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® 13. Cost Savings Due to Waste Diversion/Recycling <br />• <br />Enhanced recycling results in avoided landfill base construction and closure <br />projects beyond the 25 -year CIP due to the lower landfill disposal quantities. The <br />estimated capital savings thru FY 2040 when compared to the current 37% <br />recycling rate is $11.5 million for 50% recycling and $19.9 million for 75% recycling. <br />Table ES -4 compares the CIP costs based upon various recycling rates. <br />TABLE ES -4 <br />CIP Cost Comparisons ($000)(1) <br />Solid Waste Disposal District <br />Indian River County, Florida <br />Recycling Rate <br />FY 2015-20 <br />FY 2021-40 <br />Current Rate <br />$14,712, <br />$ 34,500 <br />50% Recycling(2) <br />$ 14,712 <br />$ 23,015 <br />75% Recycling(3) <br />$ 14,862 <br />$ 14,425 <br />FOOTNOTES: <br />1. Does not include any capital contribution for new solid waste processing system <br />(2014 dollars) <br />2. With modification to current collection system, single stream recycling and <br />universal collection. <br />3. Includes items in Note 2 plus solid waste processing <br />The point of this table is, higher recycling rates reduces significantly the long-term <br />capital costs of landfill projects. The $19.9 million difference between current <br />recycling rates and 75% goal is funds available for solid waste processing facilities <br />to achieve that goal. <br />14. Implementation Plan for FY 2015-2020 <br />In order for the County to continue providing efficient solid waste services to <br />citizens of Indian River County and to modify the system to increase waste <br />diversion and recycling, the following improvements and modifications are <br />recommended. Consistency and necessary changes with the Indian River County <br />2030 Comprehensive is also noted. <br />1. Meet with the municipalities as soon as possible to negotiate longer term <br />ILAs for solid waste disposal and for coordinated diversion/ recycling. <br />Buy -in of the municipalities is critical to meeting state diversion/ <br />recycling goals. <br />Ikk NEEI_ SCHAFFER <br />ES -1 8 <br />174 <br />