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Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign and transmit letters of support for the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District to form a cooperative agreement that leverages resources and maximizes the use of the solid waste processing and landfill facilities in Monterey County.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign and transmit letters of support for the Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District to form a cooperative agreement that leverages resources and maximizes the use of the solid waste processing and landfill facilities in Monterey County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On July 17, 2018, the Board received a presentation and overview of a proposed MOU between the SVSWA and the MRWMD to form a cooperative agreement that leverages resources and efficiently maximizes the use of the solid waste processing and landfill facilities in Monterey County. The ideas presented make a lot of sense, particularly the following recommendations:
1. Fully utilize the processing capacity of the MWRMD's new materials recovery facility and spread the capital and operating costs over a larger, countywide tonnage.
2. Utilize Monterey One Water's (M1W) existing digester capacity to process clean commercial food waste collected countywide and increase the renewable energy output at M1W's treatment plant.
3. Re-direct the Peninsula's organic waste to SVSWA facilities and eliminate the need for developing redundant organics processing facilities in the County.
4. Direct-haul curbside-collected waste to the nearest landfill (i.e., Marina or Johnson Canyon).
5. Reduce the need to import solid waste from other counties.
The proposed MOU is a smart and unique opportunity for our local sol...
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