Erie County Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan
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2015 Erie County Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan Prepared by the Erie County Department of Planning Erie County Municipal Solid Waste Acknowledgements This project was made possible, Management Plan in part, by funding made available through Act 101, Section 901 Planning Grants administered by the Erie County Executive Pennsylvania Department of Kathy Dahlkemper Environmental Protection. Erie County Council Fiore Leone, Chairman Erie County Department of Planning Kathy Wyrosdick, Director Brittany Prischak, Recycling Coordinator 2015 Don Blakesley, Recycling Coordinator 2014 Project Consultant Nestor Resources, Inc. Valencia, PA 2015 ERIE COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 1 Erie County Solid Waste Advisory Committee 2015 Committee Member Representing Pete Ogden, Lawrence Park Township 1st Class Townships Brian C. Cooper, McKean Township 2nd Class Townships Kenneth C. Neuburger, McKean Township 2nd Class Townships Jessica James, Millcreek Township 2nd Class Townships Tim May, Harborcreek Township 2nd Class Townships Krista Kelley, Harborcreek Township 2nd Class Townships Lindy Platz, Girard Township 2nd Class Townships Nancy Agostine, Summit Township 2nd Class Townships North East Township 2nd Class Townships Edinboro Borough Boroughs Lyne Daniels, Platea Borough Boroughs Lynn Becker, Lake City Borough Boroughs Sarah Galloway, City Of Erie Cities Gerry Dahl, City Of Corry Cities Karen Tobin, Erie County Department Of Health County Nicole Daley, Fairview High School Institutions Ann Bolla Quinn, Penn State University-Behrend Institutions Matt Pluta, Environment Erie Organizations Citizen John Vanco, Erie Art Museum Organizations Non-Profit Honey Stempka, Green Building Alliance Organizations Trade Melanie Johnson, RCGP Private Business Kurt Duska, Engineered Plastics Private Recycling Industry Jeremy Lincoln, Lincoln Recycling Private Recycling Industry Pat Spang, ECS&R Private Recycling Industry Rich Carniewski, Waste Management Private Waste Industry 2015 ERIE COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 11 County and Municipal Responsibilities .............................................................................................. 11 Benefits of Municipal Waste Planning ................................................................................................ 11 Essential Components of the Plan ...................................................................................................... 12 Waste Characterization .......................................................................................................... 12 Available Services and Utilization .......................................................................................... 12 Potential for Recovery and Diversion ..................................................................................... 12 Implementation Strategy ........................................................................................................ 12 PLAN CONTENTS AND ORGANIZATION ......................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................ 15 LOCAL MUNICIPAL WASTE QUANTITIES AND COMPOSITION.......................................... 15 An Overview of Erie County ............................................................................................................... 15 FIGURE 1-1 LOCATION OF ERIE COUNTY ..................................................................................................... 15 Local Government .......................................................................................................................... 16 T0B ABLE 1-1 ERIE COUNTY POPULATION AND HOUSING BY MUNICIPALITY ............................................................. 16 T1B ABLE 1-1 ERIE COUNTY POPULATION AND HOUSING BY MUNICIPALITY (CONT’D) ............................................... 17 FIGURE 1-2 ERIE COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY BY MUNICIPALITY ................................................................... 18 Economic Base ................................................................................................................................ 19 The Environment ............................................................................................................................ 20 Municipal Solid Waste Basics ............................................................................................................. 20 Identifying Municipal Solid Waste .................................................................................................. 20 Materials and Products Found in Municipal Solid Waste ................................................................ 21 Sources and Types of Municipal Waste .............................................................................................. 23 Municipal Waste Generators .......................................................................................................... 23 Ratio oF Municipal Waste Generated by Residential and Commercial Sources ............................. 24 Residential Profile ....................................................................................................................... 25 FIGURE 1-4 ERIE COUNTY HOUSING UNITS-TYPES AND PERCENTAGES 2008-2012 .............................................. 26 Commercial Profile ..................................................................................................................... 26 FIGURE 1-5 TYPES OF COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN ERIE COUNTY 2010 ..................................................... 27 Select Types of Commercial Municipal Waste Generators ......................................................... 28 Government Facilities ............................................................................................................ 28 Educational Institutions .......................................................................................................... 28 Residential Care Facilities...................................................................................................... 28 2015 ERIE COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 3 Community Events and Public Venues ........................................................................................... 28 Municipal Waste Generation, Recovery and Disposal ....................................................................... 29 Notable Trends in the Nation’s Municipal Waste ............................................................................ 29 Impact of Recycling and Other Alternatives ................................................................................... 30 FIGURE 1-6 CHANGES IN MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL SINCE 1960 ..................... 30 A Reversal in Historic Waste Generation Trends ............................................................................ 31 FIGURE 1-7 NATIONAL CHANGES IN MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERATION, RECOVERY, AND DISPOSAL .......................... 31 Contemporary Material Make-up of Municipal Waste .................................................................... 31 FIGURE 1-8 EVOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL WASTE COMPOSITION 1960-2011 .................................... 33 Establishing Erie County’s Generation, Recovery and Disposal Rates .............................................. 34 FIGURE 1-10 ERIE COUNTY REPORTED AND EXPECTED TONS GENERATED, DISPOSED, AND RECOVERED 2011 .......... 35 Solid Waste from Construction and Demolition Activities .................................................................. 36 Erie County Reported Activity ........................................................................................................ 36 Special Handling Municipal Waste Streams and Sources ................................................................... 37 Septage and Sewage ....................................................................................................................... 37 Regulated Medical Waste ............................................................................................................... 38 Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 39 CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................ 41 MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................. 41 Collection and Transportation Services ............................................................................................. 41 Transporter Authorization ............................................................................................................... 42 TABLE 2-1 PENNSYLVANIA STATE AUTHORIZED WASTE TRANSPORTERS LOCATED IN ERIE COUNTY .......................... 42 Transporting Special Handling Municipal Solid Waste ................................................................... 44 Management of Biosolids and Residential Septage ..................................................................... 44 Septage Transporters .................................................................................................................. 44 TABLE 2-2 ERIE COUNTY TRANSPORTERS OF RESIDENTIAL