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Residual <br />Disposal <br />RESIDUAL WASTE DISPOSAL <br />Problem Summary <br />With the implementation of more stringent landfill standards under RCRA, Oregon is <br />seeing many small local landfills close and the cost of solid waste disposal increase. Al- <br />though Oregon has adequate landfill capacity, accessible and convenient disposal capacity <br />may be lacking. With an increase in material recovery, reuse and waste reduction efforts, the <br />amount of waste requiring disposal will decrease over time. But there will always be a need <br />for available disposal options to take care of waste which cannot be recovered. <br />Objective 1 <br />Sufficient, safe and accessible disposal capacity will be assured to manage municipal <br />wastes. <br />Strategies: A. Gather data, perform analysis and develop appropriate policy on <br />statewide disposal capacity needs. A critical component of needs <br />assessment will be generators' accessibility to remaining disposal <br />capacity. <br />o Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality <br />s Resources: Local Governments, Industry <br />• Timeline: Ongoing <br />B. Develop local strategies to address insufficient disposal capacity. <br />o Responsible Party: Local Governments <br />o Resources: Department of Environmental Quality, Industry <br />• Timeline: Ongoing <br />C. Continue to assure safe and accessible disposal for all <br />Oregonians. Local governments should work together <br />to meet solid waste management needs when necessary. <br />• Responsible Party: Local Governments <br />• Resources: Department of Environmental Quality <br />o Timeline: Ongoing <br />Residual <br />Disposal <br />D. Oregon will assess a surcharge on the disposal of imported solid <br />waste based on the costs to the state of disposing of the waste. <br />• Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality <br />• Timeline: Ongoing <br />E. .Recognize that solid waste management is a regional concern <br />and cooperate with states within the region on policy decisions <br />related to solid waste management. <br />• Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality <br />• Resources: Local Governments, Other States, Industry <br />• Timeline: Ongoing <br />F. Out-of-state solid waste generators are required to reduce and <br />recycle waste at least as well as Oregonians. <br />• Responsible Party: Waste Generators <br />• Timeline: Ongoing <br />Objective 2 <br />Assure that adequate operating standards, sensitive to geographic differences, are <br />established and enforced for all municipal solid waste disposal sites. <br />Strategies: A. Conform, at a minimum, to RCRA Subtitle D requirements. <br />• Responsible Party: Landfill OwnerslOperators <br />o Timeline: Ongoing <br />B. Assure adequate environmental protection at municipal solid <br />waste landfills, considering (among other factors) the <br />hydrogeological conditions of a site; the climatological <br />conditions; the amount of waste managed at a landfill; and the <br />practicable waste management alternatives available. <br />o Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality <br />• Timeline: Ongoing <br />30 31 <br />