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To express support of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) and its mission of providing cost effective and environmentally responsible waste transfer and disposal services for our community and to additionally support the funding of the solid waste system infrastructure through tipping fees collected by solid waste that is generated and disposed of within SWACO's Solid Waste Management district.
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WHEREAS, SWACO was created in 1989 in conformance with passage of Ohio General Assembly Sub. Am. HB 592; and
WHEREAS, it is the mission of SWACO to manage the district municipal solid waste stream in an environmentally responsible and cost-effective manner; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is located within the boundaries of SWACO's District; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus continues to receive solid waste transfer and disposal services from SWACO in order to provide Columbus citizens with cost effective, efficient waste disposal service; and
WHEREAS, SWACO is a self-funded governmental entity and funding of the solid waste system infrastructure comes from waste generated within SWACO's district and disposed of at the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill or other SWACO facilities; and
WHEREAS, solid waste generated within SWACO's district being disposed of outside SWACO's district has a negative impact on SWACO's ability to fund the solid waste system infrastructure, including the maintenance of existing facilities, construction of new facilities, and providing cost effective waste disposal options for the City of Columbus and other communities, businesses, and organizations in SWACO's District; and
WHEREAS, SWACO has the legal authority to require waste that is generated in SWACO's district to be disposed of at the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill or other SWACO facilities; and
WHEREAS, keeping waste that is generated in SWACO's district is in the best interest of SWACO and the City of Columbus; now, theref...
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