Oregon State Integrated Resource & Solid Waste Management Plan 1995-2005

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System Management C. Continue to provide funds and technical assistance for local solid waste planning efforts to prepare integrated solid waste management plans. • Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality, Local Govemments • Resources: Business, Industry, Citizens • Timeline: First Third System Management H. Develop recommendations for the legislature on reliable solid waste management measurement techniques and appropriate goals for the system beyond 1995. • Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality • Resources: Local Governments, Business, Industry e Timeline: First Third D. Seek legislation to broaden the use of grant funds for local solid Objective 2 waste plan implementation. These funds will be available to Encourage efficient transportation networks for recoverable materials and residual rural areas to assure a viable management system. waste. • Responsible Party: Local Governments, Department of Environmental Quality Strategies: A. Evaluate barriers and opportunities for solid waste transportation .Resources: Business, Industry, citizens information and options. • Timeline: First Third, Second Third E. Data gathering and information analysis and dissemination on • Responsible Party: Public Utility Commission, Department of Environmental such things as waste composition, materials recovered, and Quality •Resources: Trucking Industry, Railroads, Business, Industry, Local Governments resource value will continue to be an important element of the .Timeline: Second Third integrated solid waste management system. Objective 3 • Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality Assure that collection and/or convenient drop-off services for recoverable materials .Resources: Local Governments, Business, Industry and residual wastes are available while considering local, regional, geographic, and eco- .Timeline: Ongoing nomic differences. F. Provide information on variable ratesfixed rates, service fees and Strategies: A. Continue to provide the opportunity to recycle and provide other funding mechanisms to local governments. adequate disposal services to all citizens of the state. • Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality • Responsible Party: Local Governments • Resources: Local Governments, Other States, Business and Industry • Resources: Department of Environmental Quality, Industry • Timeline: Ongoing o Timeline: First Third, Second Third, Third Third G. Solid waste permit actions will be in conformance with the local B. Provide information to local governments which evaluates the solid waste management plan which has been adopted and benefits and drawbacks to mandatory collection and assists local approved. government in their solid waste management decisions. o Responsible Party: Permittee o Timeline: Second Third, Third Third • Responsible Party: Department of Environmental Quality • Timeline: First Third 34 35