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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />•Z' <br />z <br />c <br />w 40 <br />bi <br />:cYc <br />Date: May 13, 2019 <br />To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br />Prepared By: Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E., Managing Director, Solid Was Disposal District <br />Subject: Work Order No. 1 to Kessler Consulting, Inc., for So ': Waste Composition Study <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />As part of the 2014 Solid Waste Master Plan Update, the ndian River County (IRC) Solid Waste Disposal <br />District (SWDD) utilized Kessler Consulting, Inc. (KCI) or a solid waste composition study, which was <br />used to determine the percentage by weight of • .terials found in residential and commercial solid <br />waste delivered to the County's landfill for dispos <br />The last Waste Composition Study (WCS) w. performed in March 2014 and included samples from 40 <br />loads of solid waste to capture the geogra o is variation from unincorporated IRC, the five municipalities <br />and the Customer Convenience Cent s. The study concluded that a Targe percentage of disposed <br />residential and commercial waste cnsisted of materials that could have potentially been diverted <br />through the existing recycling prog ms. In addition, there was a good portion of organic materials that <br />could potentially have been com•osted. <br />The recycling industry and arkets have dramatically changed in the last five years. In addition, the <br />recycling program in IRC - as changed from dual stream to single stream recycling during this period <br />while experiencing a st ady growth in population and a re-emergence of the housing development in <br />our community. Ther fore, as we continue to educate and increase the overall recycling rate in IRC, an <br />updated study will ' elp identify the success of our program as well as identify quantitative opportunities <br />for improvemen . Staff requested and received the attached Work Order No. 1 from KCI to provide an <br />updated WCS, hich will be utilized as part of a master plan update next fiscal year. <br />ANALYSIS. <br />KCI ha prepared Work Order No. 1, provided in Attachment 1, detailing the scope of work, budget, and <br />sch: dule for each of the tasks. The tasks are listed below showing the estimated fees based on a time <br />a d materials (t&m) basis. <br />@BCL@B80D3F3B.doc <br />Page 1 of <br />2 <br />