I.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF WORK
1. Project Overview
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) is hiring a Contractor to
perform a waste characterization study on the amount and composition of municipal solid
waste presently being disposed of in the State of Nebraska. The Contractor will be
required to perform waste sorts at eight (8) different landfills across the state. This study
will provide information that will help the NDEQ determine the amounts of various
materials being disposed of in the state.
A. Waste Study
The Contractor must quantify the following categories of materials by weight during all
four seasons. December, January and February will be considered the winter season.
March, April and May will be considered the spring season. June, July and August will
be considered the summer season. September, October and November will be considered
the fall season.
1. Household hazardous waste (HHW);
2. Paper, to include the following categories separately:
a. Cardboard
b. Newsprint
c. Magazines
d. Mixed paper
e. Other
3. Glass, to include the following categories separately:
a. Clear containers
b. Brown containers
c. Green Containers
d. Blue Containers
e. Other glass
4. Plastic, to include the following categories separately:
a. #1 PET Containers
b. #2 HDPE Containers
c. Other numbered containers
d. Other plastic not numbered
e. Film, wrap, bags
5. Metal, to include the following categories separately:
a. Aluminum containers
b. Steel containers
c. Other ferrous scrap
d. Other non-ferrous scrap
6. Textiles, leather and rubber (excluding tires)
7. Food waste
8. Construction and demolition (C&D) waste
9. Electronic waste, to include the following categories separately:
a. Computer Monitors or Televisions
b. Other Electronic Wastes
10. Yard waste
11. White goods
12. Lead acid batteries
13. Waste oil
14. Scrap tires
15. Mercury Containing Items, to include the following categories separately:
a. Thermometers
b. Thermostats
c. Fluorescents Bulbs
d. Raw Mercury
e. Light Up Shoes and Buttons
B. Landfills
The landfills to be sampled are listed below. The most current annual tonnage
figures are provided in Attachment 1:
City of Hastings Landfill
220 N. Hastings Ave.
Hastings, NE
Lexington Area Solid Waste Agency (LASWA)
76460 Highway 21
Lexington, NE 68850
City of Lincoln Bluff Road Landfill
2400 Theresa Street
Lincoln, NE 68521
Northeast Nebraska Solid Waste Coalition (NNSWC)
610 E Monroe Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
Sidney Area Solid Waste Agency
PO Box 79
Sidney, NE 69162
Solid Waste Agency of Northwest Nebraska (SWANN)
PO Box 590, 250 Main Street
Chadron, NE 69337
Valentine Area Solid Waste Agency (VASWA)
PO Box 177
Valentine, NE 69201
Waste Management of Nebraska, Inc./Pheasant Point
13305 N 216th Street
Bennington, NE 68007
C. Contractor Requirements
1. The Contractor must have the technical knowledge, background and
experience to conduct the waste characterization study using up-todate generally accepted statistical principles.
2. The Contractor must indicate the number of people that will be required
to complete the study and will provide resumes for all key personnel
involved.
3. The Contractor will summarize any past experience in conducting waste
characterization or similar studies.
4. The Contractor will provide all health and safety-related equipment, all
equipment and supplies necessary for sorting, weighing samples, and
any necessary containers or packaging and temporary shelter when
necessary. The proposal must list the primary equipment that the
Contractor will provide (refer to question 15 in the questions and
answers).
5. The Contractor will provide all personnel necessary to complete the
study and the Contractor must provide any necessary training to all
field staff before actually gathering data in the field and must also
comply with all applicable local, state and federal regulatory
requirements.
6. Prior to collecting data, the selected Contractor will provide a Quality
Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) in accordance with NDEQ’s Quality
Management Plan for the data collection effort. This QAPP must be
approved by NDEQ prior to data collection.
7. Contractor must provide a proposed report form that includes all
required data elements as part of the proposal.
8. The Contractor must specify in the proposal the number of samples to
be taken at each site each season and must indicate the criteria used
in determining why that number is representative of the waste being
received at each landfill
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D. Onsite Activities
1. The waste study must include sampling from eight (8) landfills each
season.
2. The sorts to be sampled must be representative of the waste collected
at the site during the timeframe or season of the sort.
3. Sorting must not occur on atypical days such as during extreme
weather or after holidays.
4. Sorts of relatively uniform volume will be randomly selected and
sorted.
5. Contractor must interview the driver of each vehicle selected for
sampling if the waste was collected from single-family residences,
multifamily residences, commercial businesses including institutions, or
a mixed route.
6. Contractor must interview the driver of each vehicle selected for
sampling if the waste was generated within or outside of a specific
geographical area, as well as the state in which it originated. Loads
originating from out of state must not be sampled.
7. Contractor must identify the type of vehicle (i.e.: roll off, compactor,
dump truck, etc) being sampled.
8. The sample waste will be sorted into different categories, identified in
Section A.
9. The sorted categories must be weighed and documented, and the
sorted materials as a percentage of total waste must be determined
and documented.
10. The time and the date of each sample at each site must be recorded at
the time of collection and sorting, if different.
11. Photographs to be taken of the sampled waste before and after the
sorting task. The vehicle bringing the load will also be photographed.
The photographs will be included in the final report and will also be
furnished to the NDEQ in an electronic format;
E. Deliverables
The Contractor will provide the NDEQ with quarterly progress reports after each
season and a final report that uses the information developed. The quarterly
progress report must include the summary of activities that have taken place for
the previous quarter. All reports will be submitted in paper and electronic format.
The final report must include, but not be limited to:
1. A completed report form for each sample collected at each site which includes
the information identified in D 5-11
2. detailed information and graphics such as tables or charts, etc. to indicate the
results of each seasonal sort and the combined totals of all four sorts at each of
the eight landfills;
3. detailed information and graphics combining the results from all eight
landfills by season and in total. Statewide averages of the percentage of each
categorized material being disposed of at each of the landfills must be
provided;