About the Solid Waste District
 

The Solid Waste Office began its operation in 1990 by Legislative Act 1240 which became Public Law 10-1990. The purpose of this act was to reduce the amount of material going to landfills by 50% by the year 2001. The law also set up the board of directors as being 7 (seven) elected officials in the county.

The financing could be set up one of three ways: by property taxes, by disposal fee from a land-fill or by a district user fee. The board chose to use the district user fee. This fee is what is used to supply the funds to pay the cost of recycling the materials that are recycled.

The recycling program has grown from the beginning and will continue to grow as we learn and have ways developed to recycle more of the items that we use.

This service is not a garbage collection service. Whatever service you have been using should still be used for garbage collection. By knowing how to recycle properly and by using these methods, some have eliminated the use of a garbage service.

Proper recycling requires the separation of items by the recycler so they can be put or taken to the proper site and handled efficiently. Check our Programs page for the various programs that are available for the recycler.  Each one is listed and information about each one is given under that program description.

When the instructions are followed properly, the cost of recycling can be held to the smallest amount. Instructions on how to handle the different items are determined by the companies that recycle the various products. By following these procedures, the cost can be held to the lowest amount. For any additional help in determining what and how to recycle, feel free to contact our office.