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8 <br /> , . . <br /> The County wi11. have t�e xi.ght to refuse to ,�cce�t �or disposal <br /> at System Management Facili�ies any mata�-iaZ oz suhstance which the <br /> - � Cou�ty xeasonably determi.nes is barred �.�otu such di.sposal by the Solid. <br /> Waste Management Plaa anrl Policies,- by any applicabie law ar <br /> � -reg�iat�on or by �h� restrictians of any permit. Notwithsta.a�iag the <br /> • grovisicn.s of the previaus para�raph, �he County shall in no event be <br /> n�emed the owsxer �� any such barred svbstance 5�*i.��oout its �xpr-ess - <br /> consel,lt. . <br /> I� at any tima a material that prev-iously -quali�ied as Other <br /> . RecyclaJ�les begi.ns to be processed by the Cauntp for xecycling and <br /> there�ore. }�ecames County Recy-c3.ables,� th.en any Party theretofore <br /> proce�ssing such material as Other RecycZa.hles sha21 begin to procsss <br /> suca u�atexial as Covnty Recyclables ugou the e3tgi�ratian e.f any <br /> contract fox disposaJ. of the material as 1>thex Recycl�ablas that may be <br /> zn effect at the tizne af the raaterial�s .c��a zn status. ' <br /> . F, <br /> 3. Salid wasta col7.eation and transpor�a�ion decisions wilI. remain <br /> each Party's prexogative. : � . <br /> � M <br /> ' The Part�es xn aIl events retain t�e �ight to detexz�i.ne their own <br /> systems a-a.d proceduxes for the coll.ecti.on of 5o�id Waste a.nd related <br /> matters, prov9.ded that such systems and procadures shall be reasonably . <br /> designed to be consistent and coutpatible with the appropriate sol.id <br /> Waste I�anagement Pla.n and FoJ.ieies. <br /> I <br /> , 4.. Tha County wiZl opesate the Sys�em as an anterprise operation, <br /> ax�d w�ill hava diseretion to set ra�as� fees and charges.- <br /> The Parties agzee tha� the �.ong-term success of t�e arrangement. <br /> for solid waste- management provided �or in. thzs Agreement requires <br /> that the Parties remain cornmitte�. partners. T'he Parties agree that <br /> their goal of reducing salid wa5te must l�e achieved in a manner that <br /> guaxds the economic viability o� the' System�s cvrrent and future � <br /> . operat�ons. At the" same time, the Parties acknow�ecige that the County • ' <br /> is not expecte�• to usa its general fvnds to underwrite overal3. solid <br /> waste man.agemeu� activities. 'I`herezor�, the County, the Towns and the , <br /> �ersons and organizations' within their jura.sclictions a11 uzust bear <br /> appropriate. praportional shares of the costs �of pr�viding fo-r current <br /> anct fi.iture opera�ions of the so�.id waste management enterprise. The <br /> Parties agree that .the County, as par� of its responsibility zor solid <br /> � waste ttsanagement, must retain • broad flexibilit� to implement and <br /> adjcLS� rates, fees and other charges,� as provided below, in orciex to <br /> generate su�ficient resovxees through the System to caXry out the <br /> requirements of the Solid Waste Management Plan. and Poliaies. The <br /> Paxties agree that the Covnty is u3.timate�y responsible for balancing <br /> the availa.b�e resources and the demands on tha Sys�em, and that the <br /> County mcis� therafoze have sufficient authority to adjust e.ither Lhe <br /> re�nurces or the Systein demands, or b�th, to achieve the balance. Fart <br /> 7. of this Agreement provides for the County�s a�thority over the Solid <br /> Waste Management Plan and. PoZicies. This Part �4 pravides for the <br /> County' s authority avez' the availal�Ie resources. � <br /> 4 <br />