Ordinance

DECLARATION OF INTENT

It is the intent of Olmsted County to benefit, protect and ensure the public health, safety and welfare of its residents through sound management of Solid Waste generated in and existing within the County. Minnesota Statutes and Rules grant the County the authority to provide for, establish, conduct and regulate Solid Waste management programs and services that protect the water, air and land resources of the county, thereby promoting the public health, safety and welfare of its residents. It is the County's intent to remove and abate actual or potential threats to public health such as Public Health Nuisances, sources of filth or causes of sickness found on any property.

Olmsted County has adopted a Solid Waste Management Plan (hereafter "Plan") pursuant to Minnesota Statutes and seeks to implement this Plan in a manner fully consistent with the Solid Waste management hierarchy prescribed by the State and incorporated into the Plan. The following Solid Waste management practices constitute the State hierarchy, in order of preference: waste reduction and reuse, waste recycling, composting of yard and food waste, resource recovery through Mixed Municipal Solid Waste composting or incineration, and land disposal. The County wishes to insure the full and public participation of its residents in the implementation of the Plan with its goals of landfill abatement, coordination of waste management, and energy recovery.


The County wishes to improve its management of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste by providing for collection, transportation, processing, and disposal services. One aspect of Olmsted County's management role shall be to provide information and education to obtain compliance with this Ordinance. The County shall relieve Generators of title to their non-hazardous Mixed Municipal Solid Waste accepted by the County at its solid waste management facilities. Through this action, Olmsted County will offer its citizens an opportunity to reduce or otherwise manage the risk of potential long-term financial and environmental liability associated with the non-hazardous Mixed Municipal Solid Waste which they produce.


Authority for this Ordinance is based in part on Minnesota Statutes (Chapters 115A, 116, 145A, 375, 400, 561, and 609) and Rules (Parts 7001, 7011 and 7035), as amended from time to time.

Addendum 1- Effective through 7/31/2012

Addendum 1 - Effective 8/1/2012