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Collection and Land Disposal Ramsey County Collection and Land Disposal Policies 1. Ramsey County will use responsible waste management principles, and careful risk analysis, when arranging for land disposal of waste. Public entities in Ramsey County are expected to do the same. 2. Old dumps and landfills pose a variety of potential public health, safety and property risks. To mitigate these risks, Ramsey County will invest resources to inventory, monitor and, when necessary, take action. Ramsey County Collection and Land Disposal Strategies 1. Ramsey County will work with the SWMCB to explore the expansion of regional hauler licensing to include non -MSW, recycling and organics haulers. This includes efforts to work collaboratively to develop a standard non - residential recycling data collection and reporting program. 2. Ramsey County will work with other entities to promote proper, convenient, financially accessible management of bulky materials, in order to reduce illegal dumping and burning and to improve neighborhoods by reducing nuisance situations. With regard to bulky waste, Ramsey County: a. Supports a product stewardship approach in which some bulky items are best managed through shared responsibility by manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and consumers; b. Encourages Resource Recovery Technologies (RRT) to continue the processing of bulky waste items that can be processed by equipment at the Newport Resource Recovery Facility; c. Expects that municipalities that provide clean -up events or separate waste collection programs for residents assure that bulky waste items are separated and managed appropriately and in accordance with the hierarchy; d. Will work with municipalities regarding optimum methods for collection and proper disposal of major appliances, electronics, tires, and other bulky waste items; and e. Will work with the mattress industry, including manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, to foster implementation of a mattress recycling program. f. Will work with the MPCA, generators, retailers and recyclers of carpet to foster more recycling of carpet recycling program, while continuing to support a product - stewardship approach for carpet. 3. Ramsey County will work with the SWMCB to develop a model ordinance for municipalities to allow the bi- weekly collection of non - putrescible wastes in the event a municipality adds a weekly residential organics collection program. 4. Ramsey County will maintain its inventory of old dumps and periodically review the status of those sites. The County will evaluate selected old dump sites to determine if further investigation or other action is needed to protect the environment, including groundwater and surface water. Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan 2011 -2030 Page 18 Approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on 3120112