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Waste Generation <br />Waste is called many things — garbage, trash, waste, refuse, rubbish, solid waste — and is generated from <br />many sources. Waste is classified into a few basic categories defined by state and federal regulations. <br />Residential or municipal waste is generated by people where they live. Commercial or non - residential <br />waste is generated by organizations such as businesses, schools, hospitals and malls. Industrial waste is <br />generated during the manufacturing of products. Construction and demolition waste is generated by all <br />of these sectors but is related to building, remodeling and demolition. <br />Much of the residential and non - residential waste generated is called mixed municipal solid waste or <br />MSW for short. MSW includes recyclable materials and non - recyclable wastes that are generated <br />through the normal course of a day. <br />Ramsey County reported about 630,000 tons of MSW generated within the County during 2010. This <br />total does not include an additional 68,000 tons yard waste managed at Ramsey County yard waste <br />sites. Of the total, shown in Figure 1: <br />46.7% was recovered for recycling. The State of Minnesota awards a 3% credit for source <br />reduction activities and a 5% credit for yard waste collection if counties meet certain criteria. <br />These credits are applied to the total recycling number and increase the County's reported <br />recycling rate to 54.7 %. <br />34.0% * was delivered to the RRT- Newport waste processing facility. Most was converted to <br />refuse- derived fuel (RDF) after metals were removed for recycling. <br />2.1% was separately managed as problem materials. These materials are not recycled, and not <br />processed at an MSW facility. Problem materials include tires, used oil and white goods (stoves, <br />washers, etc.). <br />17.2% was landfilled as unprocessed waste. 9.8% of this waste was delivered to landfills outside <br />of Minnesota and 7.4% to landfills within Minnesota. This total does not include any waste <br />delivered to RRT- Newport. <br />*The percentage changes to 35.2% when recycled metals at RRT- Newport are included. However, this <br />material is already included in the 46.7% recovered for recycling. <br />Figure 1 <br />Ramsey County MSW Generated - 2010 <br />Landfilling out of <br />M N, 9.8% <br />Landfilling in <br />MN, 7.4% Iq <br />Problem <br />Materials, 2.1% <br />Recycling, <br />46.7 <br />Processing, <br />34.0% Alk <br />Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan 2011 -2030 Page 135 <br />Approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on 3120112 <br />