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r Mr. Tom Horton AM6 Project 939-02.22 January 25, 1990 4P 0 Page 4 The attached maintenance building will have four bays (25 foot wide by 60 foot long), three with doors at each end; it will be fully equipped for complete maintenance of landfill equipment. The yard surrounding the office/maintenance building will have a perimeter fence and the following additional features: • A covered equipment wash station • A covered fuel island • Direct access for off-road landfill vehicles • Parking for employees and visitors • Storage area for parked equipment and materials The entire office/maintenance facility will occupy between two and three acres and the area will be graded relatively level. RECYCLING FACILITIES Due to the impact of recent legislation and the need for cities and counties to integrate solid waste management practices, the original Phase I scope of work was broadened to include recycling facility planning for the NCSL. It is the intent of the following section to illuminate the relevant issues and to discuss generally conceived alternatives. Facility Planning To form a basis for planning recycling facilities, incentives for recycling, current recycling strategy, and all applicable new legislation must be well understood. Incentives for Recycling A multitude of incentives exist for recycling. Historically, the motivation for recycling has been largely an economic one. Residual materials such as aluminum, copper, brass, and to a lesser extent glass and newsprint, have been utilized in the manufacture of new products because their uses were less expensive than procurement and processing of virgin materials. Recycling has also been known to have broader benefits including conservation of natural resources and energy. Recent laws have been created which cite recycling as an essential technique to be utilized by communities in reducing the quantity of solid waste sent to landfills.