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Thank You Partners Introduction Module 1 Ohio Solid Waste Management Planning History

After It Leaves the Curb A Solid Waste Training Course for Ohio Government Decision and Policy Makers Training Modules. Thank You Partners Introduction Module 1 Ohio Solid Waste Management Planning History Module 2 Solid Waste Management District Governance

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Thank You Partners Introduction Module 1 Ohio Solid Waste Management Planning History

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  1. After It Leaves the Curb A Solid Waste Training Course for Ohio Government Decision and Policy Makers Training Modules Thank You Partners Introduction Module 1 Ohio Solid Waste Management Planning History Module 2 Solid Waste Management District Governance Module 3 Solid Waste Management Plan Module 4 Solid Waste Fees Module 5 Solid Waste Facilities & Collection Module 6 Solid Waste Professional Associations & Professional Meetings Module 7 Planning for the Future

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  4. Introduction

  5. Script 0.1 • INTRODUCTION • Designed for County Commissioners acting as the Board of Directors for Solid Waste Districts • Board of Trustees for Solid Waste Authorities • Policy Committee Members of Solid Waste Districts • Mayors, Council Members, Township Trustees • Facility Owners/Operators • Commercial and Industrial Businesses • Institutions (schools, hospitals and government facilities) • Ohio Citizens

  6. Script 0.2 • INTRODUCTION • Using This Interactive Training Course • The Training Course Contains 7 Modules Including: • Ohio Solid Waste Management Planning History • Solid Waste Management District Governance • Solid Waste Management Plan • Solid Waste Fees • Solid Waste Facilities & Collection • Solid Waste Professional Associations & Professional Meetings • Planning for the Future

  7. Script 0.3 • Using This Interactive Tool • References • Each of These Modules can be Visited Independently and Include a Vast Array of Resources and Support Information • This presentation is Designed to be Updated Frequently • Resources and Information • Ohio’s Solid Waste Management Plan • Ohio EPA’s Solid Waste Clearinghouse • Solid Waste Management Plan Format Book, Version 3.0 • County Commissioners’ Handbook Chapter 32 • Ohio Revised Code • Ohio Administrative Code • Ohio EPA Website • Solid Waste District Websites – Links included at the end of presentation

  8. Script 0.4 • Ohio’s Solid Waste Management Districts • Twenty Years of Accomplishments • Design, build and operate solid waste management facilities to protect public health and the environment • Establish and create public and private sector jobs and opportunities within the waste industry • Create renewable energy from landfill gas projects • Created a comprehensive infrastructure to collect materials and return them to processors to be used as a raw material and returned to the marketplace as a new product

  9. Script 0.5 • Ohio’s Solid Waste Management Districts • Twenty Years of Accomplishments • Operate and fund organic material recycling facilities and products • Encourage the use of new and cost effective technologies • Provide loans to encourage the establishment of businesses using recycled materials and creating new job opportunities • Establish residential and commercial cooperatives for purchasing solid waste services and creating recycling markets

  10. Script 0.6 • Ohio’s Solid Waste Management Districts • Twenty Years of Accomplishments • Ensure disposal capacity for all Ohio generated solid waste • Operate programs to manage and divert special wastes including household hazardous waste, lead acid batteries and scrap tires • Provide funding for law enforcement of open dumping and litter • Provide funding to health districts for solid waste monitoring and enforcement

  11. Script 0.7 • Ohio’s Solid Waste Management Districts • Twenty Years of Accomplishments • Educate students and adults on solid waste management issues • Provide technical assistance to business and industry to improve waste reduction and recycling • Provide funding to facilitate waste reduction and recycling • Implement economic incentives for residents and businesses to recycle

  12. Script 0.8 • Ohio’s Solid Waste Management Districts • and the Public Sector Have Accomplished the Following • Developed Over 500 Curbside Recycling Programs • Developed Over 1,400 Recycling Drop-Off Centers • Each year Ohio’s Solid Waste Management Districts Recycle: • Over 13 Million Tons of Solid Waste • 1 Million Tons of Yard Waste • Over 5,000 Tons of Household Hazardous Waste • Over 100,000 Tons of Scrap Tires

  13. Module 1 Ohio Solid Waste Management Planning History

  14. Script 1.1 • 1980’s Time for a Change • Landfill Capacity Shortage • Increase in East Coast Waste • Environmental Problems at Landfills • Needed Environmental Technology Improvements • Growth in Interest in Recycling at the Residential Level

  15. Script 1.2 • House Bill 592 • Ohio Revised Code 343 • Ohio Revised Code 3734.40 – 3734. 47 • Ohio Revised Code 3734.50 thru 3734.57 • Environmental technological upgrades at landfills • State solid waste management plan – State Solid Waste Management Plan Executive Summary • Establish solid waste management districts or authorities – Map of Districts and Authorities • Required county government (solid waste districts) to plan for disposal capacity and implement solid waste reduction and recycling strategies; and reduce reliance on landfills

  16. Script 1.3 • GETTING STARTED • The new law required all counties to establish solid waste management districts - Map of Districts and Authorities • Districts must have a population of 120,000 or more • Exemptions to the population requirement were allowed if the District had a landfill with more than ten years capacity or the District provided a financial feasibility study providing for management of solid wastes for ten years • There are now 52 solid waste management districts in Ohio

  17. Script 1.4 • GETTING STARTED • Beginning in 1988, landfills were required to submit new permit applications to Ohio EPA for approval on a specified schedule • Applications include engineering and operational plans • Ohio EPA developed new regulations and best available technology requirements to improve protection of the environment at landfills

  18. Module 2 Solid Waste Management District Governance

  19. STATE LEVEL GOVERNANCE

  20. Script 2.1 • Ohio Solid Waste Advisory Council • ORC 3734.51 • • Meets four times annually • Advises and assists with the preparation of Ohio’s solid waste management plan • Annually reviews implementation of Ohio’s solid waste management plan and the plans written by Ohio EPA via Director’s orders • Reports findings to the Director

  21. Script 2.2 Ohio Solid Waste Advisory Council ORC 3734.51 Membership of the Ohio Solid Waste Advisory Council

  22. Script 2.3 Ohio Solid Waste Management Plan ORC 3734.50 State Plan Requirements – Ohio’s Solid Waste Management Plan

  23. Management of Solid Waste Districts

  24. Script 2.4 • Types of Solid Waste Districts • Single County Solid Waste District – Board of County Commissioners • Joint County Solid Waste District – Board of Directors • Solid Waste Authority – Board of Trustees

  25. Script 2.5 Single County Districts

  26. Script 2.6 Joint County Solid Waste Districts

  27. Script 2.7 Solid Waste Authorities

  28. Script 2.8 • Differences in Governance • A Board of County Commissioners manages a district similar to other county departments • A Board of Directors of a joint solid waste district is provided specific authority to appoint and fix compensation of employees; accept gifts, devises and bequests and take other actions necessary to control and manage the joint district • A Board of Trustees has all the duties and responsibilities that were imposed on or granted to a Board of Commissioners or Board of Directors as well as a policy committee

  29. Script 2.9

  30. Script 2.10

  31. Script 2.11

  32. Authority of Solid Waste Districts,Joint Districts and AuthoritiesORC 343

  33. Script 2.12 • Authority of Solid Waste Districts • May acquire (purchase or lease), construct, improve, enlarge, replace, maintain and operate solid waste collection systems and solid waste facilities • The collection systems and solid waste facilities may be located within or outside the district • May acquire within the county real property, any estate, interest or rights, by appropriation or any other method for use by a county or joint district in connection with such facilities

  34. Script 2.13 • Authority of Solid Waste Districts • Issue bonds or bond anticipation notes to pay the cost of preparing general and detailed plans and other data required for the construction of solid waste facilities • Maximum maturity of the bonds shall not exceed 10 years

  35. Script 2.14 • Authority of Solid Waste Districts • Enter into a contract with any person, municipal corporation, township or other political subdivision for the operation and maintenance of any solid waste facilities regardless of whether the facilities are owned or leased by the county or joint district or the contractor

  36. Script 2.15 • Authority of Solid Waste Districts • Exemptions for conflicts of interest for Commissioners, Directors and Trustees are provided in County Commissioners Handbook Section 32.29 Ethics and Conflict of Interest Provisions

  37. Script 2.16 • Authority of Solid Waste Districts • Districts may join and form new joint districts and withdraw and establish separate solid waste districts. Details to accomplish withdrawal, dissolution, establishing new districts or joining an existing district is provided in County Commissioners Handbook Sections 32.09; 32.10; 32.11

  38. Specific Authorizations for Joint County Solid Waste Management Districts ORC 343

  39. Script 2.17 • Powers of the Board of Directors of Joint County Solid Waste Management Districts • A majority of the Board of Directors constitutes a quorum and a majority vote is required for the Board to act • May designate a county auditor as the fiscal officer of the district • May appoint an individual to be treasurer and fiscal officer of the district • May designate a prosecuting attorney of one of the counties of the district to serve as legal advisor • May employ an attorney as legal advisor • May employ a professional engineer or select the sanitary engineer from one of the counties in the district to assist with engineering duties

  40. Management of Solid Waste Districts Formation of a Solid Waste Authority ORC 343

  41. Script 2.18 • Formation of a Solid Waste Authority • Commissioners or Board of Directors may adopt a resolution proposing an Authority or a political subdivision can request the Commissioners or the Board to consider passing a resolution to form an Authority • Resolution is sent for a vote to all political jurisdictions (cities, villages and townships) • Proposal to form an Authority is approved when political subdivisions representing 60% of the population of the district approve the proposal as long as the municipal corporation having the largest population in the County approves the proposal

  42. Script 2.19 • Formation of a Solid Waste Authority • After adoption of the proposal, the County Commissioners enter into an agreement with the legislative authorities of municipal corporations and townships to form the Authority • The agreement is to include procedures for appointing the Board of Trustees • The Board of Trustees is to be comprised of at a minimum: President of the Board of Commissioners, CEO of the largest municipal corporation, township representative, the health commissioner having the largest territory in the district and one member of the public, one industrial, commercial or institutional generator and a public representative with no affiliation with a waste management company. The public and generator positions are appointed by the initial four positions of the Trustees. Other trustee representatives can be included in the agreement • The agreement is adopted in the same manner as the proposal to form the Authority

  43. Script 2.20 • In addition to joint district capabilities, Solid Waste Authorities may: • Adopt bylaws • Maintain an office • Provide insurance coverage for employees • Liability insurance for the authority • Sue or be sued • Make contracts • Use the County Prosecutor • Hire outside legal counsel • Do all necessary acts to carry out duties and responsibilities under Ohio Revised Code

  44. Powers of Solid Waste Districts, Joint Districts and Authorities ORC 343

  45. Powers of Solid Waste Districts DESIGNATION (FLOW CONTROL) ORC 343

  46. Script 2.21 • Powers of Solid Waste Districts • Establish facility designations • Decide to grant waivers to the designated facilities • District rules and designation do not apply to solid waste facilities that exclusively dispose of a generators solid waste from one or more premises owned by the generator and/or facilities that exclusively dispose of wastes that are generated from the combustion of coal or a combination of coal and scrap tires that are not combined with garbage

  47. Script 2.22 • Powers of Solid Waste Districts • Districts may be authorized to: • Designate solid waste disposal, transfer and recycling activities that are owned by political subdivisions and are financed with public debt • Designate facilities or activities where no public debt is outstanding • Procedures to accomplish designation are outlined inCounty Commissioners Handbook Sections 32.19, 32.20 & 32.21 • Also See Supreme Court Cases: • United Haulers Association v. Oneida Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, April 30, 2007. • C&A Carbone Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown, New York, May 16, 1994.

  48. Powers of Solid Waste Districts, Joint Districts and Authorities RULES ORC 343

  49. Script 2.23 • Powers of Solid Waste Districts • If authorized by the solid waste management plan, • Adopt, publish and enforce rules • Rule 1 – Prohibiting or limiting the receipt of solid wastes generated outside the district • Rule 2 – Governing the maintenance, protection and use of solid waste collection or other solid waste facilities located within the district • Rule 3 – Governing the development and implementation of an out of state waste inspection program • Rule 4 – Exempting the owner or operator of any existing or proposed solid waste facility provided for in the solid waste plan from compliance with a township zoning resolution that rezoned or redistricted the parcels where the facility is to be located within two years of filing a permit application

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