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14 <br /> s <br /> ercanic material such as unmarketable paper, yard waste and <br /> food wastes (see attachment 2) . <br /> ire 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 /> constructed early in the process to handle either yard waste or <br /> residual Daner from the materials recovery facility. Yard waste is <br /> now ade7uately handledt.. 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 /> implement; na 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 /> r.anagement 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 ongoing 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 reoort <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 sec_ion 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 /> The wES'_'ON study considered implementation of all five prevention <br /> =asi.:rc listed sted above . The Owners Group -eccmmended imDleme_tali On <br /> _= Dubli_ education and non-economic incentives . They requested <br /> =at member governments select either a u_n=t-based pri-=na <br /> --zstem cr a collection ban (mandatory recycling) system _lus <br /> _-ffers ___al landfill fe?S . Either of :1-lc2se strategies would <br /> _-.�:COMDany Dublic education as the Drima=y waste prevention <br />