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SOLID WASTE SUB -ELEMENT POLICY 3.5: The county shall pursue state and federal sources oT funding available o e improvement-and-expan- sion Mrd -sion of solid waste services as well as the establishment of a recycling program. POLICY 3.6:- All improvements for replacement, expansion, or increase in capablity. of facilities in the Waste Dis- posal District service area shall be compatible with adopted level of service standards for facilities and shall be based on the capital equipment replacement projected on Table 3,C.3 " df -the solid waste sub -element. -� POLICY 3.7: The county shall establish a charge mechanism for the collection and management of special waste such as construction debris, bio -hazardous waste and all other wastes needing special collection handling_, a_nd disposal. OBJECTIVE 4 Recycling.and Waste Volume Reduction By 1994, the county through the recycling program will have reduced the volume of solid waste to be buried in the landfill by POLICY 4.1: In July 1989, the county, in coordination with its municipalities, initiated a recycling program to reduce the volume of waste. The County shall have the recycling faei� ties operational bd Mid=199©. POLICY 4,2: By 1991, the county shall initiate a mandatory door-to-door collection system to generate sufficient volume of waste for recycling, to efficiently separate waste at the place of generation and to solve the problem of illegal dumping along county roadways, private properties, and at transfer station se�Upon the estabrislime o door-to-door collection, the transfer stations will be closed. POLICY 4.3: The county, through its Recycling Coordinator, will continue -to a-ssist the school board -and -gill coordinate with the Board and' the DER for development and maintainance within the school curriculum of a course which would inform students of the impacts of mismanaged solid and hazardous waste. POLICY 4.4: To decrease open burning, by 1995 the county shall acquire a larger Air Curtain Destructor for the county landfill, which can handle a large volume of construction debris and other woody materials. 41 SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 15:22:25 - OfficialDocuments:672, Attachment Id 0, Page 60