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SOLID WASTE ELEMENT <br />N_ <br />The Solid Waste Element for the 1982 Comprehensive Plan contains <br />two objectives: <br />I The county will continue to serve as the responsible <br />local government for developing and operating solid <br />waste disposal facilities. <br />2. The county will study possible resource recovery methods <br />and will undertake approaches which prove to be <br />economically feasible. <br />- Assessment <br />The establishment of a Solid Waste Disposal District has <br />enhanced the development and operation of solid waste disposal <br />facilities. By creating this district, the county has established <br />a solid waste enterprise system which derives revenues from <br />assessment fees based upon land use classifications. This <br />district includes both the municipalities and the unincorporated <br />areas of the county. It also provides the county with an <br />equitable and auequate funding mechanism for solid waste <br />activities. <br />The county closed Segment 41 of the landfill by mid-July, 1989, <br />and opened Segment #2 to accept solid waste at that time. Segment <br />#2 has a fill capacity of 1.4 million cubic yards and will <br />maintain its active state until mid-July, 1994. The landfill has <br />a lifespan of over twenty years. <br />The county has completed its study of possible resource recovery <br />methods as part of the Solid Waste Master Plan. As of yet, no <br />resource recovery center has been established. With the creation <br />of the Solid Waste Recycling Program in July, 1989, the county <br />plans to reduce the volume of its waste by 30%, by July 1994. <br />N <br />8 <br />