Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility Request for Determination of Need and Plan Consistency

Submitted to: Monroe County Solid Waste Management District

July 2020

Prepared with Assistance of Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC

Rumpke Waste & Recycling retained Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC (APTIM), to assist in the development of this Request for Determination of Need and Plan Consistency for the Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility. APTIM’s expertise supplements the in-house capabilities of the Rumpke team, particularly with respect to assessing need for the proposed facility.

APTIM’s core solid waste consulting expertise includes assisting units of government and private sector companies to plan for future waste management needs, prepare market assessments, plan and design waste and diversion facilities, navigate regulatory approval processes, and construct facilities of all types. The APTIM team assisting Rumpke on this project has developed 15 new or expanded transfer and recycling facilities in the past decade, with a design area exceeding 450,000 square feet and combined daily capacity of 17,000 tons. More broadly, they have experience on more than 185 transfer stations and recycling facilities across the U.S. with throughputs ranging from 50 tons per day to more than 3,000 tons per day. Many of these developments required demonstrating the need for the facility, just as Monroe County requires, and the APTIM team is expert in conducting needs assessments.

Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility Request for Determination of Need and Plan Consistency

Table of Contents

Executive Summary ...... 1

Section 1.0 Rumpke Waste & Recycling: An Overview ...... 4 1.1 Rumpke’s Services ...... 5 1.2 Monroe County Operations ...... 7 Section 2.0 About the Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility ...... 8 2.1 Facility Location ...... 8 2.2 Facility Description ...... 9 2.3 Proposed Area to be Served ...... 11 2.4 Material Types and Throughput ...... 14 2.5 Regulatory Approval Process ...... 14

Section 3.0 Need for the Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility ...... 15 3.1 Essential Infrastructure Needs ...... 15 3.2 Enhanced Opportunity for Recycling ...... 19 3.3 Emissions Reductions ...... 24

Section 4.0 Plan Consistency ...... 26 4.1 Alignment with Recycling Objectives and Goals ...... 26 4.2 Alignment with Disposal Objectives and Goals ...... 28 4.3 Alignment with District Planning Principles ...... 28

Section 5.0 Conclusion ...... 30

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Figures Figure 1 Rumpke, Then and Now ...... 4 Figure 2 Rumpke Collection Fleet ...... 5 Figure 3 Rumpke Single-Stream Recycling Processing Operation ...... 5 Figure 4 Recycling Operations at Medora Sanitary Landfill ...... 6 Figure 5 Rumpke Corporate Headquarters ...... 7 Figure 6 Proposed Facility Location ...... 8 Figure 7 Preliminary Site Concept ...... 10 Figure 8 Artistic Rendering of Proposed Facility ...... 11 Figure 9 Primary Area to be Served ...... 12 Figure 10 Permitted Solid Waste Facilities in Indiana Counties with Population over 100,000 ...... 16 Figure 11 Principal Landfills and Transfer Stations Serving the Primary Service Area ...... 17 Figure 12 Hoosier Transfer Station Rates ...... 18 Figure 13 Plastic Bales Exiting Baler ...... 21 Figure 14 Brightmark’s Ashley Plastics-to-Fuel Facility ...... 23 Figure 15 Indiana-Based Recyclable Material End Markets ...... 24 Figure 16 Processed, Baled Recyclables ...... 26 Figure 17 Prepared Clear Glass Cullet ...... 27 Figure 18 Recyclables Delivered to Recycling Facility ...... 29

Tables Table 1 Waste Disposal Quantities: 2015-2019 ...... 13 Table 2 Recycling Quantities: 2015-2018 ...... 13

Attachments Attachment 1 Letters of Support from Local Customers for the Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility Attachment 2 Letters of Support from End-User Markets for the Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility

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Executive Summary Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Rumpke) is proposing to develop the Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility (“RRF” or “Facility”), a recycling and waste transfer campus designed to enhance recycling capabilities in Monroe County and provide efficient transportation of recycling and waste materials to end markets. The RRF is well-located and will support increased recycling, waste reduction, competition, and resiliency of essential infrastructure.

As the initial phase in Facility development, Rumpke is seeking certification from the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District (District) that the RRF is needed and consistent with the District’s Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan) to comply with Monroe County Ordinance 2007-18 and Chapter 360-2 of the Monroe County Code, which states:

That any proposed solid waste management facility that is required to obtain a state permit or registration, prior to applying for any state permit or registration, must provide to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners written certification from the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District that the proposed facility is needed, and consistent with the district solid waste management plan.

Rumpke has prepared this Request for Determination of Need and Plan Consistency (Request), which indicates the RRF is both needed and consistent with the Plan because it will stimulate:

 Increased recycling and landfill diversion. The RRF will provide local recycling capabilities not currently available in the District at a permanent regional recycling center, consistent with the goals of the District’s solid waste management plan. These enhanced recycling capabilities will drive increased recycling and reverse the trend of flat recycling quantities in the market. Enhancements will be introduced through a phased development approach to support community goals both environmentally and economically and will include:

• Establishment of a glass recycling hub, increasing access to glass recycling opportunities. Rumpke is one of the few companies to have invested in glass beneficiation infrastructure -- the recovered glass is used to make new glass containers and fiberglass, not used for landfill daily cover. • Capacity to maintain segregation of source-separated material collected by the District to maximize material value to the District. • Selective recovery of materials like cardboard from commodity-rich commercial waste loads to further increase commercial recycling. • Installation of a baler and processing equipment to densify source-separated recyclables such as paper and plastics for more efficient shipment to markets.

 A circular economy and job creation for a sustainable ecosystem. Environmentally conscious jurisdictions such as the District are increasingly focused on long-term sustainability and resilience in their resource management programs and systems. The RRF will “close the loop” on recycling and promote a circular economy.

• Recyclables collected from residents and businesses in the County will be consolidated, processed, and marketed for use by multiple in-state end users, with which Rumpke has established relationships. Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility Request for Determination of Need and Plan Consistency Page 2

• New products, including packaging materials and beverage bottles, will then be circulated back to consumers.

 Increased competition for recycling and waste services. The RRF will provide an additional in-County option for waste and recycling management services, which will benefit customers across the market, including the District. Previous studies performed for both the District and the City of Bloomington have identified lack of competition or alternate facilities as a challenge to the current solid waste management system in Monroe County.

Development of the proposed Facility will enable Rumpke to competitively bid on future local service contracts, including public contracts such as the District’s Solid Waste Disposal Agreement (which expires in March 2024) and services to the City of Bloomington and Indiana University, stimulating both competitive pricing and innovative solutions for these vital services.

 Resiliency through additional capacity for essential community infrastructure. Counties in Indiana with population greater than 100,000 typically have two or more competing solid waste facilities. Monroe County (with a population approaching 150,000) is comparatively underserved, with only one existing transfer station. Additionally, Monroe County’s disposal quantities have grown by 20,000 tons per year over the past 5 years; at this rate of growth, an additional 80,000 tons per year may require handling over the next 20 years. The RRF will provide a second facility to support recycling and waste services in Monroe County and expand access to regional, out-of-county disposal facilities. This redundancy is essential in a market of this size, and the additional capacity will support continued increases in Monroe County’s disposal quantities.

Recycling markets continue to be severely challenged because of restrictions imposed by export destinations. Rumpke has been actively working with domestic markets, notably in the State of Indiana, to provide greater resilience to recycling programs and insulate them from global market challenges. The RRF will provide access to a greater number of single-stream recycling facilities as well as more efficient transport of recyclables to end markets.

 Reduced vehicle emissions for environmental benefit. By consolidating materials at the RRF for subsequent transport, fewer vehicle miles will be traveled to transport recyclables and waste to out-of-county destinations. Rumpke’s Medora Sanitary Landfill is the closest landfill to Monroe County and is approximately 27 miles closer (one-way) than the Sycamore Ridge Landfill where waste from the only in-County transfer station is disposed. Disposal of non-recycled wastes at a closer landfill will translate to a reduction in transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and criteria pollutants.

 Private investment in Monroe County infrastructure, supporting District operations. Rumpke’s hauling operations in the local market continue to grow. In 2019 the company collected 16,000 tons of waste from Monroe County and neighboring counties. Rumpke desires to invest in Monroe County to maintain its current business and expand its service offerings to local government, institutions, residents and businesses.

Because the Facility will be developed with private financing, no investment or guarantee of waste flow is required from the District. These have long been impediments to the District increasing local recycling

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capabilities. In addition, Rumpke is willing to negotiate a host agreement to provide funding to the District through payment of host benefit fees and/or in-kind services.

Rumpke is asking that the District consider this Request and issue a certification that the RRF is needed and consistent with the District’s solid waste management plan.

Following the District’s certification, additional review and approval of the RRF is required locally from the Board of County Commissioners, Health Department, Planning, and Board of Zoning Appeals. Also required will be a state permit from Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The overall approval and permitting process will provide a thorough review of the RRF’s location, design, and operations to ensure it is protective of public health and the environment.

Rumpke appreciates the District’s commitment to promoting sustainability and affordable recycling and waste options within Monroe County and the surrounding region. Rumpke is an experienced, local, progressive, family-owned company committed to being a long-term partner with Monroe County to deliver innovative and affordable recycling and waste management solutions.

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1.0 Rumpke Waste & Recycling: An Overview

Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Rumpke) began in 1932, when William F. Rumpke operated a coal and junkyard business in Carthage, Ohio, which later evolved into a hog farm. William, with help from his brother Bernard, collected garbage from business owners and recovered the food waste to feed their large hog stock, one of the earliest food-scrap programs.

Recycling has been a core part of Rumpke’s business from the beginning. William established one of the first recycling operations in southwestern Ohio during World War II, separating tin and aluminum, rags, and other items that could be reused from collected waste, with food scraps continuing to be fed to the animals. As the years passed, William and Bernard converted their hog farm into a trash collection business, and they created the company’s first landfill in 1945.

Figure 1. Rumpke, Then and Now

Today, Rumpke is one of the largest privately-owned waste and recycling firms in the United States, with operations Rumpke Waste & Recycling focused in midwestern states including Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. • Family-owned • Midwest focus • Fully-integrated operations (collection, transfer, recycling, disposal) • Commitment to recycling • Strong community partner

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1.1 Rumpke’s Services

Rumpke provides vertically integrated waste and recycling services including:

• Waste and recycling collection: Rumpke operates a fleet of more than 2,600 hauling vehicles, serving more than 1.5 million residential and commercial customers and more than 430 municipal contracts daily with waste and recycling collection. Rumpke’s customers include large organizations and institutions which rely on its innovation and commitment to recycling in order to meet their sustainability initiatives.

Figure 2. Rumpke Collection Fleet

• Recycling processing: Rumpke owns and operates 11 recycling facilities in its four-state regional service area, more than any other company. Annually, Rumpke’s recycling facilities process and market more than 500,000 tons of material. Rumpke’s recycling division officially formed in 1989 and opened a number of recycling facilities during the 1990s. As the recycling industry grew, Rumpke remained at the forefront and continued investing in the latest technologies.

Figure 3. Rumpke Single-Stream Recycling Processing Operation

Over the past decade, Rumpke has invested in excess of $50 million in its recycling infrastructure. Today, the company owns and operates three of the most advanced Material Recycling Facilities

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(MRFs) in the nation, located in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio. While other haulers and recycling processors have discontinued collection programs or closed processing facilities, Rumpke has remained committed to securing markets and maintaining facility operations.

• Waste transfer: Rumpke operates 18 municipal waste transfer stations across the Midwest, consisting of either company-owned facilities or publicly-owned facilities operated under contract. Transfer operations often include both waste and recycling materials. Rumpke operates two transfer stations in Indiana: the Madison Transfer Station in Jefferson County and the Richmond Transfer Station in Wayne County. Rumpke designs and operates its transfer stations with best management practices to meet and exceed environmental compliance requirements and to reduce the cost of shipping materials to MRFs and landfills.

• Landfill management: Rumpke operates 14 landfills, disposing more than 5,000,000 tons per year. Rumpke’s landfills are engineered with the best available technology and managed with expertise to ensure compliance, customer efficiency, and maximum environmental protection. Rumpke’s portfolio includes two landfills in Indiana: the Medora Sanitary Landfill in Jackson County and the Bartholomew County Landfill.

Though landfills are final disposal sites, Rumpke is integrating recycling and resource recovery into its operations. In 2017, the company opened a recycling processing facility at its Medora Sanitary Landfill (see Figure 4) to bale cardboard and consolidate single-stream recyclables from area communities prior to shipping to its Cincinnati MRF for processing. The facility processed approximately 8,000 tons of recyclables in 2019. Rumpke is currently working to expand this facility to recover additional recyclables in southern Indiana. The proposed Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility builds on Rumpke’s prior experience in developing economically viable recycling operations in underserved and hard to reach geographies.

Figure 4. Recycling Operations at Medora Sanitary Landfill

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1.2 Monroe County Operations

Rumpke’s history in Monroe County dates back decades. Historically, Rumpke owned and operated the facility now known as the Hoosier Transfer Station in Rumpke’s Indiana operations include: Monroe County. Though that facility was sold, Rumpke retained waste and recycling collection operations in • 1 recycling facility Monroe County and surrounding counties. Local • 2 transfer stations operations have continued to grow, and in 2019 the • 2 landfills company collected approximately 11,300 tons of • 473,000 tons/year managed at waste in Monroe County and an additional 4,700 tons Indiana facilities of waste in neighboring Brown, Greene, Morgan, and Owen Counties. Recyclable tonnages were collected primarily from commercial customers in these counties.

Like Monroe County, Rumpke is steadfast in its commitment to balance innovative waste and recycling management solutions with affordability. Today, the Rumpke organization is led by Bill Rumpke Jr., one of the third generation of family members to manage the company. Its focus on Midwest markets and its planned investment in Monroe County assures the District that Rumpke is committed to providing new and innovative ways to manage the region’s material stream.

Figure 5. Rumpke Corporate Headquarters

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2.0 About the Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility

Rumpke is proposing to develop the Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) as a platform to increase waste diversion and affordable waste management operations in and around Monroe County. The RRF will be a recycling and waste transfer facility, consolidating collected materials from Monroe County and surrounding counties prior to transporting them to out-of-county destinations, providing enhanced local recycling capabilities. This section provides an overview of the Facility’s proposed location, design, and operation.

2.1 Facility Location

The proposed RRF will be located at 5220 South Production Drive, south of Bloomington along State Road 37 as shown in Figure 6. This site has excellent transportation access as well as proximity to local waste generators1.

Figure 6. Proposed Facility Location

This property is well-suited for the RRF for a number of reasons:

• The property is zoned as Heavy Industrial (HI) by Monroe County. The RRF will be defined as a “central garbage / rubbish collection facility” by Monroe County’s Zoning Ordinance, and such facilities are allowed as a conditional use on properties carrying the HI zoning designation.

1 Note that although the proposed site is believed to be suitable for development of the RRF, the need and plan consistency elements of the RRF are not exclusive to the specific site.

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• The property is located in the Bloomington Urbanizing Area, one of the Designated Communities under the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan. As stated in the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan:

Major waste disposal infrastructure improvements should be provided only within the Designated Communities. (Monroe County Comprehensive Plan, page 72, March 2012)

• The property is located within an industrial park development with direct access to State Road 37. Surrounding land uses, including the Dillman Wastewater Treatment Plant, are consistent with the development and operation of a waste and recycling facility.

• The property is consistent with characteristics of other waste-related facilities in Monroe County, including the District’s Recycling Centers and the existing Hoosier Transfer Station.

Prior to development, Rumpke must secure a Conditional Use Permit for the proposed Facility from the Monroe County Planning and Board of Zoning Appeals, which will entail detailed review of the site location and design. Rumpke will be engaging in initial discussions with the Monroe County Planning Department to confirm the site is suitable for development and the preliminary design plans are consistent with County requirements as project development progresses.

2.2 Facility Description

The design2 of the RRF will provide flexibility to adapt operations to suit the community’s changing waste and recycling needs over time. A preliminary site concept for the approximately 18-acre property being considered for development is shown in Figure 7, and an artistic rendering of the proposed Facility is shown in Figure 8. Facility development will be phased based on market conditions and demand:

• Phase 1 development will include construction of the waste and recycling transfer operation, including segregated glass collection and transfer. Phase 1 development will also include construction of an office and maintenance building and truck parking areas to support Rumpke’s local hauling operations.

• Phase 2 development will incorporate recycling processing equipment and additional storage area to manage segregated materials. Bale storage and loadout areas will also be developed in Phase 2. This expansion will also allow recyclables to be recovered from incoming waste loads on a selective basis (e.g., cardboard when prevalent in commercial loads).

The proposed Facility will include the following features:

• Phase 1: Approximately 17,000 square foot building for waste and recycling transfer operations, including dedicated and segregated storage for municipal waste, single-stream recyclables, and recovered glass.

2 The conceptual design discussed in this report is preliminary and is intended to provide District representatives with background information on the project. More detailed design information will be submitted to Monroe County during the zoning process.

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• Phase 2: Approximately 7,000 square foot building addition to expand recycling operations. The Phase 2 expansion will establish additional segregated storage areas for source-separated recyclable materials and provide a separate covered storage bunker for recovered glass. A baler will be installed to prepare recyclables for end-use markets, and a dedicated loading dock will be constructed to load finished commodities for transfer to end markets.

• A Community Drop-Off area to accept waste and recyclables from residents who do not have contracted waste or recycling collection services or are not provided with such services by the City of Bloomington, if development is mutually agreed upon with the District.

• Approximately 10,300 square foot office and maintenance building to support Rumpke’s local collection operations and RRF operation, efficiently consolidating Rumpke’s local operations.

Figure 7. Preliminary Site Concept

• A scale and scale house to weigh collection and transfer vehicles. The scale facility is proposed to be developed interior to the facility, providing significant on-site truck queuing prior to the scale and minimizing any potential for back-up of trucks onto the local roadway system.

• Storage and parking areas for Rumpke employees, transfer trailers, collection trucks, and roll-off containers.

• Concrete, asphalt, or pervious gravel pavement in all operating areas.

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• Site grading and sedimentation basins to manage stormwater run-off.

• Landscaped areas and open space to provide buffer and setback from neighboring properties and to screen operations.

Figure 8. Artistic Rendering of Proposed Facility

As the Facility design advances, it will incorporate local development requirements, including requirements of the Monroe County Planning and Building Departments, as well as best practices for waste and recycling facility design and operations.

2.3 Proposed Area to be Served

The RRF will primarily serve Monroe County and portions of surrounding counties, including Brown, Greene, Lawrence, If waste quantities continue Morgan, and Owen Counties (see Figure 9). The RRF may also serve to increase at a rate of areas outside of this primary service area where a lack of services 20,000 tons every 5 years, exist for recycling or waste transfer. there will be an additional 80,000 tons of waste to Tables 1 and 2 summarize the quantities of waste and recyclables manage in Monroe County generated in Monroe County and surrounding counties over the over the next 20 years. past five years, based on data reported to IDEM. While population

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has been growing, disposal quantities have been increasing at a faster rate. In Monroe County, for instance, solid waste disposal quantities grew by 3.2 percent per year from 2015 to 2019, adding nearly 20,000 tons of waste. During the same period, the County’s population grew by 0.7 percent per year.

Figure 9. Primary Area to be Served

Unfortunately, reported recycling quantities were flat, and even declining, during the period 2015 to 2018 (refer to Table 2; recycling data for 2019 is not available yet). The RRF will provide local infrastructure to improve on that performance.

These local trends underlie the need for the RRF. If these trends continue, Monroe County and surrounding areas will have even greater quantities of waste to manage in the future, increasing demand for local waste transfer and recycling processing capacity.

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Table 1. Waste Disposal Quantities: 2015-2019

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Monroe County 143,782 152,728 159,454 153,680 163,091 Brown County 9,632 9,485 8,938 9,075 10,139 Greene County 16,448 17,414 16,198 14,679 18,157 Lawrence County 37,409 37,154 38,284 41,203 41,988 Morgan County 33,504 39,772 37,766 34,343 39,969 Owen County 13,126 13,927 13,420 12,800 13,428 Total 253,901 270,480 274,060 265,780 286,772 Notes: 1. Disposal quantities include municipal solid waste and construction and demolition waste quantities reported to be received at landfills, transfer stations, and incinerators. 2. Transfer station tonnages deducted from reported landfill tonnages at the receiving landfill to avoid double-counting. Source: 1. IDEM Solid Waste Quarterly Report Database, 2011-2019, https://www.in.gov/idem/landquality/ 2406.htm.

Table 2. Recycling Quantities: 2015-2018

2015 2016 2017 2018 Monroe County 12,855 11,404 11,100 10,509 Brown County 543 581 368 424 Greene County NR NR NR 595 Lawrence County 812 1,042 841 824 Morgan County 824 887 902 1,252 Owen County NR NR NR NR Total 15,034 13,914 13,211 13,604 Notes: 1. “NR” indicates no data was reported by the district or in the IDEM annual report for that year. 2. 2019 recycling data has not been reported by IDEM as of the date of this report. Source: 1. IDEM Recycling Activity Reports, 2015-2018, https://www.in.gov/idem/recycle/2448.htm.

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2.4 Material Types and Throughput

The RRF will accept municipal waste and recyclable materials from residential, commercial, and institutional sources. These materials may be delivered to the Facility either in large loads by commercial collection vehicles (garbage trucks) or in smaller quantities hauled to the Facility in personal vehicles. In addition to materials collected by Rumpke’s hauling operations, the RRF will also be available to third-party waste and recycling haulers, municipal crews (e.g., City of Bloomington), and institutions performing their own collection (such as Indiana University).

At full development, the Facility is anticipated to manage an average of 70,000 to 95,000 tons of waste and 13,000 to 18,000 tons of recyclables per year (on average, 225 to 300 tons of waste and 50 to 70 tons of recyclables per day assuming the Facility operates 6 days per week).

2.5 Regulatory Approval Process

Rumpke must receive a number of approvals before the RRF can begin to operate: The District’s certification of need 1. Monroe County Solid Waste Management District (the District) and plan consistency certification that the proposed Facility is needed and that it is is the first of several consistent with the District’s Solid Waste Management Plan in local and state accordance with Monroe County Ordinance 2007-18 and Chapter approvals required. 360-2 of the Monroe County Code;

2. Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) determination that the proposed Facility will promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, which may include convening a public hearing at BCC’s discretion, in accordance with Monroe County Ordinance 2007-18 and Chapter 360-2 of the Monroe County Code;

3. Monroe County Health Department issuance of a registration permit for the proposed Facility, as required by Chapter 360 of the Monroe County Code;

4. Monroe County Planning and Board of Zoning Appeals issuance of a Conditional Use Permit, in accordance with Chapter 800 of the Monroe County Code; and

5. Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) issuance of a facility development permit and a facility operating permit.

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3.0 Need for the Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility

As discussed in this section, there are a number of local factors that support the need for the proposed RRF:

• Compared to other Indiana counties with more than 100,000 population, Monroe County is uniquely underserved by solid waste infrastructure. There is only one solid waste facility (the Hoosier Transfer Station) in Monroe County, effectively making the District reliant on a single facility and limiting competition for waste and recycling services.

• Recycling processing capabilities are absent in Monroe County, making it challenging for the District and generators in the County to increase diversion; and

• Approximately 25% of Monroe County’s waste is currently direct-hauled to out-of-county facilities. Transfer haul of this waste will improve collection efficiency and reduce fuel consumption and air emissions, including greenhouse gas emissions.

The proposed RRF will address all of these needs, as well as the increasing quantities of waste noted in Section 2.

3.1 Essential Infrastructure Needs

A review of IDEM’s solid waste facility database3 indicates that Monroe County is uniquely underserved by current solid waste infrastructure. Of the 17 counties in Indiana with a population greater than 100,000, the vast majority (12 counties or 70%) have two or more competing solid waste facilities (including landfills, transfer stations, or incinerators) within their borders (see Figure 10). Monroe County has only a single facility -- the Hoosier Transfer Station. This effectively makes the County reliant on a single facility to handle the majority of its waste. Development of the proposed RRF will make the County’s solid waste system more resilient.

Although four other large population counties have only a single solid waste facility, they are comparatively better off than Monroe County based on their regional solid waste infrastructure:

• LaPorte County is sandwiched between Porter and St. Joseph Counties, which provide an additional five solid waste facilities in immediately adjacent counties.

• Hamilton County includes suburban communities north of Indianapolis, which are part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and thus is part of the greater Indianapolis metropolitan area. Indianapolis is the county seat of Marion County, which is host to eight solid waste facilities.

• Madison County is also part of the Indianapolis MSA and has access to seven solid waste facilities in immediately adjoining counties.

3 Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Permitted Solid Waste Facilities List, March 10, 2020.

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• Vigo County hosts a landfill, but it is also potentially served by landfills in Sullivan County to the south and Vermillion County to the north. Having access to three landfills in direct haul distance potentially reduces the need for solid waste transfer stations.

Figure 10. Permitted Solid Waste Facilities in Indiana Counties with Population over 100,000

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In contrast, Monroe County hosts only a single transfer station, and solid waste infrastructure in immediately adjoining counties is limited to a transfer station in Lawrence County to the south and a transfer station in Morgan County to the north (refer to Figure 11). According to IDEM data, both transfer stations serve primarily their host counties and further are comparatively small -- the Lawrence County facility handles approximately 30,000 tons per year, and the City of Martinsville transfer station (in Morgan County) handles approximately 10,000 tons per year. In contrast, the amount of waste direct-hauled out of Monroe County amounts to 45,000 tons per year. Only minimal quantities of Monroe County waste (approximately 500 tons per year) are currently disposed at the Lawrence County Transfer Station.

Figure 11. Principal Landfills and Transfer Stations Serving the Primary Service Area

Nearly 70% of the service area’s waste was delivered to a transfer station before being disposed in 2019, demonstrating that transfer stations are essential in order to access more remotely-located disposal capacity. However, because of the lack of competing options, significant quantities of Monroe County’s waste are still direct-hauled to out-of-county facilities, primarily to Rumpke’s Medora Sanitary Landfill (Jackson County) or Republic’s Sycamore Ridge Landfill (Vigo County).

Development of the RRF will provide an additional option for cost-effective waste transfer in the market. Waste and recycling collection in Monroe County and surrounding counties is principally performed by private haulers on an open market basis, with individual customers subscribing for services directly with the hauler of their

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choice. Haulers therefore compete for customer contracts across most of the area4. There are a number of private haulers serving the market, including Rumpke, Republic Services, Ray’s Trash Service, JB’s Disposal Service, Monster Trash, Knight’s Trash Removal, and K&S Roll-Off. Only Republic Services owns and operates its own waste facility locally.

Current posted tipping fees at the Hoosier Transfer Station are shown in Figure 12 and range from $54.87 to $57.29 per ton. These rates have increased from tipping fees cited in the Mixed Waste Processing Feasibility Study commissioned by the District, which estimated tipping fees in 2018 of approximately $55 per ton for general citizens and small haulers delivering waste on an infrequent basis; $52 per ton for larger private haulers; and $42 per ton for waste from the District, City of Bloomington, and Indiana University. By comparison, the current, published5 tipping fee at the publicly owned Lawrence County Transfer Station is notably lower, charging commercial haulers and other large generators $36.50 per ton for municipal solid waste and $42.00 Figure 12. Hoosier Transfer Station Rates per ton for construction and demolition debris.

The need for competition in the Monroe County market has been noted in recent studies for both the City of Bloomington and the District, as well as in comments from local businesses:

• In 2015, the Bloomington Environmental Commission commissioned a feasibility study6 related to the expansion of the City’s recycling program. The study cited the lack of competition in the market and the resulting impact it has on pricing for services:

Because Republic Services owns and operates the only local transfer station, under current circumstances it is not logistically possible for the city to negotiate more competitive rates than it receives under contract with Republic. (page 7; emphasis added)

Currently, Republic is the main recycling service provider, not only in Bloomington, but in the county as well. Indiana University, the District, and the city's trash and recycling are serviced by Republic, which allows the company to control the contracts and pricing. Republic's large economies of scale makes it the only competitive option for public entities in the area. (page 21; emphasis added)

4 Exceptions to this are the City of Bloomington, Indiana University, and a handful of cities in surrounding counties who perform their own collection and customers who elect to self-haul their materials to drop-off locations. 5 Fee schedule posted on the Lawrence County Solid Waste Management Districts webpage, https://www.lawrencecountysolidwaste.org/facilities/transfer-station/fees/, and confirmed July 2020 by telephone with the transfer station scale operator. 6 Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) 2015 Fall Capstone Group, “Evaluation of the City of Bloomington’s Recycling Program and Expansion Program Recommendations”.

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• The District’s 2018 Mixed Waste Feasibility Study also noted the potential benefits of competition, specifically anticipating the expiration of the District’s current Solid Waste Disposal Agreement with the Hoosier Transfer Station in 2024:

As noted above, the timing of the existing agreements with Hoosier should be considered as well. As the end of their terms approach, the District may be in a better position to consider materials recovery and waste transfer and disposal options. At that time, the District may be able to leverage private sector competition with the option to negotiate with Hoosier to extend similar terms or release a request for proposals to solicit offers from service providers for either waste transfer and disposal only or a combination of materials processing, waste transfer and disposal. (page 88; emphasis added)

• A similar need for competition within the local market has been noted by local businesses. A letter of support for the RRF from a local property management company, Cowden Enterprises, is included in Attachment 1 and states:

The addition of this in-county waste and recycling facility will provide Monroe County and surrounding communities with enhanced recycling opportunities as well as help to ensure competitive pricing on services…Increased competition among county waste haulers will promote price negotiation and potentially cost savings, which allows local businesses - like mind - to reinvest that savings into our business, our workforce and ultimately the community. (emphasis added)

Local governments in Monroe County are challenged to expand services, such as recycling, because of the dominant impact of having only a single transfer facility within the County. Options are also limited for neighboring counties because there are only two comparatively small transfer stations in Lawrence County and Morgan County. Similar challenges face the private haulers that collect the majority of waste in the service area. The proposed Rumpke Monroe County RRF will enhance competition for solid waste services and ensure that municipalities and private haulers have increased options in the marketplace when they contract for solid waste services.

3.2 Enhanced Opportunity for Recycling

Monroe County and the service area are also underserved with access to recycling options, which the proposed Rumpke Monroe County RRF Rumpke consistently, in will help to address. Rumpke is committed to expanding and enhancing all market conditions, recycling opportunities. This is evident through the company’s efforts processes all recyclable to maintain and grow diversion even in the face of recent market materials it collects, challenges stemming from the collapse of overseas markets. This typically sending them to differentiates Rumpke from its competitors who have responded to regional, domestic market challenges by reducing programs, eliminating materials accepted, or in some cases landfilling materials. markets.

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The RRF will provide a number of opportunities to enhance recycling within Monroe County including:

• Development of the Monroe County glass recycling hub: Glass makes up a sizable fraction of the weight of the waste stream, representing a significant opportunity for landfill diversion. While other haulers and processors have discouraged or discontinued glass recycling programs, Rumpke is seeking to grow its glass market by establishing local and regional glass depots to serve as collection hubs for its glass beneficiation plant in Ohio. Rumpke is one of only a handful of recycling service providers across the U.S. to have invested in equipment to clean and process glass for use as feedstock in the manufacturing of new glass bottles or fiberglass.

The RRF will maximize glass hauling efficiencies. Rumpke consistently generates 22-ton glass loads at its collection hubs. By comparison, the District’s current glass hauling arrangement only achieves average load sizes of 4.4 tons for material being hauled to Indianapolis. This situation exists due to a lack of local facilities willing to consolidate glass before transfer. The RRF will fill that gap in consolidation options, resulting in more cost-effective transport of glass with fewer total vehicle miles traveled and reduced transportation-related emissions (see also Section 3.3).

Case Study: Rumpke’s Dayton Glass Processing Facility

Nearly 20 years ago, Rumpke recognized glass recycling’s potential and the need for processing infrastructure. In 2004, Rumpke constructed its glass recycling facility in Dayton, Ohio to clean, size, and prepare post-consumer glass for use in bottle and fiberglass manufacturing. This unique system currently processes approximately 5,000 tons per month of post-consumer bottle glass.

• Additional drop-off opportunity: The RRF will feature a Community Drop-Off to provide an additional collection location for residents and businesses in Monroe County to deliver waste and recyclables. The development of this additional community drop-off location may enable the District to simplify its

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drop-off facility infrastructure, potentially reducing its operating costs while still providing convenience for drop-off users. Rumpke proposes to discuss options related to Community Drop-Off operations with the District as Facility development progresses.

• Addition of local recycling processing: While single-stream recycling has produced benefits including making collection easier for households and more efficient for haulers, there are many residents and businesses who continue to segregate recyclables by type and deliver separated recyclables to drop- off points. The District has also embraced the value of separated recyclables, as evidenced by continued collection of source-separated materials at its drop-off facilities.

The expanded recycling processing operation in Phase 2 of the RRF development will feature a horizontal baler to densify materials such as cardboard, office paper, aluminum cans, steel cans, and plastic bottles that have come in clean and segregated by commodity. These materials may also be pulled from recyclable-rich loads of commercial waste delivered for transfer, further increasing diversion. Baled commodities will then be shipped in truckload quantities to Indiana- Figure 13. Plastic Bales Exiting Baler based end users.

• Access to additional single-stream MRFs: The RRF will also be capable of transloading single-stream recyclables for transport to Rumpke’s advanced single-stream MRF in Cincinnati, Ohio. This will benefit the District and local communities by providing a competitive, local destination for single-stream recyclables as well as providing access to additional single-stream MRFs, all of which may foster greater adoption of single-stream collection. Because single-stream recycling is easier for residents, it can often increase recycling tonnages versus other methods of collection. Having access to multiple MRFs will improve the resiliency of the recycling system in Monroe County by safeguarding against the closure of an existing MRF -- an event that other communities across the U.S. have had to contend with.

• Strengthened commercial opportunities for recycling: The Facility will provide commercial and institutional generators in the service area with greater opportunity to recycle. The Facility’s glass handling capability will stimulate development of glass recycling programs for restaurants and bars in the Bloomington/Indiana University area by providing a cost-effective method to divert the large concentration of glass they generate. In addition, baling capabilities in the Facility’s Phase 2 development will enable Rumpke to offer businesses an incentive to recycle fiber materials by incorporating a rebate in its service fees, paying businesses for these source-separated materials based on the commodity value in the market and the volume delivered to the Facility.

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Case Study: Enhancing Commercial Recycling Through Redevelopment of the Medina County Central Processing Facility

As an example of Rumpke’s commitment to innovation in recycling, the company began operation of the revamped and updated Medina County Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Ohio in January 2020. The CPF is designed to process the mixed waste stream from commercial and multi-family generators, removing targeted recyclable materials including cardboard, rigid plastics, and untreated wood. With an investment of more than $3 million and a staff of 17 employees, the CPF unites the best available technology and the best expertise in the industry to generate new recycling possibilities. Rumpke will operate the CPF under an initial 10-year contract with the Medina County Solid Waste District; the CPF is estimated to accept about 160,000 tons of commercial waste annually (about 550 tons per day).

• Closing the loop by sending recyclables to Indiana end users: The RRF will supply a number of Indiana businesses with recovered, recyclable, local feedstock for their processing and manufacturing Local operations. Many Indiana markets currently have to Recyclables import recyclable feedstock materials from other states, and have cited their desire to procure those materials from in-state sources instead7.

Rumpke has established a number of partnerships Indiana Rumpke and supply agreements that will enable locally Manufacturers Processing & & End Users Marketing recovered materials to be reclaimed, remanufactured, and reused in Indiana, closing the loop on local recycling efforts. Progressive communities throughout the U.S. have undertaken

7 “How Indiana is Throwing Away a Huge Economic Opportunity by Not Recycling,”, Indianapolis Star, January 31, 3019.

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numerous studies to identify opportunities to promote a circular economy --the RRF will enable the District to actually implement and fulfill that goal.

Figure 15 depicts locations of Rumpke’s Indiana end user markets, many of which have also provided letters of support for the RRF (see Attachment 2). Indiana end user markets include:

­ Glass: Indiana fiberglass and bottle manufacturers are seeking additional glass for their products. Anchor Glass in Lawrenceburg and Ardagh Glass in Dunkirk use color Rumpke has established separated glass from Rumpke to manufacture glass markets to recycle glass bottles. Johns Manville in Richmond uses a mixed glass and mixed plastics - material from Rumpke to manufacture fiberglass. materials many companies find ­ Fiber: Rumpke has a strong partnership with Pratt challenging to manage. Industries, which produces packaging for companies like Amazon, Home Depot, and the U.S. Postal Service. Baled cardboard and other fiber will be hauled directly from the RRF to Pratt’s paper mill in Valparaiso.

­ Plastic bottles: Recyclable PET bottles (plastic #1, typically used to produce transparent beverage containers) will be shipped to Monroe County is home to many Perpetual Recycling/DAK Americas in mixed plastic producers seeking Richmond. The plastic will be processed and outlets for plastic scrap: utilized to become plastic bottles for companies including Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle, all of • The Cook Group which have Indiana bottling facilities. • Whitestone Acquisition • Berry Plastics ­ Mixed plastics: While plastic bottles and jugs • Printpack (plastics #1 and #2) have several end markets • Tasus in Indiana and the Midwest, other plastic grades (mixed plastics, or plastics #3-#7) lack markets. However, Indiana is home to a new plastics-to-fuel facility being developed by Brightmark in Ashley. The facility will convert mixed and single-use plastics into fuel and commercial-grade wax products. Brightmark and Rumpke have been working together to identify potential feedstock. The RRF will be an excellent source of material for the facility, and the Brightmark facility will provide an ideal outlet for the County’s hard-to-recycle mixed plastics. The Image obtained from https://www.brightmark.com/ Brightmark facility began start-up work/ashley-plastics-renewal-facility/ Figure 14. Brightmark’s Ashley Plastics-to-Fuel Facility

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operations in May 2020 and is expected to be operating at full commercial scale by the end of 20208.

Figure 15. Indiana-Based Recyclable Material End Markets

3.3 Emissions Reductions

The RRF will reduce emissions associated with waste hauling and disposal. Rumpke currently collects approximately 16,000 tons of waste annually in Monroe County and surrounding counties (Brown, Greene, Morgan, and Owen Counties) and delivers it, by direct haul in collection vehicles, to the company-owned Medora Sanitary Landfill in Jackson County, which is located approximately 36 miles one-way (72 miles round-

8 The Herald Republican, “Brightmark fires up waste plastic conversion plant”, May 29, 2020.

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trip) from the proposed RRF location. Consolidating these loads for transfer haul to the Medora Sanitary Landfill will reduce the number Rumpke’s Medora of truckloads hauled to the landfill from approximately 3,140 per year Sanitary Landfill is the via direct haul to approximately 670 truckloads via transfer haul9. closest landfill to Monroe This will result in savings of at least 180,000 vehicle miles annually County, resulting in for transporting Rumpke’s current collected waste alone. reduced transportation- related emissions These savings will be even greater if the Facility attracts waste from compared to hauling to other haulers hauling waste either by direct haul to out-of-county other area landfills. facilities or to the Hoosier Transfer Station. The Medora Sanitary Landfill is the closest landfill to Monroe County, and is nearly 27 miles closer (or 54 miles round-trip) than the Sycamore Ridge Landfill, which is the disposal destination for waste from the Hoosier Transfer Station. Assuming the RRF handles an additional 64,000 tons of waste annually (in addition to the current 16,000 tons collected by Rumpke in the market now), transfer hauling this waste to Medora Sanitary Landfill instead of Sycamore Ridge Landfill would result in additional savings of at least 144,000 vehicle miles annually.

Similarly, the proposed Facility would reduce vehicle miles traveled to transport glass for processing if Rumpke has an opportunity to provide this service under a future contract. The District’s glass is currently hauled in collection containers to Strategic Materials in Indianapolis. In 2019, the average glass payload was 4.4 tons. Though Rumpke’s Dayton glass processing facility is a longer haul distance per trip (172 miles to Dayton, versus 55 miles to Indianapolis), the much greater 22-ton payload achieved by consolidating glass loads would reduce vehicle miles traveled by approximately 4,600 miles per year for the District’s glass tonnage alone10.

The reduction in vehicle miles traveled will result in reduced transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. Based on CO2 emissions factors for diesel fuel, and assuming the potential reduction of 328,600 vehicle miles based on the above calculations, development of the proposed Facility would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 839 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually (MTCO2E)11. This is equivalent to removing 181 passenger vehicles from the road per year, or to the electricity consumed by 142 homes per year12. The reduction in vehicle miles would also reduce emissions of criteria air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, NOx, SOx, and particulates.

In addition to transportation-related emissions reductions, increased recycling as a result of the enhanced local recycling capabilities provided by the RRF will further reduce emissions by avoiding landfill disposal and reusing materials in new production processes. The U.S. EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM) estimates that every additional ton of mixed recyclables diverted from landfill disposal to recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 3.22 MTCO2E13.

9 Assumes average payload of 5.1 tons per direct-haul load and average payload of 24 tons per transfer-haul load. 10 District glass recycling loads and tonnage obtained from Monroe County Solid Waste Management District’s Board of Director’s meeting packet for February 13, 2020, pages 51-52. 11 The Climate Registry, 2019 Default Emission Factors, May 2019. Based on default factors for calculating CO2 emissions from combustion of transport fuels. Assumes diesel fueled vehicles (CO2 emission factor = 10.21 kg CO2/gallon) and average fuel economy of 4 miles per gallon. 12 US EPA, Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies- calculator, accessed June 10, 2020. 13 U.S. EPA Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Version 15, accessed at https://www.epa.gov/warm/versions-waste- reduction-model-warm#15, July 2020.

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4.0 Plan Consistency

In addition to the demonstration of need, Monroe County Ordinance 2007-18 also requires that the Facility be consistent with the District’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Monroe County adopted its Solid Waste Management Plan in 1992 (the 1992 Plan), in accordance with Indiana Code requirements. No updates have been made since its adoption. Although the 1992 Plan was developed nearly 30 years ago, its larger objectives and goals remain relevant today. In addition, recent studies completed for the District provide insight into more current objectives of the District. The proposed RRF is consistent with both the 1992 Plan and these more recent studies, as described in this section.

4.1 Alignment with Recycling Objectives and Goals

Monroe County is committed to reducing the amount of waste requiring disposal. This is evident in its 1992 Plan and in the many programs and services provided by the District to divert waste from disposal. The 1992 Plan included a number of recommendations related to waste diversion. The following narrative describes how the proposed RRF is consistent with those recommendations:

• Establishing a permanent regional recycling center: The District envisioned a facility that would provide recycling capacity for Monroe County and surrounding counties with an expected capacity of 50 tons per day. Such a facility was expected to enable other counties to develop or expand their recycling programs as well (1992 Plan, page 75A). The District did not ultimately develop such a permanent regional recycling center.

Consistency: The RRF will provide recycling capacity for Monroe County and surrounding counties at a permanent location in the District, thus serving as a regional recycling center and supporting expansion of recycling activity in the region. Figure 16. Processed, Baled Recyclables

• Considering new facility development as needed: The District anticipated there could be a need for additional recycling facilities (beyond the regional District recycling center) in order for the District to reach its recycling objectives, stating as an element of its program approach that it would “Consider and execute new facility development, as needed and permitted” (1992 Plan, page 76).

Consistency: The RRF is a new facility development intended to support recycling activity in the District.

• Cooperating with the private sector to achieve the District’s recycling goals. The 1992 Plan states “The District recognizes that in order to serve the entire county with the greatest opportunity, public and private efforts are required” and, therefore, the District would “Continue to fully cooperate with private recycling programs” (1992 Plan, page 76).

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Consistency: The RRF is a private effort to develop local recycling processing capacity. This local capacity will support increased recycling collection efforts of Rumpke, other private haulers, large institutions such as Indiana University, the District, and municipalities.

• Encouraging secondary market development: The District sought “To pursue policies which stimulate market development for secondary materials and recycled products, thereby preserving natural resources…Development of markets may be considered the most important part of a successful recycling program” (1992 Plan, page 75).

Consistency: The RRF will send recovered materials to both established and developing secondary markets in Indiana, supporting the viability of those markets and providing an in-state source of Figure 17. Prepared Clear Glass Cullet feedstock materials.

• Ongoing, sustained interest in development of in-County recycling capacity and recognition of private sector participation in achieving this goal: In addition to the 1992 Plan objectives and goals, more recently the District commissioned a feasibility study to assess the viability of developing various materials processing infrastructure in Monroe County. The findings of that study stated:

In conclusion, it appears that potentially financially viable options for new materials processing infrastructure in Monroe County include an IPF [intermediate processing facility], MWF [mixed waste processing facility] and OCF [organics composting facility] based on the material flow assumptions developed for this study (financial viability being based on prevailing costs of disposal). But financial viability depends in large part on how much material is actually handled by a facility. Given the fact that the private sector manages a significant amount of the recyclables and mixed waste in the County and Region, it can be expected that the possible development and operation of a materials processing facility in the District will depend to a large degree on the private sector’s role in it. Existing statutory and contractual limitations also pose a challenge to a possible District material processing facility which may possibly be addressed through some kind of public‐private partnership. (Kessler Consulting, Inc., Mixed Waste Processing Feasibility Study, January 2018, page 89)

Consistency: The RRF provides the District, Monroe County, and the region with access to new recycling processing capacity without public financial investment or risk, while leveraging private sector support for increased diversion activity in Monroe County.

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4.2 Alignment with Disposal Objectives and Goals

While the 1992 Plan placed significant emphasis on recycling and waste diversion, it also acknowledged that disposal would continue to be necessary for non-recyclable components of the waste stream. The following narrative describes how the proposed RRF is consistent with the waste transfer and disposal recommendations in the 1992 Plan:

• Maintaining in-county access to multiple disposal options: The 1992 Plan anticipated that the District would continue to own and operate a landfill in Monroe County by developing a future expansion of the Monroe County Landfill (1992 Plan, pages 99-100). This recommendation was made despite the fact that there was already a privately-owned transfer station in the County at the site of the current Hoosier Transfer Station. Presumably, the District wanted more than one transfer and/or disposal facility in the County to provide a more robust, resilient solid waste system. Ultimately the Monroe County Landfill closed, and the Hoosier Transfer Station is currently the only in-county option for accessing out-of-county disposal capacity.

Consistency: The RRF will provide an additional waste transfer option within Monroe County. This will significantly enhance the resiliency of the solid waste system in the District because, currently, Monroe County is largely reliant on a single facility (the Hoosier Transfer Station). The RRF will also provide more efficient access to additional landfill capacity, including the Medora Sanitary Landfill, the regional landfill that is closest to the County.

• Supporting District and State goals for recycling performance: The 1992 Plan expressed concern about the District’s ability to drive diversion of materials, considering that some wastes were being disposed outside of Monroe County. The 1992 Plan stated, “The District cannot control the location of final disposal, and therefore has limited capabilities of ensuring that large haulers keep their MSW within Monroe County. This lack of control could have a negative impact on the District’s ability to reach the State-mandated goals” (1992 Plan, page 75A).

Consistency: The RRF will support the District’s goal of prioritizing recycling by providing an in- County processing facility, reducing the County’s current reliance on a single transfer station, and increasing the recovery of recyclable-rich commercial loads that might otherwise be simply transferred for disposal.

4.3 Alignment with District Planning Principles

Finally, the 1992 Plan included a series of high-level planning principles. The RRF is consistent with the District’s principles of environmental protection, solid waste management philosophy, and extending relationships with private service providers:

• Environmental protection: The District’s principle of environmental protection stated “The District will adopt solid waste management policies and practices which minimize environmental impact and human health risk” (1992 Plan, page 52).

Consistency: The RRF will be designed and operated to comply with all local, state, and federal regulations, ensuring that environmental impact is minimized and human health is protected.

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• Solid waste management philosophy: The first of the District’s solid waste management philosophies stated “The Plan will attempt to “close the loop” in all of the programs. This means the District will encourage generators of waste to determine methods of moving all used materials back into the economic system so that the least amount of waste possible will be sent for final disposal. The District is committed to finding secondary markets to come into Monroe County” (1992 Plan, page 52).

Consistency: The RRF will enable locally recovered materials to be reclaimed, remanufactured, and reused by Indiana businesses, closing the loop on local recycling efforts. This will provide needed support to in-state secondary markets while enabling the District to implement and fulfill the goal of a circular economy.

Another of the District’s solid waste management philosophies stated “The District will encourage the participation of privately owned enterprises in the waste management system with the District performing a coordinating role” (1992 Plan, page 52).

Consistency: The RRF will be a privately-owned and financed enterprise with an active role in waste management through both waste transfer and recycling operations. There will be no financial risk to the District. Instead, the District can fulfill its coordinating role through consideration of Facility need and plan consistency pursuant to Ordinance 2007-18 and Chapter 360-2 of the Monroe County Code.

• Extending relationships through private partnerships: Another stated principle in the 1992 Plan was that “Partnerships with the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors will be encouraged” (1992 Plan, page 53).

Consistency: The RRF provides the opportunity for the District and Rumpke to develop future partnerships to enhance and expand recycling opportunities while ensuring a competitive environment for solid waste transfer and disposal of waste.

Figure 18. Recyclables Delivery to Recycling Facility

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5.0 Conclusion

The proposed Rumpke Monroe County RRF is both needed and consistent with the District’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Need is demonstrated through the following key facts:

• The RRF will increase recycling and landfill diversion. Recycling tonnages in Monroe County and neighboring counties have been flat to declining over the past five years. The RRF will provide enhanced recycling capabilities (not currently available in the District) and a permanent regional recycling center to help increase waste diversion. No comparable local processing capabilities exist in Monroe County today.

Development of the Facility will also enhance capabilities for recycling, including increased focus on market-challenged recyclables -- glass and mixed plastics have challenged many recycling programs, and Rumpke can provide a solution with the RRF.

­ The RRF will provide needed local processing capacity for segregated recyclables like cardboard and mixed paper and prepare them for direct transport to end user markets. ­ The RRF will serve as a glass recycling hub for Rumpke’s regional glass beneficiation facility, which assures that recycled glass is used for higher purpose end uses such as new glass containers or fiberglass. ­ Rumpke is also working with Brightmark to source mixed plastics for Brightmark’s newly- commissioned plastics-to-fuel facility.

• The RRF will close the loop on recycling and support the circular economy. Rumpke is committed to the sustainability and economic development goals of both the District and the State of Indiana. The RRF will source local recyclables, process the materials at a local facility, and ship recovered materials to end use markets in Indiana, thereby closing the loop on recycling. Many jurisdictions are studying ways to develop a circular economy -- the RRF will assist the District to actually implement and sustain a circular economy.

• The RRF will increase competition for waste and recycling services. An additional in-county facility will increase options for collection, recycling, transfer and disposal services for the District, City of Bloomington, Indiana University, and private haulers. A study performed for the City of Bloomington previously noted concern with the lack of competitive outlets for the City’s waste and recyclables. Additionally, a recent study performed for the District noted potential benefits of competition, particularly as current contracts approach expiration. Development of the RRF will enable Rumpke to competitively bid on future contracts, promoting both competitive pricing and innovative services to the District, the City, Indiana University, and other market participants.

• The RRF will provide resiliency through additional, essential community infrastructure. Monroe County is underserved by solid waste infrastructure compared to similarly sized counties in Indiana. Of the 17 counties that have populations greater than 100,000, 70% (12 counties) have two or more competing solid waste facilities. Of the remaining five counties, four have a single in-county facility but are comparatively well-situated because neighboring counties provide a significant number of additional, near-in facilities. Monroe County is unique in that it is largely reliant on only one in-county transfer station, and the two transfer stations in neighboring counties are relatively small facilities.

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The single in-County transfer station currently handles more than 70 percent of the County’s waste and recyclables. Solid waste disposal quantities continue to grow in Monroe County. Between 2015 and 2019, disposal tonnages grew by nearly 20,000 tons annually. If this trend continues over the next 20 years, disposal quantities would increase by 80,000 tons per year. Prudent solid waste planning requires that future needs be accommodated in addition to current needs. Development of the RRF will substantially increase the resiliency of the solid waste system by providing an additional in-county transfer facility (which will also expand the number of landfills accessible to the County)

The RRF will also provide in-County capabilities to process and transfer source separated recyclables and transload single-stream recyclables. The RRF will expand the District’s access to additional single- stream MRFs operated by Rumpke. Access to multiple MRFs is crucial given current recycling market conditions.

• The RRF will reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions. By consolidating materials for hauling, the Facility will reduce the vehicle miles traveled to transport waste and recyclables to out-of- county destinations by an estimated 328,600 miles per year, equating to a reduction in transportation- related greenhouse gas emissions of 839 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. The improved transportation efficiencies will also reduce emissions of other air pollutants. Increased recycling will further reduce emissions compared to landfill disposal of recyclable materials; every ton of new recycling achieved will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 3.22 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.

• The RRF will be a private investment in waste and recycling infrastructure, serving the District without public investment or risk. The RRF will be privately funded and operated, with no expectation of guaranteed waste flow from the District. The District will therefore gain additional waste and recycling infrastructure without making any financial investment or securing any tonnage commitments, two key requirements that have challenged prior District infrastructure planning efforts. The RRF will also provide financial support to the District. Rumpke proposes to negotiate a mutually acceptable host agreement inclusive of financial compensation to the District and/or in-kind services at such future time as the District determines is appropriate. The proposed RRF is also consistent with the District’s 1992 Solid Waste Management Plan and subsequent planning efforts for the following reasons:

• The RRF will be a permanent, in-county recyclables processing facility, which has long been a goal of the District.

• The RRF will provide enhanced recycling capabilities, consistent with the waste diversion goals of the District’s Plan.

• The RRF will be privately-owned and financed, consistent with the public-private partnership principles contained in the District’s Plan. For these reasons, Rumpke requests that the District certify that the proposed Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility is needed and is consistent with the District’s Solid Waste Management Plan.

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ATTACHMENT 1

LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM LOCAL CUSTOMERS FOR THE RUMPKE MONROE COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY

Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility Request for Determination of Need and Plan Consistency

ATTACHMENT 2

LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM END-USER MARKETS FOR THE RUMPKE MONROE COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY

James Nordmeyer Global VP - Sustainability One Michael Owens Way, Plaza 1 Perrysburg OH 43551-2999 +1 567-336-7142 Mr. Tom McGlasson Jr., Executive Director Monroe County Solid Waste Management District 3400 South Walnut Street Bloomington, IN 47401

Dear Mr. McGlasson,

Rumpke has provided recycled glass (cullet) to O-I Glass for a number of years and continues to be a valuable and trusted partner. Our two organizations have continued to work together to find and tailor sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by recyclers and specifically glass recycling. O-I Glass supports Rumpke’s efforts to collect recyclables and produce a consistently clean, furnace ready product that is an integral part of the material input for the glass containers we manufacture for food and beverages. We would welcome, and encourage, the addition of more quality recycled glass, sourced from Indiana residents, into the containers that we also produce in Indiana.

Glass recycling does not and has never relied on export markets for container glass recovered from Indiana residents. Glass collected and processed locally goes from the curb and back to the shelf as a new glass container in as little as 30 days, creating jobs and supporting the circular economy. Recycling is not optional, industries have built their manufacturing processes and supply chains around having these materials available. It is important to work with forward looking, local companies that provide high quality recyclable materials generated from Indiana residents. Rumpke stands out as a company that understands the importance of quality and adheres to high standards of production.

We hope the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District will look favorably on the proposed Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility in Bloomington, Indiana. We highly recommend them for handling and processing recyclables generated in Indiana. Please let me know if you need additional information on our business partnership with Rumpke.

Best regards,

Jim Nordmeyer O-I Glass, Inc VP, Global Sustainability cc: Ted Neura, Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Pratt Industries LETTER OF SUPPORT Monroe County Solid Waste Management District

Mr. Tom McGlasson Jr., Executive Director Monroe County Solid Waste Management District 3400 South Walnut Street Bloomington, IN 47401

Dear Mr. McGlasson,

Rumpke has provided recycled Paper to Pratt for over 6 years and continues to be a valuable and trusted partner. Pratt appreciates Rumpke in their consistency and attention to producing a clean product daily to help us fill an ongoing need for locally sourced recyclables for our products. They are well respected in the recycling community and are honest and reliable.

With the recent import restrictions China has implemented on recycled materials due to contamination it is important to work with local companies that provide high quality recyclable materials generated from Indiana residents. Rumpke stands out as a company that understands the importance of quality and adheres to high standards of production.

We hope the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District will look favorably on the proposed Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility in Bloomington, Indiana. We highly recommend them for handling and processing recyclables generated in Indiana. Please let me know if you need additional information on our business partnership with Rumpke.

Best regards, Paul J. England

Paul England Senior Vice President Pratt Recycling cc: Ted Neura, Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Mr. Tom McGlasson Jr., Executive Director Monroe County Solid Waste Management District 3400 South Walnut Street Bloomington, IN 47401

Dear Mr. McGlasson,

I am writing this letter on behalf of CellMark Recycling. Over the past 5-6 years we have worked with Rumpke as a valuable partner with whom we have established a trusted relationship. In working with Rumpke during this time, we appreciate the commitment they have made to the industry standards required by producing quality product on a consistent basis. The commitment they have adhered to has developed relationships with many local and domestic processors. A local Indiana mill with whom Cellmark has had a long-standing relationship with is DAK also known as Perpetual, which processes PET bottles. Rumpke has met the quality standards. Rumpke has additionally helped us fill on ongoing consistent supply source for local end use for recyclables.

Over the past few years the recycling industry has seen restrictions in export business due to new standards on contamination. Working with local companies that meet and exceed a quality product such as Rumpke is important for sourcing and end use locally for Indiana residents. Rumpke has been a company that has stood out by adhering to the high standards that can be counted on for a quality product. In writing this letter we hope the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District will look favorably on the proposed Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery facility in Bloomington, IN. We highly recommend Rumpke for handling and processing recyclables generated in Indiana. If you need any further information on our working relationship, please let us know.

Best Regards,

Michael Silverstein CellMark Recycling

cc: Ted Neura, Rumpke Waste and Recycling

CellMark, Inc. Phone (203) 299-5000 80 Washington Street Fax (203) 299-5010

Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 ● USA www.cellmark.com 235 Pine Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94104 Brightmark.com

July 12, 2020

Mr. Tom McGlasson Jr., Executive Director Monroe County Solid Waste Management District 3400 South Walnut Street Bloomington, IN 47401

Dear Mr. McGlasson,

Rumpke has provided recycled plastic to Brightmark and our predecessor company RES Polyflow for over 6 years and continues to be a valuable and trusted partner. Our group appreciates Rumpke in their consistency and attention to producing a clean product daily to help us fill an ongoing need for locally sourced recyclables for our products. They are well respected in the recycling community and are honest and reliable.

With the recent import restrictions China has implemented on recycled materials due to contamination it is important to work with local companies that provide high quality recyclable materials generated from Indiana residents. Rumpke stands out as a company that understands the importance of quality and adheres to high standards of production.

We hope the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District will look favorably on the proposed Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility in Bloomington, Indiana. We highly recommend them for handling and processing recyclables generated in Indiana. Please let me know if you need additional information on our business partnership with Rumpke.

Best regards,

Michael Dungan Director, Feedstock Development Brightmark Plastics Renewal, Ashley Indiana cc: Ted Neura, Rumpke Waste & Recycling

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Over the years, Rumpke has increased its service area to become one of the largest, privately-owned waste and recycling service providers in the nation, serving millions of residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout the United States.

Rumpke continues to grow through acquisitions, organic opportunities and investments in technology. Today, the company owns or operates 14 landfills and 10 recycling centers serving customers throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia.

With a fleet of more than 2,000 hauling vehicles (2,600 total vehicles) and a workforce of approximately 3,200 employees, Rumpke is a leader in environmental solutions. After nearly 90 years, Rumpke remains a strong player in the industry, serving more than 1.5 million residential and commercial customers, and more than 430 municipal contracts daily.

One of Rumpke’s other divisions, The William-Thomas Group, also services national accounts using a nationwide network of more than 5,000 waste haulers.

Rumpke’s first landfill is one of the largest Sub-Title D landfills in the United States, accepting up to 12,500 tons of trash daily. The landfill is located in Colerain Township (near Cincinnati), and serves as the company’s corporate headquarters. Rumpke owns or operates the following landfills: • Bartholomew County Landfill • Lake County Landfill (Columbus, Indiana) (Painesville, Ohio) • Beech Hollow Landfill • Montgomery County Landfill (Wellston, Ohio) (Mt. Sterling, Kentucky) • Bond Road Landfill • New Baltimore Landfill (West Harrison, Ohio) (New Baltimore, Ohio) • Brown County Landfill • Noble Road Landfill (Georgetown, Ohio) (Shiloh, Ohio) • Boyd County Sanitary Landfill • Pendleton County Landfill (Ashland, Kentucky) (Butler, Kentucky) • Crawford County Landfill • Pike Sanitation Landfill (Bucyrus, Ohio) (Waverly, Ohio) • Jackson County Landfill • Rumpke Sanitary Landfill (Medora, Indiana) (Colerain Township, Ohio, near Cincinnati) Rumpke Waste & Recycling Rumpke Waste www.rumpke.com | 1–800–828–8171 Commitment to Sustainability recycling and e-waste and universal waste hauling Rumpke works with businesses, industries, options for recycling. residents, communities and municipalities to start and sustain successful waste diversion and Rumpke is even making a difference at its landfills. recycling programs. Rumpke’s first recycling location At Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, near Cincinnati, the was established in 1941 in Southwestern Ohio. company recovers landfill gas and converts it The operation was primitive compared to today’s into natural gas energy for up to 27,000 homes. recycling technologies, and consisted mostly of The operation is the largest landfill gas to direct manual sorting. pipeline energy system in the world, and it’s been in operation since 1986. Rumpke also boast landfill In 1989, Rumpke purchased a recycling operation gas to energy systems at Boyd County Sanitary in Pickaway County, Ohio. This purchase—which Landfill, the Brown County, Ohio Landfill, and the marked the start of Rumpke’s official recycling Pendleton County, Kentucky Landfill. Not to mention, division—was followed by a second site in Cincinnati design work is already underway to build additional in 1991. Dual-stream facilities opened in Columbus waste to energy plants at landfills in Kentucky and and Dayton, Ohio, Louisville and Ashland, Kentucky, Indiana. and Indianapolis, Indiana, throughout the 1990s. The facilities met a critical demand for communities seeking to divert material from landfills.

As the recycling industry grew, Rumpke remained at the forefront and continued investing in the latest technologies. Today, Rumpke provides the regional framework necessary to serve residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Rumpke owns and operates three of the most advanced recycling facilities in the nation, including a facility in Columbus, Ohio, a newly renovated glass processing site in Dayton, Ohio, and a $32 million facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, capable of sorting more than 100,000 pounds of recyclables per hour. These newly updated and advanced facilities make Rumpke a regional recycling leader.

Rumpke also works to make sustainability common practice throughout company operations by educating employees and implementing practices to conserve water, construction materials and fuel. Today, Rumpke recycles more than a million tires annually, using them as drainage layers or separation barriers for landfills.

In 2011, the firm opened compressed natural gas filling stations and began a pilot program to run garbage trucks on green energy. Today, Rumpke’s Via positive negotiations, Rumpke has secured compressed natural gas fleet has grown to 350 long-term and stable marketing agreements with plus vehicles and compressed natural gas fueling regional, domestic manufacturers that purchase stations can be found at Rumpke’s Cincinnati, recyclables for use as raw materials. Rumpke’s Columbus and Dayton, Ohio locations as well as at end-user network is further assurance that items its site in Louisville, Kentucky. collected and processed by Rumpke are being recycled and put to good use. Rumpke is also a leader in transparency, community outreach and education. Nearly 10,000 visitors tour Rumpke offers complete environmental solutions Rumpke sites each year to learn more about proper including much more than earth-friendly disposal waste and recycling practices and environmental and recycling services. Rumpke services also protection. The firm offers presentations and include composting (where available), construction hosts open houses to teach the public about the components of a complete environmental solution. Rumpke Waste & Recycling Rumpke Waste www.rumpke.com | 1–800–828–8171 Compliance Safety is a primary component of the Rumpke Rumpke’s Engineering and Environmental Affairs culture internally as well as externally. The National Division oversees landfill regulatory compliance, Waste and Recycling Association recently partnered environmental monitoring, planning and design, and with the National Institute for Occupational Safety construction management. Rumpke’s engineers, and Health (NIOSH) and the U.S. Department of environmental scientists and technicians work Health and Human Services (HHS), to develop driver with consultants to meet or exceed all compliance safety communications based on Rumpke’s public standards set forth by local, state and federal awareness campaign, “Slow Down to Get Around.” regulators.

Staying Safe Safety is a top priority at Rumpke. Rumpke and its divisions employ a Corporate Safety Department with members working throughout Rumpke’s service regions. The safety team consists of Department of Transportation (DOT), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Fire Prevention and Loss Control departments, as well as site safety supervisors. Beyond conducting compliance and safety audits, the team presents initial and Rumpke initiated the “Slow Down” campaign in continuing education opportunities for all Rumpke 2004, following two accidents in one week in which employees. waste collection drivers were struck by passing motorists. The team developed public service Monthly “tool box talks” highlight seasonal safety announcements, truck decals and other promotional issues, and throughout the year specialized courses materials. To date, more than 300 municipalities are developed and implemented. Techniques are and firms world-wide have adopted the campaign learned, practiced, observed and evaluated for including Cincinnati, New York and many others. continuous improvement.

Rumpke divisions strive to comply with all OSHA, DOT, EPA and other regulatory agencies. Each manager Strong Foundation Provides Best Service and supervisor is required to attend the OSHA 30- & Overall Customer Experience hour voluntary outreach program. Employees attend The Rumpke family’s involvement, a well-trained and new hire, annual and in-service safety and health qualified staff, and the best technology available training for the tasks they are assigned to perform. combine to ensure a wonderful experience for customers. Rumpke’s commitment to providing the Safety is a primary component of the Rumpke best service available at a fair price is an advantage culture internally as well as externally. The National that encourages customers such as, Procter & Waste and Recycling Association recently partnered Gamble, Duke Energy Corp., Columbus Blue Jackets, with the National Institute for Occupational Safety Cincinnati Reds, Yum Brands, U.S. Postal Service, and Health (NIOSH) and the U.S. Department of the Cleveland Browns and Home City Ice to count Health and Human Services (HHS), to develop driver on Rumpke to manage all their waste and recycling safety communications based on Rumpke’s public needs. awareness campaign, “Slow Down to Get Around.”

Rumpke initiated the “Slow Down” campaign in Learn More About Rumpke 2004, following two accidents in one week in which waste collection drivers were struck by passing motorists. The team developed public service announcements, truck decals and other promotional www.rumpke.com | 1–800–828–8171 materials. To date, more than 300 municipalities and firms world-wide have adopted the campaign including Cincinnati, New York and many others. and supervisor is required to attend the OSHA 30- hour voluntary outreach program. Employees attend new hire, annual and in-service safety and health training for the tasks they are assigned to perform. Rumpke Waste & Recycling Rumpke Waste Landfills. They’re what we do best.

KEEPING NEIGHBORHOODS CLEAN & GREEN SINCE 1932 Rumpke Waste & Recycling is one of the country’s largest waste and recycling companies. Our award-winning, family-owned firm services millions of waste and recycling customers throughout four states. Let us customize a program to meet your service, financial and sustainability objectives.

From the Beginning... Rumpke has operated landfills since 1945. In fact, we’ve perfected landfill design, construction and strategic planning. Today, Rumpke operates 13 landfills, including one of the largest municipal solid waste landfills in the country. All of our landfills are engineered with the best available technology and managed with the right expertise to ensure compliance, customer efficiency and maximum environmental protection.

Customers Come First Every employee at Rumpke, knows customers come first. Rumpke’s customer response team and local personnel are available to answer questions and facilitate service requests quickly and easily. While behind the scenes, Rumpke’s customer experience team is always working to assure quality interactions on the phone, online or in person.

A Commitment to Compliance Our landfills are sanitary sites, built according to Federal Sub-Title D regulations, with protective liners placed under and on top of the trash. Storm water, leachate (water that has come into contact with waste) and air quality monitoring are standard parts of Rumpke operations. Rumpke has the systems in place to ensure compliance and safety. Rumpke’s engineers, consultants and safety experts don’t just meet regulations, we exceed them. Our team proactively inspects sites to ensure consistency and exceed regulator expectations. If you’re not familiar with Rumpke, check out our compliance records. They speak for themselves. Rumpke Waste & Recycling Rumpke Waste www.rumpke.com | 1–800–828–8171 Think Landfills Can’t Help You Meet Your Sustainability Goals—Think Again. Trash Type Experts Who says landfilling is a waste? Recycling happens at We’ve seen it all. Rumpke’s Rumpke landfills every day. environmental expertise extends When trash decomposes, and methane is generated, to all types of waste. Our industrial Rumpke is putting it to good use. At Rumpke Sanitary waste experts and universal waste Landfill in Cincinnati we converted 47,000 tons of associates partner with disposal methane into natural gas power for 27,200 homes and clients to properly classify waste compressed natural gas fuel for nearly 200 garbage streams and ensure accurate trucks. The site’s renewable energy system is noted as paperwork and compliance. the largest waste to direct energy pipeline system in the world. Acceptable Material At our Pendleton County Landfill in Butler, Kentucky, Rumpke partners with the Eastern Kentucky Power • Asbestos – Friable Cooperative to generate electricity for approximately & Non-Friable by 2,500 area homes. In recent years, nearly 12,300 tons appointment only of methane was converted into renewable energy. • Auto Shredder Waste In Georgetown, Ohio Rumpke’s Brown County Landfill • Clean & partners with Energy Developments to operate a 4.8 Contaminated Soil mega-watt power plant that provides electricity to about 1,500 homes in the area. It’s one more way Rumpke is • Construction & creating renewable energy from waste. Demolition Wastes • Drummed Waste with Solids • Industrial Process Waste • Liquid Waste by appointment only • Residual Waste from a Dry Waste Material • Recovery Facility • Sludge • Wood Waste

Keep Your Costs in Check: Rumpke’s Landfills Unacceptable Material Offer Quick & Easy Access • Batteries Rumpke operates 14 landfills throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. In 2017 alone, Rumpke landfills received • Biosolids 5 million tons of trash. Our professionals know how to • Electronic Waste procure the right tools and equipment to make disposal • Explosives at a Rumpke facility quick and easy. Speaking of quick. Rumpke landfills are easily accessible from a variety of • Hazardous Waste state and interstate highway systems. • Infectious Waste • Putrescible Waste (e.g. food waste) • Radioactive Waste • Tires • White Goods (e.g. refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.) Rumpke Waste & Recycling Rumpke Waste www.rumpke.com | 1–800–828–8171 Rumpke Waste & Recycling Rumpke Landfill Locations & Hours ofOperation &Hours Locations Rumpke Landfill 4. 3. WFORD COUNTYLANDFILL 2. OHIO LANDFILLS 8. 7. 6. 5. 1.

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ATION Rumpke, A Recycling Leader

RECYCLING BEFORE IT WAS POPULAR Rumpke has been recycling since the 1930s when company founders pulled rags, metals and glass from the waste stream for reuse and recycling. In 1989, Rumpke began offering curbside collection for customers and has steadily expanded that effort to become a recycling leader in the Midwest.

Recycling for All Today, Rumpke brings reliable recycling services to millions of residents and businesses throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Rumpke provides municipal services to more than 400 communities. Cities like Columbus, Cincinnati, Tiffin, North Royalton, Hamilton, Middletown and Tipp City count on Rumpke to provide their homeowners with single stream curbside recycling services. And organizations like P&G, the Cincinnati Reds, Miami University, University of Dayton, Kings Island and many others count on Rumpke for commercial recycling services.

An Investment Worth Making During the last decade, Rumpke has invested upwards of $50 million dollars to implement the most- technologically advanced recycling systems in Ohio and beyond. Annually, Rumpke’s 10 recycling facilities process more than 1 billion pounds of material.

1. Chillicothe, OH 3. Dayton, OH 5. Ironton, OH 7. Mansfield, OH 9. Medora, OH 11. St. Bernard, OH

2. Columbus, OH 4. Elmwood, OH 6. Louisville, KY 8. Medina, OH 10. New Miami, OH

Putting Glass to Good Use Did you know glass makes up about 14% of the curbside stream of material? While others have discontinued glass recycling programs, Rumpke innovated new technology to convert broken glass into a useable raw material for the home insulation and glass container industries. Today, Rumpke is the only hauler in the country to operate its own glass processing facility. Each month, the glass recycling center processes between 2,500-4,000 tons of glass, keeping it out of landfills and putting it to good use.

RUMPKE ACCEPTS:

Paper & Cardboard Glass Bottles & Jars Cartons Plastic Bottles & Jugs Metal Cans

We also offer specialized recycling services for industrial customers.

Total Waste Services For those customers who have bulk recyclables from commercial or industrial processes, Rumpke offers specialized recycling services for a variety of materials from e-waste recycling to plastics, cardboard and much more. We have an experienced team to help organizations customize programs or even provide in- plant service to help them best reach their objectives. Rumpke Waste & Recycling Rumpke Waste www.rumpke.com | 1–800–828–8171 9/11/2020

The Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility

Presented to the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District Presented by Rumpke Waste & Recycling | August 2020

Introduction Rumpke | APTIM

• Bill Rumpke Jr., President & CEO • Jeff Rumpke, Area President • Eric Curtis, Rumpke Region Vice President • Ted Neura, Rumpke Director of New Business Development • Steve Sargent, Rumpke Director of Recycling • Christina Seibert, Senior Planner, Aptim Environmental and Infrastructure

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Experienced Qualified | Regional Strength

QUALIFIED 88 Years in Business 3,200 Employees 2,600 Vehicles 11 Recycling Facilities 18 Transfer Stations 14 Landfills

The Rumpke Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility

Increase recycling and landfill diversion Promote innovation with establishment of a regional glass collection hub and opportunity to mine commercial waste for high frequency recyclables Establish a circular economy and job creation for a sustainable ecosystem Increase competition for services, creating a cost-competitive alternative for the community Increase resiliency by providing a second recycling and waste transfer option in Monroe County Reduce emissions associated with recycling and waste transport out of county

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Process District approval initiates expansive and comprehensive process

The project must receive a number of authorizations before it can begin to operate: • Monroe County local approvals 1. Monroe County Solid Waste Management District 2. Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) 3. Monroe County Health Department Licensing 4. Monroe County Planning and Board of Zoning Appeals 5. Monroe County Building Department • State approval • Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

Campus Vision

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Proposed RRF is an Ideal Location

• 5220 S. Production Dr. • Zoned Heavy Industrial • Located in Industrial Park • Excellent Transportation Access

RRF will Support Increased Recycling

The challenge is how to increase recycling Monroe County Recycling & Waste Tonnage with growing disposal rates? Trend (2015-2019) 180,000 A comprehensive plan: 160,000 • Establish as a glass depot 140,000 120,000

• Maximize revenues through source 100,000

separated processing 80,000 • Increase single stream capacity per Year Tons 60,000 40,000

• Strengthen commercial recycling 20,000

opportunities 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 • Increase supply to regional recycling Waste Recycling facilities and markets

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RRF Can Promote Innovation Rumpke Medina Partnership Economically and environmental solutions

Rumpke Medina Partnership • Partnered with Medina County in 2019 to build a $3.2 million facility to process 600 tons of waste daily

Rumpke’s Glass Plant • In 2004, Rumpke constructed its glass recycling facility in Dayton, Ohio to help feed regional manufacturers. The plant currently processes 5,000 tons per month of post consumer residential glass Rumpke’s Glass Plant

RRF Will Maintain a Circular Economy Hoosiers helping Hoosiers

Indiana Recyclables Going to Indiana Companies: • Glass >>> Ardagh Glass in Dunkirk, Johns Manville in Richmond • Fiber >>> Pratt Industries in Valparaiso • PET bottles >>> Perpetual Recycling in Richmond

• Plastics >>> Brightmark in Ashley Local Recyclables Promoting and supporting Indiana Rumpke local and state jobs Manufacturers Processing & & End Users Marketing

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RRF will Increase Competition RRF will lower costs & drive increased services for residents, businesses, municipalities and institutions

• A second local facility will increase competition for services • Monroe County's gate rate for MSW is $54.87/ton vs. Lawrence County's gate rate for MSW of $36.50/ton • The District and City of Bloomington have identified a need for more competition in the market Because Republic Services owns and operates the only local transfer station, under current circumstances it is not logistically possible for the city to negotiate more “competitive rates than it receives under contract with Republic. Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) 2015 Fall Capstone Group, “Evaluation of the City of Bloomington’s Recycling Program and Expansion Program Recommendations” Commissioned by City of Bloomington Environmental Commission ”

RRF is Essential Infrastructure Monroe County is Uniquely Underserved • Only county among its peers (>100,000 population) to be so poorly served by infrastructure • Other peer counties have 2 or more solid waste facilities • Disposal tonnage has grown 20,000 tons per year in 5 years. • At this pace, 80,000 new tons per year will require handling in Monroe County over the next 20 years RRF Ensures Resiliency • Provides access to more MRFs, more landfills and more recyclables end markets • Monroe County will not be reliant on a single facility

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RRF is Consistent with MCSWMD's Plan RRF aligns with district objectives & goals

ALIGNMENT WITH RECYCLING & DISPOSAL OBJECTIVES & GOALS Recycling • Establishes permanent regional recycling center • Supports continued District interest in development of in-County recycling capacity • Represents private sector effort to achieve District recycling goals • Encourages secondary market development Disposal • Maintains in-county access to multiple disposal options • Supports District & State goals for recycling performance

RRF Meets MCSWMD's Objectives RRF is consistent with district planning principles

ALIGNMENT WITH DISTRICT PRIVATELY FUNDED PLANNING PRINCIPLES No investment by the County No requirement for guarantee waste flow • Environmental protection • Solid waste management SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR DISTRICT philosophy Rumpke would establish host benefit fees to • Extending relationships through ensure funding for District private partnerships

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RRF is Protective of Public Health & Environment Reduces emissions & promotes recycling & diversion

REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT • Reduce emissions associated with waste hauling and disposal • Potential reduction of 328,600 vehicle miles per year • Reduction of 839 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year • Emissions reductions are equivalent to: Removing 181 Electricity consumed by passenger vehicles 142 homes per year from the road per year

RRF Provides Economic Benefits RRF supports local economy and provides cost savings to residents & businesses

INVESTMENT IN LOCAL ECONOMY SAVINGS TO RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES • Investment – up to $10 - $15 million • Avoided costs (or savings) due to increased • Employment–anticipated 25 - 50 local competition in the solid waste & recycling sector - jobs $1.3 - $1.6 million per year • Economic Multiplier - $300,000 to $1,000,000 per year. $0.30 - $0.50 for every $1.00 of incremental wages and OTHER ECONOMIC BENEFITS operational expenses (estimated at $1M • Proposed matching District host benefit fee. May to $2M annually) generate an additional $20,000 to $50,000 per year to the District INCREASED LOCAL TAX REVENUES • Increased access to recycling and disposal markets • $20,000 to $30,000 per year of with no public investment or risk increased property tax revenue

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The Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility Right project. Right time. Right partners.

Needed Consistent Protective Thank You

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