Will County Solid Waste Management Plan Update

TABLE 3-1. SUMMARY OF WILL COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN COMPONENT STATUS (1991 SOLID WASTE PLAN AND 1996 FIVE-YEAR UPDATE)
Plan Component	1991 Plan Recommendation	1996 Update Recommendation	Status and Recommendation(s)
Source Reduction and Reuse	5% volume reduction goal at the source	5% volume reduction goal at the source	Delete; there is no standardized methodology to track the effects of source reduction
	Build cost of disposal into bid considerations	Recommendation dropped from further consideration	Modify; cost of disposal should be given informal consideration during bidding
	Assign bid preferences for recycled feedstock and consideration of disposal cost	No bid preferences, rather County will promote recycled-content procurement	Implement; no bid preferences shall be given to products with recycled-content
	Develop promotional campaign regarding source reduction	Continue in grade schools, discontinue for businesses and institutions	Modify; develop source reduction campaign for schools and businesses
	Requirement of a two-sided copying policy for County govt.	Requirement removed, since all county offices have double-sided copying ability	Implement
	Creation of information clearinghouse	Discontinue due to lack of personnel	Modify; establish clearinghouse within Waste Services= Education Center
	Work with Three Rivers Mfg. Assn. and others to offer waste audit assistance	Discontinue due to lack of personnel	Modify; offer waste audit assistance to all businesses in County
	Work with municipalities to develop volume/weight-based collection programs	Provide technical assistance as requested	Implement
	Continue volume reduction/recycling grant program	Continue with tip fee surcharge revenues	Implement
Recycling & LSW	30, 40 and 50 % reduction goals 5, 10 and 15 years after implementation of Plan	30, 40 and 50 % reduction goals 5, 10 and 15 years after implementation of Plan	Modify; 30, 35, 40 & 45% goals in 5, 10, 15 and 20 years respectively.
	Develop public education campaign for recycling	Continue for residential sector, business leaders should implement education for commercial sector	Modify; develop public education campaigns for residential and non-residential sectors
	Develop technical assistance program for recycling	Develop technical assistance program for recycling	Implement
	Continue grant/loan program for recycling with record keeping requirements	Continue program, but discontinue record keeping requirements	Modify; re-instate record keeping requirements
	Develop support of recycling programs for elected officials	Develop support of recycling programs for elected officials	Implement
	Implement/expand in-house recycling program	Implement/expand in-house recycling program	Implement
	Implement “pay-by-the-bag” programs in unincorporated areas of County	Implement “pay-by-the-bag” programs in unincorporated areas of County	Modify; seek cooperation of townships on implementation of variable rate pricing
	Identify/implement demonstration programs for recycling	Identify/implement demonstration programs for recycling	Implement;
	Prepare “general use” recycling materials	Prepare “general use” recycling materials	Implement;
	Provide site approval support for recycling/LSW facilities	Provide site approval support for recycling/LSW facilities	Implement;
	Provide market development assistance for recycling industry	Removed from consideration, given level of private-sector recycling	Modify; re-instate market development activities, primarily for C&D materials
Incineration	Volume reduction is totally excluded due to prohibitive cost	Volume reduction is totally excluded due to prohibitive cost	Implement
	Energy recovery not included in County’s plan for the near future	Exclude from future consideration given county landfill plans	Implement
Landfills	County will develop landfill with the private sector	Site selected at Joliet Arsenal for county-owned landfill	Implement
	Landfill will be only for the disposal of waste generated within Will County	Landfill will be primarily for county waste, with a 20-year disposal capacity guarantee	Modify; 20 to 23 year disposal capacity guarantee for service area generated waste
	County-owned, privately operated facility	County-owned, privately operated facility	Implement;
	County will investigate processing methods to reduce volume of waste landfilled	Not mentioned in Plan Update	Modify; volume reduction processing methods are to be considered at landfill
	County will prepare siting application	Not mentioned in Plan Update	Implemented; County reviewed siting application prepared by contractor selected to operate landfill
	Intergovernmental agreement to be signed with municipalities to feed landfill	Intergovernmental agreement to be signed with municipalities to feed landfill	Delete; no formal agreements with municipalities will be sought
	County will assume costs of site purchase, siting, permitting and construction. Bonds will be issued to cover all costs	Not mentioned in Plan Update	Modify; selected contractor will assume all costs of siting, permitting and construction
		County will charge market rate tip fees at landfill for non-residential waste; county municipalities will be charged a discounted tip fee	Modify; non-residential tip fee not mentioned in landfill contract; contractor selected and operating agreement has been signed
Household Hazardous Waste	County will conduct at least 3 HHW collection programs annually	County will provide 1 collection event through contract, 2 additional collections annually will be sought from IEPA	Modify; landfill contractor to provide at least 3 collections, additional collections sought through IEPA, municipalities and townships
	Cost of holding HHW collection events will eventually be built into disposal costs at LF	Not mentioned in Plan Update	Implement; costs are borne by selected landfill contractor through operating agreement
Transfer Stations	Transfer stations will be needed depending on selected landfill location	One transfer station needed in both northern and eastern parts of County	Modify; selected contractor may desire to site transfer stations in northern and eastern parts of the County
Collection in Unincorporated Areas	County will franchise collection in unincorporated areas	County will franchise collection in unincorporated areas	Implement
	Curbside and/or drop-off recycling will be required of all haulers operating in unincorporated areas	Drop-off recycling will be implemented in municipalities to serve unincorporated areas	Modify; County will implement waste collection franchises in the County under certain conditions
Plan Updates	Updated at minimum of 5-year intervals	Updated at minimum of 5-year intervals	Modify; update Plan as needed (at a minimum of 5-year intervals)
	Assess volume reduction goals at first five-year update	Assess volume reduction goals at next five-year Plan Update	Delete; discontinue source reduction tracking; maintain recycling record keeping
	Review technologies intended to reduce volume of material permanently disposed at landfills	Not mentioned in Plan Update	Implement volume reduction strategies at landfill