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<br />2020 Solid Waste and Moderate <br />Risk Waste Management Plan Update <br /> <br />7-4 AX0304191054PDX <br /> Metal piping <br /> PVC and Other Plastics <br /> Roofing material <br /> Sheet rock <br /> Sinks <br /> Tables <br /> Tile <br /> Toilets <br /> Windows <br /> Wiring <br /> Wood beams <br /> Wood debris from housing <br /> Wood pallets <br /> Mixed C&D Debris <br />7.2.3.3 Disposal at Anderson Rock and Demolition Pit <br />Anderson Rock and Demolition Pit is a privately-owned facility located in Yakima County north and west <br />of the City of Yakima. Although the disposal site is located approximately 35 miles from the City of <br />Ellensburg, low tipping fees provide an incentive for some commercial construction firms working within <br />the County to travel that distance to dispose of waste at this facility and circumvent the County solid <br />waste transfer system infrastructure. Beginning in 2006, this site has seen an increase in material <br />delivered from County sources. <br />7.2.3.4 Recycling and Diversion <br />Currently no C&D processing or recycling facilities are located in Kittitas County. <br />7.2.4 Needs <br />Based on the 2008 waste characterization data, mixed C&D debris composes about 18 percent of Kittitas <br />County’s total disposed waste. The recoverable portions of the C&D waste stream were composed of <br />clean wood (42.3 percent), metals (2.6 percent), and other recyclable C&D (19.9 percent). Much of the <br />C&D debris that arrives at the two County transfer stations is from self- haul loads, which contain 15 to 20 <br />percent of clean wood and other recyclable C&D materials, on average. <br />To capitalize on this significant opportunity to divert materials from landfill disposal, the County could: <br /> Increase the capacity for segregating recoverable and mixed C&D loads at both transfer stations and <br />at Ryegrass Landfill, focusing on the self-haul sector. <br /> Develop the capability or enter into partnerships to process mixed C&D loads. <br /> Provide for or support materials exchange and reuse opportunities for construction materials. <br /> Provide greater financial incentives for separating C&D debris from mixed putrescible solid waste. <br />7.2.5 C&D Recommended Options and Implementation Actions. <br />The following options for improving C&D management are recommended. Each option and the <br />associated implementation actions are discussed below. <br />7.2.5.1 Recovery of C&D Debris <br />Evaluate the feasibility of recovering C&D debris at Ryegrass Landfill and at the two transfer stations, <br />potentially through a contract with private recyclers. Targeted materials would include recoverable wood, <br />metals, concrete/asphalt and other inert materials, gypsum board, composition shingles, and potentially <br />reusable items.