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64 Trucks
42,000 customers
Atlantic Waste Services
We serve businesses and residents in
Effingham County
Chatham County
Bryan County
Pooler
Thunderbolt
Tybee Island
Richmond Hill
WHY ARE WE HERE?
• The only landfill in the region that accepts external
household waste is Waste Management’s landfill in
Chatham County.
• The Republic Waste industrial landfill, also in Chatham
County, will likely close in 2024 and majority of their
volume will go the Waste Management landfill, further
reducing capacity.
• Based on the past 5 year growth rate of 14% and future
growth rates of waste received as well as the additional
waste from the Republic site, the Waste Management
landfill could be forced to close as soon as 2025 and
probably by 2027.
WHY ARE WE HERE?
• Coastal Georgia residents pay the
highest rates for garbage disposal in the
entire state. – more than 200% higher
than rest of the state due to lack of
competition (DCA report 2009)
• We can be successful at this location
due to its proximity of the waste
streams of Atlantic Waste’s operating
area. To truck this waste just 10 miles
further will cost $20,000,000 MORE
over the life of the facility.
WHY THIS SITE?
• We have extensively researched almost 30 different sites.
• This site meets all Georgia Environmental Protection Division criteria for
landfill siting as well as Screven County’s AG-3 Conditional Use Zoning and
Screven County’s Solid Waste Management Plan for landfill siting.
• It is strategically located for our future operations.
• It is a large site with great buffers and an abundance of clay and sand.
• This part of Screven County is not densely populated. The closest home to
the footprint is almost a mile away.
• There are no wetlands or streams close enough to be impacted.
• Highway 17 is very close to the site with significant existing truck traffic.
Additional truck traffic generated by the Green Meadows facility will be
only a fraction of the total truck traffic.
WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING?
• An 84 Acre Municipal Solid Waste
Disposal Facility and Trucking
terminal
• 30-40 employees
Liner System
Waste Layers
6-15 foot thick layers of compacted
waste, covered daily with 6 inches of
compacted soil and an additional 12
inches of soil cover monthly
How are MSW Landfills Designed
and Operated?
Final Closure Capping
System
• 12 inches of intermediate soil cover
• 18 inches of compacted clay cap
• Polyethylene cap
• Geo-composite drainage layer
• Gas collection layer
• 2 feet of soil and grass vegetation
Let’s Discuss New
Landfill Science
Old Versus New Landfills
Old New
(before 1991) (after 1991)
#10
Buffers 25 feet 200 feet
#9
Liners NO LINERS plastic & clay required
#8
Leachate Collection NO SYSTEM extensive system required
#7
Closure Cap 2 feet of soil plastic & clay required plus soil on top
#6
Post-Closure Care 1 year 30 years
Old Versus New Landfills
Old New
(before 1991) (after 1991)
#5
Trained/Certified Operators NONE experience, education & quality jobs
#4
Groundwater Monitoringtypically only 4 wells wells every 300 feet (25-30)
#3
Financial Assurance NONE Bonds and Insurance required by EPD
#2
Cost low (≤$500,000) high (multimillion dollars)
#1
Characteristics of trash no restrictions diligently monitor trash input
How do landfill operators prevent
contamination of the groundwater?
Closest down
hill well 5400+
ft away
Groundwater, drinking water and well
protection for this specific site
(Green Meadows)
1.20 mi
1.30 mi
• Distance from the end of the runway to our site property boundary is
approximately 17,500 feet, or 3.3 miles or direct path of runway.
• The "6 Mile Rule" does not apply to the proposed facility because the
airport does not meet ALL of the criteria set forth in 49 U.S.C. § 44718
(d) – it applies to commercial passenger airports only.
• Our facility would only be affected by the “5-mile Rule”, whereas Atlantic Waste
will be required to notify both Plantation Airpark and the FAA prior to the
issuance of a Georgia Solid Waste Handling Permit. Georgia EPD's "5 Mile Rule"
requires the owner/operator of a new Municipal Solid Waste Landfill or
expansion to notify both the affected airport (Plantation Airpark) and the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) if any public-use or private-use airport runway
end used by turbojet or piston-type aircraft is within five (5) miles of the facility's
property boundary. [Georgia Rule 391-3-4-.05-3]
How will the remainder of the site be managed?
• Our second goal will be to work with EPD and the Department
of Agriculture to determine if we can continue with active
agricultural use for the remaining 800+acres with a plan to
lease the use of the Dairy Farm to the current operator, and
other land to interested local farmers.
Would you sell the Facility?
We do not have the
intention to sell this
facility.
I have 3 young boys
who love garbage
trucks and it was a
mistake to sell the
Superior Facility nearly
30 years ago.
What will happen after the landfill is closed?
The landfill should last for 30 years based on 1000-1500 tons per day. At
the end of the 30 years the landfill will be capped with the liner and clay,
covered with additional soil and grassed.
A State Mandated Fund must be in place at all times to ensure that the
landfill could be closed at any time and maintained for 30 years.
As Part of Closure the landfill must and be capped properly and properly
monitored and maintained for 30 years after it is closed. It will return
back hay production and grazing as it is currently being used.
Wilmington Island, Georgia
Landfill farming, Niagara Falls, Ontario
City of Savannah Landfill
Savannah Regional Industrial Landfill
Direct Benefits to Screven County
Jobs
Host Fees
Disposal Savings
Property Taxes
Sales Taxes
Local Spending
Community Support
JOBS
• 30-40 jobs, including some that pay as much as $65,000 per year with
benefits including health insurance, 401K, and paid vacation
• Transferable job skills- Class A truck drivers and heavy equipment operator
Host Fees
• Screven County will receive an additional estimated Average of $1,800,000
per year to their general fund, and $60,000,000 over the life of the Facility.
Over 10% of your current Annual Budget.
(State Mandates $2.50 per ton to the Host County with CPI increases every 5 years)
• Potential Uses - UNLIMITED