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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRCC AGENDA PK 1992/02/10MOTHER ~~I,AND Landscave Design and ResourceMana~ement Products & Services Landscape Designs low maintenance, low water use, low environmental impact Compost Seminars for professional landscapers Yard Debris Collection & Composting Program Design Community Composting Education Programs Home and Garden Training programs for recycling Pre-implementation Design for a Comprehensive Waste Reduction & Recycling Program INDWELLER non-profit Industry support organization Referral Exchange for recycling and green jobs Mother-A-Land soil amendment products Mother-A-Land 1433 Nacion Avenue Chula vista, CA 91911-5513 Phane & FAX (619) 422-1145 MOTHER-A-LAND RECOVERABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT TITLE: INDWELLER (cooperative venture)Comprehensive and Integrated Solid Waste/Resource Management. PROJECT SITE: 405 Alta, San Diego, CA 92179(not a mailing address) This site will be the center of operations for the cooperative network of South County Recyclers and Ecologists. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Ten total acres in a S90 presently zoned area of San Diego( unincorporated) County. Surrounded by A70 and other S90 parcels. The topography is sloped. Canyon on two sides one of a sensitive nature. Parcel located between the State Prison and the County Jail. Road leading to the property and on to the County Jail, where it ends at this time. Extension under consideration for local circulation route. The San Ysidro Mountain Range Summit on the East and the Mexican Border to the south estimated one mile. A natural stream bed is the only source of water flowing briefly in and out or the property boundaries. No existing structures. No existing utilities. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The INDWELLER concept and project is recycling research and development for the collection, processing, and marketing of "recoverable resources" diverted from the solid waste stream. " Recoverable resources" distinguish solid waste materials from other categories of Recyclables. Research will develop secondary materials to feedstock new industries. Economic assistance for recycling entrepreneurs, and ecological studies will facilitate growth and sustainability. Furthermore, INDWELLER is a hard infrastructural concept based on a decentralized geographical land use which demonstrates a system of resource recovery much like the established recycling centers. These Transfer Sites are Intermediate Processing Centers for composting. Located on public and private easements, they will function as public facilities to enhance integrated waste management, which benefits each community. The San Diego Gas and Electric Company's transmission corridors in the City of Chula Vista have been identified as some of the public lands and open space necessary to maintain resource balance. These public facilities will expand throughout the South County of San Diego building an Infrastructure that equates with the contiguous Greenbelt, and area designated for the Recycling Market Development Zone. This infrastructural system to recover resources from the solid waste stream will realize the goal of source reduction, recycling, and composting of nearly 50% of the typical Municipal Solid Waste Stream before the year 2000. Mother-A-Land 1433 Nacion Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911-5513 PH# & FAX (619) 422-ll45 There are six separate entities applying under this projec± name for the recycling grant funds. which will assist in the development of this regional facility. Each entity has specified the percentage of participation in terms of the individual pnxessingopera- ti~mai requirements. T'r~ lease of a facilit<~ site for prvd~:cti~m tA~ill'~e a ten acre agric~.iltural parcel o~,vned by one of the arstxiatecl businesses. iv~l Ingalls Enterprises will lease and develop the site through his application for grant funding concurrent with the IAIDWELLER project. mate development funds will be used to supply utilities and buildings ro accomm~xiate operations. Mails of the lease are included in the leasing agreement. Each opera~r will pay its portion c>f the leasing agreement ~ the project director. At this time the 405 Alta sib is remote, between the State and G~unty Prisons. Every possible consen~atial measure will be evaluated and used appropriately for regional development. A network exchange cf ma~rials, services, and public information will be online. Dispatch and feedback to clients about contrd and accountability of materi- als will be provided through the project director for official use. The IPdDW ELLER Board of Directors will meet quarterly ~ track and regulate the in- terest of the joint venture. (Next meeting will be held in Lkcember) Existing communi- ties will establish the first comprehensive waste management examples and lead new communities to establish themselves within the infrastructural system. ~ creating transfer cities tobe highly visible, well planned, well landscaped, permanently dedicat- ed and maintained, the foundatiai of resoun-e sustainability and local markets is as- sured. Composting will directly benefit azeas within the community networks of parks and open spacesby improving the landscape. Water conservation by improving soil strur ture will have multiple effects. Landscaping ~ demonstrate nature's gifts willbe incor- porated mbeau ' neighbeThoods. Along with water and soil conservation, other nat- ural resaun:es and animal preserves can be maintained. Nature walks, bikeways, and horse trails can be interpretive sites, and be a coordinated link throughout the infra- . structural greenbelt tornstitutionalize the earth restoration concept. The methodology is the systems proach ~ recycling. Zhe main processing facility or Materials Recovery Facility will~aus on processing the materials transported by haulers in open drag~- vehicles. Although regiat waste haulers arse drrettly or indi- rectlyinvolved, the fadliiy will process the ma~rial dropped off, because collection costs can be upwards of 809b of the diversion practice. Dpen dragons contain the demolition and constructirn materials, commercial, indus- trial,manufacturing, and landscaping materials and canbe pnxessed and exchanged with the systems operation. 'Ihe facility will incorporate an internal bartering of mate- rials fa producing specific products, while n~iduals are sold tosub-processors cf ma- terialssuch as waste iron. Essential to the site plan and desiggnn of the facility is the purchase of a scale. This re- quest is on behalf cf the INDVVELLER organization. Also essaitial is the use cf the land azea from the road m the private parrel. PARTI: aVERVIEW "Infrasttucture Llealing with Waste WELL Earth Restaa;tior-" Is a joint venture enterprise and a comp of five businesses. Each has iL~ ojvn operatinrt e4perience in the pressing of specific materials, and each is capable of the capi±al c~.it- lays to expand the business potential cf recycling. Each will be applying for rant funding for equipment used at the INDWELLER facility. Each firm is applying under the project name, INDWELLER (acronym) . Each owner or arepresentative agent i~- a member of the Board of Directors rf the non-profit mutual benefit corporation for the specific pumose of building an Infrastructure dealing with waste well, earth r~tcrati co. The collaboration is described in this prapcz~al and identified as. 1. A maraials recovery faciliiy; 2. The coordinating transfer sites; ard, 3. Public awareness and market canpaigos. The targeted materials for waste streazn diversion aze categorized as "recov+erable re- saunes" ~ recyclables which reclaim sdl, There is an estimated ~15°,b cf the solid waste stream going m the Otay Landfill. (County Waste Charactierization Study, IvSay 1989,1 98.3 of this estimate can be identified in the contents of open dragon vehicles in two categories: Construction Washes and Industrial Saud Waste. Among the general components in this category areyazd wastes, wood waste, inerts and organics as shown in a n~ent wash chazacterization field study. (exhibit 1 j i he INDWELLER processing facility will incorporate three processing aperatioas. A yazd and wood waste processing a concrete and asphalt recycling and a compost screening, hatching and mixing operation. Each of these businesses need to expand under new standards in order to meet the waste diversion goals fa the region. The Ii~iDW ELLER strategy is the sys>fem that will be developed and evaluated over afive- year canmitment Four individual businesses will a anize a portiai of their operation at the new facility. Coordinating the sale and barter o~ residuals on site will be a neces- sary function. If defined as a Ivlaterials Recovery Facility, and capital costs can be adequately covered; existing recyclers will be able to expand their related process. Furthermore, other en- trepreneurial recyclers will be able to take advantage of the facility because it is a comp for research and development. Products willbedeveloped and evaluated alcng.with regulaz monih~ring of diverUed materials entering the site. Tracking the n~overed com- ponentswill becritical to quality product line development. Agricultural, horticultural and landscape study demonstraticz~s will also take place on site. Two studies as well as the composting research will be involved, and a greenhouse will be a planned opera- tiai. It is with a five year commitment that each material processor will be at the site and operation as soon as permitting allows. 1. Ag~ricultaral produce and Small Fsrms: Qrganic Certification. 2. The recycling center mult~rniting process fa traasfis sites. 3. Cdlecbct's permits and landfill Source Reduction 11err-ents. he drop~~tf of green materials at transfer cites ~,vithin cocci countries wishing ~ partici- pate =gill be rnrs~:ed b~~ ?vt7+her .~1-Land. Cc~nmen°ial landscavebusiness~ and resi- clentswill have a caivenient composting program to enhazcce the neighborhood. L`emonstration, studiev, and roars of composting sites will be presented to the public through community facilities. ~gnificantly mcx~e volumes will be recovered'oy monitca-ing material in this prelimi- nary processing. i~1ew statistics from EPA projections estimate composting bo process between 6.6 mil- lionand 10.89 million tons of yard waste annually. This organization's goals are to build a hazd infrastructure of public facility composting sites and aprocessing facility to develop viable economic markets. 9milazly, a network Hof community groups will be tapped and outreach programs willbe implemented to provide incentive for participa- tion. PART III: MARKET land has become poluted and unproductive because rF inappropriate use of 6echndo- gy. Therefore, mazket development of waste exchange must be part of an infrastructural system to provide the proper industries wish quality resource marorials. Qirect use of wood waste has been used as mulch by man}' planners because of Califania's drought condition. Qrganic compost mulch, or humus isbeing distributed as a retail commodity in the landscape, nursery markets. The direct application of chipped or shredded yard and wood waste seems ro be a posi- tiaeinternal process, which many agencies have adopted, and many homeowners re- main eternal~y resprnsible. This proposal will not only develop an extensive compost- ingfacility, but it will also praess and develop markets fccr secondary inerts. Recycling concrete; reusing asphalt; and screening fa inorganic elements. The market goal is m maintain an ecological structure along with an economic structure of supply and demand. Gty ,County, and &ate economic growth can continue to open new markets fns humusbased products with preferential procurement, while the educational institutes pursue appropriate technology and agroecology through curricu- lumandtraining. Because this project is based on an infrastructure ,the potential for expansion is only limited by relative land use criteria A critical point ro remember. This is the time ro recognize the need to dedicate openspece and agricultural preserves for the purpose of balancing population growth and public facilities, which resmre re- Ti~ese two items will be critical to the cie;~ ~i of the t"acility and ~,viil be upon t:.ounty consideration for initial outlay, To successfully operas and complete the project the preparation ~ the land and the acquisitiral of the 70ft. scale is immediate. P4-eliminary estimates of installation for a new scale have been provided by a representative of Tole- :10 :Late i^orporatic~ i`exhibit ?} A two month lead time trill be needed for the deliven~ and instailatial, Before operations begin, an agreement far use of the land must be drafted . The site plan and conditional use permit will specify circulation for large vehicles, In- t grass and egress is particularly a concern far this facility which participants have al- ~ ready expressed the d iscern c# the extra seven miles m the site. The main design con - sideration is the impact to traversing canyons. The expense of grading the entrance and access will be donated by the businesses with their equipment but an approved plan will be adopted before remedial actions are taken. The site improvements will be amajor portion of the II`lI]WELLER PROJECTas it will facilitate quantitative weights, measures, monitoring, and market research far the de- velopment and exten:~cn of the recycling infrastructure. Other site preparations arebeing made for utilities, security and ggeeneral ore provisi- sions, The land owner involved with this project is a member of iPdDWELLER, He wishes to protect and preserve his land and the surrounding habitats, while develop- ing aviable economic investment, The project director and person respca~sible is Teresa Aland, dbaMother-A-Land, Cesign cri~riaand supervision of the project; public awareness and implementation. T'ne business owners will pay for the portion of land used for their operations and be responsible for the hiring and transferring of personnel b the site and their salaries and benefits. Appropriate and adequate insuranceisbeingpursed forapnaductirn facility of agricultural type. All partiapants selerUed and allowed to wank at the facility will be under the umbrella coverage provided fa the systems operation and employees, and will go inm affect before operations begin. Orientatiar- of the sine and the operatiatal tasks fr~r the entire facility will be included in a procedural manual and presenoed tb be approved and adopted by the INDWELLER Board. Srte plans and permits will begin this year and the facility should be online by late 1992. PARTIL INFRASfRUCIURE The INI7WELLER PROJECTwill ca-tinue the development of the infrastructure through the propcxal of transfer sites for green waste recovery. The associated waste haulers will organize the infrastructure ofpick-up routes and con- tracted services. Permits and licenses will bebased on private industry research and development in three areas: Hopefully support through legislation like A B 1321 ~.•vill cca~tinue, Twentyi~ears ~ studying Appropriate Technology and human nature has ev~~ved into Ivlother ~-Lana. The 1vY~ther~ -Land logo and a certified praiuct will be used to promote and expand the mazketby have acompetitive product that can live up t~ its name. Recycling has opened up diverse opportunities fc~- different indu~ries. Tne :3gric~.iibar- al industry is the primary volume user of these recoverable reso~.irces, and the;;reatest rotential for expansion and cost effectiveness. Re~..cn,~rce materials recovered frcxn the ,A,~,~ ~-tream will ge to feedstock the organic agric~.ilt~.irali horticultural markets. This can only be done if the materials generated are diverted and divested from sdid waste en~rprises. ine perception of there materials and handling becomes the prime educational message for the future. itbre people in the job market aze looking for a position that serves the environment. This is why I started my own business in landscaping. Employment of such personnel is key and can also facilitate national growth. One of the marketing strategies for recycling has been the three R's. One marketing strategy Mother-A-Land has promoted~s the introduction of the fourth R. "Resmre" has been mentioned to several agencies like the Integra~d Waste Management Board and Californians Against Wash. Unfortunately, because of the traditional chemical methods of farming and the competitive strate~es of the solid waste industry; the recy- clingmovement has fallen short cf it's goals. However, Abther-A-Land promotes innovative recoverable resource recycling for her campaigns, Ivbther A-Land will provide the management fnr the mazketing support strategy based on the promotional activities of landscapers and produce brdcers for associated mein- ' bers of INDrVELLER Teresa Aland will be the project directs of the Materials Recov- ery Facility, and oversee many aspects of the infrastructure. As a landscape designer, the transfer sites will get speaal atOentia-. The n3covery pnxess, in part, will be highly visible cornnlum sites b demonstra6e the effectiveness of the com ng process and the importance of natural r~ources• INDWELLER and Maher-A-Land are synony- mous with the c~ligaticn as a citizen to be aware of individual impact ai the world we live within. The pnar+sed outreach proggrram will mist tt-e Giy and Cwnty with recy- clingprograms. Mother A~.aaid and INDWELLER will again sponsor the public paz- ticipationevent bteach souree separation and recycling. In 1990, five businesses spon- sored this event. ivLre pazticippaation~~is expected this year. The theme for the 1992 RE SDi1RC~ RALLY is FARTH RFStORA ~N. A farmers's market concept will be used to demonstrate the expantied mazkets representied by area nurseries, florists, farmers, gardeners, specialty markets and Guistmas trees. This year, as last, the rally will be a culminatiar of the I Love a Gean San Diego County Quistrnas tree recycling event. The planning stages fa the SEtXNID ANNUAL INDVVEI.IER RESOUR(~ RALLY are now in progress. With the support of C~vernment agencies, volunteer groups and thebusinesses in the community will encourage composting to surpass the required element of the Integrated Waste Management Act. sources m the land. INDWELLER is readying petitions for a land use proposition if necessary i`~nce the general public perceives this fianction to'e an integral part of file rityr''nat~.ire environment, abalance of amenities can be achieved in all cornrnunities, while a conti?- uous land utilization ~ariil be pre`•erverl in the public interest. again, to make an imL~or- tantpoint dear: these resources must be cycled in the appropriate industry. i he ~lgn- cuitural Ex~nsians recognize these resources and must be allowed to expand ander this social~concanic anti environmental framework. The creation of a volunteer student pool will be identified through the college, while other agricultural interests vnll produce new products. It is clear that organic nutrient carnponentr in the solid waste stream mustbe remc~~ed from the solid ~,vaste industry, and equate crily with seal reclamaticn practices. Busi- ness trends are Uo reduce impact, and restore the environment. and this organization in- tends tosupport those trends, with the help of an interagency network of new policies. "Provisions in and use planning and za,ing fa- waste reduction, recycling, composting and related facilities; should be assessed with growth just as any other required public service." (i alifornians Against Waste, Cut Your Waste in Half, page 4]) There are also the international implications and peneived benefits to this regionbe- cause cf the border pollution. The INDWELLER organization will be a member of this binational effort. Victor M. Castillo is an International Consultant and a U.S. Ivfexico Bader Environmental Specialist with the osnall Business and International Trade Cen- ter of ~uthwes~rn College. His focus at this time in a written document is titled, "En- virrnmental Implications of the Free Trade Ag~ement in the Maquiladaa Industry". Victor will be collabaating closely on curriculum development to demonstrate the need for jobs and economic growth in the region. Espeaally "green jobs". Volunteer services will will also be available through the college. The first transfer site evaluation and compacting demonstration will be an in-house waste diversion project by the Landscape and Nursery Technology L~partment, RGP ,and the Ground Maintenance Department at Southwestern College. INDWELLER is also applying for grant funds on their behalf. This nonprofit mutual benefit corporation of "GREEN" businesses is committed to being an integral part of these local programs and will sponsor and support efforts by other environmental organizations. PARTIV: MOr1NIIt~4-LAND Teresa Aland is Founder and Eaaecutive Director of Infrastructure Dialing with Waste WELL Earth Restoratia-. By participating in atizens groups and environmental com- mittees Integrated Waste agement has been advanced in the Gty of Chula Vista Developers ate beginning b see the advantages of building intro the canmunity public facilities fa recycling and promoting community gardens. PARTY: CAST EFFECIIVENFSS Sustainable land use, =.~vater conservation ,energy conservation, environrr,ental impact, and economic de=~elopment make this ~~~aste Rcovery infrarh-ucture cost effective. i'1-~e constant rejuvenating of sails. marketable ~ualitj product`, and the jcdnt venture capital wiilbalance the economic and environmental costs. ~?ver r_he fivei~eaz commitment, the main facility and the transfer sites will be designed. evaluated, and maintained as one system of recycling. A major advantage is that the administration Overhead for a regional facility is the co- operative organization and the home based administration office suppa-ted by the as- sociated businesses. "By letting people wca-k at home, we'll have fewer traffic prob- lems, happier employees, and less need fa segregating our lives into wok and play, and isn't that a worthwhile goal to strive fa in the future." (Wally Wang, Computer Edge, November 23,1990. } Thebuilding and landscaping willbe part of demrnstrating energy cca~se-vation and recycling d natural resources. Though utilities will be there for backup, the operation vaill be designed as a remote self tnntained sys- tem. And monitoring informaticm an the operation will be down loaded to the admin- istrations computer for monthly analysis. The PC utilized will need specific scft~,saze to manage the data of daily functions. I t is with the perception of organizational management in recycling that has been the motivation for thebusinesse; of INDWELLER ~ participate. 'vVith participamry management quality and productivity with technical support; and ecanamic growth to support people, the County and date funding will provide the nec- essary incentive for the cooperation of independent recyclers. Equipment costs aze the lazgest capital outlay, so it will be necessary to approach other government agencies to adopt pdicies fa A B939 funding fior facilities. However, the intent is to be a selfsufficient facility, and operating costs will be covered by the fees once established. Pha~..sing and service fees will reflect the combine systems of the Ivlaterial Recovery rr^acility. Tipping flees on a per tai bass will underwrite the limited collection costs. The comp will request enterprise funds dedicated to the SRRE and HHWE. Permitting and the cost of disposal for the estimated 20°f6 residuals will be included in the tipping fee ,and in the necessary surchazges b contnal clean loads. Procurement preferences will be sought and a barbering of open space and park mainte- nancewill guarantee flow ccntrd and market development In order to establish im- plementation of transfer sites, a two~ercent service flee will be added m a tipping fee fa commercial convenience and the Intermediate pnxessing. The rates fa the disposal of inerts will double and customer education and feedback will be disseminated to encourage source sepazation and clean loads. The added chazg- es will establish a fund to resbre wetland azees filled with debris. Along with providing a facility which will be built to a capacity of 10, 000 tons a month, the longterm markets for remverable materials will assure service to the region ~.inder all cca~ditions. A flowchart of the systiem and operating cats are estima~d initial costs. oecause each of the operates needs to define further than role in the recovery sys~m, and identify specific equipment needed by each at the facility. The Materials iZecovery raciiit~~ capital cost estimates can e~eed five~nillion dollars. Although each re~ycier is an independent at the site, the process will facilitate ashared responsibility, It hav been the mission ~ lvbther-A -L~r;d to establish an infrastructure of public faciiit<J composting sites, and develop the economics for a system which in effect will change the percepti~ of waste. By gaining public and private support the ~,zth i:.ounty of :an Diego wiil'oecome the leaders in envirca~mental protectim. 'These are the goals of this proposal and the canmitment of the following Board ~ Direc~rs: INFRASTRUCTURE DEALING WITH WASTE WELL EARTH RESTORATION a non-profit mutual benefit corporation Teresa Aland Executive Director Melvyn Ingalls Directing Officer Perla Vizcarra Secratary Ana Cortez Treasurer I~®AIP31ID ®ff IIDIIIRIE~C~1°®IP3~ Larry O'Harra Don Argleben Joe Byrne George Bagdasarian Doug Woodworth Skeeter Jones Pat Byrne i Waste Characterization Field &tudies During the month of July staff conducted Observational studies of waste at all County owned landfills, and at the Miramar landfill. Staff identified types of waste on a volume percentage basis and by truck type for each landfill. The chart below is an illustration of preliminary results for all landfills and truck types. Staff is developing density factors to convert volume data to weight data for comparison with manually sampled data. WASTE COMPOSITION - UNCOMPACTED WASTES' Remoinder (3.78) Bagged Gorboge (d.9,^.)1 ~ s Drywdl (2.37.) ~~';~ ,+ Yard Wosfe (16.82) Roofing (5.77.)-~~ Nixed A1el ols (5.37.) While Goods (1.27.) Textiles (4.28) ~~ Concrete (8.57.) ~,e Asphaa (1.22) ' Soils (13.3 (1.37.) Glass (0.17.) -GOr dboard (2.57.) -Mixed WaslepoDer (I.qy) Hord Plastics (1.87.) -Film Plastics (0.97.) Wosfe (24.68) • Appox. t3S of .axles d'spoad at S7em+are, San M>cos. Ola7, and Rorrorq Londfik. Bored on IM Canl7 Obeer.olimol Slud7 of Uncompochd Wmbi, coMucled Irom .hne 16 - .MY 30, 1991, 25-AUpil PBe: 7-91COMP.W01 exhibit 1