, Continuations Table VI-5, Implementation Schedule for Facilities, Strategies, Programs and Activities: Dates and Description, presents descriptions and dates of operation for each facility, program or activity presented in the Plan Update. Programs for residential/commercial recycling, source reduction and awareness, the recycling, reuse and composting program, grants, industrial source reduction/recycling and awareness and other programs are presented in Table VI-5. These programs are discussed in detail in Sections IV and V.

Identification and Designation of Facilities Table VI-6 includes the Facilities Identified and Current Designations. The District has designated the Republic Lorain County Landfill to receive all Lorain County generated residential and commercial solid waste. The District will issue a general waiver to industrial facilities classified in SIC code 20 and 22-39 or North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) manufacturing codes 31, 32 and 33.

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All source separated recyclables are authorized for delivery to any community drop-off, resource recovery facility, material recovery facility, transfer facility for collection and delivery to a legitimate recycling facility, broker, processor or manufacturer using post consumer products as a raw material. Yard waste may be delivered to any registered, licensed, permitted yard waste management facility. E.

Authorization Statement to Designate The Board is authorized to establish facility designations in accordance with Section 343.013 and 343.014 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Waiver Process for the Use of Undesignated Facilities Any person may apply for a waiver from the designation requirements established in this Plan Update. The Waiver Process clarifies who may request a waiver and the information to be provided. The application for the waiver must explain the basis for the Board to grant the waiver request. Any person or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or township may request a waiver authorizing the delivery of solid waste generated within the District to an undesignated solid waste facility. The waiver request shall include the following: 1.

The name, address, telephone number and email address of the person requesting the waiver.

The source and name of the generator of the solid waste included in the waiver request.

The name, address, telephone number and email address of the undesignated solid waste facility where solid waste generated within the District will be delivered if the waiver is approved by the Board.

The estimated annual tonnage of the solid waste that will be delivered to the undesignated solid waste facility covered by the waiver request.

An explanation describing how approval of the waiver request is not inconsistent with the projections contained in the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial or amended Plan under divisions (A)(6) and (7) of section 3734.53 of the Revised Code.

An explanation describing how the approval of the waiver request will not adversely affect implementation and financing of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial or amended Plan pursuant to the implementation schedule contained in the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial or

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amended Plan under division (A)(12)(a) of section 3734.53 of the Revised Code. Any waiver granted by the Board shall be included in a waiver agreement by and between the Board and the person granted the waiver. The waiver agreement shall contain the terms and conditions upon which the waiver was granted and the payment by the grantee of the waiver fee, if any, assessed on each ton of solid waste covered by the waiver. G.

Siting Strategy for Facilities The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Siting Strategy includes the following: Submission and Review of Plans and Specifications and Application of Siting Strategy to Proposed Solid Waste Facilities, Maximum Feasible Utilization and Exemption of Existing in-District Solid Waste Facilities. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: a. Solid Waste Facilities shall mean all solid waste collection, storage, disposal, transfer, recycling, processing, and resource recovery facilities. b. Incinerator means any equipment, machine, device, article, contrivance, structure or part of a structure used to burn solid or infectious wastes to ash. c. Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility means any site, location tract of land, installation or building where mixed solid waste or select solid waste streams, including scrap tires, is used as or intends to be used as fuel to produce energy, heat, or steam. d. Siting Strategy shall mean the process by which the Board of Commissioners shall review proposals for the construction or modification of any Solid Waste Facility and determine whether such proposal complies with the Plan Update. e. General Plans and Specifications shall mean that information required to be submitted to the Board for review for the construction or modification of any proposed Solid Waste Facility and includes, but is not limited to, a site plan for the proposed facility, architectural drawings or artists renderings of the proposed facility, the projected size and capacity of the proposed facility and all other information identified in this Siting Strategy.

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f. Applicant shall mean a person, municipal corporation, township or other political subdivision proposing to construct or modify a Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility within the District. g. Modify shall mean a significant change in the operation of an existing in-District Solid Waste Facility: (1) that requires the approval of the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; or (2) that involves a change in the type of material, manner of operation, or activities conducted at the facility (i.e., a conversion of a legitimate recycling facility to a transfer station). PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE The District’s Siting Strategy for Solid Waste Facilities ensures that proposals to construct a new Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility within the District or modify an existing Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility within the District are in compliance with the Plan Update. The Board shall not approve the General Plans and Specifications for any proposed Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility or the modification of any existing in-District Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility where the construction and operation of the proposed facility, as determined by the Board, will: (1) have significant adverse impacts upon the Board’s ability to finance and implement the Plan Update; (2) interfere with the Board’s obligation to provide for the maximum feasible utilization of existing in-District Solid Waste Facilities; (3) materially and adversely affect the quality of life of residents within 500 feet of the proposed facility; or (4) have material adverse impacts upon the local community, including commercial businesses and other public facilities (schools, hospitals, libraries, places of worship, etc.) within 500 feet of the proposed facility and the adequacy of existing infrastructure to serve the proposed facility. Except as otherwise provided herein, all proposed Solid Waste Facilities, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility whether to be sited by or on behalf of the District, or by or on behalf of any person, municipal corporation, township or other political subdivision, shall be subject to this Siting Strategy and shall comply with the requirement to submit General Plans and Specifications to the District. SITING PROCEDURE LIMITED EXEMPTION Notwithstanding the foregoing requirement, modifications to existing in-District Solid Waste Facilities with an approved permit–to-install at the time this Plan Update is approved are not subject to this Siting Strategy.

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REQUIRMENTS The District requires that General Plans and Specifications for all proposals to construct any new Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility within the District or modify any existing in-District Solid Waste Facility be submitted for a determination by the Board of whether such General Plans and Specifications and the proposals comply with the Plan Update. The District may adopt a rule upon final approval of this Plan Update as follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No person, municipal corporation, township or other political subdivision, shall construct or modify any solid waste transfer facility, disposal facility, recycling facility, material recovery facility, incinerator or solid waste energy recovery facility until the General Plans and Specifications for the proposed improvement have been submitted to and approved by the Board as complying with the Plan Update.â&#x20AC;? PROCEDURE IMPLEMENTING SITING STRATEGY Unless otherwise provided herein, or an exemption or waiver from this requirement has been granted by the Board, the following procedure and process shall be followed in the event the construction of a new Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility or the modification of an existing in-District Solid Waste Facility is proposed within the District: STEP 1: Submittal of Plans and Specifications Any person, municipal corporation, township or other political subdivision proposing to construct a new Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility or modify an existing in-District Solid Waste Facility shall: a. Provide General Plans and Specifications of the proposed facility to the Board. Such General Plans and Specifications shall include, but may not be limited to, the following documents and information: i.

a site plan for the proposed facility;

ii. architectural drawings or artists renderings of the proposed facility; iii. availability of necessary utilities;

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iv. projected size, daily and annual processing capacity in tons, and air space capacity using the proposed maximum daily waste receipt limit; v. hours of operation; vi. anticipated source of solid waste or recyclable materials to be received at the proposed Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility. If recycling activities will be conducted at the proposed facility, a detailed description of the recycling activity including materials to be recycled, technology to be utilized to accomplish the separation and processing of the recyclable materials, the anticipated percentage of waste reduction anticipated from the operation of the facility and the identification of the market for the sale of the recyclable materials recovered at the facility must be submitted; vii. types and anticipated number of vehicles utilizing the proposed Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility on an hourly and daily basis; viii. routes to be used by vehicles utilizing the facility and methods of ingress and egress to the facility; and ix. any other information necessary for the Board to evaluate whether the proposed Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility complies with each of the criteria listed below. b. Adequately demonstrate to the Board that the construction or modification and subsequent operation of the proposed Solid Waste Facility will: i.

be consistent with the goals, objectives, projections and strategies contained in the Plan Update;

ii. not adversely affect financing for the implementation of the Plan Update; iii. not adversely affect the Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obligation to provide for the maximum feasible utilization of existing in-District solid waste facilities;

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iv. be installed, operated and maintained to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance and use with the existing or intended character of the area; v. be adequately served by essential public facilities and services; vi. not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities or services; vii. not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community; viii. not involve the excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes or odors; ix. have vehicular approaches to the property that are designed not to create an interference with traffic; x. not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural, scenic, or historic feature of major importance; and xi. not adversely affect property values within the surrounding community. c. The Applicant shall submit any additional information the Board requests to establish, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board, that the construction or modification and subsequent operation of the proposed Solid Waste Facility or proposed modification of an existing in-District Solid Waste Facility will comply with the Plan Update. STEP 2: Board Review The Board shall conduct a review of the information submitted for the proposed Solid Waste Facility to determine whether the Applicant has adequately demonstrated that the proposed Solid Waste Facility will be constructed or modified and subsequently operated in compliance with the Plan Update and demonstrated that the impacts listed in Step I do not adversely affect the District, its residents and businesses. The Board may expend District funds to employ a consultant or consultants familiar with Solid Waste Facility construction and operation, land use planning and solid waste planning to assist the Board in implementing this Siting Strategy and in its determination of whether a proposed Solid Waste Facility or modification of an existing in-District Solid Waste Facility complies with the Plan Update.

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Within sixty days of receiving the General Plans and Specifications from an applicant, the Board shall make a determination as to whether the General Plans and Specifications submitted by the applicant contain sufficient information for the Board to complete its review of the proposal. In the event the Board determines that more information is necessary to complete its review of the proposal, the Board shall notify the Applicant of such request in writing. Within ninety days of determining that the Applicant has submitted a complete set of General Plans and Specifications, the Board shall determine whether the proposal complies with the Plan Update and the criteria identified in Step 1 herein. The Board shall notify the Applicant of its decision in writing. While the Board has broad discretion regarding the approval of General Plans and Specifications for a proposed Solid Waste Facility or modification of an existing in-District Solid Waste Facility, it is the intent of this Siting Strategy that the Board shall not approve General Plans and Specifications for a proposed Solid Waste Facility unless the Board determines that the proposed Solid Waste Facility or modification of an existing in-District Solid Waste Facility complies with the Plan Update and the criteria identified in Step 1 herein. STEP 3: Development Agreement In the event the Board determines that the proposed construction or modification and subsequent operation of a Solid Waste Facility complies with the Plan Update, the person, municipal corporation, township or other political subdivision proposing to construct or modify the Solid Waste Facility shall enter into a development agreement with the District which memorializes the obligations that are the basis of the Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conclusion that the General Plans and Specifications demonstrate that the proposed facility or its modification complies with the Plan Update. The party proposing to construct a Solid Waste Facility shall have an ongoing obligation to comply with the Plan Update and the development agreement. WAIVER The Board reserves the right to waive application of the requirement for the submission and Board approval of General Plans and Specifications, and any portion or all of the Siting Strategy or otherwise grant exceptions to the rules of the District, or unilaterally modify or amend the Siting Strategy if the Board concludes such waiver, modification or amendment is in the best interest of the District, its residents and businesses and will assist the Board in the successful implementation of the Plan Update and further District goals with respect to solid waste and waste reduction activities.

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A determination by the Board to construct or modify any District-owned Solid Waste Facility shall be deemed to be in compliance with the Plan Update and the other requirements of these rules. Waiver for Legitimate Recycling Facilities The Board has a strong commitment to encouraging the development of recycling and waste reduction activities that are consistent with the waste reduction, reuse and recycling goals as may be required by the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Administrative Code, the State Solid Waste Management Plan and the Plan Update. Upon adequate demonstration to the Board of the likelihood of attainment of certain waste reduction goals, the Board may waive application of the Siting Strategy for any facility determined by the Board as likely to qualify as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;legitimate recycling facilityâ&#x20AC;? as defined in Section 3745-27-01(C)(2) of the Ohio Administrative Code. In the event an Applicant desires a waiver from the application of the Siting Strategy for a legitimate recycling facility, the Applicant shall submit sufficient information to the Board regarding the proposed facility, the waste reduction method to be implemented, technology to be used in the operation of the facility, the source and type of waste to be received at the facility, the materials to be removed from the waste stream and the anticipated amount of waste reduction. The Board shall review the proposal following the procedures and process in Step 2 of this Siting Strategy and determine whether the waste reduction standards required by OAC Section 3745-27-01(C)(2) are likely to be satisfied at the proposed facility. In the event the Board determines that such facility is likely to qualify as a legitimate recycling facility, the Board may grant a waiver of the application of the Siting Strategy to the proposed facility. Such waiver may be made contingent upon the execution of a development agreement by which the proposed facility will be obligated to meet the proposed waste reduction standards on a continuing basis and such other obligations regarding operation of the facility as the Board shall require, including such recordkeeping and reporting requirements as may be necessary to establish compliance with the waste reduction goals. Failure to comply with the terms of any such agreement may result in the revocation of Board approval for operation of any such facility. As part of any such development agreement, the Board may require such bond or other assurances in such amounts as the Board determines, in its discretion, shall be necessary to assure that funds are available for the removal of the facility or conversion of the facility to a legal use in the

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event of non-compliance with waste reduction standards or other obligations as set forth in the development agreement. H.

Contingencies for Implementation

Capacity

Assurance

and

District

Program

The District will implement the contingency plan outlined in this section of the Plan Update if the Republic Lorain County Landfill is required to close operations for a period of time that would be detrimental to the health and safety of District residents. If the Board determines there is a public health and safety threat due to the closure of the Republic Lorain County Landfill, the following will be implemented. The Board may elect to pursue any of the following: a. Prepare a bid specification to solicit bids from regional landfills to accept District solid waste. b. Develop a District-wide disposal cooperative with local political jurisdictions to obtain a fixed disposal price for a specified term. c. Initiate action to site either a public or private solid waste transfer, solid waste disposal facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility. d. Take any other action the Board deems appropriate to protect public health and safety. The District will meet with the Policy Committee and develop a strategy and recommendation to the Board on the course of action to take within 120 days of receiving official notification from the Ohio EPA that the Republic Lorain County Landfill will be closed. Additionally, the District will develop an alternative source of revenue if the Republic Lorain County Landfill is required to close for any reason. The Board will direct the Policy Committee to develop alternatives for revenue generation to assure program implementation as part of the management plan for the disposal of District solid waste. The District will consider a generation fee as one alternative for revenue generation.

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684,330 579,130 575,692 573,826 497,074 495,436 493,908 492,489 491,178 496,792 502,490 508,271 514,139 520,093

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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684,330 579,130 575,692 573,826 497,074 495,436 493,908 492,489 491,178 496,792 502,490 508,271 514,139 520,093

Net Tons to be Managed by SWMD

of SW Generated from Table V-4. of SW source reduced from Table V-6 of Gross Incineration from Table VI-4B of Ash Landfilled from Tablle III-2

131,191 135,829 133,288 132,748 130,544 128,393 126,293 124,244 122,244 124,104 126,000 127,933 129,902 131,910

3,765 3,775 3,785 3,795 3,804 3,814 3,824 3,834 3,844 3,854 3,864 3,874 3,884 3,894

30,420 18,577 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2008 Landfilling Required = Net Tons to be Managed by SWMD - (Recycling + Yard Waste Composting) - (Gross Incineration - Ash Landfilled) 522,718 = 684,330 - ( 131,192 + 30,420 ) - ( 0 - 0 )

Yard Waste Management Method from Table V-5.

2009 Transfer Capacity Required = 2008 Tons * (0.26%)(same increase as population from table V-1) 3,775 = 3,765 + ( 3,765 x 0.26%)

2008 Waste Reduction Capacity Required = Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction + Industrial Waste Reduction 131,192 = (54,825 - 30,420) + 106,787

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

522,718 424,724 416,404 415,077 340,530 341,043 341,615 342,246 342,934 346,688 350,489 354,339 358,236 362,184

YW Land MSW Landfilling Application Composting

Management Method Used and Processing Capacity Required in TPY Waste Yard Waste Gross Ash Transfer Reduction Composting Incinerated Landfilled

2008 Net Tons to be Managed by SWMD = Tons of SW Generated - Tons Source Reduced 684,330 = 684,330 - 0

Sample calculations:

Tons Tons Tons Tons

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tons Source Reduced

Source(s) of information:

Tons of SW Generated

Year

Table VI-1 Waste Management Methods Used and Processing Capacity Needed for Each Year of the Planning Period

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Table VI-2 Summary for Residential/Commercial Waste Management Methods

Year

Tons Generated

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

292,508 292,441 293,296 295,625 297,972 300,338 302,723 305,126 307,549 309,991 312,452 314,933 317,434 319,954

Management Method in TPY Source Reduction & Recycling 24,405 31,499 31,357 33,162 33,248 33,334 33,421 33,508 33,595 33,682 33,770 33,858 33,946 33,946

Incineration

Composting

Landfilling

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

30,420 18,577 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000

237,683 242,365 235,940 236,463 238,724 241,004 243,302 245,618 247,954 250,309 252,682 255,075 257,488 260,008

Source(s) of information: Tons Generated: Table V-2 Source Reduction and Recycling: Table V-5 Incineration from Table VI-4B Composting: Table VI-6 Ash Disposal from Tablle III-2 Sample calculations (2008): Landfilling = Tons Generated - Source Reduction & Recycling - Composting 237,683 = 292,508 - 24,405 - 30,420

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Ash Disposal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Table VI-3 Summary for Industrial Waste Management Methods

Year

Tons Generated

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

191,084 186,690 182,396 178,201 174,102 170,098 166,185 162,363 158,629 161,801 165,037 168,338 171,705 175,139

Source Reduction & Recycling 106,787 104,331 101,931 99,587 97,296 95,058 92,872 90,736 88,649 90,422 92,231 94,075 95,957 97,876

Management Method in TPY Incineration MSW Waste Landfilling Composting Reduction 0 0 84,298 0 0 82,359 0 0 80,465 0 0 78,614 0 0 76,806 0 0 75,039 0 0 73,313 0 0 71,627 0 0 69,980 0 0 71,379 0 0 72,807 0 0 74,263 0 0 75,748 0 0 77,263

Ash Disposal

Source(s) of information: Tons Generated: Table V-4 Source Reduction, Recycling, Incineration Waste Reduction, and Composting: Table V-6 Ash Disposal: IV-6 Sample calculations (2008): Tons of Generated - See Table V-4 Source Reduction & Recycling Tons Managed - See Table V-6 Landfilling = Tons Generated - Source Reduction & Recycling - Incineration Waste Reduction - MSW Composting 84,298 = ( 191,084 - 106,787 ) - ( 0 - 0 )

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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1,530 4,887 941 3,441 2,255 1,541 323 3,371 307 487

Kimble Sanitary Landfill - Penn-Ohio Coal Co.

Countywide Landfill (Republic Waste)

Pine Grove Regional Facility (Republic Waste)

American Landfill, Inc. (Waste Mgmt.)

Sunny Farms Landfill

Noble Road Landfill (Rumpke)

Port Clinton Ottawa County Landfill

Carbon Limestone Sanitary Landfill

Erie County Sanitary Landfill

Hancock County Sanitary Landfill

42.3

25.2

80.7

17.8

6.2

71.8

52.3

24.9

Sample calculation:

420,036 =

Republic Lorain County Landfill 2009 =

OEPA

516,950 522,718

x 424,724

Republic Lorain County Landfill 2008 Total 2008

Source(s) of information: 2008 values form Table III-1. Projected Total is from Table VI-1. Projected value for each landfill is calculated as a ratio based on the 2008 distribution.

Total

1,127

Evergreen Recycling & Disposal Landfill (Waste Mgmt.)

x Total 2009

297,958,339

7,626,612

5,809,154

29,685,424

9,689,988

8,640,874

6,826,112

85,461,871

18,675,338

46,236,568

42,938,166

10,327,815

26,040,417

OEPA

3,660

Republic Lorain County Landfill

24.6

Gross (cubic yards)

Net (tons) 2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

323

560

396

2,454

1,224

681

262

455

322

1,994

995

553

257

446

316

1,955

975

542

256

445

315

1,948

972

541

210

365

258

1,598

798

444

211

365

259

1,601

799

444

211

366

259

1,603

800

445

211

367

260

1,606

802

446

212

367

260

1,610

803

447

214

371

263

1,627

812

452

217

375

266

1,645

821

457

219

379

269

1,663

830

462

221

384

272

1,682

839

467

221

384

272

1,682

839

467

516,950 420,036 411,809 410,496 336,772 337,279 337,845 338,473 339,154 342,866 346,626 350,433 354,288 354,288

2008

Tons of District SW Managed

240,815,876 522,718 424,724 416,404 415,077 340,530 341,043 341,615 342,245 342,934 346,688 350,489 354,338 358,236 358,236

5,147,963

4,526,800

26,449,713

8,139,550

8,381,648

3,905,219

69,224,116

12,605,853

34,764,336

32,348,541

7,198,487

28,123,650

Airspace

Average Remaining Capacity Facilities Used by District Name and Location (County & Daily Waste State) (Tons) Data Years Source

Table VI-4A Waste Management Method: Landfill

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N/A=Not Available

N/A

None

N/A Totals

Years

Tons of District SW Managed

N/A 0

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

N/A N/A

Net

Airspace (cubic yds)

Data Gross Source N/A N/A

Remaining Capacity

Facilities Used by District Average Daily Name and Location (County & Waste (Tons) State)

Table VI-4B Waste Management Method: Incinerator

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105 47 394

Broadview Heights Transfer Station

Medina County Material Recovery Facility

Waste Management Cleveland Transfer 3,775

395

105

1,124

2,103

2009

3,785

396

105

1,127

2,109

2010

VI-22 2,103

Strongsville Solid Waste Transfer Facility 2009 =

Sample Calculation:

3,795

398

105

1,130

2,114

2011

3,804

399

2,098 3,765 x 3,775

106

1,133

2,120

2012

Strongsville Solid Waste Transfer Facility 2008 Total 2008

Source(s) of information: The actual waste transferred in 2008 is from Table III-3. The total waste transferred is from Table VI-1. Projected value for each transfer station is calculated as a ratio based on the 2008 distribution.

3,765

1,121

Harvard Road Transfer Station

Total

2,098

2008

Strongsville Solid Waste Transfer Facility

Facilities Used by District Name and Location (County & State)

x Total 2009

3,814

400

106

1,136

2,125

2013

3,824

401

106

1,139

2,131

2014

3,834

402

107

1,142

2,136

2015

Tons of District SW Managed

Table VI-4C Waste Management Method: Transfer

3,844

403

107

1,145

2,142

2016

3,854

404

107

1,148

2,148

2017

3,864

405

107

1,150

2,153

2018

3,874

406

108

1,153

2,159

2019

3,884

407

108

1,156

2,164

2020

3,894

408

108

1,159

2,170

2021

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Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain

A&H Metals, Inc. Algonquin Industries, Inc. All Ohio Secure Shred Associated Paper Stock Blue Star Metals Recycling Caraustar Chase Brass & Copper Co Cimino Box & Pallet Co Cintas Document & Paper Shredding Columbiana Foundry Co. CTC Recycling Damascus Steel Casting Company Dobie Pallets, Inc Elyria Recycling/PSC Metals Environmental Recycling Enviva Materials EnerSys (formerly Exide Battery) Federal Metal Company Ferromet Corporation Ferrous Processing & Trading (FPT) Gateway Recycling Infoshred.Net Jasar Recycling JDS Trucking Kendrick Environmental Kidney Salvage Kurtz Bros. L. Gray Barrel Liberty Tire Lorain County Recyclery Ferrous Processing & Trading (formerly M. Weingold & Co.) Lorain

County

Facilities Used by District Name

2008 700 4 6 2,051 5,203 13 516 721 19 194 100 4,804 199 589 225 3 6 549 194 4,350 557 57 55 983 14 76 586 4,610 2 21,691 46

2009 725 4 6 2,124 5,387 14 534 747 19 200 104 4,974 206 610 233 3 6 568 201 4,504 576 59 57 1,018 14 79 606 4,773 2 22,458 45

2010 711 4 6 2,084 5,286 14 524 733 19 197 102 4,880 203 598 228 3 6 558 197 4,420 566 58 56 999 14 77 595 4,684 2 22,038 45

2011 708 4 6 2,076 5,265 14 522 730 19 196 101 4,861 202 596 227 3 6 555 196 4,402 563 58 56 995 14 77 593 4,665 2 21,948 44

2012 697 4 6 2,041 5,177 13 513 718 19 193 100 4,780 198 586 224 3 6 546 193 4,329 554 57 55 978 14 76 583 4,587 2 21,584 43

2013 685 4 5 2,008 5,092 13 505 706 18 189 98 4,701 195 576 220 3 6 537 190 4,257 545 56 54 962 13 75 573 4,512 2 21,228 43

2014 674 4 5 1,975 5,009 13 496 695 18 186 96 4,624 192 567 216 3 6 528 187 4,188 536 55 53 947 13 73 564 4,438 2 20,881 42

2015 663 4 5 1,943 4,927 13 488 683 18 183 95 4,549 189 558 213 3 6 520 184 4,120 527 54 52 931 13 72 555 4,366 2 20,542 41

2016 652 4 5 1,912 4,848 12 481 672 17 180 93 4,476 186 549 209 3 6 511 181 4,053 519 53 51 916 13 71 546 4,296 2 20,212

Tons of District SW Managed

Table VI-4D Waste Management Method: Recycling

2017 662 4 5 1,941 4,922 13 488 682 18 183 95 4,544 189 557 212 3 6 519 184 4,115 527 54 52 930 13 72 554 4,361 2 20,519 43

2018 672 4 5 1,970 4,997 13 495 693 18 186 96 4,614 191 566 216 3 6 527 186 4,178 535 55 53 944 13 73 562 4,428 2 20,833 43

2019 683 4 5 2,000 5,074 13 503 704 18 189 98 4,684 194 574 219 3 6 535 189 4,242 543 55 54 959 13 74 571 4,495 2 21,152

2020 693 4 5 2,031 5,152 13 511 714 18 192 99 4,757 197 583 222 3 6 543 192 4,307 551 56 54 974 13 75 580 4,565 2 21,478

2021 681 4 5 1,996 5,063 13 502 702 18 188 97 4,675 194 573 219 3 6 534 189 4,233 542 55 54 957 13 74 570 4,486 2 21,108

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Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain Lorain

Maxxum Group MD Packaging Medina Mulch & Playground Carpet Medina Paper Recycling Mercer Metals Milliron Recycling National Hydraulics National Material Recycling Niles Metal & Iron Co Northcoast Recycling Olympic Pallet Sales PiPo Plastic Recycling Plasticycle PRT (Plastic Recycling Technology) R.J. Evercrest Polymers, Inc. Republic Technologies (Engineered River Valley Paper Co. S. Slesnick Co. ScrapCom Inc Shredding Network (Recycling Shred-It Sims Metal Management Stein Steel Mill Services Inc Tube City IMS US Polymers Republic/Allied Other recycling facilities used by the residential/commercial and industrial sectors Total 33,642 135,829

131,191

2009 56 18 55 59 947 21 4,773 18 4,773 7 839 21 56 56 56 4,773 33 29 19 16 3 568 4,773 4,773 56 22,458

32,493

2008 54 17 53 57 914 20 4,610 17 4,610 7 810 20 54 54 54 4,610 32 28 19 15 3 549 4,610 4,610 54 21,691

133,288

33,012

2010 55 18 54 58 929 21 4,684 17 4,684 7 823 20 55 55 55 4,684 33 28 19 15 3 558 4,684 4,684 55 22,038

132,748

32,878

2011 54 18 54 58 925 20 4,665 17 4,665 7 820 20 54 54 54 4,665 32 28 19 15 3 555 4,665 4,665 54 21,948

725 =

A & H Metals Inc. 2009 =

Sample calculation:

700 131,191 x 135,829

A & H Metals Inc. 2008 x Total 2009 Total 2008

Source(s) of information: The total recycled is from Table VI-1. Projected value for each Recycling Facility is calculated as a ratio based on the 2008 distribution

Lorain

County

Facilities Used by District Name

130,544

32,332

2012 54 17 53 57 910 20 4,587 17 4,587 7 806 20 54 54 54 4,587 32 27 19 15 2 546 4,587 4,587 54 21,584

128,393

31,800

126,293

31,280

124,244

30,772

122,244

30,277

Tons of District SW Managed 2013 2014 2015 2016 53 52 51 50 17 17 16 16 52 51 51 50 56 55 54 53 895 880 866 852 20 19 19 19 4,512 4,438 4,366 4,296 17 16 16 16 4,512 4,438 4,366 4,296 7 7 7 7 793 780 767 755 20 19 19 19 53 52 51 50 53 52 51 50 53 52 51 50 4,512 4,438 4,366 4,296 31 31 30 30 27 27 26 26 18 18 18 17 15 14 14 14 2 2 2 2 537 528 520 511 4,512 4,438 4,366 4,296 4,512 4,438 4,366 4,296 53 52 51 50 21,228 20,881 20,542 20,212

Table VI-4D (continued) Waste Management Method: Recycling

124,104

30,737

2017 51 16 51 54 865 19 4,361 16 4,361 7 766 19 51 51 51 4,361 30 26 18 14 2 519 4,361 4,361 51 20,519

126,000

31,207

2018 52 17 51 55 878 19 4,428 16 4,428 7 778 19 52 52 52 4,428 31 27 18 14 2 527 4,428 4,428 52 20,833

127,933

31,686

2019 52 17 52 56 892 20 4,496 17 4,496 7 790 20 52 52 52 4,496 31 27 18 15 2 535 4,495 4,495 52 21,152

129,902

32,174

2020 53 17 53 57 905 20 4,565 17 4,565 7 802 20 53 53 53 4,565 32 27 18 15 2 543 4,565 4,565 53 21,478

131,910

31,619

2021 52 17 52 56 890 20 4,486 17 4,486 7 788 20 52 52 52 4,486 31 27 18 15 2 534 4,486 4,486 52 21,108

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Oberlin Compost

Ohio

State 2008

30,420

577

751

2,427

2,193

8,234

594

608

7,333

400

895

2,565

3,842

2009

18,577

352

459

1,482

1,339

5,029

363

371

4,478

244

547

1,567

2,346

2,346 =

Avon Lake Central Fueling 2009 =

Sample calculation:

3,842 30,420

x 18,577

Avon Lake 2008 Total 2008

x Total 2009

Source(s) of information: The actual values for 2008 were taken from District surveys. The total composted is from Table VI-1. Projected value for each Composting Facility is calculated as a ratio based on the 2008 distribution.

Total

Lorain

Kurtz Bros Inc

Morton's Landscape Development Co.

Lorain

JS Composting

Lorain

JDS Trucking, Inc

Morton's Landscape Development Co.

Lorain

Elyria City Maintenance Garage Property

Lorain

Eaton Township Composting Center

M&B Trucking Express Corp

Lorain

Carlisle Township

Lorain

BFI Lorain County Resource Recovery Complex

Lorain City Service Complex

Lorain

County

Avon Lake Central Fueling

Facilities Used by District Name and Location (County & State)

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2010

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2011

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2012

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2014

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2015

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2016

Tons of District SW Managed 2013

Table VI-4E Waste Management Method: Composting

2017

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2018

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2019

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2020

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

2021

26,000

493

642

2,074

1,875

7,038

508

520

6,268

342

765

2,193

3,283

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Table VI-5 Implementation Schedule for Facilities, Strategies, Programs and Activities: Dates and Description Name of Facility, Strategy, Program or Activity

Program Location (SWMD, Number County, City/Township

District Facilities Republic Lorain County Landfill N/A Lorain County Residential Recycling and Waste Reduction Programs Amherst City Curbside Recycling Program LCRP-1 Lorain County Amherst Township Curbside Recycling Program LCRP-1 Lorain County Avon City Curbside Recycling Program LCRP-1 Lorain County Avon Lake City Curbside Recycling Program LCRP-1 Lorain County Carlisle Township Curbside Recycling Program LCRP-1 Lorain County Columbia Township Curbside Recycling Program LCRP-1 Lorain County Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Curbside Recycling Program

LCRP-1

Drop-Off Recycling Program

LCRP-2

Drop-Off Recycling Program

LCRP-2

Description of Program/Facility

Solid Waste Landfill - Designated Facility

Elyria Township Lorain County Grafton Township Lorain County Grafton Village Lorain County Henrietta Township Lorain County Lagrange Township Lorain County Lagrange Village Lorain County Lorain City Lorain County New Russia Township Lorain County

Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Partial Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System to Start end of 2010 early 2011 (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Blue Bag (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based System (See Section III, IV, and V for program details)

North Ridgeville City Lorain County

Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling - Volume Based Pilot Study (See Section III, IV, and V for program details)

Oberlin City Lorain County Pittsfield Township Lorain County Rochester Township Lorain County Rochester Village Lorain County Sheffield Lake City Lorain County Sheffield Township Lorain County Sheffield Village Lorain County South Amherst Village Lorain County Vermilion City Erie County/Lorain County Wellington Township Lorain County Wellington Village Lorain County Brighton Township Lorain County Carlisle Township Town Hall Lorain County

Elyria City Lorain County

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Table VI-5 (continued) Implementation Schedule for Facilities, Strategies, Programs and Activities: Dates and Description

Name of Facility, Strategy, Program or Activity

Drop-Off Recycling Program Drop-Off Recycling Program

Program Number

LCRP-2 LCRP-2

Drop-Off Recycling Program

LCRP-2

Drop-Off Recycling Program

LCRP-2

Drop-Off Recycling Program

LCRP-2

Drop-Off Recycling Program

LCRP-2

Drop-Off Recycling Program

LCRP-2

Drop-Off Recycling Program

LCRP-2

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Location (SWMD, County, City/Township Carlisle Township East Carlisle Complex Lorain County Brownhelm Township Lorain County Camden Township/Kipton Village Lorain County

Description of Program/Facility

Approximate Date When the Following Will Take Place Operations Begin ***

Operations Cease

Full-Time Drop-Off Recycling Center (See Section III, IV, and V for program details)

Ongoing

Part-Time Drop-Off Recycling Center (See Section III, IV, and V for program details)

Ongoing

Part-Time Drop-Off Recycling Center (See Section III, IV, and V for program details)

Ongoing

Full-Time Drop-Off Recycling Center

Ongoing

Eaton Township Composting Center Lorain County Huntington Township Lorain County Penfield Township Lorain County Abitibi ConsolidatedVarious Locations Lorain County

Part-Time Drop-Off Recycling Center (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Part-Time Drop-Off Recycling Center (See Section III, IV, and V for program details) Drop-Offs - Abitibi accepts only paper and magazines at referenced drop-off locations. (See Section III, IV, and V for program details)

Lorain County Recyclery Lorain County

Full-Time Drop-Off Recycling Center (See Section III, IV, and V for program details)

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

Class IV Composting Facility

Ongoing

1995

2010

Avon Lake Central Fueling Lorain County BFI Lorain County Resource Recovery Complex Lorain County Carlisle Township Lorain County Eaton Township Composting Center Lorain County Elyria City Maintenance Garage Property JDS Trucking, Inc Lorain County JS Composting Lorain County Kurtz Bros Inc. Lorain County Lorain City Service Complex Lorain County M&B Trucking Express Corp. Lorain County Morton's Landscape Development Co. Lorain County Morton's Landscape Development Co. Lorain County Oberlin Compost Lorain County

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

Yard Waste Management Program

LCRP-3

HHW Collection

LCRP-4

Various Locations Lorain County

Household Battery Collection

LCRP-5

Elyria City School District/Various Establishments Lorain County

The District will no longer be operating the program in Elyria City School District. Household Battery Collection will now take place at the Lorain County Collection Center.

2002

2010

Electronics Collection

LCRP-6

Various Locations Lorain County

The District's new Collection Center will have regularly scheduled dates and times for E-Waste drop-off for Lorain County residents. The District will continue to use an electronics vendor to collect and process E-Waste materials from the Residential sector.

2002

2010

Printer Cartridge Recycling

LCRP-7

Lorain County

The District works with the Office on Aging to assist with this program. Printer cartridges will be accepted at the new Collection Center.

Ongoing

Scrap Tire Collection Program

LCRP-8

Permanent Sites: Elyria City Service Garage Grafton Township Hall Lorain City Service North Ridgeville City Garage 11 Sites for Scrap Tire Collection Day Lorain County

The District will no longer hold one-day collection events. HHW Collection will now be conducted at the Lorain County Collection Center.

In 2008, Lorain County residents had the opportunity to participate in the annual Scrap Tire Collection Day or drop off scrap tires throughout the year at one of the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four permanent drop-off sites. There is no charge to Lorain County residents for disposal of scrap tires. The annual collection event was held each spring in conjunction with Pride Day. The four permanent sites are donated by local governments and paid for with District funds. The District will no longer run the annual Scrap Tire Collection Day. In addition to the four permanent sites, scrap tires will also be accepted at the Collection Center. At the end of 2010 the District will evaluate whether all four of the permanent sites should continue to be operated.

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Table VI-5 (continued) Implementation Schedule for Facilities, Strategies, Programs and Activities: Dates and Description

Name of Facility, Strategy, Program or Activity

Program Number

Location (SWMD, County, City/Township

Description of Program/Facility

Appliance Recycling

LCRP-9

Lorain County

This District will continue to implement this education and awareness program through the website through advertisements, presentations, and other mass and targeted promotional activities.

Phone Book Collection

LCRP-10

Lorain County

Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast

LCRP-11

Lorain County Warehouse Lorain County

Commercial Sector Paper Recycling

LCRP-12

Lorain County

Specialized Bottle/Can Collection Program

LCRP-13

Mercury Collection Program

Potential Recycling Programs

The Lorain County Collection Center

Approximate Date When the Following Will Take Place Operations Operations Begin *** Cease Ongoing

Ongoing

N/A

2010

The District is working to collect fiber materials generated in the Commercial sector including institutional entities. The District will use the website to promote the availability of this program.

Ongoing

Lorain County

The District is working to collect bottles and cans generated in the Commercial sector including institutional entities. The District will use the website to promote the availability of this program.

Ongoing

LCRP-14

Lorain County

The District will collect mercury containing devices at the new Collection Center.

Ongoing

LCRP-15

Lorain County

The District will evaluate new programs and projects for future implementation in accordance with the process outlined in the Plan.

Ongoing

Lorain County

The District is operating a collection center for residential and commercial materials including: HHW, scrap tires, fluorescent lamps, electronics, and other identified materials. The Collection Center is a replacement for several District programs previously operated as one-day collections. The Collection Center is opened on a regular schedule. Residents should check the District's website for dates and times.

2010

Ongoing

2006

Ongoing

2012

Ongoing

LCRP-16

Residential Recycling Education and Advertising Campaign (Education and Awareness)

LCEP-1

District-Wide

Residential/Commercial Source Reduction Brochures

LCEP-2

District-Wide

Telephone Information Line

LCEP-3

District-Wide

Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness

LCEP-4

District-Wide

Multi-Program Presentations

LCEP-5

District-Wide

Community Recognition Program

LCEP-6

District-Wide

The District plans to collection phone books at the collection center. Abitibi also accepts phonebooks at their collection centers. The District will no longer hold one-day collection events. Fluorescent bulbs and ballasts will now be conducted at the District's Collection Center.

The District conducts recycling education and awareness programs for students and residents in Lorain County. The program consisted of specific and targeted advertising, calendar contests, quarterly school publications, school presentations, special presentations, District web site and the District quarterly newsletter. The District distributed brochures at 21 community events/festivals in 2008. The District has 19 different brochures that covered topics related to recycling and source reduction. The District maintains a toll-free phone line (1-800-449-5463) to answer any questions regarding solid waste management. During normal business hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday), the staff answered the line directly, or responded to messages as soon as possible. Cigarettes are the number one source of litter in the world. In 2008, the Litter Strike Force cleaned up thousands of cigarette butts throughout Lorain County. The program focused on the following: • Education and awareness of the issues and extent of the litter problem. • Assisting communities with the purchase of litter receptacles The District recognized the need to “cross sell” District programs that cover both waste reduction and recycling topics. Promoting these interrelated concepts is achieved by focusing on the 3R’s, reuse, reduce and recycle. In 2008, the District made presentations during school assemblies and made special presentations to adult groups to promote and raise awareness of waste reduction and recycling strategies. The multi-program presentations focus on specific targeted promotion, education and awareness to the following entities: • Local Schools; • Commercial Businesses; • Associations and Organizations; • Institutions; • Local Government. The District will create a recognition program in 2012 for Lorain County Communities. The program will be designed to recognize communities that have innovative recycling and education programs. Possible awards (financial and recognition) for this program may include the following at a Gold, Silver and Bronze level: • Best Recycling Program • Best Yard Waste Program • Best Education/Awareness Program • Most Innovative Recycling Program • Best Advertising Program • Or other awards to be determined

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Table VI-5 (continued) Implementation Schedule for Facilities, Strategies, Programs and Activities: Dates and Description

Name of Facility, Strategy, Program or Activity

Location (SWMD, County, City/Township

Description of Program/Facility

LCEP-7

District-Wide

The District assists with implementation of the volume based recycling system in the County. The District encouraged communities to implement VBS using grant funding as an economic incentive. The District met with communities when a meeting request was made by a community. A brochure was developed and the District’s newsletter was used to educate residents about VBS. The District assisted several communities with the development of their Memorandum of Understanding to switch to the VBS.

Recycling/Market Development Grant Program

LCMDG-2

District-Wide

Revolving Loan Program

LCMDG-3

District-Wide

Volume-Based Incentive Education Program

District Market Development Grants

Community Incentive Grant Program

Program Number

LCMDG-4

LCCGP-1

Approximate Date When the Following Will Take Place Operations Operations Begin *** Cease

Ongoing

District-Wide

The District provides grants for special projects initiated by the Lorain County Commissioners. These projects included market development opportunities and buy recycled projects. The District and the Commissioners support the philosophy that the recycling of recycled content materials products and equipment (Market Development) creates jobs, economic growth and a better environment for Lorain County residents and businesses.

2005

Ongoing

District-Wide

The District created new grant guidelines that encouraged political subdivisions to switch to a volume based system (VBS) for curbside recycling. Communities that switched to the VBS received the following: • An increase in grant funding • Continued grant funding through the next plan cycle • No match requirements for the grant • A significant one time funding incentive based on political subdivision’s population

Ongoing

District-Wide

Open dumps include illegally disposed solid waste or waste tires. The Boards of Health (Lorain County, City of Elyria, and City of Lorain) can apply for funding for the cleanup of open dump sites. The funding is allocated from the general plan implementation line item.

Ongoing

The program focuses on identifying grant opportunities from a variety of federal, state and local sources to enhance existing programs and/or create new programs for the District and/or for businesses and Lorain County political subdivisions. The Recycling Revolving Loan Fund (RRLF) is offered to businesses and organizations (including non profits) that utilize post consumer recyclable materials either in their building materials or in their manufacturing process in 2008. The fund contains $500,000 that is available to Lorain County businesses. The objectives are: • To promote recycling business opportunities; • To provide additional markets for recycled materials; • To retain or create recycling related jobs; • To increase manufacturing capacity for recyclable materials.

The District coordinated the Annual Lorain County Pride Day in 2008. This county-wide litter collection and beautification event is promoted and sponsored by the District. Each participating community is involved in the recruitment and scheduling of volunteers for the day’s activities.

Volunteer Litter Collection Program (Litter and Open Dump Enforcement)

Open Dump and Scrap Tire CleanUp

In 2008, thousands of volunteers spend over 5,500 hours picking up 175 tons of trash and 143 bags of recyclables. They also planted 139 assorted trees and 251 flats of flowers. LCOP-1

District-Wide District funds were available to support the Adopt-A-Roadway Program, which is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The District will provide trash bags, gloves and litter grabbers for program participants. The District supported community beautification efforts by funding, soliciting and recognizing volunteer groups that participate in the District’s Adopt-A-Spot program. In 2008, thousands of bags of litter and recyclables were picked up due to the efforts of volunteer groups committing to adopt a piece of Lorain County.

LCOP-2

Health Department Financial Assistance

LCOP-3

District-Wide

The District provides financial assistance to the City of Lorain and the City of Elyria Boards of Health and the Lorain County Health Department for enforcement of solid waste regulations. This includes inspection of landfills, open dumps, solid waste nuisance complaints, and other health related solid waste issues.

County Engineer

LCOP-4

District-Wide

The District provides funding to the County Engineer for road repairs which were due to excess truck traffic from solid waste haulers in 2008.

Ongoing

Legal

LCOP-5

District-Wide

The District may solicit legal advice for important solid waste management issues from the prosecutor’s office as well as outside counsel. Counsel representing the District assisted with the negotiation of contracts, enforcement issues, flow control and other legal issues impacting the District.

Ongoing

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Table VI-5 (continued) Implementation Schedule for Facilities, Strategies, Programs and Activities: Dates and Description

Name of Facility, Strategy, Program or Activity

General Plan Implementation

Disaster Management

Program Location (SWMD, Number County, City/Township

LCOP-6

LCOP-8

District-Wide

Description of Program/Facility

The District allocated funding to assist programs that required additional funding or to establish new programs. For any existing or additional new programs (including existing grant programs), the District may provide funding to organizations (including nonprofits) for projects or grants that utilize recycled materials. In 2008, the District used general plan implementation funds for the following: • Annual Litter Clean-up • County Fair Giveaways • Phone Book Recycling Program • Litter Containers • Solid Waste Enforcement Workshop The District developed a draft Disaster Debris Management Plan that was presented to the Lorain County Emergency Management Agency. The Emergency Management Agency incorporated the District’s draft plan into their master emergency plan for Lorain County.

Approximate Date When the Following Will Take Place Operations Operations Begin *** Cease

Ongoing

2008

Ongoing

The Disaster Debris Management Plan provides guidance to officials in the event of a disaster event. The guidance may range from simple education programs to funding clean-up efforts.

Litter Strike Force Program

LCOP-9

District-Wide

The LSF responds to problem areas throughout the county in a timely manner to stop the spread and accumulation of litter.

2007

Ongoing

Third Party Financial Audit

LCOP-10

N/A

The Policy Committee may request a Third Party Financial Audit. The Board will consider the request. The Policy Committee Chairperson will prepare a written request outlining the reasons for the request.

2010

As Requested

The District reserves the right to negotiate a host community agreement with any solid waste facility operator where the Board of Directors believes an Agreement is in the best interests of the District. Approval of the Host Community Agreement must be in accordance with all applicable Ohio laws and regulations.

Ongoing

2009

Ongoing

2008

Ongoing

2009

Ongoing

Host Community Agreement

LCOP-11

District-Wide

Sheriff Department Funding

LCOP-12

District-Wide

Commercial/Industrial Technical Assistance (Education Program)

LCIP-1

District-Wide

Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition Program

LCIP-2

District-Wide

Business Recycling Round Table

LCIP-3

District-Wide

The District funds two sheriff positions to investigate and prosecute open dump sites. The District conducts waste assessments and audits for businesses that request the service. The program was designed to recognize businesses that have innovative recycling programs and that actively participate in the District’s annual surveying efforts. Awards for this program include the following at a Gold, Silver and Bronze level: • Best commercial recycling program • Best industrial recycling program • Most innovative recycling program • Or other awards to be determined The purpose for this program is to bring businesses together to network and share common experiences as well as to share District recycling programs aimed at the Commercial and Industrial sectors.

Note: *** Volume Based Non-Subscription Curbside Programs have been coming on-line since 2008. These programs have been qualified as non-subscription for many years.

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Table VI-6 Facilities Identified and Current Designations Facilities Identified Recycling Facilities Recycling Facilities* - Lorain County, Ohio Compost Facilities Compost Facilities* - Lorain County, Ohio * All of the recycling and composting facilities presented in the tables in Section III are identified for the purposes of this Plan Update. Designated Facilities - ORC 343.14 Republic Lorain County Landfill

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Measurement of Progress Toward Waste Reduction Goals [ORC Section 3734.53(A)] A.

Demonstration of Compliance with Goal #1 Table VII-1, Materials Designated to Demonstrate Compliance with Goal #1, presents four materials designated for the residential sector and four materials for the commercial/institutional sector. The four materials designated for the residential sector are newspaper, steel, aluminum and plastic containers. The four materials designated for the commercial/institutional sector are cardboard, office paper, aluminum containers and wood packaging pallets. 1.

Residential Sector

The Plan Format prescribes a formula for solid waste management districts to use to determine the percentage of the population which has access to curbside and drop-off recycling services. The types of services offered within the District are listed below and include an explanation of the population credit assigned to each type of service. Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling A solid waste district receives 100% population credit when all residential single family households receive curbside recycling service. In order to qualify, all residents must receive the curbside recycling service whether they use the service or not. Typically, payment for the service is made by the resident to the political subdivision or directly to the hauler or by the political subdivision through local taxes. Subscription Curbside A solid waste district receives 25% population credit when a subscription service is offered by waste haulers operating in the political subdivision. Subscription curbside recycling is a service that is paid directly by the resident similar to a magazine subscription. The resident chooses to subscribe to a hauler that provides the recycling service. The credit for subscription service can be higher than 25% if the District can demonstrate more homes participate in the subscription service.

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Recycling Drop-Offs The District receives a population credit toward the infrastructure goal for each recycling drop-off. The credit is also dependent upon the following factors: ·

Rural or Urban – A rural area is defined as any municipality or township with a population of less than 5,000. An urban area is defined as any municipality or township with a population equal to or greater than 5,000.

Full Service or Part-time – A full service drop-off is a site that is open to the public at least 40 hours per week which manages the four materials designated for the residential sector. A part-time drop-off is a site that is open to the public less than 40 hours per week; however, the site is available at a regular scheduled time at least once per month. The part-time drop-off must collect the same four materials designated for the residential sector.

Credit – If the drop-off is located in a rural area with less than 5,000 persons, the population credit is 2,500. If the drop-off is located in an urban area with a population of more than 5,000, the credit is 5,000 for full-time drop-offs and 2,500 for part-time drop-offs.

Service Area

The service area includes the entire District, which includes all of Lorain County and the portion of the City of Vermillion in Erie County. b.

Access

The District provides access to waste reduction/recycling services via nonsubscription curbside programs and recycling drop-off locations. In 2008, political subdivisions did not offer subscription curbside recycling programs. Table VII-2 summarizes access during the 2008 reference year and the year 2011, the first year of the planning period. For 2011, the first year of the planning period, the District is projected to exceed a 100% recycling access rate for the residential sector. The following section summarizes the District’s achievement of recycling access and demonstrates the District’s ability to provide access to the residential sector in the reference year and first year of the planning period. Curbside Recycling Access Results The curbside recycling access calculation was based on the population of each political subdivision in 2008 and 2011. For 2008, 295,453 residents

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had access to recycling through this program. All District curbside recycling programs were non-subscription in 2008 and are projected to continue to be non-subscription in 2011. Curbside Recycling Population Access

Curbside Program

Non-Subscription Curbside Population

Reference Year Curbside Recycling Population Access (2008) Population

Credit

295,453

First Year of Planning Period Curbside Recycling Population Access (2011) Population Credit 311,776

311,776

The curbside recycling access is projected to increase by 16,323 persons by the first year of the planning period. Six additional townships in the District will have access to non-subscription curbside recycling programs by 2011. This projection also accounts for an annual population increase of 0.29% from 2008 to 2011. Drop-Off Recycling Access Results In 2008, the recycling drop-off locations included Brighton, Brownhelm, Camden, Carlisle, Eaton, Huntington, New Russia, and Penfield Townships. There were two drop-off locations in Carlisle, resulting in a total of nine drop-off recycling locations. Four of the drop-offs were full-time drop-offs and five were part-time drop-offs. All recycling access drop-off locations are open to anyone in the District and all nine accept all four of the materials designated for the residential sector. Drop-off Recycling Population Access

Drop-off Full Time Carlisle Township Town Hall Carlisle Township East Carlisle Complex Eaton Township Lorain County Resource Recycling Center

Reference Year Drop-off Recycling (2008)

First Year of Planning Period Drop-off Recycling (2011)

Population

Credit

Population

Credit

7,148

5,000

7,211

5,000

7,148

5,000

7,211

5,000

5,804

5,000

5,855

5,000

1,897

5,000

1,914

5,000

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Drop-off Part Time Brighton Township Brownhelm Township Camden Township/ Kipton Village Huntington Township Penfield Township Total Access Credit

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First Year of Planning Period Drop-off Recycling (2011)

Reference Year Drop-off Recycling (2008) Population 1,002

Credit 2,500

Population 1,011

Credit 2,500

1,949

2,500

N/A

1,557

2,500

1,571

2,500

1,436

2,500

1,449

2,500

1,840

2,500

1,856

2,500

32,500

30,000

Overall Recycling Access Results The total residential access to recycling programs for the reference year was 327,953 which resulted in a recycling access rate of over 100%. The access calculation for the 2008 reference year is as follows: Curbside Recycling Access + Drop-off Recycling Access = Total Access 295,453 + 32,500= 327,953 For 2011, the first year in the planning period, the District is projecting that a residential population of 311,776 residents will have access to curbside recycling. This projection translates into a recycling access credit of 341,776, which is a recycling access rate of 110%. The following figure summarizes the total population access credit and access rate in the District for the reference year (2008) and the first year of the planning period (2011). Overall Recycling Results Lorain County Service Area Population with Access Population 90 Percent of Population Percent Access

Reference Year 2008

First Year of Planning Period 2011

327,953

341,776

309,041

311,761

278,137

280,585

106%

110%

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The District has a majority of its political subdivisions providing a non-subscription curbside recycling program. In 2008, there were thirteen political subdivisions that conducted VBS non-subscription curbside recycling programs and more were expected to switch to VBS in 2009 and 2010. There were fourteen political subdivisions conducting non-subscription curbside recycling programs in the reference year. During 2008, there were still a few townships without a curbside recycling program that maintained drop-off facilities. Therefore, the District will support and promote the following recycling access hierarchy for these communities as well as those that are operating non-VBS recycling programs. Volume/Incentive Based Curbside Recycling

▲▲▲▲▲ Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling

▲▲▲▲ Subscription Curbside Recycling

▲▲▲ Full Time Recycling Drop-Off

▲▲ Part Time Recycling Drop-Off

▲ No Program

Participation

The strategies identified in Section V address the requirements for education and awareness to demonstrate participation. The District will continue to conduct education and awareness programs as planned. The existing education and community awareness programs meet or exceed State Plan requirements. For example, the District maintains the following: · · · ·

A web site; A comprehensive resource guide; An inventory of available infrastructure; and A speaker or presenter.

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The District will continue to conduct the Residential Recycling Education Program. The District will also employ successful media markets such as advertisements, brochures, special presentations and the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly updated website. The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Recognition Program is one outreach and education program that the District uses to increase participation rates in curbside recycling programs in villages, townships and cities. This program will be initiated in 2012 and is designed to recognize communities that have innovative recycling and education programs. The District will look at historical recycling data, program information and local education and awareness programs to determine the communities that will be recognized. d.

Financial Incentives

In addition to the education and awareness programs articulated in this Plan Update, the District has a financial incentive program, which is the Community Incentive Grant Program (LCCGP-1). The focus of the Community Incentive Grant Program will be on assisting communities to strive for the 25% recycling goal. Communities would be encouraged to use incentive grant funds to secure higher participation rates through education and awareness programs, social marketing campaigns, and improved opportunities for multi-family residents and other appropriate targeted activities or equipment purchases. The 2010 Grant Guidelines for Program LCCGP-1 are included in Appendix H. 2.

Commercial/Institutional Sector

Solid waste management districts must demonstrate that commercial and institutional generators have access to recycling or other alternative management methods for at least four materials identified in the 1995 State Solid Waste Management Plan as being highly amendable to recovery from solid waste generated by commercial and institutional generators. a.

Service Area

The service area includes the entire District including the portion of the City of Vermilion in Erie County. b.

Access

Methods of providing access for commercial/institutional entities include hauler pickup, and drop-off (or buyback) availability. The District has designated four materials for the commercial/institutional sector including

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cardboard, office paper, aluminum containers, and wood packaging pallets. In addition, districts must demonstrate at least one of the following collection options for each service area: ·

At least one drop-off available or buyback available;

Haulers which will pickup recyclables for a fee or at no charge; or

At least one MRF receiving commercial/industrial waste and recovering recyclables from waste received.

Each entity listed under each of the four materials was surveyed and contacted to confirm the type of material collected, hours of operation, commercial/institutional services and whether hauling services are provided. It is important to point out that all nine of the District’s publically available recycling drop-off centers accept all four of the required materials (cardboard, office paper, aluminum containers and wood packaging and pallets) and are open to commercial and institutional generators. The following entities identified supply drop-off or pick-up services for the entire service area and are organized by material. Material

Cardboard

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Drop-off Service Available

Republic/Allied, Waste Management, Associated Paper Stock, Environmental Recycling, Gateway Recycling, Kendrick Environmental, Medina Paper Recycling, Milliron Recycling, National Material Recycling, Niles Metal & Iron Co., Northcoast Recycling, River Valley Paper Co., S. Slesnick Co., Shredding Network

Lorain County Recyclery, Medina Paper Recycling, Milliron Recycling, River Valley Paper Co.

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Hauling Services Available

Office Paper

Republic/Allied, Waste Management, All Ohio Secure Shred, Cintas Document & Paper Shredding, Gateway Recycling, Infoshred.Net, Jasar Recycling, Medina Paper Recycling, Milliron Recycling, Niles Metal & Iron Co., River Valley Paper Co., Shredding Network, Shred-It Hauling Services Available

Aluminum Containers

Republic/Allied, Waste Management, Elyria Recycling/PSC Metals, Environmental Recycling, Gateway Recycling, Jasar Recycling, Milliron Recycling, National Material Recycling, Niles Metal & Iron Co. Hauling Services Available

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Drop-off Service Available Lorain County Recyclery, Abitibi Drop-offs located throughout Lorain County, Cintas Document & Paper Shredding, Medina Paper Recycling, Milliron Recycling, River Valley Paper Co. Drop-off Service Available Lorain County Recyclery, Blue Star Metals Recycling, Elyria Recycling/PSC Metals, Milliron Recycling, Niles Metal & Iron Co. Drop-off Service Available Dobie Pallets, Inc., JDS Trucking, Kurtz Bros, Medina Mulch & Playground Carpet

The two primary waste haulers operating in the District (Republic/Allied and Waste Management) both collect three of the four designated materials from the commercial/institutional sector which include: cardboard, office paper, aluminum containers, as well as glass, plastic, steel containers and mixed paper. The Lorain County Recyclery is a drop-off that is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and it collects the same materials and also accepts wood pallets for the industrial sector only. The District is well served by entities that accept wood pallets. There are three businesses (Dobie Pallets, Inc., JDS Trucking, and Kurtz Bros.) located in the District that accept wood packaging and pallets and provide either hauling services or drop-off service. Of the entities listed above, there are seven that reside within Lorain County. These are: 路

Blue Star Metals Recycling

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Dobie Pallets, Inc Elyria Recycling/PSC Metals JDS Trucking Kurtz Bros Lorain County Recyclery National Material Recycling

The remaining businesses are located outside of Lorain County. These businesses are listed because they were contacted to confirm that they provide service to Lorain County and the level of service was determined. All of the out-of-District entities listed have hauling services available to Lorain County and many also provide opportunities for dropping off materials. The District is located in a region of Ohio that is well served by recyclable material brokers and these regional entities are listed to demonstrate the large number of opportunities available to Lorain County businesses. c.

Participation

Education and Awareness The education and awareness programs articulated in Section IV and V of this Plan Update addresses this requirement. The District assembles Business Round Table four times annually to provide a forum for businesses to learn about disposal options, the latest innovations in waste reduction, re-use and recycling and other subjects that address sustainability. The District’s Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition Program is one outreach program that the District uses to increase participation in District recycling programs. Businesses that participate in the District’s annual survey and have an active recycling program will receive a good community recycling partner emblem to be displayed at the entrance door of the business. The District also conducts waste assessments and waste audits for local businesses, industry and institutions. The District also promotes a majority of the commercially available recycling facilities in the District via the District’s web site. In addition, if requested, the District conducts waste assessments for local businesses, industry and institutions. C.

Targets for Reduction and Recycling 1.

Residential and Commercial Sectors

Table VII-3, “Annual Rate of Waste Reduction: Residential/Commercial Waste”, presents the annual waste reduction rates for residential and

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commercial waste. The District’s residential/commercial sector had a waste reduction rate of 18.7% in the reference year (2008). In the first year of the planning period (2011), the waste reduction rate target for residential and commercial waste is projected to rise to 20.0%. The District anticipates the waste reduction will decrease to 18.7% by the end of the planning period (2021). The following figure presents the District’s residential/commercial waste reduction projections throughout the planning period. Figure VII-1 – District Residential/Commercial Waste Reduction Percentage (2008 – 2021) 25.0%

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The District projects that residential/commercial waste generation will increase faster than the increase in waste reduction over the planning period. This result is a decrease in the waste reduction percentage throughout the planning period. The District has increased its residential/commercial waste reduction rate as compared to the reference year of the last Plan Update from 13.45% to 18.7%. Although there is still room for improvement in the residential recycling program, the District understands that the commercial sector can significantly improve the District’s overall residential/commercial waste reduction goal. The District will continue to support, create incentives, and educate the residential and commercial sectors with regard to recycling programs, waste reduction reporting, and program implementation and maintenance. Also, recycling tonnages could improve if the City of Lorain adopts a volume-based system. Currently, projections reflect the City continuing the use of the blue bag program. 2.

Industrial Sector

Table VII-4, “Annual Rate of Waste Reduction: Industrial Waste,” presents the annual waste reduction rate for industrial waste. The District’s industrial sector had a waste reduction rate of 55.9% in the reference year

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(2008). In the first year of the planning period (2011), the waste reduction rate target for industrial waste is projected to remain at 55.9%. The District anticipates the waste reduction will continue at a constant rate of 55.9% for the entire planning period. The following figure presents the District’s industrial waste reduction projections throughout the planning period. Figure VII-2 – District Industrial Waste Reduction Percentage (2008 – 2021) 60.0% 55.0%

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District Total

Table VII-5, “Annual Rate of Waste Reduction: Total District Solid Waste”, presents annual waste reduction rates for the residential/commercial and industrial sectors. The District’s annual waste reduction rate for the reference year (2008) was 33.4%. In 2011, the first year of the planning period, the District projects the total waste reduction rate to be 33.5% and it decreases to 31.9% by the end of the planning period (2021). This downward trend is attributed, primarily, to the projected increase in waste generation from the residential/commercial sector and decrease in industrial generation. The following figure presents the District’s total waste reduction throughout the planning period.

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Figure VII-3 – District Total Waste Reduction Percentage (2008 – 2021) 35.0%

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Table VII-1 Materials Designated to Demonstrate Compliance with Goal #1 Eleven Materials Highly Amenable to Recycling, etc. Corrugated cardboard Office paper Newspaper Glass containers Steel containers Aluminum containers Plastic containers Wood packaging & pallets Lead-acid batteries Major appliances Yard wastes Totals

Four Materials Designated for the Residential Sector

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Table VII-2 Calculation of Access for Residential Sector Reference Year (2008) Program

Year 2011

2008 Population

Population with Access

2011 Population

Population with Access

11,724 6,205 17,086 N/A N/A N/A 7,148 N/A 3,303 2,906 6,716 N/A 4,196 2,012 8,381 3,515 1,743 1,391 23,996 6,984 54,979 1,871 70,239 1,897 28,153 N/A 1,579 181 751 8,905 4,139 10,754 4,699

11,724 6,205 17,086 N/A N/A N/A 7,148 N/A 3,303 2,906 6,716 N/A 4,196 2,012 8,381 3,515 1,743 1,391 23,996 6,984 54,979 1,871 70,239 1,897 28,153 N/A 1,579 181 751 8,905 4,139 10,754 4,699 295,453

11,828 6,260 17,237 1,011 1,966 1,571 7,211 5,855 3,332 2,932 6,775 1,449 4,233 2,030 8,455 3,546 1,758 1,403 24,208 7,046 55,466 1,888 70,861 1,914 28,402 1,856 1,593 183 758 8,984 4,176 10,849 4,741

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2,500 N/A 2,500 2,500 2,500 10,000 341,776 311,761 280,585 -61,191 110%

Non-Subscription Curbside Amherst City Amherst Township Avon City Brighton Township Brownhelm Township Camden Township/Kipton Village Carlisle Township Eaton Township Elyria Township Grafton Township Grafton Village Huntington Township Lagrange Township Lagrange Village Oberlin City Sheffield Village South Amherst Village Wellington Township Avon Lake City Columbia Township Elyria City Henrietta Township Lorain City New Russia Township North Ridgeville City Penfield Township Pittsfield Township Rochester Village Rochester Township Sheffield Lake City Sheffield Township Vermilion City Wellington Village Subtotal Non-Subscription Carbide Subscription Curbside None Subtotal Subscription Curbside Part Time Drop-Off None Subtotal Part Time Drop-Off Full Time Drop-Off Carlisle Township Town Hall Carlisle Township East Carlisle Complex Eaton Township Lorain County Recyclery (Allied/Republic) (New Russia Township) Total Full Time Drop-Off Part Time Drop-Off Brighton Township Brownhelm Township Camden Township/Kipton Village Huntington Township Penfield Township Total Full Time Drop-Off Total Population With Access Service Area Population 90 percent Additional Population Needing Access Access Percentage Source(s) of information: Service Area Population 2008 from Table IV-1 Service Area Population 2011 from Table V-1

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Table VII-3 Annual Rate of Waste Reduction: Residential/Commercial Waste Year

Recycling

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Population

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

24,405 31,499 31,357 33,162 33,248 33,334 33,421 33,508 33,595 33,682 33,770 33,858 33,946 33,946

30,420 18,577 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000

237,683 242,365 235,940 236,463 238,724 241,004 243,302 245,618 247,954 250,309 252,682 255,075 257,488 260,008

54,825 50,076 57,357 59,162 59,248 59,334 59,421 59,508 59,595 59,682 59,770 59,858 59,946 59,946

309,041 309,945 310,852 311,761 312,673 313,587 314,505 315,425 316,348 317,273 318,201 319,132 320,066 321,002

Waste Reduction Rate (%) 18.7% 17.1% 19.6% 20.0% 19.9% 19.8% 19.6% 19.5% 19.4% 19.3% 19.1% 19.0% 18.9% 18.7%

Per Capita Waste Reduction Rate (lb/day) 0.97 0.89 1.01 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.02

Source(s) of information: Recycling and Composting data are from Table VI-2. Landfill data is from Table VI-2. Population is from Table V-1. No other waste management methods are used. Sample calculations (2008): Recycling + Composting = Tons Waste Reduction 24,405 tons + 30,420 = 54,825 tons Tons Waste Reduction / (Tons Waste Reduction + Landfill) x 100 = Waste Reduction Rate 54,825 tons / ( 54,825 tons + 237,683 tons) x 100 = 18.7% Tons Waste Reduction * 2000 lbs/ton / (District Population x 365 days/year) = Per Capita Waste Reduction Rate ( 54,825 tons * 2000) / ( 309,041 x 365) = 0.97 lb/day

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Table VII-4 Annual Rate of Waste Reduction: Industrial Waste

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Total Waste Reduction 106,787 104,330 101,931 99,586 97,296 95,058 92,872 90,736 88,649 90,422 92,230 94,075 95,956 97,876

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84,298 82,359 80,465 78,614 76,806 75,039 73,314 71,627 69,980 71,379 72,807 74,263 75,748 77,263

309,041 309,945 310,852 311,761 312,673 313,587 314,505 315,425 316,348 317,273 318,201 319,132 320,066 321,002

Waste Reduction Rate (%) 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9% 55.9%

Per Capita Waste Reduction Rate (lb/day) 1.89 1.84 1.80 1.75 1.71 1.66 1.62 1.58 1.54 1.56 1.59 1.62 1.64 1.67

Source(s) of information: Waste reduction data is from Table VI-3. Landfill data is from Table VI-3. Population is from Table V-1. No other waste management methods are used Sample calculation (2008): Tons Waste Reduction / (Tons Waste Reduction + Landfill) *100 = Waste Reduction Rate 106,787 tons / ( 106,787 tons + 84,298 tons) x 100 = 55.9% Tons Waste Reduction x 2000 lbs/ton / (District Population x 365 days/year) = Per Capita Waste Reduction Rate ( 106,787 tons x 2000) / ( 309,041 x 365) = 1.89 lb/day

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Table VII-5 Annual Rate of Waste Reduction: Total District Solid Waste

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Recycling and Source Reduction

Composting

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

131,192 135,830 133,288 132,748 130,544 128,393 126,293 124,244 122,244 124,104 126,001 127,933 129,902 131,822

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Waste Reduction Rate (%)

321,981 324,724 316,404 315,077 315,530 316,043 316,615 317,245 317,934 321,688 325,489 329,338 333,236 337,272

161,612 154,407 159,288 158,748 156,544 154,393 152,293 150,244 148,244 150,104 152,001 153,933 155,902 157,822

309,041 309,945 310,852 311,761 312,673 313,587 314,505 315,425 316,348 317,273 318,201 319,132 320,066 321,002

33.4% 32.2% 33.5% 33.5% 33.2% 32.8% 32.5% 32.1% 31.8% 31.8% 31.8% 31.9% 31.9% 31.9%

Source(s) of information: Recycling and Composting data are from Table VI-2 and VI-3. Landfill data is from Table VI-3 and VI-4. Population is from Table V-1. No other waste management methods are used Sample Calculation (2008): Recycling/Source Reduction + Composting = Tons Waste Reduction 131,192 tons + 30,420 tons = 161,612 tons Tons Waste Reduction / (Tons Waste Reduction + Landfill) x 100 = Waste Reduction Rate 161,612 tons / ( 161,612 tons + 321,981 tons) x 100 = 33.4% Tons Waste Reduction x 2000 lbs/ton / (District Population x 365 days/year) = Per Capita Waste Reduction Rate (161,612 tons x 2000) / ( 309,041 x 365) = 2.87 lb/day

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VIII. Cost of Financing Plan Implementation [ORC Section 3734.53(A)(9), (12) and (B)] This Section of the Plan includes a budget for the entire planning period. The budget outlines anticipated costs for each year for programs included in the implementation table. This Plan Update provides the Board of County Commissioners with the authority to implement and negotiate a Host Community Agreement with any person or municipal corporation or township for collection, storage, transfer, disposal, or reservation of disposal capacity, recycling, composting, processing, resource recovery, or energy recovery services on any terms and for such consideration as the Board determines to be in District’s interest. The Board may provide the entity that enters into a Reservation of Capacity and Host Community Agreement with a payment for such services. The Board of County Commissioners may also use any authority that is provided and allowed by the Ohio Revised Code to implement programs, facilities, fees, designations, contracts, rates and charges, joint use agreements or other administrative or legal authority. The District may establish a host community or contract fee for every ton of waste either generated by District solid waste generators or solid waste received from outside the District. The funding to be received from the contract or host community agreement shall ensure that the District’s programs/facilities are sufficiently funded to materially implement requirements of this and future ratified and approved plan updates. A.

Funding Mechanisms 1.

District Disposal Fees

Table VIII-1, “District Disposal Fee Schedule and Revenues Generated,” presents an estimate of total District disposal fee revenues for the planning period. The District’s current in-district solid waste disposal fee is $2.00 per ton. The District’s current out-of-district solid waste disposal fee is $4.00 per ton. Out-of-state waste is charged the same rate as in-district solid waste at $2.00 per ton. In 2008 and 2009, the District received actual revenues of $3,081,130 and $2,960,764, respectively. The waste disposal fees are to be changed with the final ratification of Lorain County political subdivisions and the approval from the Director. Fees will be $2.00 for in-district waste, $2.00 for out-of-district waste, and $2.00 for out-of-state waste. The following chart depicts the actual historical fees collected based on tons disposed from 2003 – 2009:

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Figure VIII-1 – District Historical Disposal Fee Revenues 2003 – 2009 3.5

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The District may determine it is in the best interest of the District to establish a contract fee to replace all of the Districts disposal fees. If the District determines this course of action is in their best interests, they shall proceed to eliminate the disposal fees in accordance with Ohio law and establish the contract fee as appropriate. District fee revenues increased until 2006 and then began to decrease in 2007 due to a decrease in waste disposal as a result of the recession. In-district revenues for future years are based on conservative landfill projections for tonnages throughout the planning period. Out-of-district revenues are based on estimates provided by Republic and historical tonnages In 2011, Republic was the low bid to accept the City of Cleveland’s waste. The contract for this waste has not been issued as of September 2011. The District is including projected tonnages for this material for up to three years of service. The District will make revisions to the projections (if necessary), if the contract is awarded to another service provider prior to the final adoption of this Plan Update. Beginning in 2012, disposal fee revenue projections remain steady for the first three years of the City of Cleveland contract (if awarded to Republic) at $2.3 million. The District does not know the status of the Cleveland contract and waste projected to be disposed beyond 2014. The District does not include this waste in revenue calculations in 2015 and beyond. The revenue projections for the remainder of the planning period are $1.9 million.

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The District is negotiating a Host Community Agreement with Republic Waste Services. The draft Agreement requires Republic to pay Lorain County $0.60 per ton for each ton of waste from outside Lorain County. It also requires Republic to bring all of the waste controlled by Republic in Cuyahoga County to the Lorain County Landfill in New Russia Township. The District receives the following benefits including: · · · ·

hauling and container costs for Pride Day, free trash services at County buildings, reservation of capacity for District waste at the landfill, and all Cuyahoga County waste controlled by Republic would be brought to the Lorain County Landfill.

The District projections presented in Table VIII-1 are conservative. The actual revenues may be higher depending on the recovery of the economy and Republic’s ability to market and use the additional permitted airspace. Out-of-district revenues are expected to increase during the three years of the Agreement due to the commitment to bring all Cuyahoga County solid waste to Lorain County and the anticipated award of the City of Cleveland contract. Likewise, the projection of waste flows could be impacted by continued economic issues and threat of another recession. The District has adjusted the planning period budget to ensure that there is adequate funding carried over annually. The Board of Commissioners is targeting, and will strive, to achieve an annual carryover goal of solid waste funds of $800,000 to $1.2 million dollars. This is a planning and budgetary goal and does not limit the Board of Commissioners from spending funds on appropriate solid waste management line items nor prohibit the Board from achieving a higher carryover during any one year if they determine it is in the best interests of the District. The following graph depicts the actual and projected disposal fee revenue for this Plan Update by fee type:

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Table VIII-2 is not applicable to the District because the District does not have a generation fee at this time. However, the Policy Committee may determine whether it is appropriate to establish a generation fee to ensure all Lorain County generated waste is charged a $2.00 per ton fee. Currently, if solid waste is transferred or disposed outside Lorain County the District does not receive any funding. The contingent funding Table VIII-7 also includes a generation fee of $9.00 per ton if the landfill was to close and revenues were needed to operate the District.

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Summary of District Revenues

Table VIII-3, “Summary of Revenue Generated and Mechanisms Used”, presents the District’s actual revenues from 2008, 2009, 2010 and estimated revenues from 2011 – 2021. Estimated revenues include disposal fee revenue and grant revenue and miscellaneous reimbursements. Typically, the reimbursements are from communities that do not use their entire District grant. Total revenues for are anticipated to remain flat at approximately $2.9 million in 2012 – 2014. The revenues are projected to decrease to $2.4 million in 2015 – 2021. The following graph depicts the District’s revenue from disposal fees from 2012 – 2021. Figure VIII-4 – 2008 – 2021 District Revenue by Type of Fee $4,000,000 $3,500,000

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Cost of Plan Implementation Table VIII-4, “Anticipated Loans Secured by the District”, indicates the District has no outstanding loans and does not anticipate securing loans during the planning period. However, if it is in the best interest of the District to develop a facility to manage the solid waste generated by Lorain County residents and neighboring districts, the District reserves the right to obtain funding or revenues through loans or bonds and other mechanisms allowed by Ohio law. Table VIII-5, “Estimated Cost for Plan Implementation”, includes a detailed breakdown of administration, residential/commercial recycling and collection programs, market development programs, grant programs, residential/commercial education and awareness programs, other programs and industrial and other waste reduction strategies.

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The District Director will allocate these funds with the approval of the County Commissioners. The following charts depict the major expenditures and percentage of the total budget for 2008 and 2009: Figure VIII-5 – 2008 District Expenses

Figure VIII-6 – 2009 District Expenses Misc Expenses, $30,676, 1% Advertising and Printing, $207,046, 6%

County Road Repairs, $50,000, 1%

Residential Recycling Education, $77,094, 2%

Industrial Waste Reduction Strategies, $118, <1%

Health Departments, $170,000, 5%

Community Grants, $1,568,670, 44%

Residential/Commercial Collection Programs, $344,974, 10% Market Development Programs, $76,589, 2% Payroll and Benefits, $537,590, 15% Other Adminsitration, $491,487, 14%

The expenditures presented in the Plan budget include actual expenditures and encumbrances for 2008 – 2009. Expenditures differ from the expenditures presented in the quarterly reports because of the methodology used to present the data to the Policy Committee and County Commissioners. The 2008 and 2009 expenditures were audited and the expenditures presented in the District’s spreadsheet were found in

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compliance with expenditures. The spreadsheet for 2009 is currently being evaluated by the District’s outside audit firm. With preliminary reports back from the outside audit firm, the expenditures for 2009 are in compliance with the County records. The 2008 and 2009 line items included the total funding encumbrances on the District budget even when the entire encumbrance may not have been used. For example, the District reports approximately $85,000 for the District budget in 2009 for electronics collections and reported actual costs of $57,379 to Ohio EPA on the quarterly reports. Another significant example is the cost for rent of the collection center which was encumbered at $129,000 for 2009, but some of the funds were not spent until 2010. These are some of the specific reasons the quarterly reports do not match up with the line item expenditures presented in Table VIII-8. The District believes the line items and dollars presented in Table VIII-5 and Table VIII-8 provide more specificity than the quarterly reports and match the county accounting system. The carry over dollars presented at the top of Table VIII-8 for 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 are the exact carryover dollars presented in the District Oracle system for each year. The District has included a few other revisions to improve accuracy of the budget spreadsheets. The 2011 line items now include the District’s projected one year budget for the line items. The budget is then projected for 2012 and beyond. Also, the District has adjusted their tracking of expenditures in 2010 to only present expenditures where bills have been invoiced and paid to avoid these differences. The District’s audit of the annual budget for 2008 identified these discrepancies which led to these adjustments. However, for purposes of the Plan Update, the District is using the data presented to the Policy Committee which should be more conservative showing higher expenditures than actual for 2008 and 2009. Finally, the District has made adjustments to the budget by adding line items for clarification Direct Administration Administration costs (Admin-1 to Admin-35) include those necessary expenditures for the preparation, monitoring and overall management of the Solid Waste Plan. These include: payroll, payroll taxes and benefits, office supplies, postage, office maintenance/improvements, equipment, travel, general advertising and printing, memberships/subscriptions, rent and utilities. Payroll and benefits and other direct administrative costs in 2008 – 2010 are actual dollars expended. The payroll and benefits and

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other direct administrative costs beginning in 2011 are based on the budget for 2011 and then increased 2.5% annually from 2012 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2021. Cost for consulting services is expected to fluctuate during the planning period, increasing during planning years and decreasing in non-plan years. The cost of professional services is expected to remain flat throughout the planning period. Building rent for the new Collection Center will fluctuate through 2013 and then is projected to increase 2.5% annually from 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2021. Residential/Commercial Recycling and Collection Programs The cost for curbside and drop off recycling programs are managed within each political jurisdiction. Yard waste collection programs are also managed by each political subdivision and either paid for by the resident or community. The District provides line item funds for the annual collection programs including HHW (LCRP-4), Household Battery (LCRP-5), E-Waste (LCRP-6), Scrap Tire (LCRP-8) and Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast (LCRP-11) programs. Several of these programs will now be operated within the Collection Center (LCRP-16). Funding in these line items will become part of the operations of the Collection Center. Collection programs funding is increased 2.5% for each year of the planning period unless otherwise noted. Funding is estimated at approximately $240,000 for 2012 not including rent which is included as an administrative line item (Admin-26). The Residential Recycling Education Program (LCEP-1) funding is reduced significantly from previous plans. The District is seeing a surge in recycling due to the VBS program. Although residential education and awareness is important, the District had not seen the direct correlation between this program and increased recycling rates in previous years. The budget line item for Community Recognition Program (LCEP-6) and the VBS Education Program (LCEP-7) does not have funding allocated in the program line item. These programs will receive funding through general plan implementation or other expense-miscellaneous expenditures in line item (Admin-28). This matches where the funding is allocated in the District budget. Market Development and Other Programs Market Development Programs consist of projects including market development opportunities and buy recycled projects. The District and the Commissioners support the philosophy that the purchase of recycled-content materials, products, and equipment (Market

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Development) creates jobs, economic growth, and a better environment for Lorain County residents and businesses. The District’s market development grants (LCMDG-4) are funded at $150,000 annually for the first seven years of the planning period. The Community Incentive Grant Program (LCCGP-1) funding is dependent upon the District’s revenues. The funding is based on the success of recycling programs in each political subdivision as outlined in Section 4 and Section 5. The forecasted budget for this program is $375,000 in 2011. The budget is estimated to increase to $485,000 for 2012 – 2014, and slightly decrease to $300,000 for 2015 – 2018. Increasing revenues to the District could boost this program expenditure to over $700,000. Decreasing revenues may also impact the budget for this program. The funding presented in the Community Incentive Grant Program line item is an estimate and is for informational purposes. Grant funding will be determined annually in accordance with Appendix H. The District reserves the right to adjust the funding for this program as necessary if economic conditions, law changes or other issues impact District funding. If the District determines funding for other priority programs is needed due to revenue shortages, the District reserves the right to cancel the Community Incentive Grant Program and will reevaluate funding the following year. The funding for the District’s Community Incentive Grant Payments for the Volume Based System ends in 2012. Funding to the health districts (LCOP-3) and County Engineer (LCOP-4) for road improvements are funded at $187,400 and $50,000 annually. General Plan implementation funding (LCOP-6) may be used to enhance any existing programs in Table VIII-5 or establish a new program consistent with the goals and objectives of this Plan Update. This would include waste reduction and recycling programs special collection programs, organics management and collection programs or facilities, disaster management programs, grants, revolving loans, litter and open dump cleanups needing additional funding, District staffing, administrative costs and enforcement programming. Funding is set at $100,000 per year through 2017. Funding is reduced to $50,000 beginning in 2018 for the remainder of the planning period. The District will provide the Emergency Management Agency up to $25,000 annually for disaster management (LCOP-8). The District will continue to fund the successful Litter Strike Force Program (LCOP-9). Funding was provided by other sources in 2011. If

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the funding from other sources becomes unavailable, the District will consider using general plan implementation funding for this program. The District will make a one time not to exceed payment, which will be a maximum of $1.5 million in 2012, to Republic to initiate the Reservation of Capacity and Host Community Agreement (LCOP-11). The contract will specify the amount which will be based on the date the Ohio EPA approves this Plan Update. The District will continue to fund salaries and wages to the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office for enforcing litter and open dumping laws (LCOP-12). In 2010, the District funded approximately $119,000 for the Sherriff’s Office. Beginning in 2011 and continuing through the rest of the planning period, the District will provide up to $140,000 annually for this program. The Commercial/Industrial Technical Assistance Program (LCIP-1) and Recognition Program (LCIP-2) as well as the Business Recycling Round Table (LCIP-3) have small budgets allocated to fund each activity. C.

Funds Allocated from ORC 3734.57(B), ORC 3734.572 and ORC 3734.573 Table VIII-6, “Revenues and Allocations in Accordance with ORC 3734.57, ORC 3734.572 and ORC 3734.573”, presents the District’s projected costs for the ten allowed uses. The District’s budget falls into five categories: preparation and monitoring of plan implementation, implementation of the approved plan, and financial assistance to boards of health for solid waste enforcement and financial assistance for maintaining roads and finding for law enforcement for litter laws and solid waste laws. Approximately 90% of the District’s expenses fall under plan implementation in 2012. Recipient Reports The District allocates funding to political jurisdictions, county departments, health districts, and other entities. The District requires a report from recipients either quarterly, annually, or by an alternative appropriate and reasonable time frame. The purpose of the report is to ensure the accountability of funding provided by the District meets the intent of Ohio law and Ohio EPA regulations. The District develops guidelines and formats to assist recipients in reporting to the District. The District Director or the County Commissioners may request additional information from any recipient of District funds to explain the use of District funding in more detail. Funding may be withheld if reports are deemed incomplete and do not meet District reporting guidelines. The District

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Director will review reports within 30 days of receiving them. If the Director or the County Commissioners determine the District will need additional information, they will send the recipient a letter clearly stating the information the District requires and a reasonable deadline for responding before processing any additional funding requests. If after receiving the information from the recipient the District Director or the County Commissioners finds the response inadequate, they will make a recommendation to withhold either additional funding for that fiscal year or future years due to the incomplete report. The Director’s recommendation will be brought to the County Commissioners for a vote within 45 days. The recipient will have an opportunity to present their position either in person or writing. The County Commissioners will make the final decision whether to continue or suspend funding for the recipient. D.

Contingent Funding Although funding has decreased, the District, Policy Committee and County Commissioners do not consider funding to be an issue of concern during this planning period. Expenditures have been reduced to coincide with the drop in District revenues. The Policy Committee would consider establishing a generation fee or other funding options if the District’s revenues and/or expenses were creating budgetary shortfalls in accordance with the guidelines in the material change of circumstances. Table VIII-7 contains the anticipated generation fee that would be required to sustain the estimated expenditures listed in Table VIII-5 if all disposal fee revenue were to cease. Before this contingency would be implemented, the District would re-evaluate the estimated expenditures in Table VIII-5 to determine the minimum annual budget to sustain the District’s core operations. Additionally, other methods of financing would also be considered including contracts with haulers, landfills and transfer facilities servicing the District.

Summary of Costs and Revenues Table VIII-8, “Summary of District Revenues and Expenditures”, includes the annual costs for each program and activity for the reference year and each year of the planning period. Total expenditures for the first year of the planning periodin 2012 are $4.3 million which is due to several onetime cost expenditures. Expenditures are approximately $2.6 million in 2013 – 2014 and decrease to $2.5 million in 2015 to 2018. In 2019, the District has eliminated funding for the Community Incentive Grants and Market Development Grants. The Policy Committee will evaluate the effectiveness of these programs for the next plan cycle and determine if they are to continue to receive funding at the same level. Expenditures in the last years of the planning period are approximately $2.1 million

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annually. The District is projected to begin the planning period with a carryover balance of over $21.8 million and conclude the planning period with a balance of approximately $1.9 million. Each year of the planning period has ample funding for each of the programs. The District and Board of Commissioners reserves the right to move funds between programs, facilities and activities as costs and revenues may increase or decrease during the planning period. Nothing contained in these budget projections should be construed as a binding commitment by the District to spend a specific amount of money on a particular strategy, facility, program and/or activity. The Board, with the advice and assistance of the District Director, will review and revise the budget as needed to implement planned strategies, facilities, programs and/or activities as effectively as possible with the funds available. Unanticipated, excess revenues may be applied, to the extent that is practical and allowable, to other Plan Update implementation activities. The District reserves the right to revise the budget and reallocate funds as programs change or as otherwise determined to be in the best interest of the District. The District will follow requirements of Ohio laws and regulations when implementing this provision. Any transfer of funding between line items will not constitute a material change of circumstances or require a ratification of the budget unless deemed necessary by the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will determine if a material change in circumstances has occurred and will refer to Section I for those requirements and guidelines.

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Table VIII-1 District Disposal Fee Schedule and Revenues Generated Fee Schedule ($/ton) Year

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Tons Disposed in the District

In-District

Out-ofDistrict

Out-of State

In-District

Out-ofDistrict

Out-of State

Total District Fee Revenue

$2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

$4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $4.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

$2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

313,793 240,908 270,000 280,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000

613,386 619,737 750,000 750,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

$3,081,130 $2,960,764 $3,540,000 $3,560,000 $2,380,000 $2,380,000 $2,380,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000

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Table VIII-2 Generation Fee Schedule and Revenues

Year

Base Generation Fee

Amount of District Waste to be Disposed (in tons)

Total Generation Fee Revenue

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

313,793 240,908 270,000 280,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

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Table VIII-3 Summary of Revenue Generated and Mechanisms Used Type of Revenue Mechanism and Amount Used Year

District Disposal Fees

Generation Fees

Other Revenues * (Contract Fees)

Other Revenues * (Interest Income)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

$3,081,130 $2,960,764 $3,540,000 $3,560,000 $2,380,000 $2,380,000 $2,380,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $540,000.00 $540,000.00 $540,000.00 $420,000.00 $420,000.00 $420,000.00 $420,000.00 $420,000.00 $420,000.00 $420,000.00

$10,000 $12,000 $26,000 $12,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000

Note:

Other revenues include estimated interest, reimbursements, potential grants.

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Total Revenue Generated $3,091,130 $2,972,764 $3,566,000 $3,572,000 $2,930,000 $2,930,000 $2,930,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000

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Table VIII-4 Anticipated Loans Secured by the District

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Loans Obtained by the District Lending Loan Amount Institution NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0 NA 0

Interest Rate

Length of Loan

Annual Debt Service

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Description District Administration Budget Employee Salaries Part Time - Collection Center Employees PERS Medicare Medical Insurance Life Insurance Workers Compensation Supplies County Gas Postage Computer System Software-ReTRAC Equipment - Towmotor, Carts, Other Equipment Lease Building Maintenance Collection Center Computer System Equipment Vehicles Vehicle Expense Furniture/Fixtures Collection Center and Admin Capital Improvements Contract Services-Copier etc. Utilities Consulting Services Professional Services Repairs Collection Center Indirect Costs - Rent Admin Building Building Rent Collection Center Record Center Fees Other Expense - Misc. Expenditures Dues Conference Expense In-Kind - County Office Expenses Insurance Expenses Travel Staff Training Advertising/Printing Subtotal $354,122 $425,691 $0 $0 $45,576 $37,845 $4,640 $3,727 $65,761 $60,855 $759 $602 $8,277 $8,870 $10,058 $6,047 $0 $1,040 $5,671 $7,020 $616 $3,943 $1,903 $2,340 $0 $669 $0 $0 $3,152 $0 $740 $0 $0 $1,577 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,824 $5,017 $1,943 $1,726 $75,000 $99,000 $0 $115,141 $0 $0 $127,448 $111,285 $0 $128,700 $0 $697 $3,438 $4,798 $465 $1,446 $738 $0 $1,133 $0 $0 $0 $212 $23 $1,149 $1,018 $110,684 $207,046 $833,309 $1,236,123

Admin-01 Admin-02 Admin-03 Admin-04 Admin-05 Admin-06 Admin-07 Admin-08 Admin-09 Admin-10 Admin-11 Admin-12 Admin-13 Admin-14 Admin-15 Admin-16 Admin-17 Admin-18 Admin-19 Admin-20 Admin-21 Admin-22 Admin-23 Admin-24 Admin-25 Admin-26 Admin-27 Admin-28 Admin-29 Admin-30 Admin-31 Admin-32 Admin-33 Admin-34 Admin-35

2009

2008

Program #

2011

2012

$306,127 $246,791 $252,961 $34,074 $80,000 $82,000 $58,646 $83,192 $85,272 $6,357 $8,022 $8,223 $76,901 $104,500 $107,113 $635 $1,012 $1,037 $6,726 $13,500 $13,838 $43,821 $64,748 $66,367 $645 $1,000 $1,025 $1,813 $3,000 $3,075 $3,943 $4,000 $3,943 $58,255 $3,048 $3,124 $3,008 $0 $0 $0 $17,000 $17,425 $5,129 $2,200 $2,255 $1,765 $0 $28,000 $645 $1,000 $1,025 $179 $10,000 $20,000 $0 $7,800 $7,995 $0 $5,000 $5,125 $3,917 $3,000 $3,075 $86,064 $69,078 $75,000 $7,464 $75,000 $50,000 $0 $2,327 $2,385 $111,412 $109,000 $111,725 $244,020 $191,000 $191,000 $536 $1,000 $1,025 $15,829 $5,000 $5,125 $1,245 $1,200 $1,230 $20 $1,400 $1,435 $0 $5,000 $5,125 $10,350 $10,350 $10,609 $0 $1,500 $1,538 $0 $2,500 $2,563 $45,611 $35,000 $35,875 $1,135,137 $1,168,168 $1,207,510

2010

2014

$259,285 $265,767 $84,050 $86,151 $87,404 $89,589 $8,428 $8,639 $109,790 $112,535 $1,063 $1,090 $14,183 $14,538 $68,026 $69,727 $1,051 $1,077 $3,152 $3,231 $3,943 $3,943 $3,202 $3,282 $0 $0 $17,861 $18,307 $2,311 $2,369 $0 $0 $1,051 $1,077 $5,000 $5,125 $8,195 $8,400 $5,253 $5,384 $3,152 $3,231 $75,000 $90,000 $50,000 $50,000 $2,445 $2,506 $114,518 $117,381 $148,500 $118,800 $1,051 $1,077 $5,253 $5,384 $1,261 $1,292 $1,471 $1,508 $5,253 $5,384 $10,874 $11,146 $1,576 $1,615 $2,627 $2,692 $36,772 $37,691 $1,142,999 $1,149,938

2013

Table VIII-5 Estimated Costs for Plan Implementation

$272,411 $88,305 $91,828 $8,855 $115,348 $1,117 $14,901 $71,470 $1,104 $3,311 $3,943 $3,364 $0 $18,765 $2,428 $0 $1,104 $5,253 $8,610 $5,519 $3,311 $75,000 $50,000 $2,569 $120,316 $118,800 $1,104 $5,519 $1,325 $1,545 $5,519 $11,424 $1,656 $2,760 $38,633 $1,157,118

2015

2017

2018

2019

$279,221 $286,202 $293,357 $300,691 $90,513 $92,775 $95,095 $97,472 $94,124 $96,477 $98,889 $101,361 $9,076 $9,303 $9,536 $9,774 $118,232 $121,188 $124,218 $127,323 $1,145 $1,174 $1,203 $1,233 $15,274 $15,656 $16,047 $16,448 $73,256 $75,088 $76,965 $78,889 $1,131 $1,160 $1,189 $1,218 $3,394 $3,479 $3,566 $3,655 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,449 $3,535 $3,623 $3,714 $0 $0 $0 $0 $19,234 $19,715 $20,208 $20,713 $2,489 $2,551 $2,615 $2,680 $0 $28,000 $0 $0 $1,131 $1,160 $1,189 $1,218 $5,384 $5,519 $5,657 $5,798 $8,825 $9,046 $9,272 $9,504 $5,657 $5,798 $5,943 $6,092 $3,394 $3,479 $3,566 $3,655 $75,000 $75,000 $90,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $2,633 $2,699 $2,766 $2,835 $123,323 $126,407 $129,567 $132,806 $118,800 $118,800 $118,800 $118,800 $1,131 $1,160 $1,189 $1,218 $5,657 $5,798 $5,943 $6,092 $1,358 $1,392 $1,426 $1,462 $1,584 $1,624 $1,664 $1,706 $5,657 $5,798 $5,943 $6,092 $11,710 $12,003 $12,303 $12,610 $1,697 $1,740 $1,783 $1,828 $2,829 $2,899 $2,972 $3,046 $39,599 $40,589 $41,604 $42,644 $1,179,853 $1,231,155 $1,242,041 $1,251,523

2016

$308,208 $99,909 $103,895 $10,018 $130,506 $1,264 $16,860 $80,861 $1,249 $3,747 $3,943 $3,807 $0 $21,231 $2,747 $0 $1,249 $5,943 $9,741 $6,244 $3,747 $75,000 $50,000 $2,906 $136,126 $118,800 $1,249 $6,244 $1,499 $1,748 $6,244 $12,926 $1,873 $3,122 $43,710 $1,276,618

2020

$315,913 $102,407 $106,493 $10,269 $133,769 $1,295 $17,281 $82,883 $1,280 $3,840 $3,943 $3,902 $0 $21,761 $2,816 $0 $1,280 $6,092 $9,985 $6,400 $3,840 $75,000 $50,000 $2,979 $139,529 $118,800 $1,280 $6,400 $1,536 $1,792 $6,400 $13,249 $1,920 $3,200 $44,803 $1,302,339

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Description Program # 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 County Program Offices Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling LCRP-1 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Drop-off Recycling LCRP-2 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Yard Waste Management LCRP-3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Household Hazardous Waste Collection LCRP-4 $157,285 $116,528 $91,069 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Household Battery Collection LCRP-5 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 E-Waste Recycling LCRP-6 $68,221 $85,430 $40,384 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Printer Cartridge Recycling LCRP-7 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Scrap Tire Collection LCRP-8 $116,989 $72,356 $49,373 $50,000 $51,250 $52,531 $53,845 $55,191 $56,570 $57,985 $59,434 $60,920 $62,443 $64,004 Appliance Recycling LCRP-9 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Phone Book Collection LCRP-10 $6,686 $1,855 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling LCRP-11 $75,521 $67,998 $35,515 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Commercial Sector Paper Recycling LCRP-12 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Specialized Bottle/Can Program LCRP-13 $802 $807 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Mercury Collection Program LCRP-14 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Potential Recycling Programs LCRP-15 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Collection Center (Admin 26, LCRP-4, LCRP-5, LCRP-16 $0 $0 $0 $234,000 $239,850 $245,846 $251,992 $258,292 $264,750 $271,368 $278,152 $285,106 $292,234 $299,540 LCRP-6, LCRP-8 Partial, LCRP11) Residential Recycling Education LCEP-1 $219,172 $77,094 $12,771 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 Residential Commercial Source Reduction LCEP-2 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Telephone Information Line LCEP-3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness LCEP-4 $271 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Multi-Program Presentations LCEP-5 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Community Recognition Program LCEP-6 $0 $0 $500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Volume Based Incentive Education Program LCEP-7 $0 $0 $3,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Recycling Market Development Grant Program LCDMG-2 $0 $0 $23,043 $2,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Revolving Loan Program LCMDG-3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $50,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 District Market Development Grants LCMDG-4 $112,000 $76,589 $105,677 $160,648 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $0 $0 $0 Community Incentive Grant Program (formally LCCGP-1 $1,511,227 $1,568,670 $0 $375,000 $485,000 $485,000 $485,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $0 $0 $0 community grant program) Community Incentive Grant Payments NA $326,619 $0 $287,500 $260,000 $45,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Volunteer Litter Collection Program LCOP-1 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Open Dump/Scrap Tire Cleanup Program LCOP-2 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Health Department Financial Assistance LCOP-3 $170,000 $170,000 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 County Engineer LCOP-4 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 Legal LCOP-5 $0 $0 $31,842 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 General Plan Implementation LCOP-6 $43,310 $676 $0 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 Lorain Emergency Planning Committee LCOP-7 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Disaster Management LCOP-8 $0 $0 $0 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 Litter Strike Force LCOP-9 $1,922 $30,000 $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Third Party Financial Audit LCOP-10 $0 $0 $11,000 $11,000 $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Host Community Agreement LCOP-11 $0 $0 $765,460 $537,397 $1,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Sheriff Department Funding LCOP-12 $0 $0 $118,893 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 Commercial/Industrial Technical Assistance LCIP-1 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition LCIP-2 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 Business Recycling Round Table LCIP-3 $0 $118 $114 $0 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 Subtotal $2,860,025 $2,318,121 $1,828,541 $2,157,445 $3,070,900 $1,518,178 $1,475,637 $1,298,283 $1,306,120 $1,314,153 $1,272,387 $830,826 $839,477 $848,344 Totals $3,693,334 $3,554,244 $2,963,678 $3,325,613 $4,278,410 $2,661,177 $2,625,575 $2,455,401 $2,485,973 $2,545,308 $2,514,427 $2,082,350 $2,116,095 $2,150,683

Table VIII-5 (continued) Estimated Costs for Plan Implementation

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Total Annual Revenue ($)

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$75,000 $99,000 $86,064 $69,078 $75,000 $75,000 $90,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $90,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000

$3,398,334 $3,235,244 $2,640,214 $2,879,135 $3,826,010 $2,208,777 $2,158,175 $2,003,001 $2,033,573 $2,092,908 $2,047,027 $1,629,950 $1,663,695 $1,698,283

$170,000 $170,000 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400

$50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

$0 $0 $118,893 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

$3,693,334 $3,554,244 $3,082,571 $3,325,613 $4,278,410 $2,661,177 $2,625,575 $2,455,401 $2,485,973 $2,545,308 $2,514,427 $2,082,350 $2,116,095 $2,150,683

$1,817,174 $1,394,584 $925,391 $1,866,287 $2,112,675 $764,264 $1,033,087 $1,337,512 $1,292,111 $1,216,138 $1,080,830 $976,403 $1,304,053 $1,597,959 $1,857,275

Year-End Total Budget Balance ($) Allocation ($)

2008-2010 are actual carryovers determined by District accounting at the end of the fiscal year. Preparation and monitoring of plan implementation. Implementation of approved plan. Financial assistance to boards of health for solid waste enforcement. Financial assistance to defray the costs of maintaining roads and other public services related to the location or operation of solid waste facilities. Contracts with boards of health for collecting and analyzing samples from water wells adjacent to solid waste facilities. Out-of-state waste inspection program. Financial assistance to local boards of health to enforce ORC 3734.03 or to local law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction within the District for anti-littering. Financial assistance to local boards of health for employees to participate in Ohio EPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training and certification program for solid waste operators and facility inspectors. Financial assistance to local municipalities and townships to defray the added cost of roads and services related to the operation of solid waste facilities. Payment of any expenses that are agreed to awarded or ordered to be paid under section 3734.35 of the Revised Code and any administrative costs incurred pursuant to that section.

Beginning Balance 2008 $3,091,130 2009 $2,972,764 $3,566,000 2010 2011 $3,572,000 2012 $2,930,000 2013 $2,930,000 2014 $2,930,000 2015 $2,410,000 2016 $2,410,000 2017 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 2018 2019 $2,410,000 2020 $2,410,000 2021 $2,410,000

Year

Allocations of ORC 3734.57 and ORC 3734.573 Revenue For the Following Purposes:

Table VIII-6 Revenues and Allocations in Accordance with ORC 3734.57, ORC 3734.572 and ORC 3734.573

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Table VIII-7 Contingent Funding Sources Amount of Contingent Funding for Each Source Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Generation Fee Revenue ($) $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00

Disposal Fee Revenue (tons) 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000 290,000

Total $2,610,000 $2,610,000 $2,610,000 $2,610,000 $2,610,000 $2,610,000 $2,610,000 $2,610,000 $2,610,000 $2,610,000

Note: The generation fee can be adjusted up or down to meet contingent needs.

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Description Beginning Balance Revenues Disposal Fee Contract Fee Revenue Other Revenue Total Revenue Expenditures District Administration Budget Employee Salaries Part Time - Collection Center Employees PERS Medicare Medical Insurance Life Insurance Workers Compensation Supplies County Gas Postage Computer System Software-ReTRAC Equipment - Towmotor, Carts, Other Equipment Lease Building Maintenance Collection Center Computer System Equipment Vehicles Vehicle Expense Furniture/Fixtures Collection Center and Admin Capital Improvements Contract Services-Copier etc. Utilities Consulting Services Professional Services Repairs Collection Center Indirect Costs - Rent Admin Building Building Rent Collection Center Record Center Fees Other Expense - Misc. Expenditures Dues Conference Expense In-Kind - County Office Expenses Insurance Expenses Travel Staff Training Advertising/Printing Subtotal Program # Admin-01 Admin-02 Admin-03 Admin-04 Admin-05 Admin-06 Admin-07 Admin-08 Admin-09 Admin-10 Admin-11 Admin-12 Admin-13 Admin-14 Admin-15 Admin-16 Admin-17 Admin-18 Admin-19 Admin-20 Admin-21 Admin-22 Admin-23 Admin-24 Admin-25 Admin-26 Admin-27 Admin-28 Admin-29 Admin-30 Admin-31 Admin-32 Admin-33 Admin-34 Admin-35 $354,122 $0 $45,576 $4,640 $65,761 $759 $8,277 $10,058 $0 $5,671 $616 $1,903 $0 $0 $3,152 $740 $0 $0 $0 $9,824 $1,943 $75,000 $0 $0 $127,448 $0 $0 $3,438 $465 $738 $1,133 $0 $212 $1,149 $110,684 $833,309

$425,691 $306,127 $246,791 $252,961 $0 $34,074 $80,000 $82,000 $37,845 $58,646 $83,192 $85,272 $3,727 $6,357 $8,022 $8,223 $60,855 $76,901 $104,500 $107,113 $602 $635 $1,012 $1,037 $8,870 $6,726 $13,500 $13,838 $6,047 $43,821 $64,748 $66,367 $1,040 $645 $1,000 $1,025 $7,020 $1,813 $3,000 $3,075 $3,943 $3,943 $4,000 $3,943 $2,340 $58,255 $3,048 $3,124 $669 $3,008 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,000 $17,425 $0 $5,129 $2,200 $2,255 $0 $1,765 $0 $28,000 $1,577 $645 $1,000 $1,025 $0 $179 $10,000 $20,000 $0 $0 $7,800 $7,995 $5,017 $0 $5,000 $5,125 $1,726 $3,917 $3,000 $3,075 $99,000 $86,064 $69,078 $75,000 $115,141 $7,464 $75,000 $50,000 $0 $0 $2,327 $2,385 $111,285 $111,412 $109,000 $111,725 $128,700 $244,020 $191,000 $191,000 $697 $536 $1,000 $1,025 $4,798 $15,829 $5,000 $5,125 $1,446 $1,245 $1,200 $1,230 $0 $20 $1,400 $1,435 $0 $0 $5,000 $5,125 $0 $10,350 $10,350 $10,609 $23 $0 $1,500 $1,538 $1,018 $0 $2,500 $2,563 $207,046 $45,611 $35,000 $35,875 $1,236,123 $1,135,137 $1,168,168 $1,207,510

$259,285 $265,767 $272,411 $279,221 $286,202 $293,357 $300,691 $308,208 $315,913 $84,050 $86,151 $88,305 $90,513 $92,775 $95,095 $97,472 $99,909 $102,407 $87,404 $89,589 $91,828 $94,124 $96,477 $98,889 $101,361 $103,895 $106,493 $8,428 $8,639 $8,855 $9,076 $9,303 $9,536 $9,774 $10,018 $10,269 $109,790 $112,535 $115,348 $118,232 $121,188 $124,218 $127,323 $130,506 $133,769 $1,063 $1,090 $1,117 $1,145 $1,174 $1,203 $1,233 $1,264 $1,295 $14,183 $14,538 $14,901 $15,274 $15,656 $16,047 $16,448 $16,860 $17,281 $68,026 $69,727 $71,470 $73,256 $75,088 $76,965 $78,889 $80,861 $82,883 $1,051 $1,077 $1,104 $1,131 $1,160 $1,189 $1,218 $1,249 $1,280 $3,152 $3,231 $3,311 $3,394 $3,479 $3,566 $3,655 $3,747 $3,840 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,943 $3,202 $3,282 $3,364 $3,449 $3,535 $3,623 $3,714 $3,807 $3,902 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,861 $18,307 $18,765 $19,234 $19,715 $20,208 $20,713 $21,231 $21,761 $2,311 $2,369 $2,428 $2,489 $2,551 $2,615 $2,680 $2,747 $2,816 $0 $0 $0 $0 $28,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,051 $1,077 $1,104 $1,131 $1,160 $1,189 $1,218 $1,249 $1,280 $5,000 $5,125 $5,253 $5,384 $5,519 $5,657 $5,798 $5,943 $6,092 $8,195 $8,400 $8,610 $8,825 $9,046 $9,272 $9,504 $9,741 $9,985 $5,253 $5,384 $5,519 $5,657 $5,798 $5,943 $6,092 $6,244 $6,400 $3,152 $3,231 $3,311 $3,394 $3,479 $3,566 $3,655 $3,747 $3,840 $75,000 $90,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $90,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $2,445 $2,506 $2,569 $2,633 $2,699 $2,766 $2,835 $2,906 $2,979 $114,518 $117,381 $120,316 $123,323 $126,407 $129,567 $132,806 $136,126 $139,529 $148,500 $118,800 $118,800 $118,800 $118,800 $118,800 $118,800 $118,800 $118,800 $1,051 $1,077 $1,104 $1,131 $1,160 $1,189 $1,218 $1,249 $1,280 $5,253 $5,384 $5,519 $5,657 $5,798 $5,943 $6,092 $6,244 $6,400 $1,261 $1,292 $1,325 $1,358 $1,392 $1,426 $1,462 $1,499 $1,536 $1,471 $1,508 $1,545 $1,584 $1,624 $1,664 $1,706 $1,748 $1,792 $5,253 $5,384 $5,519 $5,657 $5,798 $5,943 $6,092 $6,244 $6,400 $10,874 $11,146 $11,424 $11,710 $12,003 $12,303 $12,610 $12,926 $13,249 $1,576 $1,615 $1,656 $1,697 $1,740 $1,783 $1,828 $1,873 $1,920 $2,627 $2,692 $2,760 $2,829 $2,899 $2,972 $3,046 $3,122 $3,200 $36,772 $37,691 $38,633 $39,599 $40,589 $41,604 $42,644 $43,710 $44,803 $1,142,999 $1,149,938 $1,157,118 $1,179,853 $1,231,155 $1,242,041 $1,251,523 $1,276,618 $1,302,339

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 $1,033,087 $1,337,512 $1,292,111 $1,216,138 $1,080,830 $976,403 $1,304,053 $1,597,959

$2,960,764 $3,540,000 $3,560,000 $2,380,000 $2,380,000 $2,380,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $1,980,000 $0 $0 $0 $540,000 $540,000 $540,000 $420,000 $420,000 $420,000 $420,000 $420,000 $420,000 $420,000 $12,000 $26,000 $12,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $2,972,764 $3,566,000 $3,572,000 $2,930,000 $2,930,000 $2,930,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $2,410,000

2013 $764,264

$3,081,130 $0 $10,000 $3,091,130

2010 2011 2012 $925,391 $1,866,287 $2,112,675

2009 $1,394,584

2008 $1,817,174

Table VIII-8 Summary of District Revenues and Expenditures

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$0 $0 $0 $157,285 $0 $68,221 $0 $116,989 $0 $6,686 $75,521 $0 $802 $0 $0 $0 $219,172 $0 $0 $271 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $112,000 $1,511,227 $326,619 $0 $0 $170,000 $50,000 $0 $43,310 $0 $0 $1,922 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,860,025 $3,693,334 -$602,204 $1,214,970

LCRP-16 LCEP-1 LCEP-2 LCEP-3 LCEP-4 LCEP-5 LCEP-6 LCEP-7 LCDMG-2 LCMDG-3 LCMDG-4 LCCGP-1 LCOP-12 LCOP-1 LCOP-2 LCOP-3 LCOP-4 LCOP-5 LCOP-6 LCOP-7 LCOP-8 LCOP-9 LCOP-10 LCOP-11 LCOP-12 LCIP-1 LCIP-2 LCIP-3

2008 LCRP-1 LCRP-2 LCRP-3 LCRP-4 LCRP-5 LCRP-6 LCRP-7 LCRP-8 LCRP-9 LCRP-10 LCRP-11 LCRP-12 LCRP-13 LCRP-14 LCRP-15

Note: The beginning balances from 2008 - 2011 are actual figures.

Description Non-Subscription Curbside Recycling Drop-off Recycling Yard Waste Management Household Hazardous Waste Collection Household Battery Collection E-Waste Recycling Printer Cartridge Recycling Scrap Tire Collection Appliance Recycling Phone Book Collection Fluorescent Bulb and Ballast Recycling Commercial Sector Paper Recycling Specialized Bottle/Can Program Mercury Collection Program Potential Recycling Programs Collection Center (Admin 26, LCRP-4, LCRP-5, LCRP-6, LCRP-8 Partial, LCRP11) Residential Recycling Education and Advertising Campaign Residential Commercial Source Reduction Brochures Telephone Information Line Cigarette Butt Litter Awareness Multi-Program Presentations Community Recognition Program Volume Based Incentive Education Program Recycling Market Development Grant Program Revolving Loan Program District Market Development Grants Community Incentive Grant Program Community Incentive Grant Payments Volunteer Litter Collection Program Open Dump/Scrap Tire Cleanup Program Health Department Financial Assistance-Ag Agent County Engineer Legal General Plan Implementation Lorain Emergency Planning Committee Disaster Management Litter Strike Force Third Party Financial Audit Host Community Agreement Sheriff Department Funding Commercial/Industrial Technical Assistance Commercial/Industrial Recycling Recognition Business Recycling Round Table Subtotal Total Expenditures Difference Ending Balance

County Program $0 $0 $0 $91,069 $0 $40,384 $0 $49,373 $0 $0 $35,515 $0 $0 $0 $0

2010 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2011 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $51,250 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2012

$0 $0 $234,000 $239,850 $77,094 $12,771 $25,000 $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $500 $0 $0 $0 $3,000 $0 $0 $0 $23,043 $2,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $76,589 $105,677 $160,648 $150,000 $1,568,670 $0 $375,000 $485,000 $0 $287,500 $260,000 $45,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $170,000 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $0 $31,842 $0 $0 $676 $0 $100,000 $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $25,000 $25,000 $30,000 $15,000 $0 $0 $0 $11,000 $11,000 $15,000 $0 $765,460 $537,397 $1,500,000 $0 $118,893 $140,000 $140,000 $0 $0 $0 $5,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,200 $118 $114 $0 $1,200 $2,318,121 $1,828,541 $2,157,445 $3,070,900 $3,554,244 $2,963,678 $3,325,613 $4,278,410 -$581,480 $602,322 $246,388 -$1,348,410 $813,104 $1,527,713 $2,112,675 $764,264

$0 $0 $0 $116,528 $0 $85,430 $0 $72,356 $0 $1,855 $67,998 $0 $807 $0 $0

2009 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $53,845 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2014 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $55,191 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2015 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $56,570 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2016 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $57,985 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2017 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $59,434 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2018 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $60,920 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2019

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $62,443 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2020

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $64,004 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

2021

$245,846 $251,992 $258,292 $264,750 $271,368 $278,152 $285,106 $292,234 $299,540 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $50,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $0 $0 $0 $485,000 $485,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $187,400 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,518,178 $1,475,637 $1,298,283 $1,306,120 $1,314,153 $1,272,387 $830,826 $839,477 $848,344 $2,661,177 $2,625,575 $2,455,401 $2,485,973 $2,545,308 $2,514,427 $2,082,350 $2,116,095 $2,150,683 $268,823 $304,425 -$45,401 -$75,973 -$135,308 -$104,427 $327,650 $293,905 $259,317 $1,033,087 $1,337,512 $1,292,111 $1,216,138 $1,080,830 $976,403 $1,304,053 $1,597,959 $1,857,275

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District Rules [ORC Section 3734.53(C)] The District reserves the right to adopt rules specifically authorized by the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). Section 343.01 (G) of the ORC provides the Board of County Commissioners with the authority to adopt, publish and enforce rules if the District Plan authorizes rule adoption under ORC Section 3734.53 (C). The District is authorized under this Plan Update to adopt rules under the following provisions of the ORC: ORC 3734.53 (C)(1): Prohibiting or limiting the receipt at facilities located within the solid waste management district of solid wastes generated outside the district or outside a prescribed service area consistent with the projections under divisions (A)(6) and (7) of this section. However, rules adopted by a board under division (C)(1) of this section may be adopted and enforced with respect to solid waste disposal facilities in the solid waste management district that are not owned by a county or the solid waste management district only if the board submits an application to the director of environmental protection that demonstrates that there is insufficient capacity to dispose of all solid wastes that are generated within the district at the solid waste disposal facilities located within the district and the director approves the application. The demonstration in the application shall be based on projections contained in the plan or amended plan of the district. The director shall establish the form of the application. The approval or disapproval of such an application by the director is an action that is appealable under section 3745.04 of the Revised Code. In addition, the director of environmental protection may issue an order modifying a rule authorized to be adopted under division (C)(1) if this section to allow the disposal in the district of wastes from another county or joint solid waste management district if all of the following apply: (a)

The district in which the wastes were generated does not have sufficient capacity to dispose of solid wastes generated within it for six months following the date of the directorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; order;

(b)

No new solid waste facilities will begin operation during those six months in the district in which the wastes were generated and, despite good faith efforts to do so, it is impossible to site new solid waste facilities within the district because of its high population density;

(c)

The district in which the wastes were generated has made good faith efforts to negotiate with other districts to incorporate its disposal needs within those districtsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; solid waste management plans, including efforts to develop joint facilities authorized under section 343.02 of the Revised Code, and the efforts have been unsuccessful;

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(d)

The district in which the wastes were generated has located a facility willing to accept the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solid wastes for disposal within the receiving district;

(e)

The district in which the wastes were generated has demonstrated to the director that the conditions specified in divisions (C)(1)(a) to (d) of this section have been met;

(f)

The director finds that the issuance of the order will be consistent with the state solid waste management plan and that receipt of out-of-state wastes will not limit the capacity of the receiving district to dispose of its in-district wastes to less than eight years. Any order issued under division (C)(1) of this section shall not became final until thirty days after it has been served by certified mail upon the county or joint solid waste management district that will receive the out-of-district wastes.

ORC 3734.53(C)(2) Governing the maintenance, protection, and use of solid waste collection and solid waste disposal, transfer, recycling, and resource recovery facilities within the district and requiring the submission of general plans and specifications for the construction, enlargement, or modification of any such facility to the Board of County Commissioners or Board of Directors of the district for review and approval as complying with the plan or amended plan of the District. ORC 3734.53(C)(3) Governing development and implementation of a program for the inspection of solid wastes generated outside the boundaries of state that are being disposed of at solid waste facilities included in the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solid waste management plan. ORC 3734.53(C)(4) Exempting the owner or operator of any solid waste facility or proposed solid waste facility provided for in the plan from compliance with any amendment to a township zoning resolution adopted under Section 519.12 of the Revised Code or to a county rural zoning resolution adopted under Section 303.12 of the Revised Code that rezoned or redistricted the parcel or parcels upon which the facility is to be constructed or modified and that became effective within two years prior to the filing of an application for a permit required under division (A)(2)(a) of section 3734.05 of the Revised code to open a new or modify an existing solid waste facility. A.

Existing Rules ORC Section 3734.53 (C)(1) through (C)(4) provide solid waste management districts the authority to adopt rules consistent with the solid waste management plan adopted by the District. The following rules (SWMD Rule 94-01, SWMD Rule 94-02 and SWMD Rule 94-03) have been adopted by the District in accordance with ORC Sections 3734.53

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(C)(1) through (C)(4) and the Plan. Resolution No. 94-518 adopted by the District Board of Directors provides the District with the authority to adopt these rules. SWMD Rule 94-01 Solid Waste Facility Review 1. Any person owning or operating a solid waste or recycling facility within the District shall do the following: A. Submit three copies of any Permit-to-Install (PTI) application required by the Ohio EPA to the District for review and approval. B. Submit three copies of all plans and specifications for expansion, modification or new solid waste or recycling facility to the District for review and approval. C. Comply with the requirements of Section VI, (G) Siting Strategy for Facilities of the Plan Update. Sections 2 and 3 of Rule 94-01 have been rescinded. SWMD Rule 94-02 Solid Waste Facility Review Rescinded. SWMD Rule 94-03 Solid Waste Facility Review 1. By April 1 of each year, any person owning or operating a solid waste facility shall submit information and data summarizing solid waste disposal; residential, commercial, and industrial recycling; and solid waste transfers for the preceding calendar year. Such information shall be submitted in a format to be provided by the District. 2. The District shall use the information provided in response to paragraph 1 to prepare the Annual District Report for Ohio EPA. B.

Proposed Rules The District is proposing the following rule changes.

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SWMD Rule 2011-01 General Waiver for Industrial Facilities The District is issuing a general waiver to industrial facilities classified in SIC code 20 and 22-39 or North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) manufacturing codes 31, 32 and 33. Industrial facilities are not bound by the District’s designation of the Republic/Allied Lorain County Landfill. SWMD Rule 2011-02 Waiver Process for the Use of Undesignated Facilities Any person may apply for a waiver from the designation requirements established in this Plan Update. The Waiver Process clarifies who may request a waiver and the information to be provided. The application for the waiver must explain the basis for the Board to grant the waiver request. Any person or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or township may request a waiver authorizing the delivery of solid waste generated within the District to an undesignated solid waste facility. The waiver request shall include the following: 1. The name, address, telephone number and email address of the person requesting the waiver. 2. The source and name of the generator of the solid waste included in the waiver request. 3. The name, address, telephone number and email address of the undesignated solid waste facility where solid waste generated within the District will be delivered if the waiver is approved by the Board. 4. The estimated annual tonnage of the solid waste that will be delivered to the undesignated solid waste facility covered by the waiver request 5. An explanation describing how approval of the waiver request is not inconsistent with the projections contained in the District’s initial or amended Plan under divisions (A)(6) and (7) of section 3734.53 of the Revised Code. 6. An explanation describing how the approval of the waiver request will not adversely affect implementation and financing of the District’s initial or amended Plan pursuant to the implementation schedule contained in the District’s initial or amended Plan under division (A)(12)(a) of section 3734.53 of the Revised Code.

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Any waiver granted by the Board shall be included in a waiver agreement by and between the Board and the person granted the waiver. The waiver agreement shall contain the terms and conditions upon which the waiver was granted and the payment by the grantee of the waiver fee, if any, assessed on each ton of solid waste covered by the waiver. SWMD Rule 2011-03 Applicants for Solid Waste Facility Permits, Registrations or Licenses Definitions The following definitions are applicable to all District rules. a. Solid Waste Facilities shall mean all solid waste collection, storage, disposal (landfill), transfer, recycling, processing, and resource recovery facilities. b. Incinerator means any equipment, machine, device, article, contrivance, structure or part of a structure used to burn solid or infectious wastes to ash. c. Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility means any site, location tract of land, installation or building where mixed solid waste or select solid waste streams, including scrap tires, is used as or intends to be used as fuel to produce energy, heat, or steam. d. Siting Strategy shall mean the process by which the Board of Commissioners shall review proposals for the construction or modification of any Solid Waste Facility and determine whether such proposal complies with the Plan Update. e. General Plans and Specifications shall mean that information required to be submitted to the Board for review for the construction or modification of any proposed Solid Waste Facility and includes, but is not limited to, a site plan for the proposed facility, architectural drawings or artists renderings of the proposed facility, the projected size and capacity of the proposed facility and all other information identified in this Siting Strategy. f. Applicant shall mean a person, municipal corporation, township or other political subdivision proposing to construct or modify a Solid Waste Facility, Incinerator or Solid Waste Energy Recovery Facility within the District. g. Modify shall mean a significant change in the operation of an existing in-District Solid Waste Facility: (1) that requires the

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approval of the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; or (2) that involves a change in the type of material, manner of operation, or activities conducted at the facility (i.e., a conversion of a legitimate recycling facility to a transfer station). Any applicant as defined above for a permit-to-install, registration or license for a solid waste facility, incinerator or energy recovery facility under Ohio solid waste law or regulations shall comply with the Siting Strategy presented in the solid waste management Plan Update. Currently, this is located in Section VI, Part G. The location may change under new versions of the Ohio EPA Format. SWMD Rule 2011-04 Fee Payment Forms A solid waste management facility, incinerator or energy recovery facility, as defined in SWMD Rule 2011-03 or the District Siting Strategy in the solid waste management plan, that is required to make a fee payment to the solid waste district as required by Ohio Revised Code or contractual requirements must complete in full the district fee form. The fee form must be completed per the instructions on the form. A fee form that is not completed per the instructions will be considered deficient and the owner/operator of the solid waste management facility, incinerator or energy recovery facility will receive a written request from the District to revise the submitted Fee Payment Form with the missing requested information. The owner/operator will have 14 business days from receipt of the letter to complete the form in compliance with the request. C.

Rule Approval Process The Board of Commissioners shall consider the following process when adopting solid waste management rules. 1. Public Notice of the solid waste management rules in a daily newspaper operating in the District. 2. 30-day public comment period. 3. Public Hearing on the proposed rules (Commissioners meetings will suffice as a public hearing. 4. Make any appropriate changes to the proposed rules as a result of C1-2. Following steps (C) 1-4, the Board shall adopt the rules of the solid waste management district.

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Appendix A

Resolutions for District Formation

Appendix B

Public Notices for Public Hearing(s) and Public Comment

Appendix C

Resolutions and Certification Statements

Appendix D

Identification of Consultants Retained for Plan Preparation

Identification of Consultants for Plan Preparation Consulting Firm:

GT Environmental, Inc. 635 Park Meadow Road Suite 112 Westerville, Ohio 43081

Project Manager:

Michael Greenberg Principal Consultant (614) 794-3570 (614) 899-9255 Fax

Appendix E

District Map

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Appendix F

Industrial Survey Results

Appendix F Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Amount of Industrial Waste Recycled by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Category (Tons) as Reported on Industrial Surveys Type of Waste 20 22 23 Cardboard 0.00 0 0 Paper 0.00 0 0 Cloth & Fabrics 0.00 0 0 Wood 0.00 0 0 Ferrous Metals 0.00 0 0 Non-Ferrous Metals 0.00 0 0 Glass 0.50 0 0 Plastic 0.00 0 0 Rubber/Tires 0.00 0 0 Grinding Sludge 0.00 0 0 Mill Scale 0.00 0 0 Food 0.00 0 0 Batteries 0.00 0 0 Non-Exempt Foundry Sand 0.00 0 0 Yard Waste 0.00 0 0 Graphite 0.00 0 0 Silicon Carbide 0.00 0 0 Total 0.50 0.00 0.00 Source: Recycled industrial waste was reported on Industrial Waste Surveys.

24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

27 109.63 9,030.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 9,149.20

28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.64 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0 0 13.26

29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

30 85.26 3.52 0.00 957.10 3.42 0.23 1.00 983.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.003 0.00 1.75 0 0 2,035.98

31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0005 0.0005 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0.00

32 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 21.00

33 34 35 0.15 147.14 128.48 2.81 92.76 55.82 0.00 0.00 0.00 523.00 78.11 190.96 37,883.37 24,402.98 2,459.00 1,777.78 2,765.43 118.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.33 0.03 1.79 4.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.004 19,043.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 0 0 16 0 0 59,252.26 27,486.45 2,954.46

36 0.00 0.25 0.00 7.50 68.35 52.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0 0 128.11

37 0.00 26.01 0.00 0.00 37.03 18.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 81.44

38 512.00 109.09 0.00 123.72 1,045.01 81.90 0.00 28.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 1,899.82

39 772.39 29.61 0.00 993.67 1,716.88 139.66 10.12 71.41 2.95 0.00 0.00 0.50 2.62 0.00 0.00 0 0 3,739.81

Total 1,755.05 9,350.73 0.00 2,894.06 67,628.68 4,963.09 11.62 1,103.25 7.08 0.00 0.00 0.63 2.96 19,043.39 1.75 8.74 15.56 106,786.58

Appendix F Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Amount of Industrial Waste Generated by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Category (Tons) as Reported on Industrial Surveys Type of Waste 20 22 23 Cardboard 0 0 0 Paper 0 0 0 Cloth & Fabrics 0 0 0 Wood 0 0 0 Ferrous Metals 0 0 0 Non-Ferrous Metals 0 0 0 Glass 1 0 0 Plastic 0 0 0 Rubber/Tires 0 0 0 Grinding Sludge 0 0 0 Mill Scale 0 0 0 Food 0 0 0 Batteries 0 0 0 Non-Exempt Foundry Sand 0 0 0 Yard Waste 0 0 0 Graphite 0 0 0 Silicon Carbide 0 0 0 Composites 0 0 0 Stone/Clay/Sand 0 0 0 Misc 0 0 0 General Solid Waste 0 0 0 Total 0.50 0.00 0.00 Source: Recycled industrial waste was reported on Industrial Waste Surveys.

24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

27 110 9,032 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 9,176.68

28 0 1 0 27 13 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 279 322.48

29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

30 89 9 10 958 4 0 1 1,187 0 0 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 142 1,028 3,446.35

31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

32 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 57.00

33 34 20 163 15 96 0 0 546 103 37,903 24,423 1,778 2,765 5 0 26 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22,557 0 1 0 9 0 16 0 5 0 13,883 0 1,880 0 1,248 786 79,900.31 28,336.62

35 128 56 0 191 2,459 118 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,312 5,266.46

36 5 4 0 9 68 52 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 140 285.83

37 0 26 0 0 37 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 213.82

38 512 109 0 124 1,045 82 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 688 2,587.87

39 774 40 0 998 1,717 140 10 72 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,952 5,709.17

Total 1,802 9,387 10 2,975 67,669 4,964 17 1,321 9 0 0 20 3 22,557 3 9 16 5 13,883 2,026 8,626 135,303.07

Appendix G

Host Community Agreement

Appendix H

Community Incentive Grant Program Guidelines

Appendix H New Incentive Grant Funding Strategy The District will now base grant funding for political subdivisions on the quantity of material recycled by each community as a ratio of the total tons collected by political subdivisions using the volume based system (VBS) and the amount of available grant funding. Communities not on the VBS will be eligible for only fifty-percent of their portion of the incentive grant funding (see formula below). In 2009, 24 of the 31 communities reporting recycling quantities were either already using VBS, initiated a VBS pilot study, or committed to beginning a VBS program. The total tons of VBS recycling collected by those communities in 2009 were 10,196 tons. There were three blue bag communities that collected 1,412 tons of recyclable material. The three Blue Bag communities are only credited for 50% of their recycling since they did not switch to the VBS program. Therefore, they are credited as an example with 706 tons of recyclables in 2009. Four drop-off communities collected 1,061 tons of recyclables. The total recyclables credited for the 2009 Community Grant Incentive would be 11,963 tons (10,196 + 706 + 1,061). The District will use the following formula to determine funding levels on a per ton basis. Available Grant Funding ($200,000)__ Total Tons Recycled VBS + Blue Bag Tons Divided by 2 + Drop-Off Tons (11,963) $200,000 / 11,963 = $16.72 dollars/ton Incentive Grant Funding Annual incentive grant funding will be determined in the first quarter of the year based on the previous 12 months revenues (checks received January thru December minus dollars rebated through the Agreement to Republic Waste). The table below illustrates the availability of grant funding based on County revenues.

County Revenues $2 million to $2.1 million Over $2.1 million to $2.2 million Over $2.2 million to $2.3 million Over $2.3 million to $2.4 million Over $2.4 million to $2.5 million Over $2.5 million to $2.6 million Over $2.6 million to $2.7 million Over $2.7 million to $2.8 million Over $2.8 million to $2.9 million Over $2.9 million to $3.0 million Over $3.0 million to $3.1 million Over $3.1 million to $3.2 million Over $3.2 million to $3.3 million Over $3.3 million to $3.4 million Over $3.4 million to $3.5 million Over $3.5 million

Available Grant Funding $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000 $335,000 $370,000 $405,000 $445,000 $485,000 $525,000 $575,000 $625,000 $675,000 $735,000 $60,000 for each $100,000

The following table provides the cost in dollars/ton for different levels of available grant funding based on 2009 recycling.

Grant Amount $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000 $335,000 $370,000 $405,000 $445,000 $485,000 $525,000 $575,000 $625,000 $675,000 $735,000

Cost/Ton $16.72 $18.81 $20.90 $22.99 $25.08 $28.00 $30.93 $33.85 $37.20 $40.54 $43.89 $48.06 $52.24 $56.42 $61.44

According to this schedule, Figure 1 shows how grant funding would be distributed to communities using 2009 recycling quantities according to the different funding scenarios.

836 12,071 3,293 51,977 22,971 19,142 7,515 15,648 8,794 4,781 4,171 7,139 2,324 3,059 2,407 1,087 903 2,290 201 1,923 485 920 3,996 1,304

940 13,579 3,705 58,474 25,842 21,535 8,454 17,604 9,893 5,379 4,693 8,031 2,614 3,442 2,708 1,223 1,016 2,577 226 2,163 545 1,034 4,495 1,467

$ 621 $ 1,317 $ 6,150 $ 4,740 $ 696 $ 225,000

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1,045 15,088 4,117 64,971 28,714 23,928 9,394 19,560 10,992 5,977 5,214 8,923 2,905 3,824 3,009 1,358 1,128 2,863 251 2,403 606 1,149 4,995 1,630

$ 690 $ 1,463 $ 6,834 $ 5,266 $ 773 $ 250,000

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1,149 16,597 4,529 71,468 31,585 26,321 10,333 21,516 12,091 6,574 5,735 9,816 3,195 4,207 3,310 1,494 1,241 3,149 276 2,644 667 1,264 5,494 1,793

$ 759 $ 1,609 $ 7,517 $ 5,793 $ 851 $ 275,000

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,254 18,106 4,940 77,965 34,456 28,714 11,272 23,472 13,191 7,172 6,257 10,708 3,486 4,589 3,611 1,630 1,354 3,436 301 2,884 727 1,379 5,993 1,956

$ 828 $ 1,755 $ 8,200 $ 6,319 $ 928 $ 300,000

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,400 20,218 5,517 87,061 38,476 32,063 12,587 26,211 14,730 8,009 6,987 11,957 3,892 5,125 4,032 1,820 1,512 3,836 336 3,220 812 1,540 6,693 2,184

$ 924 $ 1,960 $ 9,157 $ 7,057 $ 1,036 $ 335,000

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,546 22,331 6,093 96,157 42,496 35,413 13,902 28,949 16,268 8,846 7,717 13,207 4,299 5,660 4,454 2,010 1,670 4,237 371 3,557 897 1,701 7,392 2,412

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,693 24,443 6,669 105,253 46,516 38,763 15,218 31,688 17,807 9,682 8,447 14,456 4,706 6,195 4,875 2,201 1,828 4,638 406 3,893 982 1,862 8,091 2,641

$ 1,021 $ 1,117 $ 2,165 $ 2,370 $ 10,114 $ 11,070 $ 7,794 $ 8,531 $ 1,144 $ 1,253 $ 370,000 $ 405,000

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,860 26,857 7,328 115,649 51,110 42,592 16,721 34,817 19,566 10,639 9,281 15,884 5,171 6,807 5,357 2,418 2,009 5,096 446 4,278 1,079 2,046 8,890 2,901

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

2,027 29,271 7,987 126,044 55,704 46,420 18,223 37,947 21,325 11,595 10,115 17,311 5,635 7,419 5,838 2,635 2,189 5,554 487 4,662 1,176 2,230 9,689 3,162 $ 1,228 $ 1,338 $ 2,604 $ 2,838 $ 12,164 $ 13,257 $ 9,374 $ 10,217 $ 1,376 $ 1,500 $ 445,000 $ 485,000

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2,194 31,685 8,645 136,439 60,298 50,249 19,726 41,077 23,084 12,551 10,949 18,739 6,100 8,031 6,319 2,853 2,370 6,012 527 5,047 1,273 2,414 10,489 3,423

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

2,403 34,703 9,469 149,434 66,041 55,034 21,605 44,989 25,282 13,747 11,992 20,524 6,681 8,796 6,921 3,124 2,596 6,585 577 5,527 1,394 2,644 11,488 3,749 $ 1,448 $ 1,586 $ 3,072 $ 3,365 $ 14,350 $ 15,717 $ 11,059 $ 12,112 $ 1,624 $ 1,778 $ 525,000 $ 575,000

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2,612 37,720 10,292 162,428 71,784 59,820 23,484 48,901 27,481 14,942 13,035 22,308 7,262 9,561 7,523 3,396 2,821 7,157 627 6,008 1,515 2,873 12,486 4,075

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

2,821 40,738 11,116 175,422 77,527 64,605 25,363 52,813 29,679 16,137 14,078 24,093 7,843 10,326 8,125 3,668 3,047 7,730 677 6,489 1,636 3,103 13,485 4,401 $ 1,724 $ 1,862 $ 3,657 $ 3,950 $ 17,084 $ 18,451 $ 13,166 $ 14,219 $ 1,933 $ 2,088 $ 625,000 $ 675,000

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3,072 44,359 12,104 191,015 84,418 70,348 27,617 57,507 32,317 17,572 15,329 26,235 8,540 11,243 8,847 3,994 3,318 8,417 737 7,066 1,782 3,379 14,684 4,792 $ 2,028 $ 4,301 $ 20,091 $ 15,483 $ 2,273 $ 735,000

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9,122 $ 10,135 $ 11,149 $ 12,163 $ 13,581 $ 15,000 $ 16,419 $ 18,041 $ 19,663 $ 21,284 $ 23,311 $ 25,339 $ 27,366 $ 29,798 583 $ 648 $ 713 $ 777 $ 868 $ 959 $ 1,049 $ 1,153 $ 1,257 $ 1,360 $ 1,490 $ 1,620 $ 1,749 $ 1,905 132 $ 146 $ 161 $ 176 $ 196 $ 217 $ 237 $ 260 $ 284 $ 307 $ 336 $ 366 $ 395 $ 430

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8,108 $ 518 $ 117 $

$ 552 $ 1,170 $ 5,467 $ 4,213 $ 619 $ 200,000

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$ $ $

$200,000

Communities with Blue Bag Recycling Programs are only credited for 50% of their recycling since they did not switch to the VBS program. Recycling tonnages in Figure V-8 reflect this adjustment.

33 70 327 252 37 11,963

Volume Based

722 197 3,109 1,374 1,145 450 936 526 286 250 427 139 183 144 65 54 137 12 115 29 55 239 78

2009 Tons 485 31 7

Volume Based Volume Based Volume Based Volume Based

Volume Based

Volume Based/Drop-Off Volume Based Volume Based Volume Based Pilot Area Volume Based Blue Bag Volume Based Pilot Area Volume Based Volume Based Blue Bag Volume Based Volume Based/Drop-Off Volume Based Volume Based Volume Based Volume Based/Drop-Off Volume Based Volume Based Volume Based/Drop-Off Volume Based Volume Based Volume Based Volume Based

Carlisle Township City of Amherst City of Avon City of Avon Lake City of Elyria City of Lorain City of North Ridgeville City of Oberlin City of Sheffield Lake City of Vermilion Columbia Township Eaton Township Elyria Township Grafton Township Henrietta Township Huntington Township LaGrange Township New Russia Township Penfield Township Pittsfield Township Sheffield Township Village of Grafton Village of LaGrange Village of Rochester & Rochester Township Village of S. Amherst Village of Sheffield Village of Wellington Wellington Township Total

Type of Recycling Program Volume Based Volume Based/Drop-Off Blue Bag - Drop-off

Camden Township/Kipton Village

Amherst Township Brighton Township Brownhelm Township

Lorain County Community

Figure 1 - Example Community Incentive Grant Funding

The District reserves the right to reduce grant funding to any political subdivision that is unable to sustain their curbside recycling program, drop-off centers or meet the specifications in the grant guidelines. If any political subdivision, who receives funding from the District, does not maintain either a curbside recycling program or a recycling drop-off center, the District reserves the right to add recycling drop-off centers in sufficient locations within the political subdivision to maintain a minimum of 90% recycling access in the County. Implementation of any District sponsored drop-off centers would occur at the discretion of the District. Other Grant Approval Requirements Each political subdivision receiving an incentive grant is required to complete reports as requested to the District on the use of the funds and the amount of materials recycled. This includes: • • •

Quarterly Reports completed and submitted correctly for current and previous years. Complete supporting documentation for each quarter and previous year. All required reports submitted appropriate deadline.

Political subdivisions not meeting report requirements and deadlines may be ineligible for grant funding. The Community Incentive Grant Program funding and guidelines will be reviewed and updated annually by the District prior to distributing incentive grant funding to the communities. Communities with volume based systems must continue to meet the volume based system specifications below to qualify for community incentive funds. VOLUME BASED SYSTEM PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District (District) has created the following procedures for implementing a Volume Based System Program (VBS) for the political subdivisions in Lorain County. The benefits of VBS programs include: • • • •

Fairness - each household pays based on its use of solid waste services. Increased Recycling - residents have incentive to recycle. Waste Reduction - consumers become more aware that they can purchase recyclable packaging, avoid excessive packaging and consider alternatives to disposable products. Composting – single family residents can reduce waste and recycle by practicing home composting and grass-cycling (leaving grass clippings on the lawn).

political subdivisions where the procedures and specifications listed below are not included in a contract with a third party solid waste contractor/hauler to ensure compliance and to obtain District funding. Political subdivisions operating their own hauling service must also meet these specifications. Objectives of VBS Program The main objective of the District’s VBS Program is to create a curbside solid waste management system in the County that affords the generator (residents) the ability to choose their trash disposal and recycling practices. This system is viewed much like a utility (phone, electricity, cable) where usage is determined by the user and not the service provider. Goal of VBS Program The goal for the District is to create a fair system that offers significant economic incentives to residents to decrease trash generation through recycling. In order to accomplish this goal, the District’s VBS Program will require each political subdivision meet the following minimum specifications: A.

Charge for Service/Billing

All residents in single family households within the political subdivision’s jurisdiction shall pay for their solid waste curbside services in one of two ways; • •

Either directly to the service provider (political subdivision or third party hauler) on a monthly or quarterly basis for cart systems; or Through the purchase of bags, tags or stickers that would be made available throughout the community.

The political subdivision or third party hauler may only charge for trash services, weekly curbside recycling services shall be included in the base container system rates. Programs funded through property taxes and or general fund money is strictly prohibited. Political subdivisions that have trash collection as a free service because they are a host community for a solid waste facility and have negotiated a host community agreement with the owner/operator of the facility are exempt from this requirement. B.

Container System

The political subdivision may choose between any of the common acceptable container systems that are used in VBS programs across the country; specifically:

Tag/Sticker System – Residents purchase the amount of tags/stickers needed for their specific disposal requirements. The cost of each tag/sticker must include weekly trash service and free curbside recycling. Tags/stickers are to be available at both local retail establishments in the political subdivision as well as at all public offices and building of the political subdivisions. Tags/stickers must be designed to be specific to the political subdivisions including color coding and logos and must include security measures to prevent counterfeiting. Individual tags/stickers may be placed/affixed on any trash container system (bags or containers) up to 32 gallons in size. Only one tag/sticker can be used for each trash container per weekly service. Once the trash container is emptied, the tag or sticker must be removed by the trash hauler. New tags/stickers must then be purchased by the resident for the next week’s trash collection. Bag System – Residents purchase the amount of bags needed for their specific disposal requirements. The cost of each bag must include weekly trash service and free curbside recycling. Bags must be available at both local retail establishments in the political subdivision as well as at all public offices and buildings of the political subdivision. Bags must be designed to be specific to the political subdivision including color coding and logos and include security measures to prevent counterfeiting. Bags can not exceed 32 gallons in size. Cart System – Residents subscribe to a specific size cart for their trash container. The cost of the cart must include weekly trash service and free curbside recycling. Only one cart at the base rate will be provided to each household and all trash must be contained within in order to be emptied by the trash hauler. Trash not containerized in the cart will not be collected by the trash hauler unless bagged and the residents pays a per bag price. A discount system must be offered to each household based on container size. Communities selecting the cart system must offer residents a choice of multiple container sizes and pricing. (Note: Political Subdivisions considering a change to a cart collection system should contact the District for program guidance.) C.

Recycling System

The curbside recycling specifications that are recognized as a part of the District’s VBS Program shall meet the following criteria: • • • •

Weekly service; No charge for service; Container system can be bags, bins or carts; The curbside recycling system must accept the following materials;

    

#1-#2 Plastic Food and Beverage Containers Newspaper Magazines Cardboard Junk Mail

 Aluminum Beverage Containers  Bi-Metal Food and Beverage Containers ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER DURING CONTRACT NEGOTIATON • • • • •

The pricing discount for smaller carts must be at a cost savings. A resident would have a financial incentive to select a smaller container and recycle more material. Consideration of other recyclable materials like plastic 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. Consideration of paperboard materials like cereal boxes, and food box mixes. Amnesty Days (SuperBowl week, Christmas week, Thanksgiving week and other special events) where residents can put out more than their cart allotment. System for Bulk Items (Furniture and items that will not fit in bags or containers). There are many examples of bulk item pickups around Ohio in cities operating carts. Examples include resident contacts waste hauler and schedules a specific appointment. Or a specific bulk item collection day is reserved monthly.

GRANT AND INCENTIVE FUNDING ALLOWABLE USES 1. Grant and incentive monies can be used to pay for refuse carts, bags, stickers and recycling containers. 2. The following are allowable costs for grant funds and incentive payments including, but are not limited • • • • • • • • • • • •

Advertising to promote recycling and litter control programs (newspaper, television/cable, radio and billboards). The District encourages communities to spend 2% of the grant award on advertising. Blue Bags, residential recycling containers, VBS stickers Educational programs (seminars, conferences expenses require prior District approval). Printing of educational materials. The District encourages communities to use District brochures that can be personalized. Composting equipment (turners, chippers, screens). Automated Vehicle Equipment (Refuse or Recycling) Automated Carts Recycling equipment (compartmentalized vehicles, storage containers, materials sorting equipment). Recycled office supplies (paper, file folders, recycled printer cartridges, etc.) Communities can use their grant application for recycled office supplies. Recycling drop-off equipment including site facilities. Recycled products made from recycled materials including playgrounds and recycled products to be used in capital improvement projects. Books, VCR tapes related to solid waste and recycling.

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• • •

Purchase of used or reused electronic equipment (computers, printers, digital cameras, video cameras, DVD players and VCR's). School educational field trips directly related to recycling, composting. Solid Waste Collection Days (white goods, tires, used oil, etc.). Programs to assist senior citizens, physically challenged residents with yard waste management programs. Hauling or disposal costs for special projects. Recycling rebate to all residential recycling customers in the community or as an incentive to identified recycling participants. Political subdivision must demonstrate by submitting sample bills or invoices that residents received the rebate. Financing for incentive awards, gift certificates, signage or savings bonds. Staff assistance related to on-site staffing for drop-off recycling programs (including salary and benefits). Food/Refreshments (non-alcoholic beverages) limited to Pride Day & Earth Day Celebrations and Community Dumpster Days not to exceed $500.00.

Appendix I

Residential Recycling Incentive Funding Guidelines

Appendix I Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Residential Incentive Funding Guidelines for Recycling and Yard Waste The following are Guidelines for the use of incentive funding for recycling and yard waste programs. By the end of 2010, most communities have received their recycling incentive funding allotment. Some communities have received a partial payment and will receive final payments in 2011. INCENTIVE FUNDING 1. The following is the payment levels for communities that have changed to the VBS program: (Note: most communities have received or are in the process of receiving this funding). • • • • • •

Political subdivisions with populations from 1 to 5,000 will receive $10,000 Political subdivisions with populations from 5,001 - 10,000 will receive $20,000 Political subdivisions with populations from 10,001 - 20,000 will receive $30,000 Political subdivisions with populations from 20,001 to 25,000 will receive $40,000 Political subdivisions with populations from 25,001 to 30,000 will receive $75,000 Political subdivisions with populations over 30,001 will receive $150,000.

Note: For pilot studies only, incentive and grant funding shall not be used to pay for automated trash carts. Elyria and Oberlin are exempted from this prohibition on the use of incentive and grant funding for pilot studies. Pilot Study For political subdivisions with more than 900 single family households, provide the District with a contract, council resolution or a memorandum of understanding between the political subdivision and the hauler that the political subdivision will conduct a two year VBS system pilot study. The pilot study must meet the following: (1)

District VBS system specifications including recyclables accepted.

(2)

Must cover a minimum of one route with 900 single family households.

(3)

Multiple size carts must be offered with a price differential if the cart system is selected as the VBS system.

Communities receiving incentive funding must report quarterly recycling information to the District on appropriate District reporting software. If the City of Lorain implements a second two-year VBS pilot study on one route with 900 single family residents or implement the VBS program city-wide, a second incentive payment of $150,000 will be paid by the solid waste district. Lorain must provide the District with a contract, council resolution or a memorandum of understanding stating that the political subdivision will conduct a second two year VBS system pilot study or will be implementing the program city-wide. The District reserves the right to structure incentive payments to ensure adequate funding is available for the solid waste planning period. Political subdivisions must provide appropriate documentation that they are meeting the minimum volume based system specifications. Political subdivisions will receive incentive funding in the order the appropriate documents (contracts, resolutions, and/or memorandum of understanding) are submitted to the District. INCENTIVE FUNDING ALLOWABLE USES 1. Grant and incentive monies can be used to pay for refuse carts, bags, stickers and recycling containers. 2. The following are allowable costs for grant funds and incentive payments including, but are not limited •

• • • • • • •

• • • • • • • • • •

• • •

Recycled office supplies (paper, file folders, recycled printer cartridges, etc.) Communities can use up to 5% of their grant application for recycled office supplies. Recycling drop-off equipment including site facilities. Recycled products made from recycled materials including playgrounds and recycled products to be used in capital improvement projects. Books, VCR tapes related to solid waste and recycling. Purchase of used or reused electronic equipment (computers, printers, digital cameras, video cameras, DVD players and VCR's). School educational field trips directly related to recycling, composting. Solid Waste Collection Days (white goods, tires, used oil, etc.). Programs to assist senior citizens, physically challenged residents with yard waste management programs. Hauling or disposal costs for special projects. Recycling rebate to all residential recycling customers in the community or as an incentive to identified recycling participants. Political subdivisions must provide evidence of a bill or invoice demonstrating the rebate was received by the resident. Financing for incentive awards, gift certificates, signage or savings bonds. Staff assistance related to on-site staffing for drop-off recycling programs (including salary and benefits). Food/Refreshments (nonalcoholic beverages) limited to Pride Day & Earth Day Celebrations and Community Dumpster Days not to exceed $500.00.

YARD WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM 1. Political subdivisions that enact a residential curbside yard waste collection program for all single family residences prior to December 2010 that meets District standards will receive the following one time incentive. Political subdivisions must provide the District with a contract, resolution or memorandum of understanding with the hauler that the residential curbside yard waste management collection program that all single family residential homes will be provided yard waste curbside services throughout the year. • • •

Political subdivisions with populations from 1 to 5,000 will receive $5,000 Political subdivisions with populations from 5,001 - 10,000 will receive $10,000 Political subdivisions with populations from 10,001 to 20,000 will receive $20,000

• • •

Political subdivisions with populations from 20,001 to 25,000 will receive $30,000 Political subdivisions with populations from 25,001 to 30,000 will receive $40,000 Political subdivisions with populations over 30,001 will receive $50,000.

Note: Any political subdivision with 50% of the households using backyard compost units shall qualify for the incentive funds. 2. Political subdivisions must provide yard waste management services for a minimum of two years. 3. Any Lorain County political jurisdiction that has implemented a Residential Curbside Recycling or Yard Waste Collection Program for a minimum of two years, in accordance with the requirements of the District Plan and District guidelines, may decide to opt out after the program has been in operation for two years. If the political subdivision opts out prior to completing the two year commitment, the District will be reimbursed the incentive payment. The reimbursement will be pro-rated based on the length of time the program has been in operation. 4. The District reserves the right to structure incentive payments to ensure adequate funding is available for the planning period.

VOLUME BASED SYSTEM PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District (District) has created the following procedures for implementing a Volume Based System Program (VBS) for the political subdivisions in Lorain County. The benefits of VBS programs include: • • • •

Fairness – each household pays based on its use of solid waste services. Increased Recycling – residents have incentive to recycle. Waste Reduction – consumers become more aware that they can purchase recyclable packaging, avoid excessive packaging and consider alternatives to disposable products. Composting – single family residents can reduce waste and recycle by practicing home composting and grass-cycling (leaving grass clippings on the lawn).

In order for a Lorain County political subdivision to obtain incentive funding from the District, the political subdivision must implement a VBS program that meets the requirements stated in this document. The District will not approve incentive funding for political subdivisions where the procedures and specifications listed below are not included in a contract with a third party solid waste contractor/hauler to ensure compliance and to obtain District funding. Political subdivisions operating their own hauling service must also meet these specifications. Objectives of VBS Program The main objective of the District’s VBS Program is to create a curbside solid waste management system in the County that affords the generator (residents) the ability to choose their trash disposal and recycling practices. This system is viewed much like a utility (phone, electricity, cable) where usage is determined by the user and not the service provider. Goal of VBS Program The goal for the District is to create a fair system that offers significant economic incentives to residents to decrease trash generation through recycling. In order to accomplish this goal, the District’s VBS Program will require each political subdivision meet the following minimum specifications: A.

Charge for Service/Billing

All residents in single family households within the political subdivision’s jurisdiction shall pay for their solid waste curbside services in one of two ways;

• •

Container System

The political subdivision may choose between any of the common acceptable container systems that are used in VBS programs across the country; specifically: Tag/Sticker System – Residents purchase the amount of tags/stickers needed for their specific disposal requirements. The cost of each tag/sticker must include weekly trash service and free curbside recycling. Tags/stickers are to be available at both local retail establishments in the political subdivision as well as at all public offices and building of the political subdivisions. Tags/stickers must be designed to be specific to the political subdivisions including color coding and logos and must include security measures to prevent counterfeiting. Individual tags/stickers may be placed/affixed on any trash container system (bags or containers) up to 32 gallons in size. Only one tag/sticker can be used for each trash container per weekly service. Once the trash container is emptied, the tag or sticker must be removed by the trash hauler. New tags/stickers must then be purchased by the resident for the next week’s trash collection. Bag System – Residents purchase the amount of bags needed for their specific disposal requirements. The cost of each bag must include weekly trash service and free curbside recycling. Bags must be available at both local retail establishments in the political subdivision as well as at all public offices and buildings of the political subdivision. Bags must be designed to be specific to the political subdivision including color coding and logos and include security measures to prevent counterfeiting. Bags can not exceed 32 gallons in size. Cart System – Residents subscribe to a specific size cart for their trash container. The cost of the cart must include weekly trash service and free curbside recycling. Only one cart at the base rate will be provided to each household and all trash must be contained within in order to be emptied by the

trash hauler. Trash not containerized in the cart will not be collected by the trash hauler unless bagged and the residents pays a per bag price. A discount system must be offered to each household based on container size. Communities selecting the cart system must offer residents a choice of multiple container sizes and pricing. (Note: Political Subdivisions considering a change to a cart collection system should contact the District for program guidance.) C.

Recycling System

The curbside recycling specifications that are recognized as a part of the District’s VBS Program shall meet the following criteria: • • • •

Weekly service; No charge for service; Container system can be bags, bins or carts; The curbside recycling system must accept the following materials;       

#1-#2 Plastic Food and Beverage Containers Newspaper Magazines Cardboard Junk Mail Aluminum Beverage Containers Bi-Metal Food and Beverage Containers

ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER DURING CONTRACT NEGOTIATON • • • • •

The pricing discount for smaller carts must be at a cost savings. A resident would have a financial incentive to select a smaller container and recycle more material. Consideration of other recyclable materials like plastic 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Consideration of paperboard materials like cereal boxes, and food box mixes. Amnesty Days (SuperBowl week, Christmas week, Thanksgiving week and other special events) where residents can put out more than their cart allotment. System for Bulk Items (Furniture and items that will not fit in bags or containers). There are many examples of bulk item pickups around Ohio in cities operating carts. Examples include resident contacts waste hauler and schedules a specific appointment. Or a specific bulk item collection day is reserved monthly.

Yard Waste Management System

Each political subdivision in Lorain County is strongly encouraged to offer a curbside yard waste management collection program for single family residents. Programs must be in place by December 2010 in order to receive the incentive payments. Yard waste materials include, at a minimum, leaves, grass, and wood materials from bushes and trees. The materials must be appropriately managed as required by Ohio law and/or transported to a registered or licensed compost facility. The yard waste management program must offer curbside yard waste management services at a minimum of one collection once each month (April â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December), in order to be eligible for the yard waste management incentives. Communities must also track the amount of yard waste collected and provide quarterly reports to the District on appropriate District reporting software. Political subdivisions that manage yard waste materials on their own property or on private property including leaf piles must have completed at a minimum a registration with Ohio EPA to operate the compost facility.

Appendix J

Debris Management Chapter of the Lorain County Emergency Management Plan

ESF #12 Debris Management Primary Agency Lorain County Engineer Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Support Agencies Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Lorain County Health Department Ohio EPA Northeast District Office Lorain County Commissioners Officials of affected jurisdictions Landfill owners/operators Composting facility owners/operators Waste hauling companies

PURPOSE The purpose of the Debris Management function is to facilitate and coordinate the management of debris generated by a disaster. ESF #12 also details the roles and responsibilities of public officials, and provides descriptions of assigned duties for this function.

II.

SITUATION & ASSUMPTIONS A.

SITUATION 1.

Local municipalities within Lorain County may experience floods, wind storms, ice storms, tornados, or acts of terrorism which have the potential to generate large amounts of debris. Natural and manmade disasters can generate a variety of debris that includes, but is not limited to, such things as trees, sand, gravel, building construction material, vehicles, personal property, and hazardous materials. The quantity and type of debris generated from any particular disaster will be based on the kind of event, the location, the magnitude, the duration and the intensity of the disaster.

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ASSUMPTIONS 1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. III.

The type of collection and disposal methods utilized for debris removal will be based on the location, the size of the area over which it is dispersed and the costs associated with the removal. In a major or catastrophic disaster, many state agencies and local governments may have difficulty in locating staff, equipment and funds to devote to debris removal, in the short-term as well as long term.

A natural disaster that requires the removal of debris from public or private lands and waters could occur at any time. The amount of debris resulting from an event or disaster could exceed the local governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to dispose of it. In the event that State resources are required, the Governor would declare a state of emergency and authorize the use of State resources to assist in the removal and disposal of debris. In the event that Federal resources are required, the Governor would request through FEMA a Presidential Disaster Declaration. Private contractors will play a significant role in the debris removal, collection, and reduction and disposal process. The debris management program implemented by local government will be based on the waste management approach of reduction, reuse, reclamation, resource recovery, incineration and land filling. Land filling should be used as a last resort for debris materials.

CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS A.

DIRECTION & CONTROL 1.

General a.

The designated local Debris Manager(s) for the affected jurisdiction(s) along with local officials will be responsible for overseeing debris management operations including identifying, prioritizing, and coordinating the removal of debris. Local Debris Managers will manage debris clearance, removal, and disposal operations and coordinate those activities with the Debris Management Coordinator at the EOC.

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Emergency Operations Center a.

b. c.

The Debris Management Coordinator will be activated by the Emergency Operations Manager when the EOC staff and/or local jurisdictional officials recognize that a debris disaster has occurred. The Debris Management Coordinator will operate from the EOC and will coordinate debris management activities. The Debris Management Coordinator will coordinate with the Debris Managers of the affected jurisdiction to prioritize activities and determine appropriate strategies for collection and disposal. The Debris Management Coordinator will coordinate with the Debris Managers of the affected jurisdiction(s) to coordinate resources for conducting debris removal operations and provide logistical support. Logistical support may include: debris quantity calculations, preparation and submission or requests for state assistance through Ohio EMA, assessments for requests for federal assistance, and provision of needed materials for the conduct of debris collection and disposal. Mutual aid assistance from unaffected jurisdictions and other counties will be used whenever possible. This assistance may also come from surrounding county health departments or solid waste management districts. Written mutual aid agreements should be signed to clarify the terms of the assistance.

DISASTER INTELLIGENCE 1.

The Debris Manager of the affected jurisdiction will need the following information to execute a response: 路路路路

Identify the problem Identify the location Identify the magnitude of the problem and who has been impacted. Contact information should also be included in case follow-up communication is necessary.

This information may come from first responders, the community, or EMA through the EOC. All emergency service organizations will report appropriate information concerning damage observations, locations of debris, and types of debris to the EOC.

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3. 4. 5.

The jurisdictionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Debris Manager will gather the initial situation assessment and forward it to the appropriate personnel/agency/department. Emergency information will be shared in accordance with internal notification channels. In emergency situations, information should be disseminated in a timely manner to ensure an efficient response.

COMMUNICATIONS 1.

Existing communication capabilities: a. b. c. d. e.

Cellular phones Telephone Radios Pagers Fax

The Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security can augment communication needs with the following resources: a.

e. f.

The EOC is equipped with 15 telephones that operate independent of the county telephone system. The telephones are the first choice to handle communications between any fixed facilities/locations. Windstream Communications can be contacted by the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to install additional lines should they be needed. Numerous radios are currently installed in the EOC. These radios provide the capability to communicate to most agencies at the local county level. If phones are inoperable, information will be relayed to various entities via the Statewide Emergency Management frequency, MARCS, or EMARSS. The State EOC can be contacted by telephone or MARCS radios whenever needed. Communications with the federal government will be carried out through the State of Ohio EMA by utilizing one of the above.

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NOTIFICATION & WARNING 1.

2. 3.

EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION 1.

4. 5.

The Lorain County Debris Management Coordinator will be activated by the Lorain County EMA Director through the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) following an event that generates large quantities of debris. The public will be supplied with fact sheets outlining the debris collection schedule and how to properly segregate waste. The Lorain County Solid Waste District and Lorain County Emergency Management and Homeland Security will work together to develop appropriate fact sheets for dissemination.

The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District will periodically educate residents on how to segregate debris (e.g., yard waste, recyclables, construction and demolition debris, solid waste, household hazardous waste) before a debris generating event occurs. The Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will provide instructions to the residents of Lorain County on predisaster steps they can take to reduce damage to trees and property. The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District in conjunction with The Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will provide instructions on post-disaster procedures for segregating debris and debris collection schedules. The EMA Director will arrange to hold required press briefings and provide information to the public. Information about regular garbage, yard waste, and recycling collection services will also be shared with the public.

PROTECTIVE ACTIONS 1.

Prior to an emergency/disaster the townships, cities, and villages will each need to designate a Debris Manager to oversee and coordinate debris management operations in his/her jurisdiction. Officials from the local jurisdictions may meet periodically to review debris management policies and procedures which have been established in the Debris Management function of the Lorain County Emergency Operations Plan. The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will coordinate hazardous materials awareness training

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for public employees who will be involved in debris management operations. G.

MASS CARE N/A

HEALTH & MEDICAL 1.

Environmental Compliance a. b.

Following a disaster event, compliance with environmental protection laws and regulations is still required. Federal and State Environmental Protection Agencies and local Health Departments should be consulted for applicable regulatory requirements.

Household Hazardous Waste a.

The Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and the Debris Manager of the affected jurisdiction will work with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Response Group, the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District, and hazardous waste vendors to coordinate the removal of hazardous materials categorized as household hazardous waste from public as well as from private property. Household hazardous waste refers to hazardous products and materials that are used and disposed of by residential, rather than commercial or industrial consumers. Household hazardous waste is not deemed to be hazardous waste by the Resource and Recovery Act (RCRA) and can be managed by licensed household hazardous waste operators contracted by the Lorain County Solid Waste District. According to the Ohio Revised Code Section 3734.01 solid waste does not include any material that is an infectious or hazardous waste. Funding provided by the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District may not be used to handle hazardous waste and therefore alternative funding sources will have to be acquired by the Lorain

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County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is available to identify/classify and mitigate hazardous-materials exposures that present acute life safety and public health threats. Household hazardous waste disposal is permitted in Municipal Solid Waste Facilities. However, during the aftermath of a disaster, Lorain County jurisdictions should strongly consider segregating household hazardous waste from the waste stream to dispose of with other hazardous materials. Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) should be segregated at curbside or brought to designated drop-off sites. The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District may hold an emergency HHW collection event in conjunction with the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security may be able to recover solid waste funds used during a disaster from FEMA if a federal disaster is declared.

RESOURCE SUPPORT 1.

Debris Estimating a. b.

Determining the quantity and type of debris is critical to debris management. Getting reasonably accurate estimates of debris quantities will assist when acquiring debris contracts, establishing Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction (TDSR) sites, and trying to acquire State and Federal resources. For the reimbursement of funds, contractor(s) must submit detailed records of the equipment and personnel used and the quantities of materials handled.

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Contracts a. b.

c. d.

Following a major debris-generating disaster, contracting for equipment and labor may be necessary. The magnitude of the debris clearance, removal, and disposal operation could easily overwhelm the jurisdiction, mutual aid agreements, volunteers, and State or Federal resources. The Emergency Operations Manager may assist local jurisdictions prepare contracts with private entities for equipment and labor. The Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and the local jurisdictions will maintain a list of qualified contractors and standing contracts which may be used during emergency operations. In the event that contracts for the removal of debris are in-place, the Debris Management Coordinator will monitor the operations including: · · · · · ·

Debris being picked up. Trucks hauling debris are fully loaded. Debris pick-up areas are being managed properly. Trucks are utilizing major debris routes. Inspection of temporary storage sites to ensure operations are being carried out according to contract. Verification of security and control for temporary debris storage and reduction sites.

Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction (TDSR) Sites a. b.

TDSR sites are essential to major debris clearance, removal, and disposal operations. When selecting a TDSR site, officials should consult and coordinate with local residents, environmental groups and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in advance to identify any potential problems with a site. The Emergency Operations Manager, local Debris Managers and the Debris Management Coordinator may work closely with local and state officials to develop and maintain a current listing of potential TDSR sites.

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Landfills and Related Facilities Local jurisdictions are to maintain lists of facilities that accept various types of debris (including landfills, transfer facilities, infectious waste treatment facilities, scrap tire storage and recovery facilities, composting facilities, and recycling facilities).

Terrorism a. b. c.

Terrorist acts may require that some debris be treated as potential evidence in a criminal investigation. Law enforcement officials may seek to control the handling and removal of debris pending criminal investigation. Some debris may be marked and temporarily stored in a secure area pending the completion of judicial actions including civil lawsuits.

Documentation and Forms a. b.

Documentation of debris management activities is important for potential reimbursement of costs. In addition, documentation is important to record the actions performed, the authorizations granted, and to develop a historical record. Documentation of activities is the responsibility of those performing work as well as those who provide oversight and direction. At a minimum, documentation procedures and the forms to support them need to be created to address the following: · · · · · ·

Labor, equipment, rental fees and material costs Mutual-aid agreement expenses Use of volunteered resources, including labor Administrative expenses Disposal costs Types of debris collected and amounts of each type

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Volunteer Organizations Volunteer Organizations may be utilized to provide assistance in the removal of debris from private property. The following lists a sample of volunteer organizations at the local, state, and federal levels: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

American Red Cross Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Medical Reserve Corps Neighborhood Watch Catholic Social Services Salvation Army Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Mennonite Services Civic Clubs Student Organizations

RECOVERY 1.

Debris Removal Priorities and Operations When an emergency generates large amounts of debris, there is an immediate need for prioritization of actions. Major debris removal operations will be divided into two phases. a.

Phase I - Clearance of debris that hinders immediate life saving operations in the disaster area and the clearance of debris that poses an immediate threat to public health and safety. 路

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The first priority is given to removal of debris from roadways and locations that block access and egress to critical facilities or essential operations. Critical facilities include: fire stations, police stations, and hospitals. Essential, but not critical, facilities include: schools, municipal buildings, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plant, power generation units, airports, and temporary shelters for disaster victims. The jurisdiction will need to prioritize debris removal from roadways that allow access to these facilities.

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During Phase I, debris is usually not removed but pushed to the side of the road to provide at least one clear lane to allow for: o o o

Movement of emergency vehicles. Resumption of critical services. Damage assessment of critical public facilities and utilities.

Phase II - Removal and disposal of debris to ensure the orderly recovery of the community and to eliminate less immediate threats to public health and safety. ·

The initial roadside piles of debris created during Phase I will become the dumping locations for additional yard waste and other disaster-generated debris such as construction material; personal property; trash; white metals (washers, dryers, hot water heaters, etc.); roofing material; and household, commercial, and agricultural chemicals. In general, debris that is on public property must be removed to allow continued safe operations of governmental functions. Therefore, most debris-removal from public property is eligible for FEMA Public Assistance (PA) funds. Debris removal from private property is the responsibility of the individual property owner, aided by insurance settlements and assistance from volunteer agencies. FEMA reimbursement is not available for the cost of removing debris from private property. Government departments or their contractors may pick up and dispose of disaster-related debris placed at the curb by private individuals. The extent and duration of this type of work is carefully controlled. FEMA, State, County, and local officials will agree on a time period during which curbside pick-up will be eligible for Public Assistance funding.

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IV.

ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The purpose of this section is to give an overview of the roles and responsibilities for operations before, during, and after a debris-generating event. A.

Local Government Agencies and Departments 1.

The EMA Director/EOC Manager: ·

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The Emergency Operations Center Manager will activate the Debris Management Coordinator and alert the local Debris Managers of potentially affected jurisdictions. Make debris removal assignments based on debris removal priorities. Assist local jurisdictions with the activation of standing contracts. Coordinate with Debris Managers to deploy and track resources. Based on assessments and strategic plans, estimate resource needs by local jurisdiction. Evaluate Damage Assessment reports in terms of debrismanagement-relevant information. Coordinate with local jurisdictions the prioritized removal of debris. Work with local Debris Managers to develop cost estimates and scopes of work for public employees and contractors. Coordinate with local Debris Managers and the Ohio EPA to activate TDSR sites. Notify landfills and recycling facilities of the need to increase volume of debris. Contact Ohio EPA and request variances for landfills to accept increased volume of debris. Assist local jurisdictions Debris Managers to manage and monitor operations at TDSR site(s). Ensure TDSR sites are environmentally compliant. Maintain environmental compliance records. Assist local jurisdictions with the monitoring of debris removal with private contractors. Provide the public with debris management information ESF #12 - 12

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The Local Jurisdiction’s Debris Manager · · · · · ·

Alert personnel in accordance with internal procedures. Assist with supervision of the implementation of the Debris Management Plan in their jurisdiction. Coordinate with Ohio EPA and Ohio Historic Preservation Office on compliance issues. Coordinate household hazardous waste collection with the Lorain County Solid Waste District Director. Coordinate the closeout of TDSR sites in their jurisdictions. At the conclusion of Debris Management Operations, conduct an After Action Review and document the lessons learned from the review.

Local Jurisdiction Service Personnel · ·

Keep records of financial transactions for possible reimbursement of debris removal operations. Coordinate funding of debris removal operations.

Collect debris Transport debris

County Prosecutor: · · · · ·

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Review Right-of-Entry/Hold Harmless Agreements. Review contracts developed by the Emergency Operations Manager, Debris Manager, and jurisdictional departments. Review all standing and new contracts. Secure all authorities necessary for debris removal operations. Review any actions that EPA or Ohio Historic Preservation Office indicates might be in violation of historic preservation or environmental laws/regulations/policies. Maintain environmental compliance records for submission. Review private property insurance information and other assets to ensure benefits and resources are fully utilized.

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County Engineer/Road Maintenance Department will: ·

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Coordinate with the Debris Management Coordinator to establish a process for debris removal from roads to allow access to emergency responders. Consult with the affected jurisdictions Debris Manager and emergency response officials to designate prioritized routes and areas for immediate debris removal. Remove debris from prioritized routes and areas.

Lorain County Solid Waste District: ·

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Designate best options for recycling/reducing/disposing of debris. Each debris-reduction method must comply with local ordinances and State and Federal environmental regulations. Establish drop-off sites to accept: spoiled food, household hazardous waste (HHW), ACM and tires. Will provide the public with information about: o o o o o o o o o

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Segregating household hazardous waste Placing debris at the curbside Keeping debris piles away from fire hydrants and valves Reporting illegal dumping Segregating recyclable materials Debris pick-up schedules Location of TDSR sites Disposal methods and compliance with Environmental Protection Agency regulations Restrictions and penalties for illegal dumping

Keep records of financial transactions for possible reimbursement of debris removal operations. Coordinate funding of debris removal operations.

Lorain County Purchasing will: · · · ·

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Supporting Agencies The following list of state agencies may participate in debris removal activities: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Ohio Department of Transportation Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Ohio Department of Health Ohio Emergency Management Agency Ohio Department of Natural Resources Ohio Department of Agriculture Ohio National Guard Ohio Department of Corrections Ohio State Highway Patrol

ADMINISTRATION & LOGISTICS A.

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The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will compile a list of facilities, landfills and recycling facilities which may accept various types of disaster-related debris. The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will assist local jurisdictions with the development of contracts with contractors that may provide debris management services. The EOC Manager and the Debris Management Coordinator will work with the EOC Public Works desk to update maps indicating: potential routes for debris pickup/hauling, temporary debris storage and reduction (TDSR) sites, equipment staging areas, and drop-off sites. The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will coordinate debris management operations with the appropriate county, state, and federal agencies to insure compliance with applicable environmental protection and historic preservation laws and regulations. The local jurisdiction will organize a Debris Management Team consisting of key personnel responsible for aspects of the debris management mission. All agencies will ensure 24-hour staffing capability during implementation of this function, if the emergency or disaster requires. Local Debris Managers will ensure that each Debris Management Team member is fully prepared to fulfill its duties under the Debris Management function of the Lorain County Emergency Operations Plan.

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The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security may utilize volunteer assets to assist in debris management operations, including monitoring drop-off sites. All agencies involved in debris management operations will document personnel and material resources used. Requests for State support and/or assistance will be forwarded from the local level to the Lorain County EOC and then to the State EOC. If additional assistance is required, requests for Federal assistance will be made by the State EOC through established procedures. Documentation will be used to support any Federal assistance that may be requested or required. If there is a need for Lorain County Solid Waste Districts Disaster funding, the Solid Waste District may allocate up to 25% of excess District funding. This funding may be used for centralized debris receptacles, landfill disposal fees, processing yard waste (e.g., renting chipping equipment), yard waste collection, collection and processing recyclable materials, an emergency HHW collection event, etc. The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and Lorain County officials will make every effort to seek reimbursement of District funds from the federal government for costs incurred if the affected area is declared a federal disaster area. These debris removal practices meet FEMA eligibility criteria to receive assistance under the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Program.

PLAN DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE A.

The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is responsible for updating this section based on deficiencies identified through drills and exercises and changes in government structure and emergency organizations. The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will prepare, coordinate, publish and distribute necessary changes and revisions to this function. The Director of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will forward all changes to the appropriate organizations.

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Appendix K

Glossary of Terms and Definitions Used in the Plan Update

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District

Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Glossary of Terms and Definitions Used in the Plan Update Access (Goal #1- Infrastructure) – The availability of waste reduction and recycling services to waste generators with the District. A District using the infrastructure goal to meet the State requirements must provide 90% of the population in the District with access to recycling programs. Board of County Commissioners (Board) – The three elected officials responsible for implementing the solid waste plan and operating a single county Solid Waste Management District. Board of Directors – The Boards of County Commissioners that make up a joint Solid Waste Management District. Board of Trustees – The members of the decision making body for a Solid Waste Authority. Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) – Materials resulting from the alteration, construction, deconstruction, rehabilitation or repair of man made physical structures including houses, buildings or roadways. Commercial Waste – Solid waste resulting from businesses and institutional activities. This includes shopping centers, stores, banks, theatres, schools, hospitals, etc. Composting – The controlled biological decomposition of organic solid waste material which stabilizes the organic fraction of a material. Exempt Waste – Material excluded from the definition of solid waste including slag, uncontaminated earth, non-toxic fly ash, spent non-toxic foundry sand, and material from mining construction or demolition operations. Flow Control/Designation – The process a Board of County Commissioners, Board of Directors or Board of Trustees must complete through Ohio Revised Code 343.013 or 343.014 to determine where solid wastes generated within or transported into the District must be delivered for disposal, transfer, resource recovery or recycling. Section 343.013 concerns facilities with public debt outstanding and 343.014 concerns facilities without public debt. Full-Time Recycling Drop-Off – A full time recycling drop-off is a site that is open to the public at least 40 hours per week which manages the four materials designated for the residential sector. Credit may be taken for 5,000 population for a Full-time Urban Recycling Drop-off in political subdivisions with 5,000 or more population.

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District

Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Goals of the State for Solid Waste Districts (1995 State Plan) – Goal # 1 Ensure the availability of reduction and recycling opportunities/programs for residential/commercial waste. Access to recycling opportunities must be provided to 90% of the District’s residential population. Goal # 2 Reduce and/or recycle at least 25% of the residential/commercial waste generated and 50% of the industrial waste generated. Goal # 3 Provide informational and technical assistance on source reduction. Goal # 4 Provide informational and technical assistance on recycling, reuse and composting opportunities. Goal # 5 Develop strategies for managing scrap tires, yard waste, lead-acid batteries and household hazardous waste (HHW). Goal # 7 Prepare a market development strategy (optional). Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) – Materials used in the home/apartment such as cleaners, paints, solvents, pesticides, used oil, batteries that can cause harm to the environment if released improperly and may harm refuse collection workers. HHW is exempt from regulations as a hazardous waste because it is generated by households. Industrial Waste – Solid waste from manufacturers of products in the following SIC Codes 20 and 22-39. Landfill – A facility that receives solid waste either by direct haul trucks, transfer waste vehicles or deliveries by businesses and residents. The waste received is placed in permitted lined cells and then covered. Permitted landfills have regulatory requirements for environmental safety and the protection of public health. Many closed landfills do not have the same environmental safety features as today’s permitted facilities. Material Change in Circumstances – A determination by the Board of County Commissioners that circumstances have materially changed from the previously approved Plan. If a material change in circumstances determination is made by the Board, they shall request the policy committee to prepare a draft amended plan. Material Recovery Facility (MRF) – Any type of facility that separates, sorts or processes waste with value such as metals, plastics, paper and glass. Sorting technology at a MRF can range from hand sorting to high tech sorting equipment. MRF’s are not regulated as a solid waste facility unless they accept mixed waste. A MRF that accepts mixed waste and does not recycle 60 percent of total receipts in weight is considered a solid waste transfer facility.

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District

Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Maximum Feasible Utilization – Ohio law requires that the solid waste management plan shall provide for the maximum feasible utilization for any solid waste facilities that were in operation within the district or permits for facilities were issued on or before the approval of the Solid Waste Management Plan. NAICS – North American Industrial Classification System Non-Subscription Recycling Program – A curbside recycling program where all residents in a political subdivision are required to pay for the program or the political subdivision pays for all of the single family households. Payment is made for each single family household and service is provided whether or not the household participates in the program. Part-Time Recycling Drop-Off – A part-time drop-off is a site that is open to the public less than 40 hours per week; however, the site is available at a regular scheduled time at least once per month. The part-time drop-off must handle the five materials designated for the residential sector. Credit may be taken for 2,500 persons served in a rural or urban area per part-time drop-off. Policy Committee – The members of the Committee that are required to prepare the solid waste management plan. Membership included the President of the County Commissioners or designee, the CEO of the largest municipality or designee, the Commissioner of the largest Health District or designee, township trustee elected by the townships, a member representing institutions, commercial or industrial generators, two members representing the public with one representative not having an affiliation with no conflict of interest with a waste management company or a significant generator of solid waste. The institutional, commercial and industrial representative and the two public representatives are selected by the original four members. The Policy Committee prepares the solid waste plan, annually reviews implementation of the plan and sets the fees of the district. Ratification – The procedure outlined in Ohio Revised Code 3734.55 to obtain approval of the plan from the County Commissioners, the largest municipality and political subdivisions in the district. Recycling – The systematic collection, sorting, decontaminating and returning of waste materials to commerce as commodities for use or exchange. Recycling also means to use, reuse or reclaim a material, but does not mean incineration. Reference Year – The calendar year selected by a solid waste district as a basis for data collection in preparation of the district’s plan. Reuse – Reutilization of a material in an environmentally sound manner that will not result in a hazard to human health or the environment. Resource Recovery – The conversion of solid waste into energy or a material that can be used to create energy at any stage prior to disposal. 3

Lorain County Solid Waste Management District

Ratified Plan, March 2, 2012

Rural Area – Defined as any municipality or township less than 5,000 in population. SIC – Standard Industrial Classification Code Solid Waste – Unwanted residual solid or semi-solid materials resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural, and community operations, but excludes earth or material from construction, mining, or demolition operations, or other waste materials of the type that would normally be included in demolitions debris, non-toxic foundry sand, slag, and other substances that are not harmful to public health. It includes, but is not limited to garbage, tires, combustible and non-combustible material, street dirt and debris. Solid waste does not include any material that is an infectious waste or a hazardous waste. Source Reduction – Any effort to reduce at the source the quantity of waste generated, toxic chemical use or any release to the environment. Source reduction could result from process modifications, feedstock improvements, better operation and maintenance practices and increased efficiency of equipment. Source Separated – Materials that are segregated prior to placing them for composting, recycling, reuse or other purpose. Subscription Recycling Program – A curbside recycling program is defined as a subscription program when the residents have the flexibility to choose whether they want to pay for and receive the curbside recycling service. Residents are not required to participate. Transfer Facility – A facility that receives deliveries of solid waste by local collection vehicles and provides for transfer to larger vehicles to deliver wastes more economically to recycling, resource recovery or landfills. Urban Area – An urban area is any municipality or township equal to or greater than 5,000 in population. Volume Reduction – Activities such as incineration which reduce the volume of waste to be disposed. Waste Generation – The amount of weight, volume or percentage of the solid waste stream prior to material recovery, composting or combustion. Waste-to-Energy – A resource recovery facility that incinerates solid waste and produces electricity, steam or other beneficial energy product. White Goods – Discarded kitchen and other large appliances. Yard Waste – Yard waste consists of leaves, wood material and grass clippings. Typically, this material is collected and composted. Source separated yard waste cannot be delivered to a landfill. Yard waste that is mixed with solid waste can be disposed at a landfill. 4