Explanation
BACKGROUND: This resolution declares the City of Columbus's support and approval for the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio's (SWACO) Solid Waste Management Plan Update ("Plan Update") for the period covering 2018 to 2032. SWACO’s mission is to improve the community’s solid waste stream through effective waste reduction, recycling, and disposal. SWACO’s jurisdiction includes Franklin County and political sub-divisions with over 50 percent of their population in Franklin County.
The Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio EPA requires solid waste districts to develop and periodically revise a Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan) every five (5) years. The purpose of the Plan is to address state mandated goals and outline programs and initiatives to reduce reliance on landfilling, increase recycling and reuse, and minimize waste generation. SWACO’s draft Plan covers a fifteen (15) year period beginning in 2018 and ending in 2032.
As a significant user of SWACO’s landfill for disposal of waste generated and collected by the Refuse Collection Division, the City of Columbus must approve of SWACO’s solid waste management plan. The plan must show how SWACO will meet the waste reduction and diversion goals established in Ohio’s state solid waste management plan (“State Plan”) and present a budget for implementing its Plan Update. Furthermore, the Plan Update must contain the information and data prescribed in Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 3734.53 and Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Rule 3745-27-90. Ohio EPA prescribes the format that details the information that is required and the manner in which that information is presented.
SWACO accepted public comments on the draft Plan Update and proposed Rules from April 22 through May 22, 2017. SWACO held a public hearing to obtain oral comments regarding the draft Plan Update and the proposed 2017 District Rules on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The SWACO Board of Trustees recently approved an amended draft Solid Wast...
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