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Objectives 2. Ensure that waste facility capacities are consistent with regional solid waste management needs. Ensure that waste facilities are as efficient as possible. Criteria 2a. Preference will be given by the Metropolitan Council to proposed waste facilities with capacities that are as efficient and economical as possible. 2b. The demand for secondary materials and/or energy should be sufficient to accommodate the supply of materials and/or energy from the proposed service area. Waste facility capacity should not exceed the market demand or the projected supply from the areas they serve. (For purposes of this criterion, demand should be defined as "the quantity of goods that buyers will take at a particular price." Indications of an intent to purchase and definition of a minimum price should accompany the application of a proposed facility.) 2c. The development of proposed solid waste management facilities should be compatible with the Region's growth forecastS, the need to replace existing facilities and county and Council schedules for implementing new waste facilities as req~i~ed by the Waste Management Act. PROCESSING TECHNIQUES Waste facilities provide routine management of continually generated solid or hazardous waste. These facilities must be reliable. They must operate with minimum risk to energy and recovered materials markets or to solid and hazardous waste generators and haulers. How- ever, waste processing facilities have had recurring problems that have led to increased costs and inconsistent service. Included have been: o o o Damage to system components by the solid or hazardous waste, resulting in unscheduled shutdowns; Un~redicted wear resulting in frequegt replacement and maintenance of system components; an~ Failure to attain the same efficiency and reliability at a commercial scale that was achieved on a pilot scale. Risk and reliability may be evaluated by considering the demonstrated and commercial success of proposed solid or hazardous waste manage- ment techniques. Such demonstrations should be under conditions of similar facility scale, waste composition, waste supply area genera- tion rates and proximity, and recovery product market needs. with current technology, up to 60 percent of the energy value of municipal solid waste and up to 70 percent of the waste's salvageable materials can be recovered.