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

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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) extends its sincere appreciation to the State Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAG) and over 200 Local Work Groups (LWG) members throughout the state who were instrumental in the formulation of the solid waste vision and strategies. Special recognition goes to Gail Achterman for her outstanding leadership as chair of the SWAG. These volunteers met with and advised the Department in over fifteen meetings during the past two years. The meetings and untold hours of preparation time by the committee and work group members have resulted in a State Integrated Resource and Solid Waste Management Plan that will guide Oregon into the twenty-first century. The insightfulness and forward thinking of these advisors has resulted in solid waste strategies for Oregon that will place a priority on generat- ing less waste in the future and utilizing the waste that is generated as an economic resource. The individuals that participated as members of the SWAG and LWG's are listed in Appendices B and C of the Background Document. The Department would also like to acknowledge the help and input that was provided by the t other state agencies in developing this plan. Special thanks to Art Ayre of the Economic Develop- ment Department, Doug White with the Department of Land Conservation and Development, and Claudia Howells of the Public Utilities Commission for the extra time they took to research and respond to issues related to recycling markets, local comprehensive land use plans, and solid waste transportation issues. All of the state agencies who participated in the planning process are listed in Appendix D of the Background Document. Thanks to Gerry Uba, METRO, who on special assignment to the Department did an outstand- ing job on the 1992 Disposal Capacity Report. (See Background Document.) The State Plan's project team wishes to thank Joe Hertzburg, of Decisions Decisions, who did an excellent job of facilitating the workshop that resulted in the outstanding vision for the future of resource and solid waste management in Oregon. The team would also like to recognize Pat Vernon, Manager of the Department's Solid Waste Policy and Programs Section, for her support and commitment throughout the planning process. A big "thank you" to all the staff from the Department's Solid Waste Program for their contributions to the plan. A special thanks to: Chuck Donaldson, Solid Waste Permits and Compliance Jacquie Moon, Solid Waste Policy and Programs Peter Spendelow, Solid Waste Policy and Programs Bob Barrows, Solid Waste Policy and Programs Bonnie Nasshahn, Hazardous and Solid Waste Lauren Dye, Hazardous and Solid Waste Nora Tramontana, Solid Waste Policy and Programs The Project Team Jan Whitworth, Project header Marti Roberts-Dillon, Technical Staff David Kunz, Technical Staff January, 1994 1