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Comprehensive Plan Solid Waste Sub -Element • Residential Collection Within the County, residential solid wastes are collected in one of the following ways: Drop-off In addition to the landfill, five CCCs operate throughout the County. At any of the five CCCs and the landfill site, County residents can at no charge drop off solid waste, waste that is to be recycled, and household hazardous waste. In Fiscal Year 2007/2008, less than ten percent (10%) of the County's residential solid waste was processed through the five CCCs. The cost for operation and maintenance of the five CCCs and transportation of the waste material to the landfill site is about $2 million per year. The five CCCs are open and manned five days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., while the landfill site is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All CCCs are closed on Wednesdays, but three of the CCCs are also closed on Tuesdays, with the other two CCCs closed on Thursdays. Each CCC has 40 -yard roll -off containers designated for household waste and yard waste, segregated containers for recyclables, and designated areas for various other materials such as bulky materials, tires, batteries, etc. The Oslo, Fellsmere and Winter Beach CCCs also use transfer trailers equipped with walking floors for transportation of household waste. Materials collected at the CCCs are then transported by the SWDD to the landfill for disposal or for processing and transportation to recycling markets. Recently, the SWDD completed the expansion of the Fellsmere CCC, increasing its size by four acres to 5.36 acres and remodeling the facility at a cost of $2,000,000. The facility uses 135 -cubic yard transfer trailers equipped with walking floors, instead of 40 cubic yard -rolloff containers to transfer MSW to the landfill site. This mode of transportation reduces the number of trips necessary to transport the waste to the landfill site in comparison with the 40 -cubic yard containers, and thus offers significant savings to the SWDD. The SWDD also plans to expand the Oslo CCC and build a new facility at the site. Because solid waste collection remains voluntary by subscription only, the CCCs continue to allow County residents to drop-off solid waste and recyclable materials without a fee. Residential Curbside Collection Under current franchise agreements, the County is split into two service areas for residential solid waste and recycling collection. While Waste Management Inc. serves the northern part of the County, Treasure Coast Refuse serves the southern part of the County. Currently, the cost of collection is about $14.32 per month for residential customers. Residential waste collection also includes separate collection of yard and garden trash. All County residents, regardless of whether or not they subscribe to a trash collection service, receive curbside or neighborhood recycling collection service. Through inter -local agreements, residents in all municipalities within the county also receive SWDD recycling collection service. Community Development Department Indian River County 8