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Processing <br />Ramsey County Processing Policies <br />Consistent with the State hierarchy, Ramsey County affirms processing of waste, for the purpose <br />of recovering energy and recyclable and other beneficially useful materials, as the preferred <br />MSW and non -MSW management method over landfilling for waste that is not reduced, reused, <br />or separately recycled or composted. This policy applies both to waste generated throughout <br />the county and specifically to MSW generated by public entities including contracts for <br />organized collection of solid waste. Pursuant to State law, public entities in Ramsey County will <br />assure that MSW that they generate or contract for is processed rather than land disposed. <br />2. Ramsey County supports the processing of waste in a manner that encourages waste reduction, <br />reuse or recycling, including the separate management of organic waste. <br />3. Ramsey County supports a merchant approach for waste processing, in which the financial risk <br />and benefit of owning and operating a waste - processing facility rests with the private sector. <br />4. As part of the merchant approach, Ramsey County expects the following objectives to be met by <br />waste - processing facilities operated by the private sector that serve the County: <br />a. Waste haulers that serve Ramsey County will have access to processing facilities. <br />b. Public entity waste will be accepted at the lowest price offered at processing facilities. <br />c. Processing facilities will receive sufficient waste and tipping fee revenue to be sustained <br />as a viable competitive solid waste management business. <br />d. Processing facilities will meet performance requirements established in law. <br />Ramsey County seeks to eventually eliminate any public subsidy, in the form of Processing <br />Payments or Hauler Rebates, for waste processing. Recognizing that market forces are out of the <br />County's control, some subsidy to assure continued waste processing may be needed. <br />6. In the event of a failure of the solid -waste market to support a merchant approach or other <br />County environmental goals, Ramsey County will consider the following actions: <br />a. Seek to acquire the Resource Recovery Facility in Newport, to maintain its operation as <br />a resource recovery facility — this includes consideration of public operation and the use <br />of flow - control; and /or <br />b. Pursuant to action taken following the Public Collection study in 2001 -2002, move <br />forward with design of a public collection system for residential and commercial solid <br />waste to achieve environmental goals and protect public health and safety; and <br />c. Intervene in the market and use public funds to encourage processing. <br />Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan 2011 -2030 Page 122 <br />Approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on 3120112 <br />