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Appendix I Highlights of Key Items that Relate to Municipalities � in Ramse� County So1id Waste Master Pian The Master Plan is organized by chapter inio major topic areas. All chapters except Yard Waste have regional elements in addition to elements specific to Ramsey County. The regionai elements were developed by the metro six-county Solid Was#e Management Coordinating Board (SWMCB). 1'art of the regional elements include outcomes for each county that were negotiated atnong the SWMCB znember counties; these "negotiated outcomes" are incorporated directly into the county-specific elements. For each chapter, items that relate to or could affect municipalities are noted. Efforts that will be coordinated by ihe SWMCB on a regional basis are presented in the Regianal Plan element, with page numbers cited; �ther palicies, outcomes, or strategies for which Ran�sey County is responsible for may be found in a Counry-specific sectivn. Source Reduction + Source reduction efforts, including effores by government units, will be critical in stem►n�ing the rapid increase in waste generation. Priorities include revucing cardboard, pallet, and of�ce paper waste. �Regronal Plan: p. 29, Strategy S under Intermediate Outcome l,- p_ 30, Strate�y 4 under Intermediate (lutcome 2,- County-specifre section: Negotiated Oz�tcome 1] Region will work with municipalitics and other entities to dissem�inate source reduction information to residents and businesses on reducing unwanted mail; County will work with z�aunicipalities on reducing cardboart�, pallet, office paper, and food waste, and on general source reduction promotinnal messages. (Regronal Plan: p. 31, Strategy 2 under Intermedicrte nutcome #3; Caunty-specifre section: Str•ategies 2, 3, �J Reduction in Toxic/Hazardous Character of Wastc • County will continue its bousehold hazardous waste {HHV� program; lang-term regional effort to promote product stewardship_ [Regional Plan: p. 37, Principal Qutcome Z; Caunty-specific section: Policie.r ,l-3, Negotiated Outcome Z, Strategy IJ County will work with municipalities to coordinate publiciiy for cammunity cleanup events with HHW management educational infornaation. (County-specific section: Strategy 2J • County will continue regulating non-hausehold generators of itaza.rdous waste, with expanded rale as a clearinghouse af infornoEation on pollution prevention and proper �anagement; evalute waste znanage�nent system and regulatory approaches for Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQG) of hazardous wasie. fCounty-specifre section: Policy 4, Neg��trated Outcomes 1 and 2, Strategy 3J Cou.nty will promote icnow�edge among consumers, businesses and puhlic entities of heal� and environmental cffccts of impropet znanagement of �iazardous materials_ [County-specifrc section: Negotiatecl Outcome 4, Strategy 3J