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percentage rate, and that looks very good at this point. Mr. <br />Pinto then discussed some of the technicalities involved with <br />treatment of septage and sludge. <br />Chairman Scurlock requested that Mr. Pinto discuss the <br />economics of the Landfill operation and compare our fees to those <br />of some other counties. <br />Director Pinto advised that before the new regulations and <br />the mandated separation, we are talking probably around $28 a <br />ton. This charge has ranged from $25 a ton in some rural <br />counties up to $135 a ton in other more populated counties, and <br />some wish they could get rid of it for that price, i.e., the <br />famous barge of garbage that was traveling around trying to find <br />a place to dump. For every person who moves in the state, we are <br />now talking 1.6 tons per household. In addition, he noted that <br />we have some 5,000 animal carcasses coming into the Landfill <br />annually, and we hope to have our new incinerator in operation in <br />about four months. He believed that mandated collection is on <br />the horizon and that we will not be able to avoid it much longer. <br />Mayor Macht believed when the mandate comes, we will need <br />state assistance and legislation dealing with such things as fast <br />food places and all their packaging. <br />Director Pinto agreed that plastic packaging presents a real <br />problem. He noted that the original law had in it elimination of <br />such things as styrofoam cups, plastic bags and wrappers, for <br />different type products, and he believed it will be mandated that <br />plastic bags will be eliminated in the early 1990's. Styrofoam <br />manufacturers, however, are fighting them off and saying they <br />must have an environmental impact study done, and the Bottle Bill <br />also has been pushed back by lobbyists. In regard to tires, the <br />state realized the problem the counties are having; so, the state <br />put a tax on tires, but they get the tax. The Legislature tells <br />us what we can't do, but doesn't give the answers. <br />City Manager Little commented that the City's position on <br />the Landfill hasn't been touched on today, and actually what he <br />4 <br />NOV 17 1988 <br />BOOK 75 0,E196 <br />