PLANNING HISTORY

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PLANNING HISTORY

• CITY COUNTY JOINT EFFORT
• 2000-2004 - LANDFILL REPLACEMENT STUDY
• 2004 - NO NEW LANDFILLS
• - DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES
• 2007 - TRANSFER TO MARINA
• - EXPANDED RECYCLING COMPOSTING
• - ZERO WASTE ECOPARK

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LANDFILL LIFESPAN

• CITY OF SANTA CRUZ 30 yrs
• CITY OF WATSONVILLE 20 yrs
• BUENA VISTA 17 yrs

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WASTE FLOWS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

• CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
• to Santa Cruz City Resource Recovery Center, 3
  miles north of city
• CITY OF SCOTTS VALLEY SAN LORENZO VALLEY
• to Ben Lomond Transfer Station then to Marina
  Landfill, north Monterey County
• CITY OF CAPITOLA
• direct to Marina Landfill, north Monterey
  County
• CITY OF WATSONVILLE
• to Watsonville Landfill, San Andreas Rd
• UNINCORPORATED COUNTY
• to Buena Vista Landfill, Buena Vista Dr

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FACILITY DISTRIBUTION

• CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
• - Dimeo Lane Landfill
• - Resource Recovery Center
• SAN LORENZO VALLEY- SCOTTS VALLEY
• - Ben Lomond Transfer Station
• - Recycling Center Organics Processing
• CITY OF WATSONVILLE
• - Watsonville Landfill
• - Materials Recovery Facility
• REMAINDER OF COUNTY
• - Buena Vista Landfill
• - Recycling Organics Processing
• - Construction Inerts Recycling

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Preserving Capacity at Buena Vista
Implement CD Program
Tons Disposed
Enact Mandatory Recycling Ordinance
Transfer Ben Lomond Residuals to Monterey
Regional Landfill
Anticipated Closure Date 2024
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Opportunities in the Supply Stream
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Zero Waste EcoPark Elements

• Retail sales
• Reuse center
• Compost and garden products
• Building supplies
• Education center
• Green building
• Sustainability
• Reuse and recycling
• Drop-off
• Buyback

• Processing
• Materials recovery
• Construction and demolition debris
• Organics
• Residual waste management
• Treatment
• Transfer

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Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County

• Recycling drop-off
• Bulky item diversion (mattresses, carpet, tires,
  appliances)
• Household hazardous waste facility
• Residual waste transfer
• Yard wood waste

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Buena Vista, Santa Cruz County

• Recycling drop-off
• Bulky item diversion (mattresses, carpet, tires,
  appliances)
• Wood and yard trimmings processing
• Construction and demolition debris processing
• Household hazardous waste facility
• Sanitary landfill for residual waste
• Landfill gas to energy

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Monterey Resource Recovery Park

• Last Chance Mercantile
• Drop-off recycling
• Material recovery facility
• Construction demolition debris
• Composting and soil blending
• Household hazardous waste facility
• Sanitary landfill for residual waste
• Landfill gas to energy

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Davis Street SMART, San Leandro

• Drop-off recycling and reuse
• Buyback
• Education center
• Garden center
• Recyclables processing
• Construction and demolition debris processing
• Yard trimmings and wood processing
• Organics transfer
• Residual waste transfer

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Example Facilities La Mesa

• Community assets
• Aesthetically appealing
• Architectural features
• Model green buildings

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Delaware Solid Waste Authority
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North Phoenix Transfer Station
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Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility
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Santa Cruz County Zero Waste EcoPark Function
Needs

• Drop-off recycling and reuse
• Materials recovery facility
• Yard trimmings and wood processing
• Organics composting
• Construction and demolition debris processing
• Residual waste management
• Treatment
• Transfer

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Santa Cruz County Zero Waste EcoPark Acreage
Needs

• Industrial Use
• 20 to 25 acre site appropriate for recycling and
  processing
• Agricultural Use
• 25 to 50 acre site appropriate for composting

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IN-VESSEL COMPOSTING SYSTEM
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PREFERRED SITES

• TOPOGRAPHY
• ACCESS
• WASTE FLOW LOGISTICS
• COST MINIMIZATION

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• SITES NOT PREFERRED

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NEXT STEPS

• BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
• - September 18, 2007
• - Economic Analysis Report
• - Short List of Sites for CEQA
• CITY PARTICIPATION DECISIONS
• CEQA (EIR)

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