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v • OVERVIEW O: THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM In FY 1995, SWDD was awarded a Recycling/Education Grant and a Litter Control and Prevention Grant. The Litter Control and Prevention Grant was used for beach clean-up, the Adopt -A -Road Program, and the Keep Indian River Beautiful Program. The Recycling/ Education Grant was utilized for maintenance of recycling equipment, operational expenses, promotional and educational materials, and curbside recycling collection service. Copies of the grants are included in Appendix B. 2.5 Solid Waste Quantities Solid waste quantities were taken from landfill scale reports generated by Indian River County. For FY 1995, the total quantity of wastes processed by the County was 198,610 tons. This includes garbage, special waste and animals, C&D, sludge, tires, land -clearing debris, yard trash, household hazardous waste, and recyclables. Of the total processed by the County, only 114,318 tons were landfilled in the County's Segment II landfill, the active Class I fill area. The remainder was incinerated, recycled, stockpiled, shipped to St. Lucie County, or landfilled in the County's C&D facility. The C&D debris in FY 1995 totaled 49,979 tons. Of this, 37,195 tons were landfilled in the C&D landfill and 10,391 tons were recycled as dean debris. The remaining 2,393 tons of C&D were placed in the Segment II landfill. Figure 2-2 shows the solid waste stream routing for FY 1995. Appendix G provides spreadsheets that show detailed information on the total quantity of recyclables and waste processed by the County in FY 1995. The characteristics of the waste stream are shown in Table 2-1. The percentages were derived from the landfill scale reports. The 1995 population of Indian River County was 100,261 (Source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research, February 1996). Based on the FY 1995 total County population and the total amount of waste received by the County in FY 1995, the County's waste generation rate was calculated to be 10.85 pounds per capita per day (equal to 1.98 tons/person/year). The actual waste landfilled was calculated at 6.25 pounds per capita per day (equal to 1.14 tons/person/ year). Actual waste landfilled in FY 1995 included garbage, shredded tires, sludge including grit and grease, asbestos, ash from the air -curtain incinerator, wood chips and mulch, and a portion of the total C&D debris. 2.6 Solid Waste Projections Solid waste projections were prepared to estimate the remaining disposal capacity of the lined Segment II landfill. Tables 2-2 and 2-3 show the current and projected amounts of Gwv11000847.Doc kkg 2.11