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12 <br /> 3 <br /> organic material such az unmarketable paper, yard waste and <br /> food wastes (see attachment 2) . <br /> We believe that the materials recovery facility is a cornerstone of <br /> this system and work on it should begin early, if this system is <br /> adopted. The composting facility does not necessarily need to be <br /> construct ed early in the process to handle either yard waste or <br /> residual order from the materials recovery facility. Yard waste is <br /> now adequately handled.,: through the mulching process at the <br /> landfill . Residual mixed paper may have other markets as both <br /> sorting technology and end-use markets improve . <br /> imolementina the Plan and Reorganization of Solid Waste Management <br /> The Owners Group recommended proceeding with plan implementation <br /> prior to -finalizing the structure and functions of the solid waste <br /> management reorganization. I forwarded a memorandum concerning the <br /> reorganization process to all governing board members last week. <br /> The proposed timetable calls for development of an agency. by <br /> January 1997 with implementation by July, 1997 . While proceeding <br /> with the plan absent a new governing structure is theoretically <br /> possible, it would require considerable or_coing coordination of <br /> waste reduction activities by each government to ensure that the <br /> solid waste plan remains integrated. <br /> Discussion <br /> Owners Group member governments will need to make at least three <br /> key decisions in order to proceed with implementation of an <br /> integrated solid waste management plan. These decisions are only <br /> the first steps towards plan implementation . WESTON' s final report <br /> chapter 5 on plan implementation guidance details many of the types <br /> of decisions that must occur in order to fully implement the plan. <br /> This section reviews the first set of key decisions and presents <br /> some- advantages and disadvantages of each approach. <br /> 1 . Decide on the structure of the overall integrated solid waste <br /> system as presented above and make any desired changes. <br /> 2 . Select _ between unit-based pricing and collection bans <br /> (mandatory recycling) coupled with differential landfill fees <br /> as the main mixed solid waste prevention strategy. <br /> he WESTON study considered imDlementatioTM of all five Drevent_On <br /> meaSures listed above. The Owners Group recommended implementation <br /> of pubic education and non-economic i nc=__^_ti ves . They requez zed <br /> ghat the member governments Select e?th=_r a unit-based Dri_ina <br /> system or a collection ban (mandatory _ecyclinc) - system Plus <br /> d'_ff=_ent_al landfill fees . Either or -he-Se Strategies would <br /> acccmranv public education as the primary waste prevention <br /> 1 <br />