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Findings 7 findings
F1
Redwood Landfill’s 2008 EIR is being challenged in court, thereby jeopardizing its 2008 Solid Waste Facility Permit, which has delayed the construction of the methane gas-to-energy plant and the Construction and Demolition sort line.
F2
Redwood Landfill, as currently permitted, has a finite life and therefore, alternate methods of waste diversion need to be explored.
F3
Waste-to-Energy Plants can be a solution to limited landfill space.
F4
A portion of Marin County MSW is being sent to out-of-county landfills, increasing our carbon footprint and making our waste another county’s problem.
F5
Marin County waste disposal has diminished by over 27% since 1995 due to the passage of AB 939 in 1989 and public awareness.
F6
Redwood Landfill has seen a waste reduction of 24% during the same time period as a result of less out-of -county disposal in the Marin landfill and the effects of diversion awareness. 19 http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/print/volume-12/issue-6/features/microwave-plasma- gasification-heats-up-in-the-us.html
F7
CalRecycle statistics prove that waste diversion in Marin County is much higher than the national average due to concerted efforts by the Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and local waste haulers to educate the public.
Recommendations 5
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R1The Grand Jury recommends that the Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) meet with Redwood Landfill as soon as feasibly possible to gain assurances that the landfill methane gas-to-energy plant will become a reality.
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R2The Grand Jury recommends that the Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) ensure that Redwood Landfill completes the Construction and Demolition sort line.
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R3The Grand Jury recommends that the Marin County Public Works Department, Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) and Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority (JPA) work with Redwood Landfill to ensure the building of an anaerobic digester for food waste, the energy from which can be added to the methane gas-to-energy plant.
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R4The Grand Jury recommends that the Marin County Public Works Department, Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) and Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority (JPA) work with Redwood Landfill to explore all options for minimizing future disposal through some cost effective, least polluting form of waste gasification, such as Microwave Plasma Gasification.
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R5The Grand Jury recommends that Local Jurisdictions holding MSW franchise agreements mandate, through revisions to the agreements, that haulers dispose of all MSW generated in Marin County in Marin County.