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cs. 3. The recycling market is very poorly established and extremely unstable. As has occurred in the waste oil and newspaper recycling programs, the overall recycling market depends on supply and demand as well as cost alternatives. The County has been mandated, along with the rest of the State of Florida, to recycle materials to the extent where the overall waste stream is reduced by 30o by 1994. As the communities flood the very limited recycling market, there will be a period where the county could conceivably have to pay to dispose of recyclables rather than be paid. 4. Numerous pilot recycling programs have been initiated around the State and several concerns have already been noted: A. Most of the pilot programs were funded through grants with limited expense to the community. Analysis of the cost of these programs has revealed that they are extremely expensive and in many cases have exceeded many times over the costs for simply disposing of the material in the Landfill. B. While there is considerable interest by the public in the initial stages of the programs the interest soon wanes and recycling efforts rapidly become reduced. 5. Indian River County has to seriously evaluate its currently existing collection stations and determine whether they are conducive to effective recycling, or whether they need to be eliminated and replaced with a more effective collection program. There are numerous scenarios that can be presented as the recycling world contains a maze of dead-end streets that, after considerable cost, can leave the County against a wall with an unsuccessful program while still faced with the mandate to reduce its waste stream. A recycling program encompassing the municipalities and entire county must be thoroughly evaluated with all alternatives and their associated costs and effectiveness addressed. Attached is a "Scope of Work" and "Proposal" by the engineering firm, Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc. to provide a study of the Recovery and Recycling of material within the Solid Waste Stream. The Scope of Work includes a report addressing various recycling alternatives and their impact, as well as an update to the County's current Solid Waste Management Plan. The total estimated cost for the engineering services is $61,200.00. Approximately $15,000.00 of these costs are directly related to a study of The City of Vero Beach collection operations. District staff has been in contact with representatives of The City of Vero Beach. The City recognizes that the recycling requirements will affect their existing collection operations and is interested in jointly pursuing engineering services to evaluate the effects and needs in their collection services. In that regard they have expressed interest in paying for that part of the engineering services that will address their operations. FUNDING Funding for this project will be provided from the "Engineering Services Account" within the Solid Waste Disposal District Budget. BAR 1 4 1989 35 BOOK T 6 ['AGE 383