2007 Annual Solid Waste Report Executive Summary
The Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act of 1990 requires the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), with the cooperation of the Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA), to report annually on the state of solid waste management in Georgia. Per the Act, the FY 2007 report, covering the period of July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007, contains information on:
the status of local and regional solid waste management planning in Georgia; the number and types of solid waste handling facilities in the state; the remaining capacity of each permitted solid waste handling facility; the number and types of solid waste grants and loans made to local governments; a compilation and analysis of solid waste management data provided by cities and
counties through their completed Solid Waste Survey; a statement of progress achieved in meeting the 25% waste reduction goal established in
subsection (c) of Code Section 12-8-211; a statement of progress achieved in solid waste management education; any revisions in the state solid waste management plan deemed necessary; and recommendations for improving the management of solid waste in Georgia. Further, the Act requires DCA to report on the status of litter prevention and abatement in the state. The litter report shall include but not be limited to: An itemization of expenditures made from the Solid Waste Trust Fund for the prevention
and abatement of litter; A compilation and analysis of litter prevention, collection, and enforcement efforts; An assessment of littering in the state; A statement of progress in achieving a litter prevention ethic; and Recommendations for improving litter abatement and prevention efforts.
This litter report is available online at www.dca.ga.gov, under Office of Environmental Management programs.
The Solid Waste Management Act requires all local governments to have, or be included in, a solid waste management plan that demonstrates adequate waste disposal capacity and collection capability for a 10-year period. Thirty-two (32) cities and eight (8) counties did not have an approved plan by the end of FY 2007. Local governments that failed to adopt approved solid waste management plans are listed and continually updated online at: www.GeorgiaPlanning.com
During FY 2007, 17.7 million tons of waste was sent to Georgia disposal facilities. Most of this waste enters lined, monitored landfills operating under federal Subtitle D regulations. A small and dwindling percentage of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) enters unlined landfills that have been allowed to operate under their pre-Subtitle D permits. Construction and Demolition waste (C&D), a subset of MSW, generally goes to unlined landfills that are less expensive to operate.
The state continues to have an adequate supply of permitted disposal capacity with 27.7 years of remaining permitted Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) disposal capacity and 19.3 years of remaining permitted Construction and Demolition (C&D) disposal capacity. It is important that the state and local governments carefully monitor the remaining permitted disposal capacity throughout the state. In FY 2007 more than a third of the permitted disposal capacity in the state was contained in just 4 of the 130 landfills. This concentration heightens the need to carefully monitor the financial assurances of these and all the disposal facilities in the state. It also emphasizes the
1 During the 2005 Legislative session the 25% per capita waste disposal reduction goal was reworded to state that every effort should be made to reduce the per capita disposal rate of waste sent to MSW landfills in Georgia.
need for local solid waste management planning and annual monitoring of the implementation of these plans. The Northeast Georgia RDC continues to have less than 10 years of permitted disposal capacity. Demonstration of capacity and capacity assurance is highly dependent upon the permitting process and the time it takes for a solid waste handling permit to be issued. (See section A Disposal and Capacity and section B Per Capita Disposal for more details)
The level and type of solid waste, recycling and yard trimmings collection services provided throughout the state varies greatly depending upon a community's size, density and demographic profile. To track solid waste management trends, DCA administers an annual survey of all local governments in Georgia2. The encouraging news is the numbers of communities reporting they had recycling services available were reported higher than they have been for the past decade.
During FY 2006, 22 cities and 29 counties reported actively promoting waste minimization practices such as home composting or beneficial reuse of yard trimmings. During FY 2006, 326 cities and 56 counties reported collecting yard trimmings for diversion from MSW landfills. (See section C: Solid Waste & Recycling Collection of the report for more details.)
Education efforts are essential to waste reduction efforts. Keep Georgia Beautiful continues supporting the waste reduction and education efforts of the 74 Keep America Beautiful affiliates in Georgia. Also, DCA conducts Waste in Place workshops and workshops related to solid waste planning periodically. DCA currently has no metric for gauging the effectiveness of these efforts.
Another growing trend that needs to be carefully monitored is the amount of waste imported to Georgia for disposal and its potential impact on future disposal capacity and Georgia's environment. With statewide MSW tipping fees at $35.08 per ton ($21.11 for C&D waste), far less than Northeastern states and Florida, Georgia landfills represent considerable cost-savings for companies moving large amounts of waste. Because the waste reduction goal specified in the Act includes all waste disposed in MSW landfills, this out-of-state waste is included in the state's progress toward meeting the waste reduction goal, and undercuts waste reduction and recycling efforts undertaken by Georgians. On a per capita basis, 7.45 pounds of waste entered MSW landfills daily during FY 2007, and nearly one pound/day of that came from outside Georgia's borders. (See section B: Per Capita Disposal and section D: MSW & C&D Landfill Tipping Fees of the report for more details)
Nearly $600,000 from the Solid Waste Trust Fund was expended to support local government recycling and waste reduction grants in FY 2007. Almost $370,000 went to provide scrap tire amnesty collections, and approximately $225,000 was awarded by GEFA's Recycling and Waste Reduction grant program to support local recycling collection and processing capacity in seven communities. (See section E: Grants and Loans to Local Governments)
Historically funding from the SWTF had been used to support a variety of local government waste reduction programs throughout the state. In response to the needs identified in the 2006 Annual Solid Waste Report and the need to "change business as usually" to affect a change (reduction) in the amount of MSW waste being disposed in the state, a statewide waste reduction and recycling strategy was drafted with the input of local governments and Georgia businesses using recycled content materials. The four part strategy, presented for implementation and funding is outlined below:
Away From Home Recycling Equipment to facilitate recycling at sporting events, festivals and other special events
2 The considerable lag time in gathering, verifying and analyzing this data results in the previous years' collection and yard trimmings management data being used to compile this report.
Recycling Hubs Infrastructure dollars to develop collection capability leveraging the private sector's shift toward single-stream processing capability, and increasing collection in rural areas of the state.
Statewide Recycling Campaign An umbrella marketing campaign focused on increasing recycling participation. This effort will push Georgia residents to look for recycling at special events and their homes and places of work.
ReTrac Reporting Metrics All of the above efforts will be tracked via an innovative online reporting mechanism that will link the solid waste annual surveys local governments must complete for DCA, and results from the AwayFrom-Home recycling campaign.
These efforts are in line with a waste reduction goal that identifies specific targets to meet the general goal of reducing the amount of MSW disposed on a per capita basis. The waste disposal characterization study conducted in 2004 identified what Georgians were throwing away on an annual basis. Using this data, DCA was able to identify the Georgia industry demand for these materials and convened a Recycling Stakeholder Group with over 60 representatives, including representatives from businesses, local governments, and other state agencies to formulate a commodity based waste disposal reduction goal(s). Establishing a baseline goal was the first step to measuring waste reduction and recycling success. The group identified the following goals:
Commodity
Glass Paper Metal Plastic Total
Per Capita MSW Disposal Rate/MSW Reduction Goal
Actual
Projected
Projected Projected
2004
2012
%
2017
Lbs/person Lbs/person 2012
Lbs/person
0.153
0.140
8%
0.140
1.181
1.000
15%
0.850
0.228
0.198
13%
0.186
0.663
0.560
16%
0.530
2.23
1.99
11%
1.71
Projected % 2017
8% 28% 18% 20% 23%
The per capita disposal rate in the state continues to rise, mainly due to the continuing rise in outof-state waste imports. The per capita disposal rate for MSW generated and disposed within the state remains relatively constant and the above mentioned strategy has been formulated to meet the states goal to reduce the amount of MSW being disposed. From the research conducted it is clear that Georgian's are disposing of valuable resources that are needed by Georgia based industries. The strategy developed is to support these industries by diverting these materials from disposal.
The continued use of inert landfills for yard trimmings and growth in the use of solid waste transfer stations needs to be monitored and addressed in local solid waste planning efforts. As the state implements the strategy for reducing the MSW disposal rate, efforts to quantify and address C&D waste reduction and solid waste from mining, agricultural, or silviculture operations or industrial processes or operations needs to be completed.
This report is available online at www.dca.ga.gov, under Office of Environmental Management programs.
Disposal and Capacity 2007 Report
During Fiscal Year 2007 the amount of waste sent to Georgia Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Construction and Demolition (C&D) landfills increased, with imported waste offsetting reduced disposal by Georgians. Newly permitted landfills slightly increased capacity to approximately 27.7 years of remaining permitted MSW landfill space and 19.3 years of remaining permitted C&D landfill space. Trends toward privatization of waste collection and disposal infrastructure continue statewide, with transfer stations increasingly popular as landfills become larger and demand larger volumes of waste to operate cost-effectively.
Where Does the Waste Go?
Much of the waste disposed of in Georgia enters lined, monitored MSW Landfills. Of the 17,719,189 tons of waste disposed in permitted Georgia disposal facilities during FY 2007, 13,162,532 tons, or 74.3%, entered lined, monitored landfills meeting federal Subtitle D requirements. Approximately 4,297,094 tons, or 24.25% entered unlined Construction and Demolition landfills. The remainder was divided among unlined Municipal Solid Waste landfills (159,731 tons, or 1.2%), the state's only MSW incinerator (96,832 tons; 0.6%), and the state's only largescale MSW composting facility (approximately 100,000 tons.)
Most of the waste disposed in Georgia enters private landfills. In FY 2007, landfill owners/operators reported 9,134,630 tons of waste entering 16 private MSW landfills, compared with 9,079,225 tons entering 16 private MSW landfills in FY 2006. In FY 2007, 4,348,113 tons of waste entered 50 publicly owned MSW facilities in the state, compared with 3,476,732 tons entering 49 public MSW landfills the previous year.
Landfill Quick Facts
FY 2007
Private Public
MSW
Disposal
Landfill Ownership Remaining Capacity
Years
9.1 million 4.3 million
tons
tons
16 facilities 50 facilities
19
15
Cubic Yards 243.3 million
million
C&D
Disposal
Landfill Ownership Remaining Capacity
3.2 million 1.1 tons tons
19 facilities 35 facilities
Years Cubic Yards
13.8 57.8 million
25.2 32.6 million
From FY 1993-2007, the number of MSW landfills operated by cities, counties, and solid waste authorities dropped from 121 to 50.
Tons of Waste Disposed FY 1998 - 2007
16,000,000
14,000,000
12,000,000
10,000,000
Tons
8,000,000
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
0 1998
1999
2000
2001 2002 2003
Fiscal Year
MSW C&D
A - 1
2004
2005
2006
2007
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C&D Landfills
Construction and Demolition landfills are permitted disposal facilities that can only accept waste building materials and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition operations on pavements, houses, commercial buildings and other structures. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, yard trimmings, asbestos-containing waste, wood, bricks, metal, concrete, wall board, paper, cardboard, inert waste landfill material, and other nonputrescible wastes which have a low potential for groundwater contamination.
In FY 2007, landfill operators reported 3,227,723 tons of waste entering 19 private C&D facilities, while 1,086,871 tons of waste entered 35 publicly owned facilities.
Permitted Solid Waste Management Facilities FY 1999-20071
Inert Landfills Collection Operations2 Transfer Stations On-Site Thermal Treatment Facilities On-site Processing Facilities Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Construction and Demolition Landfills Recovered Materials Processing Facilities Composting Facilities Waste-to-Energy Facility
1999
2,167 538 161 79 75 70 32
5 4 1
2000
2,304 610 176 83 84 69 34
5 3 1
2001
2,399 708 202 88 92 62 33
5 3 1
2002
2,424 775 230 89 95 60 46
3 3 1
2003
2,354 796 233 99 90 58 51
0 3 1
2004
2,389 872 76 101 93 58 54
1 3 1
2005
2,373 891 76 101 99 55 54
1 3 1
2006
2,437 946 78 96 100 66* 54*
1 3 1
2007
2,455 966 79 96 105 66* 54*
1 5 1
Air Curtain Destructors
1
3
1
3
0
5
5
5
5
Commercial Industrial Waste Landfill
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1. Operating as of July 2006; some facilities cease operations or are added, so these figures may differ from those used elsewhere in this
report.
2. Collection operations are any entity that collects waste from residential or commercial locations.
*EPD counts MSW landfills accepting C&D waste in specially-designated cells as C&D landfills. For the purposes of this report, DCA counts
them as MSW.
Unlined Landfills
During FY 2007, 159,731 tons of waste was disposed in five unlined MSW landfills. This represents approximately 1.2% of the total waste entering MSW landfills in Georgia. As of July 2007, five unlined MSW facilities were still operating under their original EPDapproved permits, and had not reached their closure capacity. Until they do, they must adhere to the same operating procedures and methane monitoring requirements as their more modern counterparts. When the unlined facilities close, they will be capped and monitored under federal Subtitle D regulations. There is no time limit
Unlined Landfills Accepting MSW
FY 2007
County Facility Name
Total
Avg. Remaining
Tons Daily Capacity
Disposed Tons
(CY)
Bibb Decatur*
Grady Liberty
McIntosh
Total
Macon-Walker Road Phase 2 (SL) Decatur Co.-S.R. 309 Bainbridge Phase 2 (SL) Cairo-6th Ave. (SL) U.S. Army-Ft. Stewart Main Cantonment (SL) McIntosh CountyKing Road (SL)
99,174 793
28,998 13,863
16,903
159,731
324
2,157,043
N/A
N/A
184
1,282,109
164
862,832
55
636,514
727 4,938,498
Average
31,946 145
987,700
*This facility ceased receiving waste in July 2006
Remaining Capacity (Years)
2 N/A
15 9
19
16.8
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for these landfills to meet Subtitle D regulations, but they will not be granted expansion permits. It is likely a small percentage of MSW generated in Georgia will continue to be disposed in unlined landfills for years to come.
Other Disposal Facilities
There is one MSW incinerator operating in Georgia accepting MSW. Located in Chatham County, the operation is also known as a waste-to-energy facility. The facility receives an average of 384 tons per day, mostly from the city of Savannah. During FY 2007, 96,832 tons of waste were incinerated at this facility. There are several other types of incinerators in public and private use that accept only specialized waste, such as wood waste.
Another unique waste disposal operation in Georgia is Cobb County's MSW composting facility. The facility accepts approximately 155 tons per day of MSW collected in Cobb County. The composting process results in a clean, beneficial soil amendment given to Cobb residents free of charge. During FY 2007, 40,201 tons of MSW was processed at the Cobb Composting facility.
Imported Waste
The amount of waste brought to Georgia from other states and disposed is more than eight times greater than it was in FY 1998. Waste imports rose from 1,736,865 in FY 2006 to 1,912,674 in FY 2007. Most of the waste brought to Georgia from other states is MSW (83%), with the remainder entering C&D landfills. Out-of-state waste amounts to 10.8% of the total amount of waste disposed in Georgia or 14.1% of the waste entering MSW landfills in the state. (See Imported Waste FY 1998-2007) It is difficult to track border waste exchange, and it is suspected that in most cases, it travels relatively short distances across state lines. Based on telephone interviews with transfer station operators that ship waste out of state, it is believed that approximately 150,000 tons per year of Georgia-generated waste is sent to neighboring states.
2500000
Imported Waste FY 1998 - 2007
2000000
1500000
Tons
1000000
500000
0 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Fiscal Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Capacity, or the amount of available space in landfills to dispose of tightly compacted waste, grew from 516 million cubic yards in FY 2006 to 559 million cubic yards in FY 2007. Georgia has an estimated 27.7 years of remaining permitted landfill capacity statewide, based upon 2007 disposal rates. A regional breakdown, by Regional Development Center, can be found on page A-9. The projection of remaining capacity is based upon current disposal rates and disposal capacity permitted by the Georgia EPD, but not necessarily constructed landfill space. The number of MSW landfills in Georgia has fallen since tighter federal regulations were adopted in the mid-1990s, but the number of C&D landfills has increased to 54, up from 52 in FY 2006 in FY 2006. In FY 1993, there were 187 public and private landfills in Georgia, and 75% of these were small facilities that only accepted waste generated within the host county. For FY 2007, more than a third of the state's permitted disposal capacity sits in just four facilities, although there are 130 active permitted landfills in Georgia. These gains in remaining disposal capacity have occurred while smaller or older landfills are closed and enter lengthy post-closure monitoring periods. The table entitled `Georgia Landfills with Most Remaining Permitted Disposal Capacity FY 2007' on page A-8 ranks the top ten landfills in the state by remaining disposal capacity.
Landfill Capacity by Type FY 1998 - 2007
600,000,000
500,000,000
Cubic Yards
400,000,000 300,000,000 200,000,000
MSWL SL C&D/L Total
100,000,000
0 1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Fiscal Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Remaining MSW Landfill Capacity
FY 2007
FY 2006
Map prepared by: Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Source: Years of remaining capacity by Regional Development Center was calculated using EPD-supplied average rate of fill and cubic yards of remaining capacity, based on 260 operating days per year.
A - 5
Legend
Less than 10 years 10 - 19 years 20 - 29 years 30 years and above
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Georgia Landfills with Most Remaining Permitted Disposal Capacity
FY 2007
County Facility Name Total Tons Domain Facility Remaining Avg. Rate of
Remaining
Disposed
Type Capacity (CY) Daily Fill (CYD) Permitted Capacity
FY 2007
Tons
(Years)
Richmond Richmond Co. -
347,847
Public
MSWL
Deans Bridge Rd.
Phase 3
51,536,579
1,440
1,963
103
DeKalb DeKalb Co. -
433,296
Public
MSWL
Seminole Rd Ph 2a, 3,
& 4 (SL)
49,736,563
1,587
1,661
92
Cherokee Cherokee Co. - Pine
1,282,338 Private
MSWL
Bluff Landfill, Inc.
49,084,766
4,499
4,988
34
Taylor Allied Services, LLC -
479,924 Private
MSWL
S.R. 90/ S.R. 137
47,801,524
2,400
3,000
56
Butts
Butts Co. - Pine Ridge
985,053 Private
MSWL
Recycling
34,703,735
3,543
5,203
24
Forsyth Eagle Point Landfill
647,509 Private
MSWL
30,950,000
1,771
2,952
37
Camden Camden Co. - S.R.
348,756
Public
C&D
110 C/D/I Landfill
22,619,235
1,189
1,322
56
Banks Chambers R&B
1,026,486 Private
MSWL
Landfill Site #2
18,966,509
3,530
4,663
14
Lowndes Veolia E.S. Evergreen
0 Private
MSWL
MSWL
16,274,016
340
567
100
Walton U.S. 78 C&D Landfill
98,847 Private
C&D
13,582,479
373
727
73
Total
5,650,056
335,255,406 20,672 27,046
47.7
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Regional Development Center
Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Area Chattahoochee Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia
Statewide C&D Total
Disposal Capacity by RDC
Construction and Demolition Waste Landfills
FY 2007
Total Tons
Remaining Permitted Capacity Remaining Permitted Capacity
Disposed
(Cubic Yards)
(Years)
2,732,906
24,238,526
7.6
75,818
4,127,319
30.3
52,584
293,730
3.6
362,926
22,800,490
62.7
47,986
847,090
12.0
450,951
3,169,741
4.6
45,997
663,858
6.7
6,488
0
0
36,451
1,016,667
16.8
24,897
490,707
17.0
73,974
3,746,191
39.3
0
0
0
251,332
17,408,679
37.8
12,429
23,486
0.8
41,398
574,538
7.0
80,957
11,216,749
92.8
4,297,094
90,617,771
19.3
Regional Development Center
Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Area Chattahoochee Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia
Statewide MSW Total
Disposal Capacity by RDC
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
FY 2007
Total Tons
Remaining Permitted Capacity Remaining Permitted Capacity
Disposed
2,876,154 365,959 114,321 577,985 647,156
1,775,138 948,687 75,950
1,044,183 528,177
(Cubic Yards)
114,797,399 54,254,830 2,213,448 8,601,297 20,383,723 59,054,483 14,095,034 5,235,582 40,874,495 58,029,582
(Years)
34.2 98.5 17.1 12.2 28.8 27.5 16.3 33.2 28.7 66.5
836,270 264,628 834,047 1,340,344 890,005 303,091
22,661,539
17.8
21,614,357
55.0
5,056,962
4.7
20,311,455
17.8
15,570,403
13.8
5,967,259
22.2
13,422,095
468,721,848
27.7
Note: For the purposes of reporting regional capacity, MSW landfills that receive C&D waste in specially-designated cells have their tons received recorded as C&D, but their remaining capacity is represented in these tables as MSW, in accordance with their permits. For details on these facilities, please see the table beginning on page A-8.
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County
Facility Name
Atlanta Regional Commission
C&D
Cherokee Cherokee
Construction And
Demolition Landfill
Cherokee Cherokee Co.-Swims-
SR 92 Ph 5
Clayton
Stephens MDS, LP,
C&D
DeKalb
BFI-East DeKalb
Landfill
DeKalb
APAC/Ga - Donzi Ln
Ph 5a (L)
DeKalb
Rogers Lake Road
C&D Landfill
DeKalb
DeKalb Co.-Seminole
Rd Ph 2 (Sl)
Douglas
Douglas Co. - Cedar
Mt/Worthan Rd Ph 1
(SL)
Fulton
Safeguard Landfill
Management C & D
Fulton
Chadwick Rd Landfill,
Inc.
Fulton
Willow Oak C&D
Landfill
MSW
Cherokee Cherokee Co. - Pine
Bluff Landfill, Inc.
Clayton
Clayton Co. - SR 3
Lovejoy Site # 3
DeKalb
DeKalb Co. -
Seminole Rd Ph 2a,
3, & 4 (SL)
DeKalb
BFI - Hickory Ridge
(MSWL)
Fulton
Chambers - Bolton
Rd (SL)
Gwinnett
BFI-Richland Creek
Rd (SL)
Central Savannah River Area
C&D
Burke
Burke Co. - Clarke
Rd.
Columbia Columbia Co. -
Sample & Son (C&D)
Jenkins
Jenkins Co. - CR 54
Richmond US Army-Ft.
Gordon/Gibson Rd.
Washington Washington Co. -
Kaolin Rd.
MSW
Columbia Columbia Co. - Baker
Place Rd (Sl), Ph 2
Jefferson
Jefferson Co. -
CR138
Richmond Richmond Co. -
Deans Bridge Rd.
Washington Washington Co. -
Kaolin Rd.
Chattahoochee Flint
C&D
Coweta
Coweta Co. - Ishman
Ballard Rd. Landfill
Total Tons Domain Facility
Disposed
Type
FY 2007
Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD)
102,343 Private C&D
75,219 Private
under construction
112,019
Private Private
547,813 Private
273,248 Private
181,259 Public
30,845 Public
C&D C&D C&D C&D C&D C&D C&D
600,156 Private 278,399 Private 531,605 Private
C&D C&D C&D
1,282,338 60,685
433,296
Private Public Public
MSWL MSWL MSWL
211,542 22,190
866,103
Private Private Private
MSWL MSWL MSWL
2,889,195 212,660
14,221,090 201,044
1,322,234 991432 145,573
611,250 808,000 2,821,585
14,463
49,084,766 3011,925
49,736,563 370,245 62,625
12,531,275
362 245
0 450 1,860 1,100 183
103 1,973
766 1,866
4,499 196
1,587 781 72
3,517
532 790
0 692 1,185 1,692 238
206 3,288 1,079 2,498
4,988 393
1,661 263 113
5,510
20,071
47,238 6,153 753 1,603
Public
Private Public Public
Public
940 7,432 347,847 9,740
Public Public Public Public
C&D C&D C&D C&D MSWL
MSWL MSWL MSWL MSWL
125,731 2,961,271
901,909 138,408
70,864
365 1,360,373 51,536,579 1,286,649
27 156
25 30 27
0 24 1,440 49
109 233
89 59 34
0 48 1,963 108
5,592
Public
C&D
A - 8
226,464
16
40
Remaining Permitted Capacity (Years)
19 2
N/A 1 4 2 2
10 1 9
20
34 25
92 1 2 8
4 41 41 14
8
0 92 103 46
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County
Facility Name
Troup
LaGrange - I 85/ S.R.
109
Troup
Troup Co. - S.R. 109
Mountville
MSW
Troup
LaGrange - I 85/ S.R.
109
Coastal Georgia
C&D
Camden
Camden Co. - S.R.
110 C/D/I Landfill
Glynn
Eller - Whitlock Ave
Liberty
U. S. Army Ft.
Stewart Main
Cantonment
MSW
Camden
Camden Co. - S.R.
110
Chatham
Savannah - Dean
Forest Rd.
Chatham
Superior Landfill &
Recycling Center
Liberty
U. S. Army Ft.
Stewart Main
Cantonment
McIntosh
McIntosh Co. - King
Rd.
Coosa Valley
C&D
Bartow
Bartow Co. - S.R. 294
Emerson
Floyd
Floyd Co. - Rome
Walker Mtn. Rd.
Paulding
Paulding Co. -
Gulledge Rd.
Walker
Walker Co. - Marble
Top Rd.
Walker
LaFayette-Coffman
Springs Rd.
MSW
Bartow
Bartow Co. - S.R. 294
Emerson
Floyd
Rome Walker Mtn.
Rd.,
Gordon
Gordon Co. -
Redbone Ridge Rd.
Polk
Polk Co. - Grady Rd.
Georgia Mountains
C&D
Forsyth
Eagle Point Landfill
Forsyth
Greenleaf Recycling,
LLC
Hall
Reliable Tire Service
Habersham Habersham Co. -
S.R.13
Rabun
Stephens
MSW Banks
Forsyth Habersham
Rabun Co. -- Boggs Mountain Stephens Co.-S.R. 145
Chambers R&B Landfill Site #2 Eagle Point Landfill Habersham Co. -
Total Tons Domain Facility
Disposed
Type
FY 2007
23,256
Public
MSWL
23,736
Public
C&D
114,321
Public
MSWL
Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD)
101,184
75
115
67,266
79
158
2,112,264
360
497
348,756
13,926 244
Public
Private Public
C&D
C&D C&D
75,834 102,039 369,346
13,863
16,903
Public Public Private Public
Public
MSWL
MSWL
MSWL
Unlined MSWL
Unlined MSWL
22,619,235 63,527
117,728
1,600,893 1,912,979 3,588,079
862,832 636,514
1,189 45
1
258 149 1,219
164 55
1,322 74
2
516 298 1,563
327 11
75 13,529
182 33,512
688
92,682 56,603 206,099 291,772
Public Public Public Public Public
Public Public Public Public
C&D C&D C&D C&D C&D
MSWL MSWL MSWL MSWL
11,000 260,841
1,842 478,037
95,370
788,000 5,223,762 12,466,223 1,905,738
0 46
0 109
3
330 223 259 1,006
1 48
0 217
5
500 446 180 1,597
207,944 52,251
166,484 15,186
Private Private
Private Public
4,895 4,221
Public Public
1,026,486
647,509 25,499
Private
Private Public
MSWL C&D
C&D MSWL
2,438,740
356,706 2,547,045
C&D C&D
12,500 230,726
35,264
MSWL
MSWL MSWL
18,966,509 30,950,000
915,590
A - 9
765 171 576
45 19 14
3,530 1,771
102
1,391 342 757
83 47 27
4,663 2,952
154
Remaining Permitted Capacity (Years) 3 1
15
56 3.
N/A
11 20
8
9 19
63 40 N/A
8 69
6 38 95
4
6 4 12
1 18
5
14 37 21
Disposal and Capacity 2007 Report
County
Facility Name
S.R.13
Hall
Hall Co.-Candler Rd.
(S.R. 60)
Heart of Georgia-Altamaha
C&D
Appling
Appling Co.-Roaring
Creek
Laurens
Laurens Co. - Old
Macon Road
Toombs
Toombs Co. - S1898
MSW
Candler
Candler Co. - S.R.
121
Laurens
Laurens Co. - Old
Macon Rd.
Telfair
Telfair Co. - CR 144
Toombs
Toombs Co. - S 1898
Wayne
Wayne Co. - S.R. 23
Broadhurst
Lower Chattahoochee
C&D
Muscogee Columbus, Pine
Grove
MSW
Muscogee Columbus, Pine
Grove
McIntosh Trail
C&D
Spalding
Spalding Co. -
Griffin/Shoal Creek
Rd. (Phase 2)
MSW
Butts
Butts Co. - Pine
Ridge Recycling
Lamar
Lamar Co. - Cedar
Grove Regional
Middle Flint
C&D
Macon
Macon Co. - Middle
Georgia SWMA
Regional MSWL
Dooly1
Dooly Co. -- CR 101
MSW
Crisp
Crisp Co. - U.S. 41S
Taylor
Veolia E.S. Taylor Co.
Landfill
Middle Georgia
C&D
Bibb
Swift Creek Landfill
Baldwin
Central State
Hospital-Freeman
Building
Houston
Houston Co. -
S.R.247 Klondike
MSW
Bibb
Macon - Walker Rd.
Bibb Baldwin Houston Monroe
Swift Creek MSW Landfill Baldwin Co. - Union Hill Church Rd. Houston Co. - S.R. 247 Klondike Monroe Co. -
Total Tons Domain Facility
Disposed
Type
FY 2007
75,644
Public
MSWL
Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD)
5,771,144
251
502
4,569
Public
24,575
16,853
10,737
30,470
14,693 44,938 847,849
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public Public Private
C&D
MSWL C&D
MSWL MSWL MSWL MSWL MSWL
441,412
347,314 222,446
362,736
2,048,576 488,086
1,533,271
9,315,051
18
81 75
45
100 70
150
2,848
37
193 150
71
186 140 300
2,637
6,488
Public
MSWL
75,950
Public
MSWL
214,592 5,020,990
26
52
304
607
36,451
Public
985,053 59,130
Private Public
C&D
MSWL MSWL
1,016,667
34,730,735 6,143,760
138
3,543 227
233
5,203 271
22,644
Public
2,253
48,253 479,924
Public
Public Private
C&D
C&D MSWL MSWL
490,707 0
10,228,058
47,801,524
56 0
172
2,400
13 0
358
3,000
17,470 5
56,499
99,174 234,861
17,795 152,855
16,252
Private Public
Public
Public Private Public Public Public
C&D C&D
358,761
C&D
7,324 3,380,106
Unlined
MSWL
2,157,043
MSWL
1,342,951
MSWL
2,359,207
MSWL
3,538,650
MSWL
2,277,365
A - 10
12
21
0
0
173
346
324
648
889
1,240
62
124
492
820
56
156
Remaining Permitted Capacity (Years)
37
46 6 5
20 36 12 18 12
17
33
15
24 80
17 0
104 56
64
N/A 32
2 4 66 15 42
Disposal and Capacity 2007 Report
County
Facility Name
Strickland Loop Rd.
Twiggs
Wolf Creek Landfill
North Georgia
MSW
Murray
Murray Co. - U.S. 411
Westside
Whitfield
Whitfield Co. - Dalton,
Old Dixie Hwy.
Northeast Georgia
C&D
Newton
Newton Co. - Forest
Tower/Lower River
Rd.
Oglethorpe Olgethorpe Co. - U.S.
78 Phase 2
Walton
U.S. 78 C&D Landfill
Walton
Walton C&D
MSW
Barrow
Republic Waste - Oak
Grove S.R. 324
Clarke
Clarke Co. - Athens
Dunlap Rd.
Newton
Newton Co. - Lower
River Rd.
South Georgia
C&D
Ben Hill
Cook
Cook Co. - Taylor Rd.
Adel
MSW
Ben Hill
Cook
Cook Co. - Taylor Rd.
Lowndes
Veolia E.S. Pecan
Row
Lowndes
Veolia E.S. Evergreen
MSWL
Tift
Tifton-
Omega/Eldorado Rd.
Southeast Georgia
C&D
Atkinson
Atkinson Co.-S.R. 50
Coffee
Transwaste Services,
Inc. C.R. 129/17
MSW
Atkinson
Atkinson Co.-S.R. 50
Charlton
Chesser Island Road
Landfill, Inc.
Southwest Georgia
C&D
Dougherty Dougherty Co.-
Fleming/Gaissert Rd.
Dougherty Maple Hill LF3
Thomas
Thomasville/Sunset
Dr.
MSW
Decatur
Decatur Co. - S.R. 309 Bainbridge2
Decatur Dougherty
Grady
U.S. Hwy. 27 MSWL Dougherty Co. Fleming/Gaissert Rd. Cairo-Sixth Ave
Total Tons Domain Facility
Disposed
Type
FY 2007
315,333
Public
MSWL
Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD)
10,986,323
1,150
1,917
125,986 138,642
Public Public
MSWL MSWL
13,306,719 8,307,638
513
789
451
722
23,424
Public
26,551 98,847 102,510
680,505 84,891 68,651
Public Private Private
Private Public Public
C&D
C&D C&D C&D MSWL MSWL MSWL
0 867,180 13,582,479 2,959,020
2,367,238 1,302,034 1,387,690
80 86 373 366
2,451 278 277
132 182 727 732
3,014 557 583
2,600 9,829
Public Public
631,176 8,542
650,729
49,897
Public Public Private
Private
Public
MSWL C&D
MSWL MSWL MSWL
MSWL
MSWL
631,176 23,486
544,945 2,113,884 16,274,016
747,434
10 50
2 50 3,050 340 212
19 100
3 100 3,389 567 289
41,147 251
Public Private
59,810 830,195
Public Private
MSWL C&D
MSWL MSWL
877,000 574,538 3,342,203 11,351,200
163 31
221 3,200
251 63
351 4,000
37,470 Public N/A Private
43,487 Public
793 Public
42,601 Public 80,216 Public 28,998 Public
MSWL
C&D C&D
279,088 10,951,000
265,749
Unlined MSW
Landfill MSWL MSWL
Unlined MSW
Landfill
0 1,282,109 4,499,750
311,925
A - 11
73
123
N/A
N/A
164
342
0
0
184
302
311
443
73
145
Remaining Permitted Capacity (Years) 20
62 38
0 16 73 14
3 8 8
17 1 0
20 2
100 9
14 N/A
37 10
7 N/A
3
0 15 33
9
Disposal and Capacity 2007 Report
County
Facility Name
Total Tons Domain Facility
Disposed
Type
FY 2007
Thomas
Thomasville/Sunset
Dr.
1 This facility closed during FY 2007
2 This facility is in closure
3 This facility is under construction
150,483 Public
MSWL
Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD)
2,594,387
566
666
Remaining Permitted Capacity (Years)
14
A - 12
Per Capita Disposal 2007 Solid Waste Management Update
Georgia's waste reduction efforts and continued permitting of new Construction and Demolition landfills has apparently resulted in a stabilization of the per-capita amount of waste entering Georgia's Municipal Solid Waste landfills. When excluding out-of-state waste imports, the daily per capita MSW disposal rate has remained constant since 2004, at 6.5 lbs/person/day.
Since FY 1998, the per capita municipal solid waste disposal rate has grown from 6.44 lbs/person/day to about 7.5 lbs/person/day. For FY 2007, Georgia's MSW landfills received 7.45 pounds of waste daily for each resident. Looking at records that exclude the amount of waste disposed from out-of-state sources, the per capita MSW disposal rate has been marginally lower, climbing from 6.31 lbs/person/day in FY 1998 to 6.46lbs/person/day in FY 2007.
As can be seen in the Per Capita Daily Waste Disposal graph, there is more than one way to track per-capita disposal rates. In FY 2007, the Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division (EPD) reported a total of 17,088,072 tons of waste disposed in Construction/Demolition and MSW landfills in the state. When looking at the reported total amounts of waste disposed, the per capita waste disposal rate grew to 10.17 lbs/person/day in FY 2007, up from 9.77 lbs/person/day in FY 2006. This figure represents all waste entering MSW and C&D landfills, including out-of-state sources. It includes residential waste, sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants, some industrial waste, construction debris, commercial and business waste, and waste brought here from other states. It does not include waste sent to incinerators or composting operations.
Per-Capita Daily Waste Disposal
12 10
8 6 4 2 0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Waste
MSW
Georgia MSW
C&D
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Per Capita Disposal 2007 Update
Looking at the disposal rate at MSW landfills only, including waste disposed from out-of-state sources, the per capita disposal rate has hovered at about 7.5 pounds per person per day. It should be noted that these rates reflect all waste entering a MSW landfill as reported to the EPD, not just MSW. According to a 2001 study, about two-thirds of the waste disposed in MSW landfills is actually MSW. Based upon this estimate, the FY 2007 per capita MSW disposal rate, excluding waste imported into the state, is approximately 4.26 lbs/person/day.
Imported waste has grown ten-fold, from representing 0.1/lb/person/day in 1997 (less than 150,000tons) to 1.13 lbs/person/day in FY 2007 (nearly 2 million tons.)
Fiscal Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Georgia Waste Disposal Rate and Population
FY 1998-2007
Population Total Waste Total Waste Total Waste
Landfilled Landfilled Disposed in
(Millions of tons) (Pounds/ MSW Landfills
person/day)
(Tons)
7,673,965
10.75
7.68
9,026,078
Out of State Waste
(Tons) 193,819
Total MSW
(Pounds/ person/day)
6.44
7,844,792
11.43
7.98
9,382,622
453,875
6.55
8,015,626
12.71
8.69
9,724,736
511,472
6.65
8,186,453
13.36
8.94
10,678,980
893,651
7.15
8,383,915
13.04
8.52
10,233,692
950,779
6.68
8,544,005
14.25
9.14
11,135,473
1,197,686
7.14
8,684,715
15.77
9.95
11,916,124
1,633,182
7.52
8,918,129
16.46
9.85
12,155,598
1,627,044
7.47
9,132,553
16.66
9.77
12,531,898
1,889,312
7.52
9,363,941
17.09
10.17
12,746,159
1,942,647
7.45
GA MSW
(Pounds/ person/day)
6.31 6.24 6.30 6.55 6.05 6.38 6.50 6.52 6.48 6.46
For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us
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Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2007 Solid Waste Management Update
Waste Collection
Solid waste management is essential to reduce the harmful effect of waste on our health, environment and to recover
valuable resources from it. This update will focus on the level and type of solid waste collection, processing and, recycling
methods available throughout the State. The level and type of solid waste, recycling and yard trimmings collection
services provided throughout the state varies greatly depending upon a community's size, density and demographic
profile. The data contained in this report is obtained mainly from the Annual Solid Waste Management Survey and Full
Residential Waste and Recyclables
Cost Report. This data is used to acquire an over-all "annual snapshot" of solid waste and recycling activities in the State. Before applying any analysis to this data it should be noted that in FY 2004 there was a significant drop in the response rate (from 93% in FY 2003 to 79% in FY 2004). It is believed that the switch to the online reporting system is the primary reason for the significant drop in the response rate. Statistically this is the first year of reliable data collection since returning to a significant response rate. As a result this data should only be used for primary analysis.
Collection
FY 2004 - 2006
2004
No. of local governments responding 546 to Solid Waste Management Survey
Solid Waste Service Providers
Local governments
501
providing/arranging for residential
waste collection
Provided by public sector
336
Provided by private sector
379
Types of Residential Programs
2005
631
593
335 356
2006
643
640
347 293
In the table entitled Residential Waste & Recyclables Collection the changing role of local governments as solid waste collection service providers is highlighted. Many local
Curbside/backdoor City County
374
436
448
60
66
71
governments are now "providing for" rather than "arranging for" solid waste collection services. One potential trend appears to be the increasing availability of recycling services. In FY 2004 91% of those responding to the survey indicated that they provided or arranged for recycling services for their residents, in FY 2006 this number increased to 99%. It should be noted that this trend can not be validated until two more years of data is collected.
Staffed Drop-off City County
Unstaffed Drop-off City County
Dumpsters (Green box) City County
Recycling Service Providers Local governments making
44
42
21
95
80
57
17
40
26
25
43
32
27
23
20
49
25
17
390
395
408
Local governments can partner with the private sector to manage the waste generated within their communities by using permits, ordinances, franchise agreements, and/or contracts. Permits and ordinances governing the collection of solid waste are typically the least
residential recycling services available Provided by public sector Provided by private sector Provided by non-profit organization
266
264
290
67
77
112
57
80
80
restrictive tools local governments use to manage solid waste collection in their community. Collection ordinances typically establish general standards by
Private/Public Partnerships for Residential Waste Collection
FY 2004 - 2006
2004
2005
2006
which a private sector service provider
City County City County City County
must operate. Franchise agreements,
Private collection does not exist 158
55
178
59
181
59
either exclusive or open, generally
Issue permit or license
48
31
56
34
57
37
establish a minimum level of services
Local ordinance
230
70
251
79
267
84
that must be provided by all service providers and usually stipulate the
Franchise agreement
103
36
134
Governments contract
202
53
248
Open competition -- no local
139
66
167
40
142
41
60
260
63
72
169
72
specific operating standards. A
government oversight
contract between a local government
and private waste service provider provides the greatest degree of management control over the waste stream, with the
local government setting forth specific performance measures and standards to be met by both parties.
The number of local governments reporting they use ordinances continues to increase (300 in FY 2004 to 351 in FY 2006). Since this is only the second year of data collection since the wording of the question as well as the section of the survey in which the question was asked has changed, it would be premature to establish this as a trend.
C - 1
Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2007 Update
As can be seen in the Residential Waste and Recyclables Collection table (C-1), the types of residential solid waste
collection services range from "green box" or Dumpster drop-off service to curbside or backdoor pick-up. One trend the
Department of Community Affairs has been tracking for several years is the use of Dumpsters. They are often placed in
unsupervised areas, usually in rural communities, for trash collection and frequently become dumping grounds for
everything from household trash to disabled vehicles, tires, and animal carcasses. They can become an eyesore in a
community and attract waste from neighboring jurisdictions. The number of local governments using
Yard Trimmings Management
green boxes for residential waste collection has
FY 2004 - 2006
dwindled in recent years. In 1994, 74 cities and 99 counties reported using them for residential waste collection. In FY 2006, just 20 cities and 17 counties
Promote home
2004
City County
24
27
2005
City County
25
25
2006
City County
22
29
reported using green boxes.
composting and grasscycling
Provide for collection 365
57
258
33
326
56
and disposal
Yard Trimmings Collection
Collection Options
Staffed drop-off
14
16
19
28
21
28
The number of local governments reporting that they
facilities
provide for the collection and disposal of yard
Unstaffed drop-off
9
3
9
3
10
3
trimmings fell from 422 in FY 2004 to 382 in FY 2006. This apparent decrease may be attributable to local
facilities Curbside collection Accepted at
220 3
5 15
294 21
22 32
302 23
21 31
governments using private contractors to arrange for
landfill/transfer station
this service. The number of counties reporting they
Other
13
3
16
6
18
7
provide collection services has increased from 33 in
FY 2005 to 56 in FY 2006. From the information reported it appears that this increase is occurring in the curbside
programs. The type of collection service options ranged from accepting yard trimmings at solid waste management
facilities like a solid waste transfer station to curbside collection programs.
Recyclables Collection
Residential Recycling Service Providers FY 2004 - 2006
During FY 2006, 408 local governments
reported they provided or arranged for
450
residential recycling services in their
400
communities. As can be seen in the
Residential Recycling Services Providers
350
graph, the strong tradition of public, private,
and non-profit partnerships used to provide
300
recycling services throughout Georgia
250
continues.
200
The number of local governments whose
residents have access to recycling services
150
has increased slightly during the last three years. Collection programs for paper, beverage 100
containers and plastics continue to rise. It
50
appears that cities and counties are expanding
collection programs at about the same rate.
0
This increase in programs may be linked to the
rise in prices for recyclable commodities. What
is notable is the increase in the number of
jurisdictions who reported collecting special
wastes such as electronic items.
2004
2005
2006
Governments with recycling services available to residents Provided by public sector Provided by private vendor Provided by non-profit organization
C - 2
Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2007 Update
As shown in the Number of Jurisdictions Collecting Materials for Recycling tables on page C-4, there has been a steady increase in the number of local governments making residential recycling services available in their jurisdictions. Nationally and regionally, market prices for recycled materials have risen steadily. Over the past year we have seen a stabilization of the price for recycled materials. This price stabilization along with local residents demand has prompted local governments to add recycling services and to increase the number of materials they accept in their program. This report does not address the scale of the individual local recycling operations, which would be difficult to quantify. Rather, it focuses upon the level of recycling services being offered throughout the state. Since 1992, newspaper has been reported as the residential recyclable material most widely collected in Georgia, followed by aluminum cans. During FY 2006, the most popular commodities recycled from residences were newspaper (507 jurisdictions reporting collection); aluminum (463); corrugated cardboard (386); magazines (381); and #1 plastic (363). As the prices for recyclable glass increases local governments have added this material to their recycling programs. The tables on page C-4 tally the number of local governments collecting commercial and residential materials for recycling.
Recyclables Processing
In FY 2006 169 local governments reported processing residential recyclables as source separated materials, or reported that they collect source-separated materials from their customers. Source-separated means the materials are separated before being collected, typically by the consumer. For example, a homeowner may have to place glass, plastic and metal in separate containers before collection. Commingled collection means the consumer places all the material in one container and the material is sorted after collection, often by paid staff, inmates or probationers.
Processing of Residential Recyclables
FY 2004 - 2006
2004
2005
2006
City County City County City County
Source-separated
75
97
79
97
77
92
Commingled
32
12
46
14
31
13
Both
8
10
6
9
9
8
Unknown
52
34
32
21
27
34
C - 3
Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2007 Update
Number of Jurisdictions Collecting
Residential Materials for Recycling by Type
Number of Jurisdictions Collecting
FY 2002 - 2006
Commercial Materials for Recycling by Type
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Automobile components tires auto batteries motor oil Metals aluminum scrap metal
FY 2002 - 2006
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
89
88
62
54
47
70
71
44
38
13
71
75
50
36
14
249
238
248
196
187
170
168
106
94
94
Automobile components tires auto batteries antifreeze motor oil oil filters Metals aluminum steel cans
137
136
117
142
127
93
91
89
100
88
22
24
18
21
24
101
93
66
95
100
17
23
18
28
25
362
334
292
452
463
165
157
118
226
228
Paper newspaper magazines corrugated cardboard white paper phone books other paper Misc. plastic glass
258
257
293
254
252
202
198
189
84
67
257
253
202
177
174
190
177
98
66
66
176
168
163
71
71
153
148
92
50
31
353
326
214
181
162
176
177
139
57
47
scrap metal aerosol cans Paper newspaper magazines corrugated cardboard phone books paper board other paper Misc.
212
214
124
208
204
41
40
16
39
35
380
365
344
509
507
298
280
269
378
381
314
287
280
368
386
241
234
202
322
324
129
132
111
72
105
234
206
172
236
253
#1 plastic
268
256
247
360
363
#2 plastic
244
255
208
311
324
other plastic
85
76
52
69
72
glass
266
251
180
303
311
white goods
250
239
246
225
222
Christmas trees
245
244
253
262
254
C&D materials
60
65
51
48
45
Transfer Stations
agricultural chemical containers
22
23
15
10
8
With fewer, more regional-sized landfills in the state and a wide array of solid waste collection programs, solid waste transfer stations continue to be a popular method of streamlining solid waste collection services. Transfer stations are especially effective when collection routes are farther than 50 miles from a landfill. Combining several conventional rear-loader garbage truck loads into a single tractor-trailer for the trip to the landfill saves fuel costs, vehicle wear and tear, and means fewer trucks can service more customers. Only
electronics
27
40
12
76
102
Household Hazardous Waste
paint
21
24
42
29
27
cleaning products
8
10
0
2
0
pesticides
3
7
4
4
4
other
25
21
19
12
6
n/a: Question not asked on that year's survey *Prior to the 2000 survey, DCA did not separate #1 and #2 plastics in its survey.
20 cities reported that they or their contractors used transfer
stations for the collection or disposal of residential waste in FY 1995. By FY 2006, 157 cities or their contractors were
using transfer stations to manage residential waste.
Use of Solid Waste
Transfer Stations
FY 2002 - 2006
City
County
2002
143
67
2003
146
70
2004
153
70
2005
157
72
2006
157
77
C - 4
Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2007 Update
Georgia banned yard trimmings from lined Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills in 1996, as part of an effort to extend landfill disposal capacity. Effective Sept. 1, 1996, each city, county and solid waste management authority was required to impose restrictions on yard trimmings generated in or disposed within their jurisdiction. The restrictions required that yard trimmings:
Not be placed in or mixed with municipal solid waste;
Be sorted and stored for collection to facilitate composting or other handling;
To the maximum extent feasible be sorted, stockpiled or chipped for composting or used as a mulch or for other beneficial purposes; and
Be banned from disposal at MSW disposal facilities having liners and leachate collection systems.
Annually, DCA surveys local governments to determine how they collect, process and use yard trimmings generated within their communities. During FY 2006, 22 cities and 29 counties reported actively promoting waste minimization practices such as home composting or beneficial reuse of yard trimmings. During FY 2006, 326 cities and 56 counties reported collecting yard trimmings for diversion from MSW landfills. It is not surprising, given lot sizes and population densities, that cities lead the way in providing yard trimmings collection services. Most local governments also reported that they provided the collection services with just a few indicating they contracted with a private vendor to collect yard trimmings. In many areas, especially urban and suburban communities, the visible result of the yard trimmings ban has been the presence of large paper bags of leaves and grass at curbsides. Collection of yard trimmings in paper bags enables them to be ground into a mulch or feedstock for composting. The majority of local governments who reported collecting yard trimmings either ground or shredded the collected material for use as mulch, however 134 local governments reported disposing the collected materials into an inert landfill. Composting and burning were also reported as common processing methods.
Yard trimmings, when processed properly, have numerous beneficial uses in a community. The use of compost and mulch is extremely beneficial for slowing stormwater runoff and retaining moisture around plants. Many local governments use processed yard trimmings as mulch for their landscaping and civil engineering applications or report offering the processed yard trimmings to their citizens for residential landscaping.
Yard Trimmings Management
FY 2004 - 2006
2004
2005
2006
City County City County City County
Promote Home
24
27
25
25
22
29
Composting and
Beneficial Reuse
Provide for collection 365
57
258
33
326
56
and disposal
Collection
Not available
137
86
178
96
189
96
Your government
308
54
242
76
245
8
Another government 18
12
17
22
12
9
Solid Waste
7
6
8
11
7
8
Authority
Private vendor via
8
20
11
24
8
17
individual
subscription
Private vendor via
19
12
35
11
36
9
government contract
Collection Options
Staffed drop-off
16
23
16
32
20
29
facilities
Unstaffed drop-off
9
6
10
8
10
3
facilities
Curbside collection
220
15
240
16
277
22
Accepted at
19
39
21
44
23
54
landfill/transfer
station
Other
8
6
8
6
Processing Methods
Composting
46
12
48
18
35
9
Solid waste landfill
35
8
22
8
42
5
Inert landfill
177
94
154
92
104
30
Grind/chip into
177
55
183
76
158
30
mulch
Own a
146
20
143
29
144
17
chipper/shredder
Contract out
35
33
31
33
47
21
chipping/shredding
Use another local
17
9
18
9
21
3
government's
chipper/shredder
Burning
24
0
24
4
26
0
Other
0
0
23
6
0
0
Beneficial Use
Give away
180
56
178
68
159
16
Sell
8
7
8
8
11
3
Used by local
112
26
97
41
48
17
government
Becomes property of 39
13
39
15
39
21
private contractor
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MSW and C&D Landfill Tipping Fees 2007 Solid Waste Management Update
Landfill tipping fees across Georgia remain competitive with other Southeastern states. Posted gate rate tipping fees have steadily risen in recent years, but the increasing amount of waste sent to Georgia for disposal indicates the actual contract prices per ton remain attractive to waste hauling companies, compared with our neighboring states. Annually during the month of July, DCA conducts a phone survey of the landfills in the state to identify their posted "gate rate" tipping fee to calculate regional and statewide average disposal fees. Based upon these surveys, the average tipping fee for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the state fell slightly from $35.51 per ton in 2006 to $35.08 in 2007. It should be noted that the fees reported represent an average of the posted gate rates charged by landfills throughout the state; actual prices paid are frequently lower, sometimes by more than half, depending on volume discounts offered to waste haulers, businesses, and local governments. Also, several large Atlanta landfills significantly increased their posted gate rates in an effort to dissuade customers with small loads. DCA also tracks tipping fees for Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste. C&D tipping fees fell from $22.09 per ton in 2006 to $21.11 in 2007. This is possibly due to the increasingly common practice of MSW landfills dedicating a portion of their operation exclusively to C&D disposal, allowing them to charge rates more competitive with C&D landfills. The requirement to cover all waste daily is waived for C&D landfills, allowing them lower operational costs. Also, they do not have the expensive liner and monitoring requirements that MSW landfills must comply with.
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MSW and C&D Landfill Tipping Fees 2007 Update
Average Tipping Fees Paid at Georgia MSW Landfills
Region
Coosa Valley/North Georgia 1
Georgia Mountains
2
Atlanta Regional Commission 3
Chatt. Flint/McIntosh Trail
4
Northeast Georgia
5
Middle Georgia
6
Central Savannah River Area 7
Middle Flint/Lower Chatt.
8
Heart of Georgia-Altamaha
9
Southwest Georgia
10
South Georgia/Southeast Ga. 11
Coastal Georgia
12
McIntosh Trail
Middle Flint
North Georgia
Southeast Georgia
State of Georgia
2007 Average MSW
Tipping Fee $32.26 $37.20 $38.26 $31.95 $36.69 $27.88 $33.50 $35.37 $30.16 $24.99 $35.08 $47.13
$35.08
2006 Average MSW
Tipping Fee $32.38 $37.26 $38.40 $31.90 $36.92 $26.01 $33.55 $35.43 $30.19 $24.86 $35.90 $47.13
$35.51
2005 Average MSW
Tipping Fee $32.48 $36.63 $40.77 $30.00 $36.63 $27.04 $32.79 $27.50 $29.10 $24.60 $31.39 $46.71 $31.71 $37.81 $31.00 $28.36
$35.38
Average Tipping Fees Paid at Georgia C&D Landfills
Region
Coosa Valley/North Georgia
1
Georgia Mountains
2
Atlanta Regional Commission 3
Chatt. Flint/McIntosh Trail
4
Northeast Georgia
5
Middle Georgia
6
Central Savannah River Area 7
Middle Flint/Lower Chatt.
8
Heart of Georgia-Altamaha
9
Southwest Georgia
10
South Georgia/Southeast Ga. 11
Coastal Georgia
12
McIntosh Trail
Middle Flint
North Georgia*
Southeast Georgia
State of Georgia
2007 Average
C&D Tipping Fee
$19.23 $27.28 $22.42 $27.52 $23.37 $15.50 $30.54 $24.23 $25.36
n/a $22.00 $21.63
$21.11
2006 Average
C&D Tipping Fee
$18.17 $31.20 $21.96 $29.29 $23.31 $16.26 $30.65 $24.38 $25.45 $16.50 $34.38 $14.65 $26.55
$22.09
2005 Average C&D
Tipping Fee
$26.70 $29.99 $31.46 $27.36 $24.78 $21.64 $28.78 $25.00 $24.29 $22.24 $24.11 $31.34 $26.55 $22.50 $ $28.48
$30.21
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MSW and C&D Landfill Tipping Fees 2007 Update
GA MSW Landfill Tipping Fees 2006
2 1
3
5
Legend
$24.86 - $30.00 $30.01 - $35.00 $35.01 - $37.50 $37.51 - $47.28 $35.51 State average
4
7
6
8
9
12
10
11
Data Source: DCA - Office of Environmental Management - phone survey, 2006 Map prepared by: Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2006
GA C&D Landfill Tipping Fees 2006
2 1
3
5
Legend
$16.26 - $20.00 $20.01 - $25.00 $25.01 - $27.50 $27.51 - $34.38 $22.09 State average
4
7
6
8
9
12
10
11
MSW Landfill Tipping Fees, 2005
North Georgia
Coosa Valley
Georgia Mountains
Atlanta Regional Commission
Northeast Georgia
Legend
$20.00 - $24.99 $25.00 - $29.99 $30.00 - $34.99 $35.00 and above
Chattahoochee Flint McIntosh Trail
Lower Chattahoochee
Middle Georgia
Central Savannah River Area
Middle Flint
Heart of Georgia - Altamaha
Coastal Georgia
Southwest Georgia
South Georgia
Southeast Georgia
Source: Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management - phone survey, 2005
C&D Landfill Tipping Fees, 2005
North Georgia Coosa Valley
Georgia Mountains
Atlanta Regional Commission
Northeast Georgia
Legend
$20.00 or less $20.01 - $23.00 $23.01 - $27.00 $27.01 and above
Chattahoochee
Flint
McIntosh
Trail
Central Savannah River Area
Middle Georgia
Lower Chattahoochee
Middle Flint
Heart of Georgia - Altamaha
Coastal Georgia
Southwest Georgia
South Georgia
Southeast Georgia
Data Source: DCA - Office of Environmental Management - phone survey, 2006 Map prepared by: Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2006
Source: Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management - phone survey, 2005
Calculating Weighted Average Tipping Fees
To account for tonnage disparities between large and small landfills, a weighted average tipping fee was used. If out-of-county residents or businesses were charged a higher rate than in-county customers, the higher rate was used. Tipping fees charged for MSW at transfer stations were excluded. When tipping fee rates were reported by volume rather than weight, a ratio of four cubic yards to one ton (4 CY: 1 ton) was used to approximate weight-based rates. Weighted averages were calculated for the area served by each RDC and for the state by multiplying the Average Daily Tons received at each facility (ADT) by the per-ton gate fee, divided by the total ADT for all landfill facilities within each region and within the state. The process was repeated for C&D landfills. To avoid double counting, Average Daily Tonnage was assigned to the MSW column for those facilities charging the same rate for MSW and C&D waste. Most facilities charge the same rate for C&D and MSW received, but a significant number do not. In these cases, the landfills were asked to provide an approximate ratio of MSW to C&D waste received. Weighted averages were calculated using the method described above, with the Average Daily Tons reported split accordingly between MSW and C&D. For facilities that reported receiving no C&D waste, their fees were not used in calculating average C&D fees. In all regions, this dropped the average C&D fee, in some cases resulting in no C&D average cost for certain regions.
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Grants and Loans to Local Governments
2007 Solid Waste Management Update
During Fiscal Year 2007, over half a million dollars ($594,196.62) in Solid Waste Trust Fund (SWTF) receipts were awarded to Georgia communities to help them manage solid waste. By fostering the development of local, integrated solid waste management programs, the SWTF, funded by a $1 per tire fee when new tires are purchased in the state, is used for scrap tire management and cleanup; closure of abandoned landfills, grants to local governments for waste reduction and recycling; emergency, preventative and corrective actions at solid waste facilities, market development from recycled products; solid waste education and enforcement; and litter prevention and abatement. The fund is used to support the Environmental Protection Division's (EPD) Local Government Scrap Tire Eradication Reimbursement program, the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority's (GEFA) Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant program, solid waste programs offered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and other state agencies, and local government programs striving to reduce and manage the solid waste disposed in Georgia. In addition to the programs supported by the SWTF, the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority and Georgia Department of Community Affairs have other grant and loan programs available to local governments to support their solid waste management efforts.
Environmental Protection Division (EPD)
EPD's Local Government Scrap Tire Eradication Reimbursement program was designed to support local efforts to prevent and enforce against illegal scrap tire and solid waste disposal. The program gives local governments financial incentives to use enforcement and education activities to address:
1. The management of scrap tires, including preventing the illegal dumping of scrap tires;
2. Solid waste reduction and the controlling of illegal dumps; and
3. Other environmental issues. An eligible applicant may be comprised of one or more local governments. Grant funds are available for establishing and maintaining local programs that uses enforcement, eradication, and education components to meet its program goals. Continued grant funding is not guaranteed from year to year. Renewal requests are based upon need, the performance of the Local Government Scrap Tire Eradication Reimbursement program, and the availability of funds.
Grant information and application material for the Local Government Scrap Tire Eradication Reimbursement program are available on the Environmental Protection Division's web site, www.dnr.state.ga.us under "Environmental" then under "Technical Guidance." Or, contact Winthrop Brown at (404) 362-2537 or email winthrop.brown@dnr.state.ga.us.
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Grants and Loans to Local Governments 2007 Update
EPD disbursed over $371 thousand dollars in Local Government Scrap Tire Eradication Reimbursement program funds in FY 2007. EPD's program prevents against the illegal disposal and management of scrap tires and solid waste. The program funded projects in 37 communities, offsetting the local costs to clean up tire piles where the responsible party is either unwilling to remove the tires, cannot afford to remove them, or is unknown. A local government may also use program money to remove tires as part of a community-sponsored clean up event (e.g., Earth Day, America Recycles Day, or Rivers Alive). Below is a list of communities that received funding in 2007.
Community City of Keysville City of Homerville City of Swainsboro City of Atlanta
City of Eatonton City of Hogansville City of Loganville Baker County Banks County Barrow County Bulloch County Cook County Crawford County
Local Government Scrap Tire Eradication Reimbursement Program Awards
FY 2007
Amount
Community
Amount
Community
$ 4,458.93
Decatur County
$26,332.15
Murray County
$56,320.50
Fannin County
$ 5,000.00
Oglethorpe County
$11,261.00
Forsyth County
$ 1,935.25
Oglethorpe County
$27,348.50
Fulton County
$17,850.00
Quality Tire
Recycling
$ 3,408.25
Hall County
$ 5,404.55
Peach County
$ 0.00
Hart County
$12,880.54
Pierce County
$18,000.00
Jackson County
$12,945.27
Polk County
$13,659.26
Johnson County
$ 3,830.75
Randolph County
$ 3,750.00
Lamar County
$ 3,250.00
Rockdale County
$ 6,447.50
Laurens County
$12,541.30
Screven County
$ 6,348.00
Liberty County
$ 2,000.00
Union County
$24,517.09
Lowndes County
$ 8,451.75
$ 4,779.75
Madison County
$ 6,761.10
TOTAL
Amount $ 3,700.00 $ 748.85 $ 737.98 $ 2,100.00
$ 2,405.70 $ 8,250.00 $12,652.00 $15,186.00 $ 1,336.25 $16,204.90 $ 8,697.50
$371,500.62
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA)
GEFA annually administers a program funded by the SWTF that is intended to help local governments foster an integrated approach to solid waste management by supporting waste reduction, recycling, and composting programs. Grants of up to $50,000 are available to qualified cities, counties, and solid waste authorities. Demonstration projects or projects implementing an integrated solid waste management plan designed to help the state reach its waste reduction goal were eligible to receive grants of up to $200,000.
Grant applications are typically due in late March and reviewed in mid-April. Awards are typically announced in May. GEFA Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant applications are available by request or can be downloaded from the GEFA Web site at www.gefa.org. Contact Richard Ross at (404) 584-1031 or rross@gefa.org to request and application or to obtain more information about GEFA's Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant program.
GEFA disbursed $222,696 in Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants in FY 2007. The program funded projects in 7 local communities, offsetting the local costs of waste reduction and recycling through the purchase of equipment for local government recycling centers and supporting the development of integrated solid waste management plans. A list of communities awarded grants in 2007 and a brief description of their program are included in the table on the following page.
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Grants and Loans to Local Governments 2007 Update
Community City of Alpharetta City of Atlanta
City of Camilla Dalton-Whitfield County Hall County
Oconee County
City of Thomason
TOTAL
Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants
FY 2007
Amount
Description
$22,500.00
Hold one-day household hazardous waste collection event
$63,250.00
Purchase special RFID tags for collection bins to electronically collect recycling data.
$16,946.00
Purchase new forklift.
$25,000.00
Purchase five (5) 40-cubic yard collection containers.
$45,000.00 $10,000.00 $40,000.00 $222,696.00
Conduct a facilities assessment of existing recycling programs and practices.
Purchase commercial-grade composting bins for resale to citizens at reduced cost.
Expand current recycling center in order to offer recycling services to Warren County and the City of Warrenton.
Another financial support program offered by GEFA is their low interest revolving loan program available to local governments. There were no GEFA funds loaned to local jurisdictions for solid waste programs in FY 2007.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
DCA annually administers a Local Development Fund Grant program, a state appropriated grant program that provides matching grants to finance community improvement activities, including solid waste management projects. Grants are typically awarded in maximum amounts of $10,000 for single community projects and $20,000 for multi-community projects. Applications are reviewed based on the following criteria:
Feasibility including such factors as reasonableness of budgets and timetables, adequate consideration of all the factors necessary for implementation, commitment from other funding sources, etc.
Impact of the project on the community and community need.
No Local Development Fund Grant projects were awarded during FY 2007.
More information on the Local Development Funds is available on DCA's Web site at www.dca.state.ga.us or contact Cynthia Easley at 404-679-4789 or ceasley@dca.state.ga.us.
For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html
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