SOLID WASTE PLANNING Administrative, negotiations, reporting, monitoring, enforcement and awareness/information dissemination associated with achieving the solid waste goals that communities would otherwise have to undertake individually.
Quarterly Reports
Transfer Station Certifications and Compliance Inspections
Operation of the Regional Transfer Station- any district-town residents gets in-district permit rate
Program-based data collection (e-waste, textiles, books, etc)
Attendance and participation in solid waste meetings, forums, workshops, and initiatives
Hauler licensing and compliance enforcement
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Program development and implementation of initiatives set out in the District solid waste implementation plan that meets state goals which include:
Pursuing grant funding
Mobile Hazardous Waste Collections at Town Transfer Stations
Waste diversion programs, such as: Electronics, Textiles, Food Scraps and Leaf/Yard Organics, Asbestos management, Hardcover Books, Construction and Demolition Debris, Hazardous Wastes (Chemicals, Batteries, Mercury-containing bulbs and devices, Paint, Pesticides, etc.)