Solid waste management policy required

Sec. 12. (a) A district plan must establish a solid waste management policy for the district that reflects the needs of the district and provides an integrated approach to solid waste management that includes the following: (1) Source reduction. (2) Alternatives to complete or partial dependence on final disposal facilities, including recycling and composting. (3) Final disposal facilities. (b) A district plan must contain a strategy to promote and educate the public regarding the benefits of managing vegetative matter by: (1) composting; (2) mulching; and (3) any other environmentally appropriate manner the board may determine, other than the disposing of vegetative matter in a landfill. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-4-6.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11.