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242 <br /> <br /> ResPonding to a question from Ms. Waters regarding the <br />time frame within which a decision should be made, Mr. Edward <br />Bain, a member of the Board of Supervisors, stated that a <br />connector road was scheduled to be built next year which <br />might not be necessary should an exit ramp be installed. Rev. <br />Way noted that a new school is scheduled to be built in the <br />County and an exit ramp might affect the road to the school. <br /> <br />WORK SESSION: SOLID WASTE STUDY <br /> <br /> Ms. Judith Mueller, Director of the City Public Works <br /> Department, provided a history of the Ivy Landfill which is <br /> jointly operated by the City and Albemarle County. The City <br /> provides 45% of the operating costs and the County provides <br /> 55%, the ratio decided on the basis of usage. Ms. Mueller <br /> stated that the Landfill consists of over 300 acres. Ms. <br /> Mueller gave a slide presentation of the Ivy Landfill <br /> operation. <br /> <br /> Mr. Richard Moring, Albemarle County Engineer, stated <br /> that a study of soil borings and soil samples is scheduled to <br /> take place in the next three to four months which will help <br /> determine how the unused portions of the Landfill can best be <br /> used. Mr. Moring explained that this information will then <br /> be using along with population projections to determine the <br /> remaining life of the Landfill. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moring reviewed the financial feasibility study of <br /> alternative disposal methods for solid waste for <br /> Charlottesville and Albemarle County which was prepared by <br /> ICF Technology Incorporated. The study included the <br /> following areas: historic and projected waste quantities for <br /> the City and County; historic and projected costs for <br /> landfilling; alternative solid waste management and disposal <br /> technologies and costs~ comparison of total costs and the <br /> cost per ton, by waste type, for continued landfilling and <br /> for six alternative waste management scenarios; implications <br /> of the results for a tipping fee; the impact of volume <br /> reduction measures on landfill life; and recommendations for <br /> next steps in the assessment and development of waste <br /> management alternatives. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moring stated that the study recommended the <br /> following in order to extend the life of the Landfill: <br /> institute a chipping operation for stumps, brush, and wood <br /> wastes at the Ivy site; begin a pilot scale recycling program <br /> for paper, glass, metals, and plastics, with the intention of <br /> broadening the program within two years; initiate detailed <br /> studies for a mass burn facility located at the Ivy Site. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moring stated that while City and County staff <br />support a recycling effort, there are costs and risks <br />involved. Mr. Moring explained that three alternatives exit <br />for recycling: 1) separate the trash at the Landfill; 2) <br />separate the trash at the source (done by homeowner); and 3) <br />provide drop-off recycling centers. Mr. Moring noted that <br />60% of the trash in the City is picked up from dumpsters and <br />almost all of the University's trash is picked up from <br />dumpsters which complicates the separation of trash. Mr. <br />Moring stated that risks exist in the successful selling of <br />recycled products and that successful recycling requires a <br />change in the public's attitude and a change in product <br />packaging. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moring stated that a woodchipping operation is <br />actively being explored which would help reduce the volume of <br />materials placed in the Landfill. <br /> <br /> Ms. Mueller noted that the City's leaf collection is a <br />major recycling effort which has reduced the amount of <br />materials in the Landfill. <br /> <br /> <br />