Charles County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan 2011 - 2021 Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................. 2 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. i I.1 STATE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS & CONFORMITY WITH COMAR............ i I.2 CHARLES COUNTY RESOLUTION ADOPTING PLAN ............................................... i I.3 MDE APPROVAL LETTER ............................................................................................... i I.4 NATIONAL TRENDS AND FACTORS INFLUENCING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................... iii I.5 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF PLAN .................................................................................. iii I.6 PLAN ORGANIZATION .................................................................................................. iv 1 CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 CHAPTER SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 STRUCTURE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT .............................................................................. 1-4 1.4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ............................................................................................................ 1-4 1.5 LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING MANAGEMENT FACILITIES ........................... 1-4 Federal 1-7 State 1-12 Charles County ............................................................................................................... 1-20 Household Hazardous Waste ......................................................................................... 1-23 Incorporated Towns and Federal Facilities .................................................................... 1-23 1.6 PLAN AMENDMENT PROCEDURE .......................................................................................... 1-24 2 CHAPTER 2 ................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 CHAPTER SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................. 2-1 Location and Setting ......................................................................................................... 2-1 History 2-3 Natural Characteristics and Resources.............................................................................. 2-3 2.3 POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT .......................................................................................... 2-5 Regional Setting and Growth Trends................................................................................ 2-5 Population and Employment Projections .......................................................................... 2-6 Effect of Growth on the Provision of Solid Waste Management Services ....................... 2-6 2.4 INCORPORATED TOWNS ........................................................................................................... 2-7 2.5 FEDERAL FACILITIES ................................................................................................................. 2-8 2.6 COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE POLICIES ................................................................................. 2-8 2.7 ZONING REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................... 2-9 3 CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 CHAPTER SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Waste Quantities .............................................................................................................................. 3-2 Waste Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 3-3 3.4 HISTORIC RECYCLING QUANTITIES ....................................................................................... 3-7 3.5 BASELINE STATISTICS FOR WASTE GENERATION ............................................................. 3-8 Residential Waste Generation .......................................................................................... 3-8 Commercial/Industrial Waste Generation ........................................................................ 3-8 Institutional Waste Generation ......................................................................................... 3-8 Rubble Waste Generation ................................................................................................. 3-8 3.6 WASTE PROJECTIONS............................................................................................................... 3-12 Residential Waste ........................................................................................................... 3-12 Commercial/Industrial Waste ......................................................................................... 3-12 Institutional Waste .......................................................................................................... 3-13 Rubble Waste ................................................................................................................. 3-13 Controlled Hazardous Substances Including Medical Waste ........................................ 3-14 Dead Animals ................................................................................................................. 3-15 Bulky Wastes ................................................................................................................. 3-15 Scrap Tires ..................................................................................................................... 3-15 Sludge 3-16 Septage 3-17 Asbestos 3-17 County Maintenance Debris ........................................................................................... 3-17 Agricultural Waste ......................................................................................................... 3-18 Recreational Waste ......................................................................................................... 3-18 Mining Waste ................................................................................................................. 3-18 Used Oil and Antifreeze ................................................................................................. 3-18 3.7 IMPORTED WASTES .................................................................................................. 3-18 Wastewater Sludge ......................................................................................................... 3-18 Municipal Waste ............................................................................................................ 3-19 3.7 EXPORTED WASTES .................................................................................................................. 3-19 Recyclables .................................................................................................................... 3-19 Rubble 3-21 Controlled Hazardous Substances .................................................................................. 3-21 Dead Animals ................................................................................................................. 3-21 Scrap Tires ..................................................................................................................... 3-21 Asbestos 3-21 Household Hazardous Waste .......................................................................................... 3-21 3.8 COLLECTION SYSTEMS ........................................................................................................... 3-22 Solid Waste Collection ................................................................................................... 3-22 Recyclables Collection ................................................................................................... 3-24 3.9 RECYCLING PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................... 3-25 Residential Programs ...................................................................................................... 3-25 Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Programs ...................................................... 3-31 Electronics Recycling (E-cycling) .................................................................................. 3-37 3.9.4 Office Building Recycling ............................................................................................. 3-38 3.10 SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE