A Brief Summary of the Brevard County Solid Waste Management Facilities and Recycling Program

Brevard County Solid Waste Management Department

Our mission is to protect public health by providing an efficient and environmentally sound Solid Waste Management System for Brevard County's Customers. Our Facilities consist of two landfills (Central Disposal Facility in Cocoa and Sarno Landfill in Melbourne). Two transfer stations (Sarno and Titusville). The Mockingbird Mulching Facility and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers located at the Central Disposal Facility, Sarno Landfill and Mockingbird Mulching Facility.

Our Mission

Class I Landfill

Class III waste in general, is discarded items such as yard trash, construction and demolition debris and furniture other than appliances.

Class III Landfill

Central Disposal Facility (Class I & III)

• First used privately in the 60s
• 377 total acres 273 permitted
• Projected to last 40 or more years

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• Free tours given
• Slurry wall permitted for 226 ft. ASL
• Lined expansion 310 ft. ASL

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Other Activities at CDF

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• Maintenance: We maintain our own fleet and facilities.
• Landfill Gas to Energy – In partnership with Brevard Energy LLC the plant burns the landfill gas for conversion to electricity sufficient to power 5,668 homes.
• A Renewable Natural Gas facility to make pipeline quality natural gas is in the design and permitting stage.

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Sarno Road Class I Landfill

• Expected to be full mid-June or possibly into September 2023
• HHW will remain in operation
• Yard Waste will remain in operation (Until US192 site is open)
• This location serves as a class I waste transfer station for the south service area

Titusville Transfer Station

• Built circa 1976
• This location serves as a class I waste transfer station for the north service area
• Once the new transfer station is built this site will be demolished and turned into other beneficial uses

Mockingbird Mulching Facility

• This will be a part of the expansion
• Recently installed 15 bat houses
• All concrete C&D from this site is reused for mulching pad repair and at CDF for road bedding
• All yard waste received at this site is mulched and transferred to CDF for daily cover use

Highway 192 Landfill

• Site consists of 2,980 acres.
• Construction will occur in two phases:
• Phase I (1,900 acres on south portion of property)
• Class III Landfill (1^st cell)
• Leachate Collection / Storage / Transfer System
• Yard Waste Facility with Metals, white goods, and Waste Tires
• Stormwater and Wetlands Improvements
• Scale House
• Temporary Personnel Office
• Phase II (not to be considered prior to 2036)
• Class I Landfill (1^st cell)

The Single Stream Revolution: Advantages

• Reduced sorting efforts should increase the total volume collected
• Cost of collection reduced because they could use single compartment trucks
• Collection could be automated so less workers on the truck
• Route times ran quicker due to automation
• Worker injuries were reduced greatly
• This also increased the types of recyclables that could be collected

So, what does the local MRF accept?

• Plastic bottles, jugs and tubs (Shape not #)
• Metal cans
• Glass bottles and jars
• Cooking spray cans (empty)
• Cardboard boxes, tubes and drink cartons
• Paper (sheets)
• Folders (paper)
• Junk mail
• Magazines
• Paper wrapping
• Paper and cardboard packing materials (no plastic)
• *Pizza Boxes*

What is contamination?

• Simply put, anything that is put in your curbside bin that doesn’t belong there
• Bagged recyclables
• Plastic bags
• Liquid or food-soaked items
• Anything that would tangle around machinery
• Items that are too small to sort and bale (fist size)
• Food waste
• Glass other than bottles and jars (like mirrors and plate glass)
• Metal items other than steel or aluminum cans
• Yard waste
• Hazardous chemicals
• Clamshell containers
• Toys
• Planting pots
• Large items (storage bins, lawn furniture, lawn decorations)
• Mixed Material Containers
• For more items refer to your local municipality’s website

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Daily Truck Audit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfZJfVP8KBk

What did they find?

Some of the Usual Suspects

So, what are the numbers and what is the cost?

From October 2020 to September 2021, it cost Waste Management $5.6 million in tipping fees to divert

recycling contamination from the MRF to the landfill

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce

• Reuse/Upcycle

Outreach/How do we get our message out?

• Radio Spots/PSAs
• Bus Panels and Billboards
• Print and Digital Publications
• Festivals and Public Events
• Brevard Public Schools

• Invite us to speak at your HOA, Scout group, kid’s school, etc.
• Share our social media posts
• Book a free landfill tour and spread the word about the tour
• Practice all 3 Rs
• Positive reinforcement for non-recyclers
• Stay engaged because it doesn’t have to be a losing battle
• KISS!!
• When in doubt refer to your local municipality’s recycling page

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What you can do to help

Solid Waste Management Department�Thomas Mulligan/ SWMD Director ��Kevin Smith, Recycling Coordinator�kevin.smith@brevardfl.gov

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2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way A-118

Viera, FL 32940

�www.brevardfl.gov/SolidWaste/RecyclingHome

www.facebook.com/recyclerightbrevard

Phone: (321) 633-2042

Fax: (321)633-2038