Welcome to the Conversion Technology Study
The Request for Proposals (RFP) was released on Tuesday October 20, 2009.
Click here to view the Pre-proposers ,meeting held on December 3, 2009.
The County of Santa Barbara and the Cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, Solvang and Buellton have joined together to identify and evaluate the feasibility of various trash conversion technologies that provide alternatives to landfilling of solid waste in southern Santa Barbara County.
The goal of this project is to establish a long term plan for the disposal of our community’s waste. Conversion Technology may be a way to reduce the environmental impact of our community’s waste, reduce our landfill dependence and provide green energy for our community.
The County & Cities have identified eight companies that could possibly provide a conversion technology facility at the Tajiguas Landfill (view report) and are currently developing a request for proposals that could be distributed in the summer of 2009.
The processing, through non-combustion thermal means, chemical means, or biological means, of mixed municipal solid waste from which recyclable materials have been substantially diverted and/or removed to produce electricity, alternative fuels, chemicals and or other products that meet quality standards for use in the marketplace, with minimum amount of residuals remaining after processing.
How you can help...
The County and Cities are interested in providing the best services that meet the needs of local residents. Each technology has different advantages and disadvantages, and associated monetary and social costs. In this first phase, public input is important to help establish final project goals to evaluate the technologies.
Get started...
As a starting point, the County and Cities have produced a draft summary. Please let us know / take our survey if there are additional goals important to you.