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24 <br /> Solid Waste <br /> In the late 1980's, a Citizen Task Force was appointed to weigh the pros and cons <br /> of consolidating the City's and County's Solid Waste Disposal Operations into a Single <br /> Operation. The 1990 report assessed present and future waste disposal issues, and <br /> recommended a Waste Management Plan. <br /> The primary outcomes of the Task Force efforts were: <br /> • The Technical Sub-Committee made two recommendations; to institute solid <br /> waste recycling efforts, and to work on consumer waste reduction. <br /> • The Finance Sub-Committee, keeping increased recycling efforts in mind, <br /> advised the compensation for public recycling efforts. <br /> • The Public Awareness Sub-Committee suggested that a Public Relations Firm <br /> be hired to communicate the City's recycling efforts to the public. <br /> • The Organizational Sub-Committee made the key recommendation that the <br /> "County-Wide Solid Waste Management Authority should be put under the <br /> auspices for the City/County Utility Commission" (Report of the City/County <br /> Task Force on Solid Waste Disposal p.25). <br /> The Utilities Division considered the recommendations of the Task Force and <br /> instituted a comprehensive Waste Management Program. This Program included <br /> funding a City-Wide Curbside Recycling Program and long-term planning for <br /> Solid Waste Disposal in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The enterprise <br /> operation for water and wastewater proved such a success that it became the <br /> impetus for the addition of the Solid Waste Disposal Program as an enterprise <br /> fund in 1988 to the City/County Utility Commission's responsibility. <br /> 10 <br />