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TABLE E-4: ALTERNATIVE COMPARISON <br /> <br />Alternative <br /> <br />Cost <br />Per Ton <br /> <br /> Landfill <br />Deferred Cost <br /> <br />1. Source separation <br /> recycling (11.5%) <br /> and landfilling. <br /> <br />Landfill <br />Life Impact <br /> <br />Source separation <br />recycling (11.5%), <br />mass-burn with <br />steam production <br />and landfilling. <br /> <br />$35-$40 $.8-$1 1.3 <br /> <br />$50-$55 $2.2-$2.3 3.4 <br /> <br />3. Source separation <br /> recycling (11.5%), <br /> mass-burn with <br /> electricity pro- <br /> duction and <br /> landfilling. <br /> <br />$55-$60 $2.2-$2.3 3.4 <br /> <br />4. Post-collection <br /> separation <br /> recycling (16%), <br /> and landfilling. <br /> <br />$1.0-$1.1 1.7 <br /> <br />5. Post-collection <br /> separation re- <br /> cycling (16%), <br /> mass-burn of steam <br /> production and <br /> landfilling. <br /> <br />$65-$70 $2.6-$2.7 5.7 <br /> <br />6. Post-collection <br /> separation re- <br /> cycling (16%), <br /> mass-burn with <br /> electricity <br /> production and <br /> landfilling. <br /> <br />$70-$75 $2.6-$2.7 5.7 <br /> <br />7. Post-collection <br /> separation re- <br /> cycling.(16%), <br /> fluidized-bed <br /> with steam pro- <br /> duction and <br /> landfilling. <br /> <br />$40-$45 $2.6-$2.7 5.7 <br /> <br />NOTES: (1) <br /> (2) <br /> <br />1990 dollars, 1995 quantities. <br />Based on disposal cost of $31 per ton <br />(not including collection), Martinsville North <br />joint disposal site. <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br /> <br />