The Livestock Road Landfill in Campbell County has about 13 years of remaining life.
On Wednesday residents met with local officials at a public information meeting in Lynchburg to start planning for trash management in 2030 and beyond. The Region 2000 Services Authority briefed residents on the group’s plan for deciding how it will dispose of trash after the landfill reaches capacity.
Lynn Klappich with Draper Aden and Associates, a consultant for the project, said in terms of waste management, consumer and commercial waste can be recycled, composted, incinerated or landfilled.
In 2015, according to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, almost 20 million tons of waste was collected at Virginia’s 212 permitted facilities. About 74 percent originated in Virginia with the rest coming from out of state.
Klappich said at current waste rates, according to VDEQ, Virginia’s landfills have about 25 years left until capacity.
In Region 2000, Lynchburg had the highest five-year average for tons disposed at 165,638 tons. Klappich said the number can be slightly skewed because of construction debris collected mainly in Lynchburg and private haulers that bring waste to the landfill.
Recycling rates were only 39 percent in 2015 in the Region 2000 area. Of the tons of recyclables collected, Lynchburg contributed 84 percent, Appomattox County 1.9 percent, Campbell County 13.2 percent and Nelson County 0.7 percent.
Klappich said it would take roughly two to three years before a final recommendation will be made to the authority on how trash should be handled in the future.
After the talk, landfill neighbor Don Barnett asked if the boundary of the landfill is final, which Klappich said would be something considered during the planning process.
Others asked if economic factors would be considered in looking for a new site for the landfill after 2030. She said all would be considered during the planning.
The planning will involve about six local officials on a working group and four members of a consulting team. The members of the working group will be Appomattox County Landfill Supervisor Alice Rockefeller, Deputy Campbell County Administrator Clif Tweedy, and Lynchburg Director of Public Works Gaynelle Hart, Nelson County Administrative Assistant/Deputy Clerk Candy McGarry, Authority Director Clarke Gibson and Project Manager Bob White.
Klappich and Mike Lawless with Draper Aden and Mike Callahan and Vladimir Gavrilovic of Renaissance Planning are on the consulting team.
Residents can participate in the process via a survey on the group’s website. A second survey may be distributed in November.
“At the end, these will be the same idea that will work for the region, and some that won’t,” she said of the working group’s ideas.
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