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The issues presented in the table below are integral to a comprehensive long-term solid waste <br />plan. They are issues on which the Work Group will need to make recommendations at some <br />future point. They are presented here to provide a perspective on future solid waste work. We <br />have indicated which ones, in our opinion, are integral to completing the current plan, which <br />could be deferred to a future planning effort, once the current plan is approved and submitted, <br />and which are optional for the Work Group to consider. <br />Table 2. Future areas for Work Group Consideration <br />Future Items for discussion in current plan Status and Action by Work Comments <br /> Grou <br />Financing Recycling and Solid Waste No report yet made to Work Financing options will be part of any <br />Services Group. Any recycling plan elements considered. Future work <br /> ex ansions will re uire fundin b staff & consultants needed. <br />Regulatory Issues No report yet made to Work Work Group may decide whether to <br /> Group. Mandatory recycling is increase regulatory oversight. Flow <br /> most likely measure to be control would improve financial <br /> considered but flow control, stability & bring more environmental <br /> PAYT, and other measures also oversight of waste disposal and <br /> critical. increased recycling/diversion. <br />Accelerating Rural Curbside Recycling No report yet made to Work Work Group nzay recommend <br />Expansion Moved by SWAB Group. Staff report, if accelerated expansion, even in current <br />recommendation into items t0 be requested. Currently ~65% of . .planning cycle. Current expansion of <br />considered in the near term, unincoz~orated bonzes served 500-1000. homes/yr. No acceleration <br /> and financed vy 3-R Tee. means all (>90°0) homes Beached with <br /> five years. Expansion ifzzplies new <br /> _. ___ _ _ _ _tz ucks and_types of collection <br />Recycling Program Materials Expansion No report yet made to Work Two-bin, two-stream system works <br />and Container Selection (bins v. carts) Group. Not necessary to well for current programs. Future <br />SWAB considered moving into determine specifics for current programs may require reconsideration <br />current decisions but determined plan submittal. of bin and cart types. $1.5 million to <br />decision could be separate and buy carts for all current customers. <br />made later <br />Items for future planning cycles Status and Action by Work Comments <br /> Grou <br />Organics Management No report yet made. Highly Organics diversion, collection and <br /> technical and complex work processing must be considered as part <br /> required. of any long-term strategy to achieve <br /> Coun oafs. <br />Items.which may not need Work Group Status and Action by Work Comments <br />attention but are integral to Solid Waste Group <br />Plannin <br />Urban Residential Waste Collection Each Town determines its own. Future Pay as you throw may bring <br /> No action necessary by Work more coordinated action <br /> Grou <br />Transfer Station Siting and Development No recommendation required by This is a BOCC led process, but future <br /> Work Group uses of site may involve Work Group <br /> in ut. <br />31 <br />