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1 1 OVERVIEW OC THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM term includes rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, and other vegetative matter which normally results from land clearing or land development operations for a construction project. The storage and handling of tires at the County's waste tire processing facility comply with the rules and guidelines of state laws. A tire -shredding machine is currently in operation at the facility. SWDD accepts automobile, truck, and heavy equipment tires from individuals and businesses in Indian River County. In FY 1995, SWDD was awarded a Waste Tire Grant from FDEP. A copy of the grant is included in Appendix B. SWDD accepts tires from St. Lucie County through an interlocal agreement. Under the interlocal agreement, SWDD processes and shreds waste tires generated in St. Lucie County. The Agreement requires that the amount of waste tires transported to Indian River County not exceed 170 tons per month and specifies that the shredded tires be returned to the St. Lucie County landfill for disposal. A copy of the interlocal agreement is provided in Appendix C. In FY 1995, SWDD received 1,208 tons of tires and processed 1,531 tons of tires. Tires shredded for St. Lucie totaled 604 tons; 649 tons of shredded tires were returned to St. Lucie County. The total amount of tires shredded for disposal in the landfill was 625 tons. There were 257 tons of tires used for fuel in FY 1995. The FDEP tire shredding permit allows SWDD to dispose of the shredded material in a Class I landfill as needed. Yard waste and land clearing debris are directed to an air -curtain incinerator or shredder. The materials burned at the air -curtain incinerator are typically land -clearing wastes such as trees and brush. The vegetative waste that is not incinerated is shredded onsite. This waste is currently stored in an area just east of the Segment II landfill. Shredded vegetative waste is sometimes used as temporary cover over the initial waste cover to keep dust levels low and to protect soil cover from erosion. In FY 1995, approximately 39,446 tons of land - clearing debris and yard trash were handled. Of this, 1,528 tons of burnable vegetative debris were incinerated. Ash from the incinerator and dirt from the stockpile area are used in the landfill as cover material. 2.3 Household Hazardous Waste Management Indian River County SWDD's HHW program was created in FY 1989. The objective of the HHW program is to maximize the removal of household hazardous materials entering the Class I, C&D, and recyclable wastestreams, thereby minimizing the quantity of household env/1000847k% �' ,tea _ l }. ; yi_ Yu'•. -Y. .. �. lriatiMgligtePTTe 2•S