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considered a "merchant facility," and can freely market its services. RRT is also able to secure waste from other counties which helps improve economic efficiencies. The total deliveries received at the facility, including waste from other counties, were 392,633 tons, a slight increase from 2009 amount of 391,329. Figure 5 Ramsey & Washington County Waste Delivered & Processed at Newport RDF Facility, 1991 -2000 600,000 500,000 m 400,000 a a 300,000 —4—Delivered c tProcessed F 200,000 100,000 0 1091 )` 199 70� 'L0p3 'L 1013, There are two performance guarantees in the processing agreement. The first guarantee is to process 85% of the Ramsey /Washington waste that RRT accepts. This was met by processing 91.5% in 2010. The second guarantee is to recover 85% of the waste processed as RDF or secondary materials (ferrous and aluminum). This guarantee was met by recovering 95.5% in 2010. The other performance - related goal is to receive at least 280,800 tons per year from Ramsey and Washington counties. RRT received 303,703 tons from haulers and citizens. Landfilling There are no operating landfills in Ramsey County. Some MSW generated in Ramsey County is delivered as unprocessed waste to landfills, located in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Certain wastes from RRT - Newport are delivered to landfills (non - processible wastes, excess waste that bypasses the processing lines, and residue from the processing lines). A variety of non -MSW wastes generated in the county are also landfilled. Dump Inventory Since 1988 Ramsey County has maintained an inventory of old dump sites to locate, identify, describe and document active and inactive solid waste disposal facilities, and dump sites in Ramsey County. The inventory includes known sites developed before regulations were in place, sites that operated under permits or other approvals and are now closed, solid waste disposal sites on the State Superfund list, and illegal dump sites. There are about 300 sites in the inventory, approximately 25 of which are sites that were at some time issued a permit or license to operate by a municipality, Ramsey County, or the M PCA. Hazardous Waste Management Ramsey County emphasizes toxicity reduction to manage risks associated with waste. Proper management of hazardous materials can reduce health, safety, environmental and property risks. Federal law requires businesses that generate wastes to analyze that waste to determine if it is Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan 2011 -2030 Page 144 Approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on 3120112