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Riverstone South EAW <br />Draft — 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 to avoid, <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, or ash. 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 by recycling 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 Ramsey residents 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 Type <br />Estimated % <br />Organic <br />31.0 <br />Paper <br />24.5 <br />Other <br />18.3 <br />Plastic <br />17.9 <br />Hazardous <br />0.4 <br />Metal <br />4.5 <br />Glass <br />2.2 <br />Electronics <br />1.2 <br />Total <br />100.0 <br />Source: 2013 Statewide Waste Characterization <br />(Burns & McDonnell for MPCA 2013). <br />Solid waste generated 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 />