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Approval to Purchase an ECA550 Environmental Coatings Applicator from LSC Environmental Products, LLC in the Amount of $44,029.00
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SUBMITTED BY: Rob Comstock, Public Works Director
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Expenditure Required: $44,029.00
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Funding Source: 350-0400-58000
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Approve the Purchase of an ECA550 Environmental Coatings Applicator from LSC Environmental Products, LLC in the Amount of $44,029.00
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
While researching alternative trash cover for the landfill the Solid Waste department has identified this tool as a viable technology that will have an immediate positive impact on landfill operations as well as significant long term advantages.
This Environmental Coatings Applicator from LSC Environmental Products will allow landfill personnel to spray a 1/4 inch thick shell on the exposed trash versus a 6 inch thick layer of gravel required for daily cover by the ADEC Solid Waste Permit. Once the desired height of the compacted trash is reached after using the sprayed-on shell at the end of each work day then a 6 to 12 inch layer of gravel would be applied to separate the lifts of compacted trash. The result of using this process will be up to 2 feet of airspace saved over the entire working area in just one work week. When expanding this process to the footprint of the entire cell the resulting savings in airspace would add years to the life expectancy of the landfill. By lengthening the lifespan of the landfill it also allows more time for the development of emerging technologies that the City can use to further reduce the size of our waste stream and it pushes off the very expensive development of a new landfill cell. Once this process is put in use more accurate estimates of both short and long term savings will be calculated and included in the department report.
The product that makes up the sprayed-on shell is non-toxic and environmentally ...
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