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Backup Documents 03/04/2025 Item #2B (Solid Waste and Collier County Landfill Long-Range Planning)Board of County Commissioners Solid Waste and Collier County Landfill Long-Range Planning Workshop Public Utilities Department Dr. George Yilmaz, P.E. Kari Ann Hodgson, P.E. SCS Engineers, Inc. March 4, 2025 1 2025 Solid Waste and Collier County Landfill Long- Range Planning Workshop Overview 1.Workshop Purpose / Bottom Line 2.Integrated Solid Waste Management System History (in brief) 3.The Current Integrated Solid Waste Management System 4.Long-Term Disposal Options 5.Policy Direction / Action Items 2 Workshop Purpose / Bottom Line Return to the Commission to seek the following policy direction: 1.Amend County Ordinance 2005-54 to Create a Single Solid Waste District Comprised of Municipal Service Benefit Units I & II 2.Align the Landfill Operating Agreement with the Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy 3.Achieve Concurrence to Control Your Long-Range Solid Waste Management Destiny 3 Pre -2006 Solid Waste Management Priorities BCC March 24, 1998 BCC Workshop December 20, 2000 Delony on recycling January 27, 2004 Comm. Halas January 27, 2004 April 18, 2006 4 2006 Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy Strategy Components Environmental & Growth Management Compliance Airspace Preservation Operational Excellence Best Value Service Source Reduction, Materials Reuse, and Recycling Diversion Optimizing Existing Assets and Resources Obtaining Additional Facilities Enduring Guiding Principles 5 Solid Waste Infrastructure Overview 6 2011North Collier Tim Nance 2018Tim Nance Recycling (East Collier County) Immokalee Recycling Drop -off Center • 7 7 Collier County Landfill 3730 White Lake Boulevard Picture Taken: 2024 8 Collier County Landfill Facts • 311 Acres•184 Acres used for Landfilling•Opened 1976 • 2059 Life Expectancy •The value of the remaining is approximately $600 million•35 years (AUIR 2024)•Based on BEBR population Growth & Average of 3 years landfilled tons •2024 Statistics•106,000 Customers served•493,000 tons Managed•291,000 tons Landfilled•$30 million in Revenue •Manages residential and commercial garbage for Incorporated and Unincorporated Collier County (District I only) 9 10 Mulching & Concrete Operations Class III MRFLast Cell to Line Prior to Vertical Expansion LFGTE Plant Resource Recovery Business Park 11 67% Landfill Disposal Collier County has reached this goal since 2021 Only 3 other Counties have reached this goal The Florida Legislature 403.706 established a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020 12 Action Item 1: Single Solid Waste District 13 Benefits: •Maintains service level parity •Removes ambiguity - “Districts” •Provides administrative efficiency – statutory notices Action Item 2: Align the Landfill Operating Agreement with the Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy 14 Benefits: •Maximize in-County disposal capacity •Establish in-place waste density performance specification •Long-term diversion agreement(s) •Solid waste •Disaster-related debris Long-Term Disposal Options Expand Existing Landfill New Landfill Technology Conversion Landfill Reclamation Out-of-County Disposal 15 Action Item 3: Control Your Long-Range Solid Waste Management Destiny Considerations: •Rail - Cost prohibitive •Supporting Infrastructure •Need a transfer station at RRBP •Need an upgraded transfer station at Immokalee Site •Significant traffic impact. Adds ~ 50 tractor trailers per day to transfer waste out of county •Closest private landfill is 2.5 hours away, one way •Cost Control •Currently the cost to transfer out-of-county is 135% greater than the disposal cost at the Collier County Landfill. Costs will likely increase up to 200% in less than 10 years Marion County is the only County comparable, in population, to Collier County that does not provide final disposal in the County. Out-of-County Disposal 16 Long-Term Disposal Options Expand Existing Landfill New Landfill Technology Conversion Landfill Reclamation Out-of-County Disposal 17 Action Item 3: Control Your Long-Range Solid Waste Management Destiny New Landfill Considerations •In 1998-1999, 3 properties in Collier County were presented to the BCC for a future landfill site. Ultimately, the County was sued for the potential acquisition and the BCC directed staff to focus efforts on increased recycling and maximizing existing assets. •The last new municipal landfill in Florida opened in 1998. •It can take up to 10 years to site, permit, and develop a new landfill. •Ideally, a new site would be 1,000 acres which would allow for adequate buffers. •This approach would provide a long-term disposal solution. •Landfills generally have lower capital and operational costs compared to other volume reduction alternatives (e.g., WTE). •Siting is the greatest challenge; land scarcity will likely increase, rather than decrease going forward. •Public opposition to new landfills in Florida is significant, driven by not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) concerns. Common objections include concerns related to odors, reduced property values, traffic, and potential environmental impacts. 18 Long-Term Disposal Options Expand Existing Landfill New Landfill Technology Conversion Landfill Reclamation Out-of-County Disposal 19 Action Item 3: Control Your Long-Range Solid Waste Management Destiny Conversion Technology Waste -to-Energy Gasification / Pyrolysis / Plasma Considerations: •Waste -to-Energy (WTE) is the only commercially proven volume reduction technology •All waste technologies require disposal for residuals County Actions •1985 - The County issued a $88 million bond for a new WTE Facility. In 1990 the concept was abandoned and the bond was closed out •1999 / 2000 – BCC directed staff to discuss a WTE partnership with Lee County; at that time Lee County was not interested •2002 - The County issued a solicitation for a thermal conversion technology, which was abandoned due to the high costs •2023 - The County issued an RFI for waste technologies, with the majority proposing WTE Current Actions - 2024 •Palm Beach County Commissioners authorized the Palm Beach Authority to begin planning for a new $1.5 billion Waste-To -Energy Facility •2015 WTE Facility cost to Palm Beach -> $672 million •Miami-Dade County working to site a new WTE Facility and is facing environmental justice & NIMBY challenges 20 Long-Term Disposal Options Expand Existing Landfill New Landfill Technology Conversion Landfill Reclamation Out-of-County Disposal 21 Action Item 3: Control Your Long-Range Solid Waste Management Destiny Landfill Reclamation Collier County Landfill Considerations: •Landfill reclamation is typically undertaken to address environmental liabilities. •Landfill reclamation to reclaim airspace is not a common industry practice on large active Subtitle D landfills. •In Collier County, sections of the Collier County Landfill has been reclaimed to remove an environmental liability associated with an old gun range (a portion of cell 1) and to remove waste from an adjacent 22-acre area to allow for lining new cells (cells 1 and 2). Immokalee Landfill Considerations: •The Immokalee Landfill is unlined and closed. •Solid waste received at the Immokalee Landfill is transferred for disposal out-of- County. •Immokalee Landfill is located in a portion of the County that is experiencing rapid and sustained population growth. •Reclaiming the Immokalee Landfill would create the opportunity to reduce a potential environmental liability and develop new disposal capacity for the future.22 460 acres 638 acres 604 acres 640 acres 2,342 acres Considerations Background: •Reached capacity in 2003 •The total site is approximately 120 acres and the landfill footprint is approximately 20.5 acre and is approximately 80’ high •Neighbors: •Adjacent: Jail & County fleet •Ave Maria Reclaim & Expand •Parts of Immokalee Landfill fall in the Airport no fly zone (per County Code) •Surrounding sections are agriculture. •Adequate buffers •Still require a transfer station at RRBP •Economic impact •Environmental impact: Reclaim unlined landfill 23 Assess Viability to Modify the Permit to Reactivate the Closed Immokalee Landfill Long-Term Disposal Options Expand Existing Landfill New Landfill Technology Conversion Landfill Reclamation Out-of-County Disposal 24 Action Item 3: Control Your Long-Range Solid Waste Management Destiny BACKUP SLIDES West Constrained by City Gate PUD East Section 31 South 2 Preserve Areas North Confined by RRBP PUD 25 CITY GATE PUD EXPANSION Eastern Expansion •Requires land acquisition •Modify LDC to permit a landfill expansion in section 31 •Modify landfill PUD to expand landfill east and contract with vendor •Modify NPDES, SFWMD, and ERP Permits •Modify the FDEP Permit, including the Operating and Closure Plans •May require wetland mitigation 26 CITY GATE PUD EXPANSION Million Million Eastern Expansion 27 CITY GATE PUD EXPANSION •Requires land acquisition •Modify LDC to permit a landfill expansion in section 31 •Modify landfill PUD to expand landfill east and contract with vendor •Modify NPDES, SFWMD, and ERP Permits •Modify the FDEP Permit, including the Operating and Closure Plans •May require wetland mitigation 1,000’ 1,000’ Million Million Southern Expansion •Expand landfill property boundary west to relocate stormwater that is currently managed in preserve areas •Modify landfill PUD to expand landfill footprint south and stormwater management on the 305 Property •Modify NPDES, SFWMD, and ERP Permits •Modify the FDEP Permit, including the Operating and Closure Plans •Would require wetland mitigation 28 CITY GATE PUD EXPANSION Continued Actions Consistent with past policy direction, staff will continue: •Maximizing source reduction, reuse, and recycling •Engaging stakeholders to solicit feedback •Benchmarking performance with peer counties •Evaluating best industry practices to enhance current and develop new services and programs. •Maintaining situational awareness of emerging market trends and technologies •Purchasing land for buffers and potential landfill expansion •Delivering best value solid waste management services that are consistent with the Enduring Guiding Principles 29 Action Items Return to the Commission to seek the following policy direction to direct staff to: 1.Amend County Ordinance 2005-54 to Create a Single Solid Waste District Comprised of Municipal Service Benefit Units I & II. 2.Amend the Landfill Operating Agreement to align with the Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy: •Establish compaction performance standards to maximize airspace; and •Long-term disposal capacity at the Okeechobee Landfill or Medley Landfill for municipal solid waste and disaster debris. 3.Achieve Concurrence to Control Your Long-Range Solid Waste Management Destiny: •A timeframe and cost flexibility to secure eastern properties to expand the Collier County Landfill; •Modifications to the LDC, PUD, Federal and State permits; •Negotiate expansion of the operational boundaries with WMIF, the Collier County Landfill operator; and •Engage with stakeholders and potential partners to revitalize the Immokalee Landfill. 30