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CLERK-ADMINISTRATnic'lIAYOR AND COUNCIL <br />JANUARY 30, 1986 OON <br />PACE: TNO <br />uid, I ines <br />Ramsey County G <br />Counties in the metropolitan region bear the primary respon- <br />sihility of implem, itinq a regional system of coordinated <br />processing and recv,•linq services. This system is ,wtlined <br />in each County's ;-lid Waste Master Plan. <br />Ramsey County's Plan includes three basic component-;-- <br />waste-to-enurgy plant, recycling, and composting. <br />waste—Tn—Enerov - A waste -to -energy plant is planned <br />jointly y betw,!on Rams.•V and ljashingt.)n counties, and <br />Northern State, Power Company. This plant .00v--tts <br />oarbage into refuse dorived fuel (RDF), which will be <br />transported to NSP plants and burned to generat.- <br />electricity. `.It of the wastes '"ollected fr.en th,• two <br />counties will ,to to the RDF plant for shroddtn(j and air <br />classifying to separate combustibles from non-cumhusti- <br />bles. Iron an.1 aluminum will he separated and <br />recycled. it is estimated that 20-308 of this total <br />volume will be landfilled. <br />R_erycIiny - F.a.h municipality is encouraged to develop a <br />drop-off cente,. Tho County plans to start a rnrbsiile <br />service in St. Paul and gradually expand to include the <br />outermost suburbs. <br />Ramsey Counry ;)urcha.ed the recv-linq facility at 775 <br />Rice Street and will vncouraye r,.sidents and munici- <br />palities to bring materials to this site. Haulers will <br />roc to paid for any recyclabies dropped at this site, <br />but neither wilt they have to pay t( deposit materials, <br />which i> tho current landfill situation. <br />it is doubtful that the Council's goals can be attained <br />without curbside collection of recyclables, but it is <br />anticipated that the transition to franchised garbage <br />hauling can easily include a curbside recycling program. <br />Com stingy - The County predicts that rontinued <br />promotion and public education should double the 1984 <br />level of leaves and grass clippings composted in Ramsey <br />County in 1986. <br />Mounds view's Re_!k)nsibilities <br />As part of Ramsay rnunty's Solid Waste Master Plan, eioh <br />City must attain certain targets for recycling and <br />composting. Waste reduction can he attained through <br />curbside, drop off, yard waste, and municipal in-house <br />recycling programs. The followinq tonnages must he achi?ved <br />through these aven,i,�s. <br />