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Riverstone SouthEAWDraft December 2020 <br />b.Project related generation/storage of solid wastes -Describe solid wastes generated/stored during <br />construction and/or operation of the project. Indicate method of disposal. Discuss potential <br />environmental effects from solid waste handling, storage and disposal. Identify measures toavoid, <br />minimize or mitigate adverse effects from the generation/storage of solid waste including source <br />reduction and recycling. <br />Project construction will generate wastes typical of residential development operations. Most solid <br />waste is expected to include organics, paper, other waste, and plastic (Table 8). <br />Neither the construction process nor the proposed residential development is expected to generate <br />substantial solid or hazardous wastes, solid animal manure, sludge, orash.Construction contractors <br />will be required to dispose of wastes generated at the site during construction using approved <br />methods and facilities. Contractor will be expected to minimize and mitigate adverse effects from <br />solid waste generation and storage byrecycling construction waste to the degree practicable.Brush <br />and tree waste generated by construction will likely be chipped or otherwise recycled rather than <br />burned on site. <br />Residents of the Riverstone South will contract individually with waste haulers for solid waste <br />collection and recycling services under the City's open trash and recycling collection system, which <br />uses eight licensed waste haulers. Curbside recycling, including paper, plastics, glass, and metals is <br />available to City of Ramseyresidents through solid waste collectors. Participation in the recycling <br />program by future residents of the project area is expected to reduce the volume of solid waste <br />generated by the project. <br />Table 8. Estimated Solid Waste Composition <br />Waste TypeEstimated % <br />Organic31.0 <br />Paper24.5 <br />Other 18.3 <br />Plastic17.9 <br />Hazardous0.4 <br />Metal4.5 <br />Glass2.2 <br />Electronics1.2 <br />Total100.0 <br />Source: 2013 Statewide Waste Characterization <br />(Burns & McDonnell for MPCA 2013). <br />Solid wastegenerated in the City of Ramsey that is not recycled or hazardous is trucked to a nearby <br />landfill such as the Elk River Landfill. <br />20 <br /> <br />