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Victor Valley Materials Strategy

Victor Valley Materials Strategy. John Davis Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Authority. ‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here ?’ ‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’ said the Cat . ‘I don’t much care where –’ said Alice

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Victor Valley Materials Strategy

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  1. Victor Valley Materials Strategy John Davis Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Authority

  2. ‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ ‘That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,’ said the Cat. ‘I don’t much care where –’ said Alice “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,’ said the Cat. Alice in Wonderland

  3. Contract • In September 2008, the JPA contracted with Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc., (GBB), in association with RRT Design & Construction, Inc. (RRT), identifying opportunities to increase recycling performance • Final Report received April 27, 2009

  4. Victor Valley Materials and Resource Management Strategy Prepared for: Prepared by: GERSHMAN, BRICKNER & BRATTON, INC. and RRT Design & Construction, Inc. April 27, 2009

  5. Project Goals • Maximum feasible recycling and composting • Greenhouse gas reduction • Materials management system based on reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and energy recovery • Enhanced collection, MRF processing and marketing

  6. Tasks • Generators • Source Reduction • Collection • Pre-processing • Characterization • MRF Operations Assessment • Energy Recovery • Residue Handling (Landfill)

  7. Recovery Characterization (Chapter 5) • Characterize and identify types and quantities of landfilled waste • Present diversion estimates • 5 day visual characterization at Victorville Landfill (Fall 2008) • 265 “controllable” loads analyzed • Front and side loaders, transfer trailers

  8. Recovery Characterization • Analyzed residential and commercial waste loads received from: • Victorville • Apple Valley • Adelanto • Unincorporated San Bernardino County • Victor Valley MRF

  9. Recovery Characterization • 12,000 tons per month of currently landfilled material is potentially recoverable • This represents 85.7% of materials that were suitable for processing (about 80% of the total) • Some of the remaining un-processed material also could be recovered through composting and recycling

  10. Apple Valley & Victorville

  11. Adelanto & County

  12. Total

  13. Recoverable Materials

  14. Generators • Goal: obtain an in-depth understanding of generators’ current perceptions, attitudes and behavior about recycling and waste reduction • Input from key stakeholders: residents, business leaders, elected officials, environmental leaders, school representatives, and local waste industry officials

  15. Generators • Public information recommendations follow generator focus group and stakeholder discussions • Targeted and coordinated information, including website and hard copy materials especially are emphasized

  16. Collection • Assess Apple Valley and Victorville collection systems • Identify system improvements • Consider potential to separately collect food and landscape debris • Assess customer service management

  17. Collection Recommendations • Set-out study to identify residential participation levels • Expanding commingled recycling commercial collection • Reducing residential dirt and gravel disposal

  18. Collection Recommendations • Focusing on drop-off opportunities at County transfer stations • Continuing compost or anaerobic digestion efforts for commercial and residential organic materials • Considering landscape capture options

  19. Collection Recommendations • Carrying out a pilot residential food and landscape collection program • Scale up commercial food discard collection

  20. Pre-Processing System • Identify a system to process material now landfilled, separating and recovering materials for market • Three alternatives • Existing MRF • Modifications to existing • Addition to existing, including transfer station

  21. Pre-Processing System • A pre-processing system, including a transfer station, is feasible using current technology matched to the existing commingled system • The expanded system would cost about $30 million, and about $4.8 million annually to operate and maintain

  22. Pre-Processing System Compost Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Paper recycling Bottle and can recycling Construction material* Reuse and resale*

  23. System Recovery Rates

  24. Existing MRF Enhancements • Increasing daily run time efficiency • Focusing on residue reduction • Improving paper recovery efforts • Reducing pre sort down-time • Considering facility operational improvements

  25. Source Reduction Strategies • Source reduction strategies focus: • Household hazardous waste facilities locations, hours and information • Emphasizing non-toxic alternatives for household products • Grasscycling outreach and promotion for residents and landscapers

  26. Energy Recovery • Energy recovery (about 45 tons per day) includes a conceptual system to produce fuel for local cement kilns • Another 18 tons per day of wood and tree limbs could be ground for biomass fuel, mulch or compost bulking material

  27. Residue • The Residue chapter presents summary tables showing disposal tonnage with alternative recycling and composting performance • Recommends in-county disposal as the most economically viable option at today’s rates

  28. Next Steps • Share results with Apple Valley and Victorville • Undertake preliminary financial analysis • Begin collection, public information, source reduction improvements • Discuss Victorville Landfill role, including self-haul vehicle handling

  29. www.urecycle.

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