Solid Waste Plan 2040

The purpose of the Needs Assessment is to assist the City of Lincoln and Lancaster County in assessing their existing solid waste management systems, facilities, programs and planning for future needs in Lincoln and Lancaster County. The information and projections presented in this report were prepared to establish a basis for the development of the long-term, comprehensive, integrated solid waste management plan.

The Needs Assessment addresses:

1. The volumes and types of waste being generated;
2. The existing waste management practices; and
3. The anticipated future waste management needs in the Lincoln and Lancaster County

Modules/Topics (79 K)

Various solid waste management options and strategies are being evaluated and presented to the Advisory Committee for consideration and discussion. Additional technical papers will be added to this list as presentations to the Advisory Committee are completed.

Module 1

• Product Stewardship (529 K)
• Source Reduction (96 K)
• Zero Waste (288 K)
• HHW & CESQG Waste (168 K)
• Yard Waste (136 K)
• Universal, Special & Unique Waste (121 K)

Module 2

• Recycling Incentives (512 K)
• Commercial Recycling and Diversion (475 K)
• Organic Waste Diversion (Composting) (699 K)
• Construction and Demolition Materials Recycling (1.12 M)
• Residential Recycling and Diversion (422 K)

Module 3 & 4

• Waste Conversion Technologies (977 K)
• Municipal Solid Waste Disposal (2.02 M)
• Construction and Demolition Waste Disposal (2.71 M)
• Bioreactor/Bio-Stabilization Technologies (1.63 M)

Module 5 & 6

• Collection Systems (386 K)
• Transfer Station and Processing Facilities (303 K)
• Markets (for recovered/recycled materials) (232 K)

Additional meeting materials, handout information and copies of presentations from Advisory Committee meetings can be found under the Past Meeting Materials heading on the Committee page.