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RETHINKP9 RECYCLING. minimal generator registration requirements and others require a full license for all generators. Similarly, some counties inspect all licensees and others have a risk - based system for determining which companies to inspect. Whenever possible, the metropolitan counties attempt to be consistent in application of licensing programs, as this helps avoid confusion for companies with locations in more than one county or that move from one county to another. D. County Ordinances Minn. Stat. §473.811 requires that each metropolitan county have ordinances that regulate solid and hazardous waste. Counties must license hazardous waste generators and both solid and hazardous waste collection and processing facilities. Solid and hazardous waste facilities that are covered by the ordinances must be in compliance with the requirements of the county ordinances, state rules and the Policy Plan. Therefore, county ordinances describe the licensing requirements and enforcement tools that may be used to obtain compliance. Hazardous waste ordinances must embody and be consistent with state rules. When state rules are changed, counties must modify their ordinances accordingly and submit the changes to the State for approval within 120 days. Hazardous waste ordinances may be more stringent than state rules as long as they do not impede the implementation of state rules. The metropolitan counties have worked together through the SWMCB during the past twenty years to develop ordinances that are consistent with one another and with state rules. When state rules are changed, the metropolitan counties meet to discuss the changes and to coordinate ordinance modifications. Note: For additional information regarding specific solid waste ordinances within each SWMCB member county, please consult the individual county Master Plans that are being submitted concurrently with the Regional Master Plan. B. Regional Strategies The SWMCB will: 1. Continue coordination of existing regulatory initiatives, such as the Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG) database and health care and hazardous waste project; 2. Explore the expansion of regional hauler licensing to include non -MSW, recycling, and organics collection services; and 3. Evaluate each county's regulatory tools and identify opportunities for regional consistency in application that results in solid waste being managed at the highest level possible on the solid waste management hierarchy. 2011 -2030 Regional Solid Waste Master Plan Approved by the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board on December 14, 2011 Appendix V Page 48