LAND ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS -- 1997
SOLID WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste Generation (tons)
692,283
Municipal Solid Waste Generated Per Person Per Day (Pounds)
6.2
Solid Waste Management (tons)
Exported to Cabarrus County (Municipal Solid Waste)
541,118
Exported to South Carolina (Municipal Solid Waste)
65,370
Exported to Cabarrus County (Municipal Solid Waste ash)
0
Composted - Yard Waste
48,749
Incinerated in Mecklenburg County
0
Recycled - Curbside and Drop Centers
37,006
Recycled - Household Hazardous Waste
39
Disposed in Mecklenburg County C&D landfill
281,168
Disposed in Cabarrus County C&D Landfill
34,000
Tires Managed (disposed or recycled)
906,400
Solid Waste Disposal in Mecklenburg County (tons)
Construction and Demolition Landfills
281,168
Land Clearing/Inert Debris Landfills
(No
Data)
Municipal Solid Waste
0
Construction Permits Issued (residential and commercial)
68,657
Violations by Source Category (Total)
4
Sanitary Landfills
0
MSW Transfer Stations
1
Construction and Demolition Landfills
0
Land Clearing/Inert Debris Landfills
0
Land Clearing Waste Recycling Centers
3
Compost Sites
0
Incinerators
0
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Hazardous Waste Generated (Pounds)
19,001,994
Hazardous Waste Shipped
Hazardous Waste Treated/Disposed On-Site
Hazardous Waste Facilities (1997)
Large Generators
59
Small Generators
313
Conditionally Exempt Generators
442
Treaters, Storers, Disposers (TSD's)
14
Transporters
12
Burners/Blender
8
Recyclers
0
RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Low-level Waste Generation (cubic feet)
30,342
High-level Waste: Spent Fuel Assemblies
136
Radioactive Waste Management (high level)
Fuel Assembly Capacity
2,926
Fuel Assemblies Stored
1,828
Percent Storage Capacity Remaining
37.5
Medical Waste Management (estimate in tons)
Treated by permitted/approved facilities in Mecklenburg County
12,602
Generated by Facilities in Mecklenburg County
4,472
Shipped for Treatment Outside Mecklenburg County
319