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The chart below depicts the Policy Plan's percent* of total MSW objectives for 2010 -2030: Management 2010 Region 2015 State 2020 State 2025 State 2030 State Strategy Actual Objective Objective Objective Objective Source - 1 -2% 2 -4% 3 -5% 4 -6% Reduction & Reuse Recycling 40% 45 -48% 47 -51% 49 -54% 54 -60% Organics 4% 3 -6% 4 -8% 6 -12% 9 -15% Resource 28% 32 -34% 32 -33% 30 -31% 28 -24% Recovery Landfilled 1 28% 1 20% 17% 15% 9% *2010 Regional Data Presentation to the SWMCB - June 22, 2011. Note: recycling does not reflect source reduction and yard waste credits. Ramsey County supports the MPCA's objectives for source reduction, reuse, recycling, organics recovery, resource recovery and land disposal found in the 2010 Regional Solid Waste Policy Plan. There are 8 key themes in the Policy Plan: • Accountability: waste is everyone's responsibility, not just government's. • Waste should be considered a resource, saving money, energy and reducing pollution. • The solid -waste management hierarchy identified in state law should guide decision making. • Generators of waste are responsible for the waste they produce. • Government, in all its functions, generates waste, and should serve as a leader in properly handling waste. • Product stewardship, which is a preventive approach to waste, and which creates shared responsibility, is a key future direction. • Private - sector initiatives are key for the future, with State law giving preference to privately provided services. • Greenhouse gas reductions can be met by handling waste appropriately. Ramsey County Solid Waste Management Plan Revisions The Ramsey County Solid Waste Management Plan will have two components: a regional component and local component. The regional component is developed jointly with Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin and Washington Counties, through the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board (SWMCB). Each member of the SWMCB adopts an identical regional component to their plan. The local component includes policies and strategies that focus on County- specific activities. Revisions to the draft Ramsey County plan assumed a 20 -year planning horizon, and builds on the previous master plan, on -going and future work, and previous and new research. This draft plan offers a solid basis for moving Ramsey County's system toward the MPCA's short- and long -term objectives. Areas of emphasis in this plan — in an effort to more fully develop certain parts of the waste - management system — include: • Organic waste management • Non - residential recycling • Municipally provided services, such as multi -unit recycling • Demolition /construction waste reuse and recycling • Communication, consultation and technical assistance • Expanded hauler licensing for consistency and oversight of highest and best use of waste. Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan 2011 -2030 Page 14 Approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on 3120112