Roy Baldwin | Wake County Solid Waste Management

Jeffrey Murray, PE, BCEE | HDR

Supersizing of Wake County’s Solid Waste Convenience Centers

NC SWANA Spring 2016 Technical ConferenceGreensboro, North Carolina | April 25, 2016

Existing Program Overview

Improvements

Supersizing

Challenges

Existing Program Overview

Division of the Environmental Services Department.

Provides various waste services to both the municipalities and the unincorporated areas of the County, including disposal and recycling facilities and operations, litter and illegal dumping enforcement as well as outreach and education programs.

Solid Waste Management Division

Small staff – all operations run by contract, including convenience center operations

Development of appropriate Requests for Proposals and review of responses are critical to the success of our program

Division is a public enterprise and does not operate on property tax dollars – all programs are supported by landfill tipping fees, a household fee of $20/household per year, grants and revenue generated from recyclables.

Solid Waste Management Division

The Solid Waste Management Division manages 17 waste facilities:• 11 Convenience Centers• 2 Household Hazardous Waste Facilities (HHW)• 2 Multi-Material Recycling Facilities (MMRF)• 1 Active (MSW) Landfill and 1 Transfer Station • Monitors and Maintains 8 Closed Landfill Facilities

Facilities

Convenience Centers 11 Convenience Centers Sites were located, designed and

constructed in the early to mid 1980’s to prevent illegal dumping.

Sites were originally located within 8 miles of any County residence.

Open 362 Days a Year (7am-7pm)

Household Hazardous Waste Program (Residents Only) Multi-Material Recycling Centers (Residents and Businesses)

o North Wake (Deponie Drive, Raleigh)o South Wake (Old Smithfield Road, Apex/Holly Springs)o Site 11 (Wendell Blvd, Wendell) Planned for 2016

Open 6 DAYS a WEEK (Monday thru Saturday) from 8 AM til 4 PM

Other Programs

Since opening, the County’s population has nearly tripled and municipal limits have expanded.

In 2005, County began investigating waste disposal demands and functionalities of the sites

A Convenience Center Master Plan was developed to propose changes in service to better meet citizen needs.

Convenience Centers

Improvements

Expand or modify Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 11

Possible Relocation of Site 6 Modify operating hours of Site 9 Add turn lane to Site 8 Eliminate Site 5 No Change to Site 10

Master Plan Summary

Expansion of Site 7 Completed in 2014

Redevelopment of Site 2, Permitting & Design, Construct in Summer 2016

Supersizing of Site 11, Permitting & Design, Construct Summer 2016

Reconstruct Site 3, 2018 Add an exit to Site 10 to improve

traffic flow, Summer of 2016

Completed or Planned Improvements

Supersizing

Small Convenience Center C&D Pre-crusher OCC Compactor MSW Compactor Roll-off for Recycling & Metal Electronics Used Oils Batteries, Tires and White Goods

Collection

Supersizing Site 11Existing Facility

Additional 3 Drop Off Locationso 2 MSW, Recycling, Metal, C&Do Canopy Roofo Modified Guardrail

MMR Facility - Covered HHW Food Waste Improved Traffic and Safety

Supersizing Site 11Proposed Facility

Challenges

Gateway Overlay Districto Street Treeso 4’ Bike Path o 6’ Sidewalko Curb & Guttero 12-foot Travel Laneso Decorative Fencing

Buffer Yardso Tree/Shrub Plantingso Opaque Fence/Wall

Beware of the UDO

Parkingo 1/500 SF of Buildingso Bike Parking?

Supplemental Use Standardso Opaque Vegetative Buffer

• Plantings• PVC Slats

Beware of the UDO

Stormwater Treatmento Bioswaleo Bioretention Basinso Dry Pondo Neuse River Standards

Driveway Entranceo Left Turn Lane with 220’

Storageo Full Depth Shoulder

Wideningo Symmetrical 12-foot Travel

and Turn Lanes

Permitting

Collaborate Early With Planning Departmento Identify Obstacles o Hold Pre-Submittal Meeting before Scoping Final Design

Engage Landscape Architect Be Prepared to Treat Stormwater Have Patience

Recommendations

QUESTIONS?