What is a resource recovery park? Which enterprises locate in resource recovery parks?
A resource recovery park is an industrial park reserved for companies and/or government facilities that process discarded materials and create new products. It diverts hundreds of thousands of tons of materials that would otherwise go to landfill. A resource recovery park also attracts new companies in the recycling, composting and manufacturing sectors; and allows local companies in these sectors to expand. Jobs are created. The local tax base is expanded.
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance, working with the Alachua County Public Works Department, used the following survey to identify new and local companies interested in locating in the planned Resource Recovery Park.
ILSR Survey Sheet for Alachua Resource Recovery Park Project
- feed stock material
- end product(s)
- annual feed stock--tons
- # jobs
- types of jobs
- managerial
- skilled
- semi-skilled
- unskilled
- space requirements
- special needs
- ceiling height
- building materials
- loading docks
- rail access
- distance from highway
- existing operating plant(s)
- what capacity
- how long in operation
- host community benefits
- assistance needed (note--no capital is available)
- reduced rent--what rent can afford
- tax abatement
- workforce development training funds
- special needs to locate in Alachua County
- new regulations for handling/delivering materials
- contractual arrangements with Alachua County and/or cities
- procurement requirements from government agencies
- timeframe for ground breaking
- timeframe for start up of operations