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30 ° <br /> <br /> per capita waste generation is leveling off. If a zero growth rate <br /> is achieved, then the total quantity of solid waste would be <br /> influenced only by changes in o . <br /> whether the trend is ..... p.pula~ion. It is not n~-~L. <br /> vuuurrlng in this Region, althou~-~!~%~ ~? say <br /> data does not show a contrary trend.~- <br /> Table 2 shows the amount of solid waste expected to be <br /> between (1980) 1981 and 2000. Th - · generated <br /> multlplying the~e~__,_ ~Se. est~mates Were ' <br /> (5.03 ~ou-~ =-- ~u~.s average dai~v ~, _~_:~ obtained by <br /> = .~o; ~ur resl~enti~ .... ~.~ u~p~ua generation <br /> --, uummerclal and industrial w--=-~ <br /> r~g~nal population forecasts. It is estimated ~o~e my <br /> mlll~on tons of solid w ..... that (47) 44 <br /> (1978) 1981 and 2000. aste wi±± be generated in the <br /> -- Region--between <br /> The landfill Space requirements to meet these waste projections <br /> sho~n in Table 3 and Figure 4. These Space requirements are for the <br /> de~t{a~, commercial and industr' . . . . <br /> i~rate~ 19.the Region. Th~, m~ _~1 solld waste pro3ected ~ ~e <br /> ---~ue re~uctlon e~ .... ~ yv nuu account for *~ ~=~ - ~ <br /> some w=~ ~- ~' ~?~uu Separation, res~ ...... ~"= =i£ecrs of <br /> , ~o~= ~n lano~llls o,,~ ~u ~ V~= recover or d~n~o=~ <br /> worst" cas~ o~..-=. ~o~= uue ~eglon. Thee ~' ---~u~ <br /> landfill ~.~ ~uuu=lon. Approximately ~n ,^2U-~' uney represent a <br /> ..... mace, about (4.5) five tim2~ 2~Y'uuu;.~P,000 acre-feet of <br /> landfill capacity, will be -- =o ~ue remaining permitted <br /> required to meet these maximum land <br /> disposal needs to the year 2000. <br /> <br /> Materials Recovery <br /> <br /> A Successful materials recovery system depends largely <br /> derived from recovered resource s . on the income <br /> ~ter~als recovery ~=~:__ alesI Materials marU~ <br /> that can affect ~-7~'~s are sub3ect to wi~ --~ .... <br /> ~=~ons to recover r ~,~.~. ~ g n prices <br /> o .... ~e or materials. <br /> (TABLE 4 SHOWS THE QUANTITIES OF RECYCLABLE SOLID WASTE GENERATED IN <br /> THE METROPOLITAN AREA IN 1977. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SIX TO 10 <br /> PERCENT OF THESE WASTES WERE RECOVERED FOR REUSE. FIGURE 4 SHOWS THE <br /> NUMBER AND TYPES OF RECYCLING CENTERS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THE <br /> METROPOLITAN AREA. ONLY THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND A FEW <br /> NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE SOURCE SEPARATION-RECYCLiNG PROGRAMs. THERE ARE <br /> NO MAJOR MATERIALS RECOVERy FACILITIES IN THE REGION.) <br /> Ma~_erials recovery in the Region · <br /> ~?l~ct~n--sites for ~l-~s~-----~-~ 1_Includes more than <br /> ~t=~, turn1 u~6~. ~n~ ~ °~aPt metal, Paper, ~,~r~ ~z_~ <br /> ~lde ~ectrum O~ ~'-2"r~._~ These~_a~e~ _~_-~e~ ~ <br /> non~w~ -v.~=~unS an~ Private ~-~ ..... --~ ~ o erate~ b a <br /> tion~ ~ - .... u_q~_ganlzatlon~ ~- ~___ 7-- --"~,~ from small <br />-~,,9 which Serve ~..,-E-'r"~ ~_~ ~a~ lnternat' -- <br />produot-~-~Or ~&,_a~s ~-~.ina! ~arkets that co,.~r~tl°nal ~ <br />on a li~it-~ ~ Numerous curbsl--~e ~ ~ ~rial~ into <br />Counc~p~,~_~_n_~e_veral 'C~e~e~ a~ e-~t <br />~ ~v~i!~~e~b~:~e~ut~i2~ So~/ed ~aste <br />recvc--I~ -- aros in the ~e-r-~ .... erst of <br />~ or reused.~~--~._._.ra_~_ __9~n.a~re currentlv be~ ~ <br />"mixed" wast~stre~- r_m ~ ~aste is de~ine~ <br /> - -- - -- ~-, ~ is ordin ~,. ~:---~_ _ .---~- ~ uue net" o <br /> ~ ~ ~_~poseo of in l~--~-~-Fi--, o~r <br /> <br /> <br />