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Mary Chamberlain • HHW Collection Expansion Feasibility Study — Sarasota County, Florida; Ms. Chamberlain assisted with this feasibility study to identify a preferred alternative for the expansion of the HHW collection infrastructure within Sarasota County. SAIC evaluated the current and anticipated participation in the HHW collection program, identified four alternatives for upgrading the existing HHW collection infrastructure, provided a conceptual facility description, and recommended a preferred HHW collection infrastructure upgrade that would serve the County's anticipated collection needs over the next ten years. Waste Management Planning and Technical Assistance Ms. Chamberlain has assisted local governments with an array of solid waste management planning assistance. These projects typically include reviewing solid waste programs, analyzing data, recommending changes to an existing program, developing an implementation plan, and/or assisting with procurement procedures. Solid waste planning and technical assistance projects have included the following: • Technical Assistance — Ramsey County, Minnesota; between 2001 and 2011, Ms. Chamberlain assisted municipalities in Ramsey County with procurement of recyclable materials collection services including RFP development, proposal analysis, and contract negotiations. Other assistance to the County included: an analysis of internal recycling operations in County buildings; monitoring of market prices for recyclable commodities; the facilitation of a workshop for city recycling program managers to address recycling contract issues; and research on revenue sharing arrangements, multi- family recycling options, and recycling opportunities for expanded polystyrene. As part of the technical assistance to Ramsey County, Ms. Chamberlain assisted the City of Roseville with a pilot study to analyze the impacts of five different collection and public education methods on the quantity and quality of residential recyclable materials collected at the curb. • Materials Recovery Facility Review — Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; conducted a peer review of a local engineer's design and construction specifications of a materials recovery facility (MRF). The MRF plans were evaluated on the basis of the size of the tip floor and storage area, the layout of the equipment, the flow of materials through the facility, and the technical contract provisions considered for inclusion in the procurement documents. Recommendations were made to assist the County in the design, contracting, and construction of the proposed facility. • Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan — County of Kaua'i, Hawaii. Reviewed the County's waste diversion programs including drop-off recycling, HHW, beverage container redemption, green waste collection, and waste reduction and reuse activities. Provided recommendations for the short and long-term to further increase diversion, minimize costs, promote sustainability, and increase participation in the County's solid waste management programs for the next fifteen years. • Stakeholder Feedback Facilitation — Hennepin County, Minnesota; Ms. Chamberlain worked with County staff to identify key stakeholders that would most likely be affected by changes to the County's solid waste management system. Ms. Chamberlain facilitated meetings with stakeholders, discussed the County's proposed strategies to transform its solid waste system, gathered feedback, synthesized comments and drafted a report with findings and recommendations for the County to consider in its effort to increase waste diversion and recycling in Hennepin County. SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC I 2