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The Metropplitan Council and Ramsey County recognize that for a residential waste manage�nent program to be successful, residen-- tial participatian must be significant. To obtain significant participation and achieve the goals of waste abatement public awareness and educational programs, and information provided by governmental units, waste haulers, schools, environmental and ci�izen groups is consi.dered to be essential. The Metropol�tan Council, Ramsey County, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency currently offer he].pful informatian to residents on the va�ious aspects of waste abatement. The third and most signiticant change in an overall waste managetnent program is resaurce recov�ry. Zn December of 19$4, Ramsey and Washi�ngton Counties entered into an agreement wi.th Northern States Power Company for the design, constructian, ownership, and operation of a$.21 million refuse derived fuel (RDF) facil.ity to be located in Newport and in operation by mid 1987. The facility will process about 1,000 tons/day of refuse derived fuel. The fuel will be transported to Red Wing, where it will be burned in NSP's boilers for the production of el.ectrici�y. Through designa�.�on ordinances, the RDF facility wil.l be guaranteed wastes from Ramsey and Washington Counties. Special construction at the facil.ity will protect against fire and explosions, and special processes wa.11 be in place ta control rddents, erran� yard wastes, odors, and noise. Incoming ta�astes W�ii be inspected, and unacceptable items will be removed. Glass which is injuriaus to NSP boilers will be removed and, most likely, landfilled along wi�h magnetically removed s�eel food and beverage cans. Mixed glass a�d steel cans have minimal recycling value. Consideration is being given by the Metropolitan Council �o fund a demonstration g�ant to study and test mass remova� of recyclables at the RDF facility as an econ�mic alternative to residential source separation, Although the Metropolitan Area is committed to landfilling mass burn and RDF ash, alternatives to this procedure are being considered in other parts of the country. Conclusions and Recommendations breathe life into the repo�t. The number of conclusions and recommendations appear to be large and overlapping because of the number of aspects involved. The subject of waste management at this time is a dynamic one with cost consequences. The Committee expects that furiher study of the Recommendations wiZi indicate those that have an acceptable cost to benefi.t ratio and residential participatian. IV � � � � � �