{"id":1316346,"date":"2019-11-01T16:19:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T22:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=990367"},"modified":"2019-11-01T16:19:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T22:19:10","slug":"after-years-of-deficits-south-canyon-landfill-could-see-a-profit-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/after-years-of-deficits-south-canyon-landfill-could-see-a-profit-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"After years of deficits, South Canyon Landfill could see a profit in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Landfill-gpi-110219-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Landfill-gpi-110219-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Landfill-gpi-110219-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Landfill-gpi-110219-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>A pile of finished compost sits at the South Canyon Landfill.<\/strong><br \/><em>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For the first time in years, the South Canyon Landfill might produce a profit.<\/p>\n<p>According to next year\u2019s proposed budget, instead of incurring an approximately $800,000 to $1 million deficit, the landfill will turn a profit projected at nearly $80,000.<\/p>\n<p>That number also includes the landfill\u2019s ongoing composting operation, which a 2018 study conducted by Blue Ridge Services, Inc. recommended discontinuing due to the \u201cexcess cost associated with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Blue Ridge Services\u2019 study, in 2017 the city lost nearly $330,000 on its composting operation alone at the South Canyon Landfill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city paid the contractor $386,228 to produce compost \u2013 and only generated $56,920 in revenue\u2026 for an annual loss of $329,308,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are really stepping up our composting,\u201d Matthew Langhorst, Glenwood Springs public works director, said. \u201cWe sold a lot of compost this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to South Canyon Landfill Superintendent King Lloyd, the landfill currently has roughly 2,000 cubic yards of compost available for purchase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have about 4,000 cubic yards of what I would call \u2018raw compost,\u2019 that is in the process of curing out,\u201d Lloyd said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The city will add a full-time composting employee to the landfill\u2019s staff in 2020, too.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the city had paid Heartland Environmental Services, LLC $1.98 million a year to manage the landfill. However, that contract expired earlier this year after Glenwood Springs City Council elected not to renew it.<\/p>\n<p>Heartland Environmental Services, LLC was brought on in 2009 after the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment discovered compliance issues while conducting routine inspections at the South Canyon Landfill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was an overfill of trash in a particular area of the landfill,\u201d Lloyd said of those compliance issues prior to 2009. \u201cWe\u2019re permitted to only have trash to a certain elevation at this time and they had exceeded that elevation by about 70 feet. \u2026And, there were some drainage issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd said that the South Canyon Landfill was now \u201ctotally\u201d in compliance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the city will reinvest the landfill\u2019s profits back into the landfill and South Canyon in general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of the money that we\u2019ll be making this year will be for improving our compost operation,\u201d Lloyd said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Lloyd, the South Canyon landfill collects between 110 and 120 tons of trash daily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mabennett@postindependent.com\">mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the first time in years, the South Canyon Landfill might produce a profit.<\/p>\n<p>According to next year\u2019s proposed budget, instead of incurring an approximately $800,000 to $1 million deficit, the landfill will turn a profit projected at nearly $80,000.<\/p>\n<p>That number also includes the landfill\u2019s ongoing composting operation, which a 2018 study conducted by Blue Ridge Services, Inc. recommended discontinuing due to the \u201cexcess cost associated with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Blue Ridge Services\u2019 study, in 2017 the city lost nearly $330,000 on its composting operation alone at the South Canyon Landfill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city paid the contractor $386,228 to produce compost \u2013 and only generated $56,920 in revenue\u2026 for an annual loss of $329,308,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are really stepping up our composting,\u201d Matthew Langhorst, Glenwood Springs public works director, said. \u201cWe sold a lot of compost this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to South Canyon Landfill Superintendent King Lloyd, the landfill currently has roughly 2,000 cubic yards of compost available for purchase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have about 4,000 cubic yards of what I would call \u2018raw compost,\u2019 that is in the process of curing out,\u201d Lloyd said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The city will add a full-time composting employee to the landfill\u2019s staff in 2020, too.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the city had paid Heartland Environmental Services, LLC $1.98 million a year to manage the landfill. However, that contract expired earlier this year after city council elected not to renew it.<\/p>\n<p>Heartland Environmental Services, LLC was brought on in 2009 after the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment discovered compliance issues while conducting routine inspections at the South Canyon Landfill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was an overfill of trash in a particular area of the landfill,\u201d Lloyd said of those compliance issues prior to 2009. \u201cWe\u2019re permitted to only have trash to a certain elevation at this time and they had exceeded that elevation by about 70 feet. \u2026And, there were some drainage issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd said that the South Canyon Landfill was now \u201ctotally\u201d in compliance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the city will reinvest the landfill\u2019s profits back into the landfill and South Canyon in general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of the money that we\u2019ll be making this year will be for improving our compost operation,\u201d Lloyd said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Lloyd, the South Canyon landfill collects between 110 and 120 tons of trash daily.<\/p>\n<p><a>mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/after-years-of-deficits-south-canyon-landfill-could-see-a-profit-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pile of finished compost sits at the South Canyon Landfill.Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent For the first time in years, the South Canyon Landfill might produce a profit. According to next year\u2019s proposed budget, instead of incurring an approximately $800,000 to $1 million deficit, the landfill will turn a profit projected at nearly $80,000. 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