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Policy 1.7: The County shall continue to provide countywide solid waste services to all of the County's <br />municipalities and the unincorporated portion of the County by providing landfill capacity for solid waste <br />disposal, by administering a countywide recycling program, and by studying and implementing new <br />technologies. On-geing Ongoing studies shall identify the following: <br />• New technologies for recycling; to include Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), balers, compactors <br />sorting machines, and education center with classroom for recycling education. <br />• New methods for safe solid waste disposal; <br />• Assessment of the feasibility of implementing these new technologies in Indian River County; and <br />• Cost/benefit analyses for promising technologies. <br />Objective 2: 44ffettgh the time hefize~ of the plan, there will be ., eases of Iimproper management or <br />illegal disposal of hazardous waste in the County shall be discouraged and penalized. <br />Policy 2.3: The CeupAy will copAinue to require all septage haulers operating in the Cou-PAy to dispose of <br />new �� >r <br />Biosolids aeility at the County Landfill andfill : open-. [Regulated by the FDEP] <br />Policy 2.4: The SWDD shall provide convenient locations at which residents can drop off household <br />hazardous materials free of charge. The County shall maintain its charge mechanism for the collection <br />and management of special wastes such as C&D debris, bio -hazardous waste, and other wastes needing <br />special collection, handling, and disposal. <br />pvHey 2,7.. The Ceef l y shall VlesV its VAisfin g C&D debfis landfill eel! and :t„ 1to ea disposal <br />hereby C&D debris is disposed of in a lined Class 1 landfill eemmingled with MSW. <br />[Completed policy] <br />Policy 2.9: The County shall cooperate with the FDEP and USEPA to continue to perform regular <br />inspections of private licensed waste handlers to ensure that bio -hazardous waste, generated by medical <br />establishments and handled by private firms, is properly managed. When improper management of bio - <br />hazardous waste is found during an inspection, the FDEP and USEPA Will may take enforcement action. <br />The County shall continue to inspect for the bio -hazardous waste from the solid waste that enters the <br />landfill. <br />PoKey 3.6. All fWufe expansion of the landfill and the SWDD facilities shall be eensistent with <br />.Ldeptoa selid waste levet of se fviee standards. [Consolidated with Policy 3.71 <br />Objective 4: By 2024,41he County will continue to strive to have increased the portion of solid waste <br />recycled to 301% „fits waste str-e m <br />Pohey 4.2; By 2022, the SWDD shall r -e evaluate establishing a mandmer-y solidwaste celleetion system <br />thM sefves pr-epet4ies ��in the County's Urban Service Area. Upon the establishment of mandatefy <br />deer- te deef! garbage eelleetion, the SWDD shall evaluale the need for- and the level ef s 14 <br />from the a ,stomeF convenienee eent [Completed policy] <br />C:\Users\ufc-prod\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@6414E534\@BCL@6414E534.docx 28 <br />34 <br />