Okaloosa County BOCC — August 6, 2015 — Solid Waste

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA SERVICE AREA: HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Solid Waste and Recycling Section of the Public Works Department provides collection and disposal of municipal solid waste to all citizens and municipalities of Okaloosa County. The Section conducts oversight for the County’s recycling program covering both rural and urban residential collection in accordance with State and federal guidelines. This includes the grinding/mulching of the County’s yard waste at two locations: Wright Landfill and Baker Landfill. The Section manages the Household Hazardous Waste Program serving Okaloosa County and nine surrounding counties (500,000 residents) through FDEP Cooperative Arrangement Grants. Additionally, it is responsible for managing the collection of Special Waste (tires and white goods-appliances) and oversight of the Small Quantity Generator (SQG) Verification Program. REVENUE: The Solid Waste and Recycling Section is funded through landfill operating fees; landfill/transfer station tip fee, franchise area per household disposal fee and CPI retention. Revenue is derived from pass through recycling revenue for Waste Management; revenue from other departments and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQGs); revenue from sale of metals; and reimbursement from CO-OP grants. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR: Ø Provided for collection, disposal, remediation and long term care activities with reductions in staff and revenues and despite additional regulatory scrutiny. Ø Maintained high level service to our municipal solid waste (MSW) customers through operation of two transfer stations servicing northern and southern portions of the county. Ø Assisted in preparation of bid specifications for advertisement of residential and commercial garbage collection and disposal in FY15 to be implemented in FY16. Additional benefit will be to afford the County the opportunity to implement enhanced recycling services for both the residential and commercial sector thus increasing revenues and recycling rates in an effort to meet the State mandated goal of 75% by the year 2020. Ø Managed a fee collection program for charge customers from three remote sites. Ø Managed compliance and remediation programs for three closed sites per Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permits. Ø Managed Contracts for the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste covering 38,000 homes. Ø Provided curbside recycling service to approximately 38,000 homes Ø Collected 6,901 tons of recyclables through residential service and another 39,183 tons through private recycling efforts (includes 18,209 tons of yard waste). Ø Disposed of 13,200 waste tires Ø Collected and processed over a million pounds of Household Hazardous Waste Ø Expanded Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off services to Tuesday through Saturday weekly from 7 am to 3 pm. Ø Received $187,000 to operate Okaloosa County’s HHW program at no charge to local residents and to conduct 11 mobile collections in eight neighboring counties Ø Conducted two mobile HHW events on Hurlburt Field Ø Expanded the in-house office recycling services in selected County office buildings including the new Extension Office utilizing the services of HORIZONS Ø Provided recycling opportunities to four local public events including the Earth Day/Arbor Day event and the July 4 celebration at the Landing and the Southeast Recycling Conference and Trade Show in Sandestin Ø Provided Environmental presentations to schools and other public venues Ø Re-negotiated Environmental Restoration Contract at all three LTC/RA Landfills. Ø Completed final site reviews and surveys for USAF License Agreement for Wright Landfill (WLF) Ø Continued subsidence remediation program at NLF Ø Crafted Quarterly Operation and Maintenanc