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SOLID WASTE SUB -ELEMENT OBJECTIVE.2 Special Waste and Hazardous Waste By 1992, the county will have appropriate equipment and sufficient capacity for the management of special wastes and hazardous waste. There will be a 50% decrease in the number of cases of improperly managed and illegally disposed of hazardous waste in the county. POLICY 2.1: The county shall dispose of stabilized sludge from wastewater treatment plants at the designated facility at the,Gifford Wastewater Plant, at the county sod farm, at the- county owned citrus groves, and other sites approved by "e DER POLICY 2.2: The county shall dispose of the screenings and grit accumulated at the wastewater treatment plants at the county landf-fll. POLICY 2.3: Since 1989, the county has not and will not accept septage at the county landfill. The current local ordinance will continue to require all septage haulers operating in the county to dispose of se gage at . the designated facility at.the Gifford Wastewater Treatment Plant and other sites approved by FDtH. POLICY 2.4: By 1991, the county, shall submit a written request to the County Public. Health Unit, Division of nvironmental Health to increase thenumber of inspections of l septic tanksused bind —4 - al-d—commercial-1--ent producing hazardous waste by products in order to eliminate illegal dumping of such wastes and to ensure that hazardous waste will be disposed of in accordance with the Solid Waste Disposal District procedures. POLICY 2.5: By 1992, the county shall prepare and distribute to generators of hazardous waste a document describing acceptable management and disposal techniques. The county shall utilize the media by means of news releases, articles, and media notifications to educate the general public of appropriate ways of handling solid waste -and hazardous waste. The county will provide two amnesty days per year wherein homeowners are allowed to bring in hazardous waste for disposal free of charge. POLICY 2.6: By 1991, the county—shall require that a .1 new applications for occupational licenses include a four digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code to facilitate identification of potential hazardous waste and bio -medical waste generators. The county shall provide this information to the Solid Waste Disposal District. POLICY 2.7: By 1991, the county shall acquire a tire shred- der to handle the large number of tires received at the landfill, buy a pathogenic incinerator for the disposal of dead animals and expand the temporary storage facility at the landfill for residentially generated ste. The county will have a licensed hazardous waste transporter 39 SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 15:22:24 - OfficialDocuments:672, Attachment Id 0, Page SS