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Adopt the 2024 -2029 Hennepin County Solid Waste Management Plan
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan 2022-2042 establishes the framework for managing the Twin Cities metropolitan area's solid waste for the next 20 years in accordance with the requirements of Minn. Stat. ? 473.149, guides the development and activities of solid waste management which must be followed by the counties in the metro area, and supports the goals of the Waste Management Act hierarchy, improving public health, reducing the reliance on landfills, conserving energy and natural resources, and reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute ? 473.803 requires metropolitan counties to prepare solid waste management plans every six years that implement the state's Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan and that includes strategies for complying with the recycling requirements of Minnesota Statute ? 115A.551; and
WHEREAS, the county is committed to achieving a zero-waste future and has defined zero waste as preventing 90% or more of all discarded materials from being landfilled or incinerated; and
WHEREAS, the county's Climate Action Plan set one of the most ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets among climate leaders and included bold strategies on preventing food waste, tackling plastics pollution, and advocating for state leadership on zero-waste policies; and
WHEREAS, the Plan to Reinvent Hennepin County's Solid Waste System and Zero Waste Plan identify the highest impact actions, provide a roadmap for implementation, accelerate progress toward zero waste and closure and repurposing of the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC), establish a dashboard with criteria to be met to responsibly close HERC, and serve as the foundation of the 2024 Hennepin County Solid Waste Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the county's Solid Was...
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