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r <br />fill up and requires more land. Composting results in a saleable <br />material. They would like to look at privatizing a composting <br />operation, through proposals. <br />Commissioner Adams thought there would not be a lot of money <br />realized from it, but a resulting top soil could be used for <br />roadsides to allow real grass to grow. She reasoned that over 50% <br />of the Landfill was being taken up by two items that could be <br />diverted to composting. She also suggested that excess citrus <br />waste might be welcomed to supplement cattle feed. <br />In addition, Commissioner Adams suggested looking at <br />alternative disposal for C & D (construction and demolition) <br />debris, such as a fishing reef, or other. Director Pinto replied <br />that clean materials from C & D debris were being pulled out more <br />and more and some privatizing has begun on use of concrete. <br />Commissioner Bird submitted that multifamily buildings had <br />space limitations and lacked recycling conveniences. Director <br />Pinto advised that recycling containers had been placed around the <br />condominium buildings wherever the owners of the complexes allowed <br />them to be placed. He asserted that motivation and education were <br />the key factors in accomplishing maximum recycling; getting the <br />word out and keeping it in the forefront produced the best results. <br />Many improvements have been made since the study began and <br />we must continue reviewing both parts of the study, because the <br />waste stream is changing daily. He cited examples of companies <br />using the fact that they were recycling in their marketing and that <br />the packaging industry is changing substantially as well. <br />Commissioner Bird inquired about the feasibility of shredding. <br />Director Pinto advised that they had looked into shredding and <br />bailing, but the primary thrust was to get a large amount of <br />material out of the waste stream. He believed there was minimal <br />advantage for shredding in a landfill of our size. <br />The Chairman called a 5 -minute recess at approximately 10:20 <br />a.m. and reconvened the meeting at approximately 10:28 a.m. <br />Mr. Torres resumed the presentation and reported extensively, <br />using charts and slides, on the data and methodology used in their <br />study. He further advised they would be recommending, for the <br />Board's consideration, refinements to the existing assessment <br />program. The Board's next step would be implementation of the <br />recommendations. <br />Sandy Gutner recounted the analysis sequence 'and the <br />January 31, 1995 <br />8 BOOK 94 <br />I <br />