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RETH INK 6a <br />RECYCLING® <br />C. The Solid Waste Management Hierarchy <br />The solid waste management hierarchy focuses efforts at the top, where <br />environmental benefits are most significant. A benefits "gap" is depicted between <br />the upper end of the hierarchy (source reduction, reuse, recycling, and organics <br />recovery) and the lower end (resource recovery and landfilling). Throughout the <br />Regional Master Plan, the SWMCB will refer to the solid waste management <br />hierarchy and the Region's belief that solid waste should be managed at the highest <br />possible level on the hierarchy (2010 Metropolitan Solid Waste Policy Plan page 2): <br />State of Minnesota Solid Waste Management Hierarchy of <br />Preferred Management Practice <br />N <br />w <br />d <br />C <br />d <br />m <br />Y <br />C <br />d <br />E <br />C <br />O <br />C <br />W <br />CD <br />m <br />C <br />.y <br />R <br />N <br />O <br />Reduce <br />Re -Use <br />Recycle <br />D. Policy Plan Objectives and Policies <br />The following objectives and policies within the Policy Plan provide a foundation <br />from which Regional Master Plan strategies are developed (2010 Metropolitan Solid <br />Waste Policy Plan pages 7 -9): <br />Goal 1: Protect and conserve. Manage waste in a manner that will <br />protect the environment and public health, reduce greenhouse gas <br />emissions, and conserve energy and natural resources. <br />2011 -2030 Regional Solid Waste Master Plan <br />Approved by the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board on December 14, 2011 Appendix V Page 12 <br />