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Section 3 <br />Solid Waste Generation, Composition, and <br />Disposition <br />n order for the County and local jurisdictions <br />to reach the goals defined in Section 2, it is <br />important to understand the types, quantities, <br />sources, and current disposition of waste materials <br />generated in the County. To facilitate this <br />understanding, the North Carolina Department of <br />Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR) <br />Division of Waste Management (DWM) requires all <br />jurisdictions and certain types of facilities that <br />manage waste to report annual solid waste <br />statistics. The statistics are compiled and made <br />available on the DWM web site. These databases <br />provide valuable insight into waste generation and <br />disposal amounts and trends throughout the <br />County. The following sections summarize the <br />most recent information available for the County <br />regarding waste generation, disposition, and <br />composition. <br />3.1 Waste Generation <br />Residential dwelling units, businesses, industries, <br />government entities and institutions all generate <br />waste that is ultimately collected, processed and <br />disposed through solid waste service providers <br />(both public and private). The following sections <br />summarize available data for Municipal Solid <br />Waste (MSW), C &D debris, and LCID. <br />3.1.1 Municipal Solid Waste <br />The distribution of MSW, including residential and <br />commercial, is primarily driven by population and <br />growth patterns throughout the County and plays <br />an important role in how efficiently the solid waste <br />services can be provided. Therefore, an important <br />element of any management Plan is an evaluation <br />of the population and growth patterns in the <br />service area. Table 3 -1 shows current and projected <br />population estimates for each of the local <br />jurisdictions and the County. The State Office of <br />Management and Budget projects Cabarrus <br />County's population to grow from approximately <br />170,400 to over 249,000 by the year 2020, which is a <br />46 percent increase in just over a decade. Although <br />yearly population increases have not recently <br />increased waste generation rates, future growth of <br />both residents and businesses may significantly <br />increase waste generation throughout the County <br />Table 3 -1 <br />Estimated Populations by Jurisdiction <br />Jurisdiction <br />Town of Harrisburg <br />Population <br />2007 <br />6,000 <br />Population <br />2008 <br />6,100 <br />Population <br />6,500 <br />Population <br />. <br />8,400 <br />City of Kannapolis (Cabarrus County) <br />33,400 <br />34,400 <br />36,500 <br />47,000 <br />Midland <br />3,100 <br />3,200 <br />3,400 <br />4,400 <br />Town of Mount Pleasant <br />1,500 <br />1,600 <br />1,700 <br />2,100 <br />Unincorporated Cabarrus County <br />1 49,000 <br />50,500 <br />53,500 <br />68,900 <br />Cabarrus County Total <br />163,900 <br />170,400 <br />183,600 <br />249,150 <br />Nw- <br />1. From the State's Office of State Budget and Management <br />htto: / /www.mbm.state.nc.us /nwsbm /facts and figures /socioeconomic data /population estimates.shtm <br />2. City of Kanna polls population estimates do not include Rowan County- <br />3-1 <br />Attachment number 3 <br />F -15 Page 379 <br />