1. Planning for Integrated Waste Management Systems
Jennifer Deal, PE
Don Hullings, PE
January 31, 2017

2. What is an IWMS?
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3. What is Important to Your Community?
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Convenience
Policy
Public perception
Meeting FDEP 75% goal
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4. Waste Characterization
How effective is the current diversion strategy?
Waste and recycling characterization
What % of the current waste stream is potentially recyclable?
Is it cost effective/feasible to recycle the potentially recyclable materials?
Are there more recyclables in the residential or commercial waste streams?
Are recyclables generally from one geographic area?
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5. Waste Characterization
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6. Recyclables Contamination
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7. Evaluation of Existing System
Review of each system component
What is capacity of each component and how close to capacity is each one?
Opportunities to improve efficiency
Review operation cost vs. revenue
Restrictions
Compliance
Remaining life
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8. Evaluation of Existing System
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9. Evaluation of Existing System
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10. Forecasting Baseline Forecast Impact Assumptions Needs Assessment
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11. Opportunities Partnerships with neighboring counties
Public-Private partnerships
Comparison with entities of similar size and infrastructure (benchmarking)
Available land
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12. Alternatives Improvements at existing facilities
Expansion, Traffic flow, new equipment,
Ordinance/policy changes
Will the community respond well to change?
New infrastructure
Risk/rewards on new technologies
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13. Alternatives
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14. Diversion
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15. Diversion
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16. Evaluation Costs Costs per ton handled Net Present Value
Impact on Rates
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17. Evaluation Sustainability Environmental Social Economic
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18. Evaluation Cost Convenience Public Perception Recycling Goals
Policy vs Asset
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19. Questions?
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