Facility_Needs_and_Recommendations_Report.pdf

Dane County Sustainability Campus

COUNTY FACILITY NEEDS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT

Final: September 4, 2024

Revised: December 23, 2024

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: Existing Conditions

Section 3: Facility Needs and Opportunity Analysis

Alternatives

Alternative A: Keep C&D and Clean Sweep at Rodefeld Campus

Alternative B: Keep C&D at Rodefeld and Move Clean Sweep to Sustainability Campus

Alternative C: Move All Operations

Costs

Section 4: Recommendations

Section 5: Conclusion

Appendix

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

Section 1.1: Project Overview With limited landfill space remaining at Dane County's Landfill Site Number 2 (Rodefeld Landfill), the Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables has the opportunity to redesign how the community’s waste is managed. The vision includes the development of a Sustainability Campus (Campus) consisting of a sustainable business park co-located next to a new landfill (Dane County Landfill Number 3). The sustainable business park will host waste processors, recycling businesses, and potentially even research and development companies, startups, and public facing facilities. The Campus is expected to bolster economic development in the area, create jobs, and foster reuse opportunities for materials that will help Dane County move toward a more circular economy. The intent is to design the site for safe public access, education, and recreation where visitors can examine their relationship with waste and the Dane County community can move towards a future where waste moves further from a liability and towards realization as a resource and opportunity.

The Sustainability Campus project proposed for the former eastern portion of the Yahara Hills Golf Course property is envisioned to include a business park focused on waste diversion, public waste drop-off facilities, a waste education center, and a landfill. Dane County and the City of Madison approved the land sale and business development agreements to enable the project.

Comprehensive planning efforts for the Sustainability Campus began in the summer of 2023, and local teams from SCS Engineers (SCS) and Vandewalle & Associates (V&A) have been selected as consultants to lead this process through its completion in 2026. The primary phases of the project include:

Project Phases and Schedule

1. Waste Diversion Report Summer

2023- Winter

Evaluate and recommend opportunities for waste diversion at Rodefeld Landfill to help inform opportunities to advance recycling research, material diversion opportunities, and identify potential feedstock for recycling or reuse efforts. This evaluation will include research into the end uses of diverted material, market of those end uses, and identify potential feedstock for recycling or reuse efforts.

2. County Facility Needs and Recommendations Report

Winter 2023-2024

Outline a comprehensive strategy and list of considerations for the types of businesses, community spaces, and activities that should be located at the Sustainability Campus, at the Rodefeld Landfill site, and at surrounding County-owned properties, or other satellite locations. This will assist Dane County with evaluating the need for additional planning efforts.

3. Request for Information for Potential Campus Tenants

2024 Prepare a Request for Information (RFI) for potential tenants to respond to as identified through the Waste Diversion Needs and Recommendations Report or other targeted businesses interested in assisting Dane County achieve its waste diversion efforts. This RFI will be used to aid in the Business Development Report and development of the Metrics Report.

4. Business Development Plan

Winter - Summer

Prepare a Business Development Plan identifying anticipated tenants of the Sustainability Campus, potential funding sources and business models for each anticipated tenant, economic analyses for each anticipated tenant, and recommendations for the types of innovative technologies to explore at the Dane County Sustainability Campus.

5. Metrics Report Winter

Prepare a Metrics Report that contains measurable and obtainable metrics to gauge the success of the Sustainability Campus. Metrics may be used to measure initiatives related to waste diversion activities, landfill gas utilization, advancing the local circular economy, sustainable infrastructure, or education, research, and outreach.

6. Sustainability Campus Area Plan

Fall 2025- Spring

Prepare an Area Plan that provides a development framework for the Sustainability Campus. The Area Plan will describe the vision for the Campus (including guiding principles centered around safety, equity & inclusion, and sustainability), measures of success (goals and metrics developed through the Metric Report), Campus components (identifying the various aspects of the Campus, ancillary components, and other features), phasing, and project impacts (such as materials diverted and rescued landfill space, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, energy generated, opportunities to enhance equity & inclusion, and opportunities to enhance the local economy.

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Section 1.2: Project Pi llars The following guiding principles were developed at the forefront of this project. Their intent is to provide value statements that help the project team make decisions to determine project direction and course.

Guiding Principles Community • Function as an asset to the local community while providing a comprehensive service for safely and responsibly managing materials.

• Provide enriching educational programming to equip community members with tools and resources for moving towards and sustaining a circular economy.

• Prioritize safety and welfare of staff and community members.

Circularity and Innovation

• Create a local circular economy, centered on waste and pollution reduction, keeping products and materials in use locally, and renewing and restoring natural systems.

• Reduce, reuse and recycle waste in new and innovative ways.

• Develop new ways to measure and assess effectiveness and the quality of programs and services on an ongoing basis.

Environment and Climate

• Protect the health of the local environment and enrich biodiversity.

• Build climate resiliency through sustainable design, maintenance and operation of the Campus.

• Invest in renewable energy and carbon neutrality.

Economic • Create financially sustainable programs that supports the Campus and its vision.

• Support and be a benefit to the local economy by forging public and private partnerships, and relationships with neighbors that combine diverse strengths, skills and resources.

• Ensure staff and community members have access to training and job skills development to provide equitable access to a meaningful role in the vision for the future.

Section 1.3: Report Purpose This report is intended to provide two key areas of analysis within the greater context of the overall project as described above. This includes an evaluation of existing operations and exploration of future opportunities. Building on the feedback generated throughout this phase of the project and the Waste Diversion Report findings, this report sets the stage for the solicitation of interested waste diversion parties who could potentially locate at the Sustainability Campus or other County properties, the development of measurable and obtainable waste diversion metrics that can be used to gage project success long-term, and provides the building blocks of the Sustainability Campus Area Plan. The recommendations of this report aim to provide consistency and alignment with the project’s overarching guiding principles and will be used to guide future Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables action steps toward the creation of a new Sustainability Campus.

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This report provides an analysis of the scope and scale of existing facility space needs and opportunities for the future and decision tools to help answer the following questions:

• What’s the relationship between the Rodefeld and Sustainability Campuses and areas directly surrounding them? What does it look like today and what could it be in the future?

• What are the basic needs and relationships of future facilities that could be located on the Sustainability Campus and surrounding area?

• What options exist for the existing construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility and Clean Sweep facility? What options exist for the other existing County operations?

• What uses and operations make the most sense to be collocated with one another? How do future decisions impact staff, traffic, haulers, and other operational logistics?

• How can both campuses advance the Project Pillars?

• What are the next steps toward realizing the County’s vision for the new Sustainability

Campus?

Key outcomes of this report are intended to answer each question above and set the course for the next phases of the project in understanding existing conditions, analyzing opportunities and alternatives, and formulating a future recommended strategy and approach.

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SECTION 2: EXISTING CONDITIONS

Section 2.1: Introduction This report analyzes the areas and subareas (1-13) below as identified within Figure 2.1.1. There are other lands, facilities, and operations owned by Dane County and specifically, the Department of Waste & Renewables, beyond this study area. However, the scope of this report is limited to an in-depth analysis of only those within the study area. Other areas of Dane County may be well-suited for waste diversion-related activities in the long-term following the implementation of the Sustainability Campus and its surroundings over the next 10 years.

Figure 2.1.1: Project Study Area

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At the beginning of this project element, the consultant team conducted a guided tour with Dane County Waste & Renewables staff of existing facilities, operations, and adjoining lands within the study area. During the tour, detailed informal discussions occurred related to Clean Sweep, the existing landfill scale house, new Sustainability Campus and its surroundings, and the C&D operations. Key findings yielded from this event included:

• All existing Rodefeld site operations need more space

• Existing Scale House and Shop need to be relocated next to new landfill

• Clean Sweep could stay in its current location, move to new campus, and/or have an additional drop-off at new Campus

• C&D could stay in current location or move to new Campus

These findings helped inform the analysis conducted throughout Section 3 of this report.

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Section 2.2: Rodefeld Campus The Rodefeld Campus site currently consists of approximately 200 total acres, which includes a 105-acre landfill, 13 acres of supporting operations (scale, shop, Clean Sweep, C&D recycling facility, tire and shingle recycling drop-off, brush and log drop-off, hauler container storage, renewable natural gas plat (RNG), etc.), and 82 acres of constrained lands, service roads, and property line vegetative buffers. The supporting operations are approximately 12% of the existing Rodefeld Campus site (excluding constrained lands). This proportion of landfill to supporting operations is proposed to be different on the Sustainability Campus site. (See Section 2.4 for more information.) Overall, the existing campus includes its own stormwater management and shared traffic circulation for all supporting uses and the landfill. However, it lacks opportunities for existing buildings, parking, and operational expansion and is not overly user-friendly as a public drop-off location.

The Rodefeld Campus and its supporting operations utilize a variety of waste diversion methods. Figure 2.2.1 provides a baseline understanding of today’s waste diversion abilities associated with just the Rodefeld Campus. The goal of this project and the new Sustainability Campus is to significantly increase these figures, in particular associated with potential new waste diversion streams. Today, the Rodefeld Landfill has one entrance located at 7102 Maahic Way (formerly 7102 U.S.

Highway 12 & 18) and receives between 300 and 450 customers per day on weekdays with the majority being large vehicles (garbage trucks, roll-off trucks, pickup trucks with trailers, semis, etc.) contracted for waste hauling services. On Saturdays, Rodefeld Landfill receives between 75 and 150 customers with the majority being smaller residential vehicles (pickup trucks, SUVs, cars, box trucks, etc.). Traffic patterns fluctuate seasonally with less customers in the winter months and more customers in the summer months. Approximately 40% of the vehicles entering Rodefeld Landfill would be considered small vehicles, generally associated with residential traffic, while 60% would be considered large vehicles, generally associated with contracted haulers. The peak hours of traffic during the busiest weekday, Monday, are generally in the morning and around midday, while Saturdays generally experience peak traffic in the morning. Rodefeld Landfill customers are broken down by facility as shown in Table 2.2.1, adjacent.

Table 2.2.1: Rodefeld Campus Traffic Volumes by Facility (inbound)

2023 Rodefeld Campus Waste Diversion Statistics

• 823 tons of tires were recycled into playground tile or incinerated for energy

• 55,340 tons of construction and demolition material was processed for recycling

• 1,781 tons of brush and logs were ground into wood chip to be used as animal bedding and mulch

• Over 3.7 million equivalent gallons of gasoline were produced by the renewable natural gas facility

• 6,678 tons of shingles were recycled into asphalt

• 40 tons of products reused through Clean Sweep's exchange program

• Over 96 tons of electronics were processed for recycling

Figure 2.2.1: Rodefeld Campus Existing Conditions

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Source: Dane County DCI Map, all figures rounded.

Facility Vehicle Count (2022) Vehicle Count (2022 per day estimation)* C&D Recycling Facility 34,019 113 Other Recycling Operations (tires, shingles, brush) 4,341 14 Landfill 56,154 186 Clean Sweep Facility 9,803 32 Total 104,317 345 *Per day vehicle count assumes 302 operating days/year.

Address Existing Land Use

Land Area

(Acres)

Building Size (Sq

Feet) Employees Parking/Outdoor Storage Area

Total (Square Feet) Other Observations

Rodefeld Campus and

Maahic

Way

Landfill (inside fence) 105 - 15-20 Included in scale house, equip-ment storage, and shop below

Future parkland, but will retain gas operation on-site

Scale House, Equipment Storage, and Shop

2 13,000 Included in Landfill above

43,000 Needs to be larger on new campus

Clean Sweep 1 5,400 5-10 (included in land area) Good condition now, could move to campus Construction and Demolition Recycling

2.5 30,000 12 (included in land area) Could stay on-site or move, but needs more space

Tire and Shingle Recycling Drop-Off

0.3 - Included in Landfill above

(included in land area) Could stay on-site or move

Renewable Natural Gas Plant

3 7,000 5-10 77,000 (including plant) Staying in place to support gas extraction on landfill, could use more space for the off-loading station

Former Landfill Gas Electrical Generation Building

0.5 5,000 - (included in land area) Vacant and can be removed

Brush and Log Drop-Off 2 - Included in Landfill above

(included in land area) Needs to be relocated

Hauler Container Storage 2 - Included in Landfill above

(included in land area) Needs to be relocated, could be better suited for an alternative location outside of Sustainability Campus

Constrained Lands, Service Roads, and Property Line Vegetative Buffers

82 - - (included in land area) Permanently protected

Table 2.2.2: Study Area 1 Existing Conditions

Table 2.2.1: Rodefeld Campus Traffic Volumes by Facility (inbound)

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Section 2.3: Other Dane County Waste & Renewables Owned Properties Near the Rodefeld Landfill are additional properties owned by the Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables. Some of these areas currently contribute to Dane County’s overall sustainability goals and initiatives, while others hold the potential for additional activities in the future, especially as the landfill operations transition to the new Sustainability Campus (see Section 2.4).

Table 2.3.1: Study Area 2 and 3 Existing Conditions

Address

Ex isti ng L an d

U se

La nd

A re a (A cr es

Bu ild in g

Si ze

(S qu ar e Fe et

Em pl oy ee s

Pa rk in g/

O ut do or

St ag e Ar ea T ot al ar e Fe et

Other Observations Femrite Drive and CTH AB

3737 CTH AB Vacant 0.5 None None None Demolished building, vacant site for future park or park support functions

3725 CTH AB Vacant 0.1 None None None Demolished building, vacant site for future park or park support functions

7901 E. Buckeye Road Vacant 0.3 None None None Demolished building, vacant site for future park

7905 E. Buckeye Road Vacant 0.3 None None None Demolished building, vacant site for future park

7913 E. Buckeye Road Vacant 30 None None None Hope Park, parking area, wetlands, and bus training area now

Femrite Drive and Hope Road

8901 Femrite Drive Solar Farm 52 None None None Long-term solar use

8902 Femrite Drive Solar Farm 49 None None None Long-term solar use

8603 Femrite Drive Solar Farm 73 None None None Future 911 Center and Public

Safety Communications Building

3666 CTH AB

Single- Family Home

2.5 N/A None None Contiguous to solar farm, but has

frontage along CTH AB

Figure 2.3.1: Study Area 2 and 3

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Section 2.4: Sustainabil ity Campus The Sustainability Campus consists of three planned elements. This includes the new landfill, sustainable business park contributing to additional waste diversion from the new landfill, and the area south of the new landfill planned for landfill gas operations and other potential complementary landfill uses. Together, the property makes up 229 acres on a portion of the former Yahara Hills Golf Course.

Table 2.4.1. Study Area 4, 5, and 6 Existing Conditions

Address Ex isti ng

L an d

A re a (A cr es

Bu ild in g ar e Fe et

Em pl oy ee s

Pa rk in g/

O ut ag e Ar ea T ar e Fe et

Other Observations Sustainable Business Park

Sustainable Business Park

Millpond Road

30 None None None Planned business park outlots, scale house, administration and education building, and maintenance facility

Future Landfill 4402 Brandt Road

Future Landfill

80 None None None Planned Dane County Landfill Number 3

South Campus

4402 Brandt Road South of Landfill

None None None Planned gas process facility and potentially other uses

Figure 2.4.1: Study Area 4, 5, and 6

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Section 2.5: Other Surrounding Properties Near New Interchange In and around the new Sustainability Campus, there are other existing Dane County operations associated with other Dane County departments and future developable areas that could serve to provide additional supporting operations.

Table 2.5.1. Study Area 7, 8, 9, and 10 Existing Conditions isti ng L an d

A re a (A cr es

Bu ild in g ar e Fe et

Em pl oy ee s

Pa rk in g/

O ut ag e Ar ea T ar e Fe et

Other Observations

Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office 7501 Luds Lane Medical Examiner 3.5 29,000 Unknown 35,000 Long-term use/location

7504 USH 12/18 Stormwater 1 None None None Long-term use/location

Dane County Public Works, Highway, and Transportation

7625 Luds Lane East District Campus Highway Facility

15.5 75,000 Unknown 125,000 Long-term use/location

County-Owned Land Southeast of New USH 12/18 and CTH AB Interchange

3124 Hope Hollow Trail Single-Family Home 5 NA None None Recently purchased by

Dane County Other Lands Southeast of New USH 12/18 and CTH AB Interchange

3486 County Highway

AB

Vacant Land 30 None None None Privately-owned

3101 US Highway 12/18 Vacant Land 11.5 None None None Privately-owned None Vacant Land 12 None None None Privately-owned None Vacant Land 35 None None None Privately-owned

Figure 2.5.1: Study Area 7, 8, 9, and 10

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Section 2.6: Other Surrounding Properties On Siggelkow Road and North Of Rodefeld In and around the study area, there are other existing complimentary uses and future developable areas that could serve to provide additional supporting operations.

Table 2.6.1. Study Area 11, 12, and 13 Existing Conditions isti ng L an d

A re a (A cr es

Bu ild in g ar e Fe et

Em pl oy ee s

Pa rk in g/

O ut ag e Ar ea T ar e Fe et

Other Observations

South of New Landfill Site

4854 Brandt Road Vacant Land 46.5 None None None City of Madison Parks-owned, unknown future use

7404 Siggelkow Road Farmland 38 None None None Privately-owned, City has right of first refusal

7302 Siggelkow Road

Farmhouse 4 N/A None None Privately-owned

McFarland Planned Commercial and Industrial Area

3372 Storck Road Farmland/Farmhouse 23 N/A None None Privately-owned 3341 Storck Road Farmland/Farmhouse 26 N/A None None Privately-owned None Farmland 40 N/A None None Privately-owned

Purple Cow Organics and E-Waste Recycler

3001 Meier Road Organics Composting* 40 1,000 Unknown All

County partnership in meeting City of Madison organics requirements*

3008 Meier Road Electronic Recycling 3.5 20,700 Unknown 33,800 Private recycling entity Source: Dane County DCI Map, all figures rounded.

*In early 2024, Dane County established a partnership with Purple Cow Organics to expand food waste and yard waste composting services in the county over the next five years. Beginning in late 2024, there will be a one-year pilot and setup phase before expanding to full volumes in 2025. The new program will be able to accept up to roughly 22,000 tons of leaf, bush, and yard waste and up to 1,200,000 pounds of food waste per year.

Figure 2.6.1: Study Area 11, 12, and 13

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SECTION 3: FACILITY NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS

This section provides the basis for the development of a recommended best fit approach to each campus’ future. It aims to explore and analyze the following core components associated with future decision making:

• Section 3.1: What could be a part of the new Sustainability Campus?

• Section 3.2: What are the big picture challenges and opportunities for each campus and its future?

• Section 3.3: How do Clean Sweep and C&D fit in?

• Section 3.4: What options are available at each campus related to existing operations?

• Section 3.5: What are the financial considerations?

• Section 3.6: How do we guide future decision making on the best fit option?

The analysis below is delineated into separate subsections exploring each question above.

Section 3.1: What Could Be A Part of the New Susta inabili ty Campus?

As a starting point, it is important to understand what types of operations could be located in the study area and how that relates to future locational and land use-based decisions for each campus. Generally, key elements are summarized below into overarching operational categories (Table 3.1.1). These include areas identified by the Dane County Waste & Renewables staff, coupled with the core findings of the Waste Diversion Report.

Table 3.1.1: Potential Sustainability Campus Operations Photo Example Operation Category Description

Education Opportunities or spaces for the education of Dane County residents on waste streams, diversion, operations, or other related components of activities under the purview of the Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables.

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Landfill Areas needed to fulfill all landfill permitting requirements and the functions and operations of a new landfill operated by the Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables.

Landfill Operations Indoor or outdoor spaces that support the functions of the landfill operations on the Sustainability Campus in respect to ongoing building, equipment, infrastructure, or operational maintenance.

Office/Administration Spaces for general office and administrative uses related to core functions of the Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables.

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Recreation Linkages and access to adjacent recreational opportunities and open spaces.

Recycling/Conversion Operations that divert waste from the landfill by turning one form of waste into some other material of value.

Reuse Operations that divert waste from the landfill through the reuse of materials that can be purchased, donated, or otherwise used in some other way of value.

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Sorting Operations that collect large volumes of materials and sort those materials to be used in some other type of operation (reuse, recycling, conversion, education, landfill, etc.).

Research and Development

Space to support the research and development of waste diversion and conversion technologies.

Renewable Energy

Energy generation uses that are renewably created either on-site or within the area that provides energy sources and supply for County operations and the broader energy network.

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Waste Diversion Report Summary Findings A Waste Diversion Report was developed in conjunction with this report to help better understand and answer the following key questions:

• What kind of waste diversion opportunities exist?

• Are there waste diversion gaps?

• Who already operates in this space locally?

To address these questions, the Waste Diversion Report includes the following elements:

• Description of the waste reduction and recycling landscape in Dane

County

• Characterization of the existing waste streams

• Identification of existing reuse, repair, and recycling opportunities in

Dane County

• Summary of stakeholder feedback regarding existing and potential waste diversion

• Identification of potential diversion options

• Evaluation of existing and potential waste diversion policies

• Recommendations for potential waste diversion materials and approaches

Based on the Waste Diversion Report’s preliminary findings, the following potential waste diversion entities and opportunities were identified and evaluated for potential inclusion within the new Sustainability Campus or that could potentially utilize different areas within the existing Rodefeld Campus. The Waste Diversion Report includes a summary of existing waste diversion entities in the area and identifies waste diversion gaps that can be found in Section 4.0 and Appendix B of that report.

Programs to Divert Waste

• Fix-It Clinics

• Enhanced Exchange and Donation Options

• Salvage and Deconstruction

• Smart Waste Bins

• Policy Implementation

• Enhanced C&D Recycling Material Processing Technologies to Divert Waste

• Mixed Waste Processing (MWP)

• Mattress Recycling

• Anaerobic Digestions

• Composting

• Combustion and Incineration

• Pyrolysis

• Gasification

• Chemical Recycling (Hydrothermal Treatment, Depolymerization, Purification, and Others)

• Plasma Arc

• Autoclave Markets for End Uses of Diverted Materials

• Biogas (RNG, electricity generation, heating)

• Compost

• Animal bedding

• Recyclables

• Reused materials (e.g., mattresses, textiles, rescued food)

• Biochar

• Syngas (fuel, chemical feedstock)

• Bio-oil (heating, electricity generation, feedstock for producing biofuels and chemicals)

• Specialty chemicals

Table 3.1.2: Potential Waste Diversion Entities and Opportunities

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The Waste Diversion Report proposes the following implementation plan to developing diversion opportunities at the Campus:

Table 3.1.3: Waste Diversion Report Implementation Steps Summary Short-Term Goals (2024-2029)

Implement proven, easily implementable approaches that will provide additional outlets for customers interested in diverting waste. This would entail a version of source separation, which has the best results when people are invested in it, not forced to participate.

Gather information on targeted material sectors and potential components of the Sustainable Business Park through the planned Request for Information (RFI) process and continued stakeholder engagement.

Expand, enhance, and improve safety of residential drop off areas for resource recovery. This can include a series of bins to collect clean wood, C&D, metal, recycling, rigid plastics, mattresses and box springs, appliances and refrigerant-containing items, and trash, for example.

Start organics diversion under a contract with Purple Cow to manage the City of Madison’s organic waste (food waste and leaves) by April 1, 2026, as required by the County’s agreements with the City of Madison. Purple Cow will compost the materials, along with yard waste accepted at the County landfill and from other municipalities.

Continue to work with surrounding municipalities and businesses (e.g., grocery stores, restaurants, businesses with cafeterias) to secure additional food waste feedstock for diversion.

Identify approaches and partners for enhancing diversion through education, policies, and programs within the Dane County community.

Develop the Sustainable Business Park Area Plan to guide future development. Set aside space at the Sustainable Business Park for a future emerging waste technology that may be further vetted and ready for implementation longer term. RFI feedback scheduled to be solicited in 2024 can help guide the amount of space to consider setting aside.

Medium-Term Goals (2029-2032) Construct a larger Clean Sweep facility at the Sustainability Campus to enhance operations and be able to accommodate increased/expanded electronics collection as electrification of products expands.

Partner with non-profit organizations to explore opportunities for a retail/thrift operation on the Sustainability Campus to accommodate reuse of items with remaining life. Consider including space for fix-it clinics. This can target additional construction materials, home goods, lawn goods, and bulky items.

Begin to develop the Sustainable Business Park following the Area Plan.

Continue to work with surrounding municipalities and businesses (e.g., grocery stores, restaurants, businesses with cafeterias) to secure additional food waste feedstock for diversion.

Perform an updated waste sort to get an updated understanding of incoming waste characterization.

Long-Term Goals (2032+) Install landfill gas processing system to generate renewable energy (RNG, electricity, combined heat and power).

Construct an on-site organics management system such as an anaerobic digester (AD), compost facility or similar. Consider the benefit of co-use of the landfill gas processing system for AD biogas.

Re-evaluate emerging waste diversion technologies along with updated waste sort and landfill gas processing plant capabilities.

Re-evaluate the viability of emerging technologies as they continue to develop and as full-scale facilities potentially come on-line.

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Land Uses Considerations and Needs for Rodefeld and Sustainability Campus Within each overarching category of operations, the Table 3.1.4 below goes into greater depth on the land use considerations associated with each type of operation to frame contextually how each could be integrated into the conceptual alternatives for each campus. While there may be other operation types that emerge through future phases of this project, this analysis serves as a baseline understanding of tradeoffs that may have to occur associated with the placement of future operations at the Rodefeld Campus and new Sustainability Campus.

Table 3.1.4: Land Use Considerations

Operation Type Category Acreage Required 1

Facility Size (SF)

Public- Facing Entity*

Comments and Notes

Incubator/Technology Research

Education Varies Varies High Space needs will vary widely by research needs.

Waste Diversion Education (Fix-it Clinics)

Education 2.0 (including storage)

7,000 High Include this area as a learning center annex adjacent to reuse store. Better to separate from office complex for large groups.

Materials Innovation Lab (Charlottee example)

Education 1.0 35,000 High All-in-one building for advancing the circular economy. Could include restaurant/coffee shop, community event space, incubator laboratory, composting, a teaching kitchen, and/or retail space.

Public Art Incubator Education Co-located Varies High An area designated for public art installations made from reuse materials. Art from local artists and/or school children could be displayed in a small (~200 SF) space.

Landfill Landfill 80 Included in acreage total

Low This only includes the physical area of the new landfill. Other associated operations with the landfill are below. The placement, layout, size, and configuration are based on the most recent available data as of the writing of this report.

Scale House Landfill Operations

0.5 2,000 Medium Anticipated to be larger than the existing Rodefeld version.

Maintenance/Storage Landfill Operations

1.0 21,000 Low Plan for RNG fueling options. EV and battery storage should also be considered for fleet.

Office Office and Administration

1.0 10,000 High Anticipated size to accommodate Dane County Waste & Renewables Department.

Park/Trail Recreation Varies Varies High To be determined with future Park Plan efforts led by Dane County.

Construction and Demolition Recycling

Recycling and Conversion

5-10 30,000 Low Establish area for source separated drop-off. Have all public delivered waste come into drop-off facility, sufficient area for stockpiling incoming waste, processing, and stockpiling recovered materials.

Composting Demonstration Garden

Recycling and Conversion

0.25 2,000 – 4,000

High A small community garden-style operation that contains native plants and trees and uses various types of compost (i.e. yard waste, food waste with yard waste, vermicomposting) as a demonstration for the community. Community composting classes can be held in this garden and school children can

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Operation Type Category Acreage Required 1

Facility Size (SF)

Public- Facing Entity*

Comments and Notes participate in zero waste lunches and teaching efforts in garden to show link between what we eat, and compost and bring back into soil for nutrients.

Electronics (e-waste) Recycling

Recycling and Conversion

Co-located Co-located

Medium Electronics (e-waste) recycling could be co-located with a reuse program so that e-waste that can be repaired is not moved twice.

Regional Food Container Washing Facility

Recycling and Conversion

Co-located Co-located

Low Food container washing facility could be co-located with a reuse program so that residents or possibly schools could access reusable containers or have the ability to clean their own.

Fiber/Textiles Recycling

Recycling and Conversion

Co-located Co-located

Medium Fiber/textile recycling facility could be co-located with a reuse program so that residents could have access to fiber/textiles. Materials not selected for reuse could be transferred to a MRF for baling and shipping.

Solar Panel Recycling Recycling and Conversion

Co-located Co-located

Low Dane County’s Climate Action Plan set a goal of 1200 MW of solar installed in Dane County by 2030. This presents an opportunity to address the end of useful life of these solar panel installs.

On-Site Tire Recycling Recycling and Conversion

10 250,000 Low Dane County currently recycles tires off-site at a Liberty Tire facility in Wisconsin. On-site recycling can eliminate the need to haul the tires off-site for recycling, decreasing the carbon footprint. Based on preliminary discussions with Liberty Tire, Dane County may not have sufficient feedstock volume without additional regional delivery (100 miles) to support an on-site facility.

Mattress Recycling Recycling and Conversion

2.0 45,000 Low Could be co-located with a reuse program.

Home Goods Recycling

Recycling and Conversion

Co-located Co-located

Low Could be co-located with a reuse program and retail space.

Appliance Reuse and/or Recycling

Recycling and Conversion

Co-located Co-located

Low Appliance recycling drop-off could be at the C&D MRF as well as the reuse program/store. Operable appliances could be sold for reuse. Non-working appliances could be processed for scrap and evacuation of hazardous materials and freon

Anaerobic Digestion Recycling and Conversion

2.0 80,0000 100,000

Anaerobic digestion needs to be on paved surfaces with storm water controls, contact water controls and leachate management. The area should be large enough to handle a minimum of 2 days of material input and is best handled under roof in an enclosed system. Continuous feed processing is best if larger amounts of material (more than 5,000 TPY) are expected.

Combustion/ Incineration

Recycling and Conversion

5-10 Varies Low Facility size and acreage required depends largely on feedstock, throughput, and process design.

Plastics Pyrolysis Recycling and Conversion

5-10 Varies Low Facility size and acreage required depends largely on feedstock, throughput, and process design.

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Required 1

Facility Size (SF)

Public- Facing Entity*

Comments and Notes

Gasification Recycling and Conversion

5-10 Varies Low Facility size and acreage required depends largely on feedstock, throughput, and process design.

Other Chemical Recycling

Recycling and Conversion

5-10 Varies Low Facility size and acreage required depends largely on feedstock, throughput, and process design.

Plasma Arc Recycling and Conversion

5-10 Varies Low Facility size and acreage required depends largely on feedstock, throughput, and process design.

Autoclave Recycling and Conversion

5-10 Varies Low Facility size and acreage required depends largely on feedstock, throughput, and process design.

Biogas (gas to energy) Recycling and Conversion

2.5 7,000 Low Approximate size of existing facility. Could make public filling stations available.

Composting Recycling and Conversion

10.0 Low Compost facility can be under various ownership and operator can be difficult for a public agency to manage and operate, so could consider a subcontractor long-term. Compost markets are typically regional in nature and have very tight and specific material specifications to meet to satisfy agricultural purchasers.

Resident Drive-Thru Drop-Off

Recycling and Conversion

1.0 35,000 Medium Establish area for source separated drop-off.

Clean Sweep Reuse 0.5 7,000 Medium Slightly larger than existing facility at Rodefeld to accommodate larger volumes projected in the future.

Retail Store Reuse 2.0 20,000 High A retail store program would be ideal for a community partner subcontractor for operations. This could be Habitat for Humanity or operated by a veterans group or those transitioning from homelessness. It would likely require about 10-12 employees per $1M in gross revenue if you append other operations (i.e. e-waste collection and appliance processing). May require an outdoor area for large items (bikes, lawn mowers, etc.).

Storage and Processing Facility for Enhanced Reuse/ Resale

Reuse Co-located Co-located

Medium Storage and processing could be considered part of the reuse/resale programs. Processing for the retail store would need to be about 1,000 SF within the store for repair.

Salvage and Deconstruction Storage

Reuse Co-located Co-located

Medium Could be co-located with reuse program and/or the retail store. Could also have a drop-off area near the C&D material drop-off so that saleable/usable materials could be transferred to the reuse program.

Food Waste Recovery Storage (refrigeration)

Reuse Co-located 1,000 Medium Consider placing it near other reuse programs so that food can be transferred into the community. Traffic flow and a loading dock should be considered.

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Facility Size (SF)

Public- Facing Entity*

Comments and Notes

Fueling Stations Renewable Energy

- - Medium Fueling could be located adjacent to public parking. Consider which fuel types may be available and if this is public-facing. RNG and electric charging stations should accommodate for future growth of EV. Could include underground electricity in parking areas for future EV station growth.

Mixed Waste Processing

Sorting 5-10 40,000 - 50,000

Low This needs to be an area that can accommodate drop-offs. Square footage provided is for a throughput of 200-400 tons per day.

Flex space (R&D, prototypes, maker space)

Research and Development

2 10,000 Medium Size and scale could vary depending on amount of intended users.

Notes:

1. Acreage Required and Facility Size is estimated based on existing County facilities, sizes of similar facilities elsewhere, and/or past projects and experience.

*Public-Facing Entity Column Key:

• Low Quality: Not visually appealing building design (metal, concrete, flat roofs, etc.) that should be oriented toward the interior of the site. Some indoor and outdoor uses.

• Medium Quality: Visually appealing building design on visible side (brick, stone, glass, varying roof form, etc.) with less visual appeal on non-visible sides

(metal, concrete, flat roofs, etc.) that could be oriented toward a highly visible location or the interior areas of the site. Some indoor and outdoor uses.

• High Quality: Visually appealing building design on all four sides (brick, stone, glass, varying roof form, etc.) that should be oriented toward road frontages and other highly visible locations. Mostly indoor-oriented uses.

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How Can Sustainability And The Circular Economy Be Accomplished Within The Study Area And How Can The Campus Be Organized To Foster Each?

The following concept diagram illustrates how the core components and building blocks of the Sustainability Campus relate to each other within the study area.

The core of the campus is intended to be public facing, creating a purpose-built environment that inspires waste diversion, innovation, collaboration and educates the boarder public and stakeholders of the benefits of a long-term vision of a circular economy. The core of the campus is intended to create synergies between uses and efficiencies for operations, staff, and the broader public. Buildings are intended to be arranged in a pedestrian friendly campus, while maintaining clear, safe, and efficient movement of various types of vehicles, equipment, and visitors. Processing facilities and new waste diverting businesses will be located adjacent to the core public facing campus, some within the landfill operations area, and some adjacent and in the surrounding study area. The various elements below combine existing operations with potential new facilities and form the basis for the alternatives in section 3.2.

Figure 3.1.1: Concept Diagram Of The Campus Adjacent Uses

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Section 3.2: What Are The Big Picture Considerations for Each Campus and its Future?

This section summarizes the advantages, disadvantages, and considerations detailed above for each alternative into overarching challenges and opportunities associated with selecting a recommended option. The information below was utilized as another input into the analysis of the various options Dane County has in developing the new Sustainability Campus. Each is labelled with a corresponding geographic location on the graphic.

Table 3.2.1: Big Picture Challenges

# Challenges 1 Existing facilities and operations at Rodefeld Campus today are constrained and need more space 2 Very limited additional space on existing Rodefeld Campus beyond those areas developed with operations today 3 Landfill gas operations need to stay active on existing and future landfill sites long-term 4 Desire to relocate brush and log drop off from existing area for future recreation use 5 Haulers store roll-off containers on Rodefeld Campus today, need to relocate operation from existing area while accounting for access and site security after hours 6 Several private landowners and topography around new USH 12/18 and CTH AB interchange could limit County expansion in this area 7 Very little development opportunity for County uses directly to the north and west of existing Rodefeld Campus due to environmental restrictions, accessibility constraints, and existing development. However, north of Femrite Drive, includes the existing Purple Cow organics operation

8 Former landfill gas electrical generation building on the Rodefeld Campus today is vacant and would require demolition or reinvestment/repurposing for new operation

9 Existing C&D facilities at Rodefeld Campus today utilize the landfill to dispose of fines and residual waste

10 Tires and shingles collected at the Rodefeld Campus today are picked up/recycled by outside entities, need a location for this in the future

11 Existing covenants on Sustainability Campus site defines permitted uses, but is broad in nature to include many types of circular economy uses

12 Development Agreement with the City of Madison requires the County to issue Requests for Information (RFIs) for a minimum of four separate waste types or at least 50% of the total incoming waste stream. From these responses, the County must create measurable metrics for the future Sustainability Campus.

13 Staffing and operational impacts in separating uses between campuses 14 Need to overcome navigation and transportation constraints if C&D recycling facility is separated from new landfill location 15 Cost of constructing all new facilities 16 Clean Sweep operations provide latex paint as an additive to alternative daily cover on the landfill active face, so transferring materials between two sites could create challenges

Figure 3.2.1: Big Picture Challenges

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Table 3.2.2: Big Picture Opportunities # Opportunities

1 New recreational park on the existing landfill site and potentially the properties fronting CTH AB 2 Solar development on lands around Femrite Drive and Hope Road 3 Potential additional County uses and lands could be acquired around new USH 12/18 and CTH

AB interchange or complimentary uses could locate in this area to serve the Sustainability Campus and surrounding area

4 New waste education, administrative offices, and organics processing could go onto new Sustainability Campus site

5 County is bringing City water utilities under I-90 over to new Sustainability Campus location for additional fire suppression needs

6 New USH 12/18 reconfiguration project and frontage roads completed in 2023 provide safer accessibility

7 City Parks property owned directly south of new landfill site could be park or complimentary new Sustainability Campus use

8 Ho Chunk has long-term expansion plans in current location to potentially feature a new cultural center

9 C&D facility could handle increased volumes and employ more people if there were areas to expand its existing operations

10 Clean Sweep could handle increased volumes if there were areas to expand its existing operations

11 Additional space for storage of landfill equipment within non-climate-controlled storage buildings on new campus could better protect the longevity of equipment

12 Potential available land for new waste diversion entities at either the Rodefeld Campus or new Sustainability Campus, depending on where existing operations end up

13 Options to establish a singular stop for all residential and large-scale commercial haulers, with the opportunity to separate these users

14 All existing operations need room to grow whether they stay in current location or relocate 15 Options for some new uses on the Sustainability Campus to locate south of the new landfill 16 Long-term gas operations could reuse existing buildings at Rodefeld, if they became available 17 RNG off-loading station could need room to expand 18 Dane County Highway Department is planning to redesign CTH AB between USH 12/18 and

Siggelkow Road 19 Existing Purple Cow organics operation and private recycling operations north of Rodefeld and

Femrite Drive are complimentary uses to new Sustainability Campus and additional developable land in this area could provide additional complimentary uses

20 Existing covenants on Sustainability Campus site defines permitted uses, but is broad in nature to include many types of circular economy uses

21 Planned commercial and industrial uses could be complimentary Sustainability Campus uses in McFarland growth areas along Siggelkow Road

Figure 3.2.2: Big Picture Opportunities

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Section 3.3: How Do Clean Sweep and C&D Operations Fit In?

It has already been determined that the new landfill will be located on the Sustainability Campus, however a fundamental component of this analysis is exploring the various options associated with the other existing operations at the Rodefeld Campus. In particular, the Clean Sweep and C&D facilities, two key operations already contributing to Dane County’s waste diversion and circular economy efforts. In this section, considerations were developed related to potentially keeping these operations on the Rodefeld Campus. Financial considerations were explored in more depth in Section 3.5 below. Other contributing inputs to this analysis are detailed within other sections of the document, including traffic, hauling, and operational considerations and advantages and disadvantages of each potential alternative configuration of the two campuses (Section 3.4), big picture challenges and opportunities (Section 3.2), and feedback received from Dane County staff (throughout).

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