RE: [GreenYes] Landfill Tipping Fees

[Helen Spiegelman <hspie@telus.net>]

The report Terri cited already accounted for this, Gary.
H.

At 10:37 AM 04/10/2002 -0700, Gary Liss wrote:
> Remember, EPA does NOT include
> C&D in their MSW rates...
>
> Gary Liss
>
> At 11:15 AM 04/10/02 -0600, Eric Lombardi wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > all,
> >
> >  
> >
> > We don t have very good data collection in Colorado, but every time
> > someone tries to figure the wasting rates along the Front Range (where
> > everyone lives) the per capita rates are always up much higher than the
> > EPA 4.4 lb rate & how confident are we with the EPA rate?
> >
> >  
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >  
> >
> > Eric Lombardi
> >
> > Executive Director
> >
> > EcoCycle, Inc
> >
> > Boulder, CO
> >
> > www.ecocycle.org
> >
> > 303-444-6634
> >
> >  
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-greenyes@grrn.org
> > [mailto:owner-greenyes@grrn.org]
> > On Behalf Of Justin Stockdale
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:35 AM
> > To: Helen Spiegelman
> > Cc: GreenYes
> > Subject: Re: [GreenYes] Landfill Tipping Fees
> >
> >  
> >
> > I can't give any clues to what is happening in VA, but it is good to
> > know, or at least suspect that New Mexico is not the only state posting
> > numbers over 8 pounds per person per day. 
> > Justin Stockdale 
> >
> > Helen Spiegelman wrote: 
> > >  At 11:27 AM 04/10/2002 -0400, Terri quoted: 
> > > 21,796,507 tons of solid waste 
> > > were received at Virginia's permitted solid waste management facilities
> > > during calendar year 2000.  Of this total, 17,324,961 tons
> > > originated in the 
> > > Commonwealth, 
> > >
> > > VA's population in 2000 was 7,078,515, working out to a waste generation
> > > rate of 2.45 tons per capita, or 13.4 pounds per day. According to the
> > > report 2/3 of this was MSW, amounting to 8.85 pounds per day. Compare
> > > this to the national average percapita generation of municipal solid
> > > waste in 1997 reported by EPA (Characterization update) of 4.44 pounds
> > > per person per day. Please check my numbers. If they're right, does
> > > anyone have any ideas about this? 
> > >
> > > Helen. 
> > >   
> > >   
> > >   
> > >  
>
> Gary Liss
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