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RESIDENTIAL WASTE ABATEMENT The majority of information in this par� of th�s report was garnered from the latest Metropolitan Council's Solid Waste Management Guide/Palicy Plan, their 1985 Abatement Proqress Re- port, and the present draft of Ramsey County's Master Plan for So1id Waste Management. The above documents, of course, deal with commercial and zndustrial wastes as well as residential wastes. However, because th�s Committee's work is lzmited to residential wastes the information herein, wherever possible, focuses on residential solid waste management/abatement. There appear to be two main thrusts of residential solid waste management/abatement. They are waste reduction and source sepa- ration. The Council's Guide/Policy Plan includes the followzng definitions for these terms: 'Waste reduction' is the process of reducing the amount of solid waste generated. it includes pzoduct reuse, increased product life, reduced material use �n product design, and decreased consumption of products. It also includes activities such as mulching/backyard composting of yard wastes. 'Source sepazatinn' means separation of re�yclable or compostable materials by the waste generator prior to callection. Note: The Metropolitan Guide/Policy Plan contains a significant number of definitions pertinent to their entire Guide/ Policy Plan. Some of the definitions relating to residen- tial so�id wast� are included at the end ot this report. Waste reduction, source separation and refuse derived fuel goals for commercial, industrial, and residential wastes for Ramsey County per Tab�e 4-1 of the Council's Guide/Policy Plan are as follows: 1990 Program i985 1986 1987 1988 1989 and beyond Waste Reduction 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 Source Separation 3 6 9 11 15 19* Refuse Derived Fuel 1 1 5 5-57 67-72 77 Total 5 9 16. 18-70 85-90 100 * Twenty--three percent residential, sixteen percent cammercial-industrial. Note: Figures are a percentage of total waste generated. � 8 �