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4 7 <br /> Item 5a. Source Reduction <br /> There are five options as part of the source reduction (also known as waste prevention) <br /> element of the plan. Two types are regulatory measures i.e. mandatory recycling or <br /> volume based fees. Those are proposed to be determined by the individual governments. <br /> Other source reduction strategies include additional education and non-economic <br /> incentives adopted by the Owners Group to support or enhance existing and planned <br /> recycling programs. Differential landfill fees as a source reduction strategy will be <br /> determined in part by the types of regulatory measures adopted by the local governments. <br /> ACTION: Individual governments will determine the volume-based fees and collection <br /> bans/mandatory recycling they wish to adopt for each sector. The integrated solid waste <br /> management plan will address education, non-economic incentives and differential <br /> landfill fees. <br /> Item 5b.Solid Waste Collection <br /> At this time, the member governments have decided that they shall each continue with <br /> their own solid waste collection systems and not integrate with recycling collection or <br /> with each others' solid waste collection. <br /> ACTION: The member governments should clarify their intent to operate only their own <br /> solid waste collection systems and not operate recycling collections nor integrate solid <br /> waste collection with each other. <br /> Item 5c.Recvcline and Reuse <br /> The elements of the integrated plan adopted by the Owners Group will determine the <br /> nature of the recycling and reuse programs. <br /> ACTION: As directed through the integrated plan <br /> Item 5f. Disaosal <br /> The Owners Group has not acted on siting future disposal facilities. If no action is taken <br /> at the time plan submittal is required we will describe efforts to date to site a new landfill <br /> in Orange County and indicate local decisions regarding disposal do not extend ten years <br /> into the future, as required by the State plan. <br /> ACTION: Finalize siting decision. <br /> Item 7.Financing <br /> The state plan requires consideration of how costs of solid waste management will be <br /> financed. In the past, the Owners Group expressed interest in alternatives to the current <br /> financing which is from tipping fees for landfill and recycling and ad valorem taxes for <br /> solid waste collection. Future integrated solid waste system costs may require <br /> consideration of other sources of funds. If no other decisions are made, we assume that <br /> all public financing will continue to be based primarily on these two sources of funds. <br />