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Comprehensive Plan <br />Solid Waste Sub -Element <br />coverage on the Class I landfill, and the remaining yard waste is hauled off-site. <br />Currently, sludge, screenings and grit from the County's wastewater treatment plants are dewatered <br />and disposed of at the County landfill. Recently, the SWDD obtained Florida Department of <br />Environmental Protection (FDEP) permits for construction and operation of a sludge dewatering <br />facility at the landfill site. This facility is presently under construction and is scheduled to be <br />complete by March 2010. Septage is also currently disposed of at the County landfill. <br />• Recycling <br />In response to the Florida Solid Waste Management Act of 1988, Indian River County established a <br />recycling program. Since May 1997, this program has included curbside or neighborhood residential <br />recycling collection available to every residence in the County, both single-family and multi -family. <br />In addition, residents may bring their recyclables to any of the five CCCs in the County or to the <br />landfill site. <br />As structured, the countywide recycling program includes curbside collection services for single- <br />family homes and either pick-up or drop-off service for businesses and multiple family <br />developments. To avoid concentrating recycling activities on only one or two materials, the State of <br />Florida does not allow everything that is recycled to count toward a community's recycling goals. <br />Consequently, the SWDD applies only a portion of the ground yard waste used for daily coverage of <br />the landfill toward the County's recycling goal. Additionally, the SWDD contracts with a private <br />company to remove all tires from the landfill for recycling into fuel and road base material. <br />During Fiscal Year 2007/2008, approximately 54,000 tons of recycled solid waste were collected. <br />This amount represents 23% of the total solid waste stream in the County. During Fiscal Year <br />2007/2008, the County recycled the following amounts of materials (Table 3.C.1): <br />TABLE 3.C.1 <br />2008 RECYCLED MATERIALS <br />MATERIAL <br />ITONSRECYCLED <br />Glass <br />1 1,489 <br />Aluminum Cans <br />1141 <br />Plastic <br />707 <br />Clean C&D <br />111,038 <br />Yard Trash <br />32,996 <br />Tires <br />463 <br />Scrap Metals <br />871 <br />Corrugated <br />858 <br />Newspaper <br />4,788 <br />Steel Cans <br />180 <br />Mixed Rec clables <br />58 <br />TOTAL <br />53,589 <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 11 <br />