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The federal government regulates solid waste in the United States under Title 40 of <br />the Code of Federal Regulations Subchapter 1 (40 CFR 239 to 2999). These <br />regulations are in 40 CFR 258 (also known as Resource Conservation Recovery Act <br />[RCRA] Subtitle D), Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. Under authority of <br />RCRA, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) administers <br />Title 40 regulations and enforces solid waste regulations and policies through its <br />Office of Solid Waste (OSW). <br />Figure 1-1 shows U.S. EPA's hierarchy of i solid waste management which <br />is illustrated in the form of pyramid of <br />ranked approaches. Source Reduction is at <br />the highest level /4l of the pyramid with |andfi||ing at the bottom. Recycling <br />sthe middle ''b|ochs (B8,Cl followed by combustion with energy recovery <br />(D) above combustion without 'energy recovery and |andfi||ing(E). <br />Figure 1-1—Solid Waste Management Hierarch"' <br />A\ � <br />\ ! �ourceReduction and Reuse <br />Composting <br />U CD Materials Recovery <br />Process! ng/Corn buJtion with Energy <br />Recovery <br />LandMUing and Incineration <br />without Energy Recovery <br />A+B+C+D+E=Capacity (Not to Scale) <br />As Orange County KsSolid VVaste Management Plan ml route toachieving <br />their goal 61 -' waste reduction, the County should consider pursuing the <br />~' percent <br />first two approaches: so urce reduction/reuse an d recycling. Such ch activities include <br />the County's support of local recycling and the encouragement of yard waste <br />composting. As of 2OO6-O7, a reported 47.7 percent waste reduction rate was <br />achieved by the County, eliminating th e need to landfill that portion of the waste <br />stream. The portion of waste generated that is not recycled or composted is hauled <br />zU.B. EPA. <br />G8B/CO8027-01 1 August 1S,2OO8 <br />