| Option |
No. of employees |
Landfill needs/yr. (cu. yards) |
| a. Landfill everything
(landfill 15 mi. away |
- Collection - 40
- Landfill - 2
- Total - 42
|
52,000 yd |
| b. Voluntary
recycling. Curbside pickup of: glass, newsprint, plastic, aluminum.
Landfill remainder. |
- Collection
- 44
- Recycling Center
- 8
- Landfill - 2
- Total - 54
|
47,000 yd |
| c. Mandatory
recycling (as is b. above) |
- Collection - 48
- Recycling Center
- 15
- Landfill - 2
- Total - 65
|
42,000 yd |
| d. Mandatory
composting of yard waste. Landfill remainder. (#s assume 1/2
yard waste is composted at home.) |
- Collection - 42
- Composting - 1
- Landfill - 2
- Total - 45
|
45,000 yd |
| e. Incinerate
for energy recovery. Landfill ash and non-burnables. (incinerator
in town) |
- Collection - 38
- Incinerator - 12
- Landfill - 1
- Total - 51
|
10,000 yd |