Dick Rush asked if Waste Management does incineration. Mr. Bayley said they do, but incineration is not economically feasible here. Furthermore, it is often very difficult to get an incinerator approved because of community opposition. Tom Jackson asked what Larimer County would do with the self-haul customers if the landfill closed. Mr. Bayley said that would be tough to do financially.
Solid waste is still a volume-based business.
You still need to spread closure, monitoring, and post-closure costs out as long as possible, since they are so high. He also stated that you cannot support a transfer station on self-haul customers only. Mr. Bayley closed by stating that Waste Management would be interested in looking at any proposal Larimer County might have. The Public committee spent the evening trying to identify what specific information is needed to assess landfill options and how we can get that information. Mr. Harem noted that case studies are best performed on public waste systems because cost information will be easier to obtain.