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Section 4 <br />Waste Management Reduction Programs <br />Table 4-7 <br />Municipal Yard Waste Program Summary, FY 2008 <br />Jurisdiction <br />Town of Harrisburg <br />Tons Processed <br />3,665 <br />End Use Destination <br />Mulched and /or Landfilled Hwy 49 C &D Landfill <br />City of Kannapolis (Cabarrus County) <br />1,778 <br />Composted /Mulched City Owned Collection Site <br />Midland <br />Town of Mount Plesant <br />218 <br />Mulched and /or Landfilled Town Owned Facility <br />Cabarrus County <br />Total <br />4,000 <br />9,661 <br />Mulched and /or Landfilled C &D Landfill <br />Source: FY2008 Solid Waste Management Annual Reports <br />information for Compost Central, a company in <br />Mecklenburg County that specializes in <br />composting and yard waste recycling, is provided <br />on the Town's website for interested residents. <br />Yard waste collected by the City of Kannapolis is <br />disposed at a City owned collection site. Compost <br />generated from the yard waste is given away <br />annually at no cost to residents. Approximately <br />3,500 tons of compost is given away by the City of <br />Kannapolis on a yearly basis while some of the <br />compost is used for internal landscaping projects. <br />The Town of Mount Pleasant collects yard waste <br />such as limbs and grass clippings on a weekly <br />basis. In addition, during the non -leaf collection <br />period the town will pickup leaves placed in <br />transparent bags. Loose leaves are collected during <br />leaf season beginning on October 1. Residents are <br />notified by public notice on water bills when the <br />loose leaf season ends. A majority of the yard waste <br />collected goes to a Town -run facility where it is <br />composted and used for internal landscaping <br />projects. <br />There are currently two permitted LCID facilities in <br />Cabarrus County that accept yard waste. These <br />include the Cabarrus LCID landfill and the Tarheel <br />Organic Reprocessing Facility located in <br />Harrisburg. The yard waste is grinded and resold <br />as mulch. <br />The Town of Midland does not offer curbside yard <br />waste collection. However, burn permits are <br />available to residents. <br />Fats, oils, and greases (FOG) are a component of <br />food waste that, when improperly disposed down <br />drains clog sewer lines and cause backups. <br />Currently, the HHW facility accepts yellow grease <br />(cooking oil) for recycling. <br />4.4.2 Intended Actions <br />Table 4 -8 lists the intended actions established by <br />the jurisdictions of Cabarrus County to meet their <br />goals pertaining to composting and mulching. A <br />summary of progress made toward actions <br />specified in the previous Plan Update is included <br />in Appendix C. <br />4.5 Incineration <br />4.5.1 Current Activities <br />Waste incineration is not practiced in Cabarrus <br />County. Because of the potentially long lead time <br />associated with identifying a sufficient waste <br />stream, siting, designing, permitting, negotiating <br />an energy contract, procurement, financing, <br />constructing, and startup testing of a waste -to- <br />energy (WTE) facility, this option deserves <br />thorough consideration well in advance of when <br />it's actually needed. Current estimates are in the <br />range of five to seven years - and potentially <br />greater, depending a variety of factors. Cabarrus <br />County does not plan to consider incineration, with <br />or without energy recovery, during the next three <br />years, but will revisit the need during preparation <br />of the next Plan Update in 2012. <br />' 1 � <br />4 -9 <br />Attachment number 3 <br />F -15 Page 393 <br />