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The County's primary role in developing a composting program would /^ be in the identification of sites and program financing. Separate yardwaste collection and handling would be financed similar to the source separation program. By implementing a composting program in the County, disposal require- ments are expected to be reduced by 15,000 tons/year 4. Co -composting The feasibility of co -composting sewage sludge and solid waste is being considered for the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant. If demonstration studies substantiate preliminary feasibility/market projections, a co -composting facility with a 750 ton per day capacity (50% of Ramsey County's solid waste) could be developed. The actual size of such a facility, can however, not be firmly estab- lished at this time. The Advisory Council views co -composting as an important element of the overall plan proposed for the County because a co -composting facility could be readily sized up or down to meet waste flow require- ments of other resource recovery facilities; or it may serve as an important back-up if other alternatives fail. The City of St. Paul and the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission have assumed primary roles in developing a co -composting project. County involvement is expected to remain limited to general coordina- tion and political support. 5. Mass Burning Incineration The wast Ito -energy element of this Proposal involves construction of a I%Zton per day mass burning incinerator. The supply of waste would come primarily from Ramsey County, with Washington County and possibly Dakota County supplying the balance. Although specific wasteshed boundaries for the facility hava not been established, 5eO%rr - {$ Apo tQir� p[r daj #Szap[Med C tjgina• i II�mca.• r^•_tyt .,k th}�cata s nee, a mass burning incii the County's .landfill capacity requirements by 50 percent. The project which is currently under in tigation by the City of St. Paul and Ramsey County involves aton per day incineration facility located in eastern Ramsey County or western Washington County that would supply steam energy to the 3-M Corporate head- quarters in Maplewood. The County has entered into a joint admin- istrative agreement with Washington County and the City of St. Paul to continue evaluating the feasibility of this project.