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RETH INK Op <br />RECYCLING, <br />Description of the Existing System <br />A. Introduction <br />This section of the Regional Master Plan provides a current description of waste <br />management in the SWMCB Region. Sources of data and information include the <br />2010 SWMCB Data Report, 2009 Annual Results Report (Annual Report) and the <br />2010 -2030 Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan (Policy Plan). The <br />Annual Report can be viewed at www.swmcb.ora, and contains detailed existing <br />system descriptions, data, graphs, and charts for toxicity reduction, recycling, <br />processing, landfilling, non -MSW, and hazardous waste management, consolidated <br />for the Region. Annual Report data is referenced as "Region. The Policy Plan can be <br />found at www.pca.state.mn.us. Policy Plan data is referenced as the "metropolitan <br />area" because it combines the Region with data from Scott County. <br />B. Detailed Description of Existing System <br />The waste management infrastructure in the Region is comprised of private and <br />public entities that collect, transport, recycle, compost, recover, and landfill <br />materials generated by residents, businesses, and institutions. The Region licenses <br />approximately 240 waste hauling businesses, operating about 1,600 vehicles to <br />collect and transport Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Waste haulers that collect and <br />transport non -MSW, recycling or organic wastes are not regionally licensed. <br />Collection services are generally provided to residents in two ways: by <br />subscription, in which a resident contracts with an individual hauler for service, or <br />by municipal contract. There are no county- organized collection services for the <br />non - residential sector, although some small businesses have access to smaller, <br />organized collection programs. In all instances Minn. Stat. §115A requires waste <br />haulers to provide volume -based pricing services to customers. Finally, after <br />collection, MSW is delivered to a transfer facility or directly to a solid waste <br />recycling, composting, processing, or disposal facility. <br />The charts and descriptions found on pages 16 -19 detail the various aspects and <br />trends associated with the Region's solid waste management system: <br />2011 -2030 Regional Solid Waste Master Plan <br />Approved by the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board on December 14, 2011 Appendix V Page 15 <br />