Resolutions-2008-19

Date: May 20, 2008 To: Johnson County City Councils From: Jen Jordan, Recycling Coordinator at the Iowa City Landfill & Recycling Center Re: ECICOG's Regional Comprehensive Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan 2008-2014 Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center staff has been working with the East Central Iowa Council of Governments to update the Regional Comprehensive Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan 2008-2014. The Landfill service area communities are not part of a 28E agreement; therefore each City Council in the service area of Johnson County and the communities of Kalona and Riverside are required by Iowa Code to individually adopt the plan by resolution. The majority of the plan consists of ECICOG's reporting requirements to the Department of Natural Resources regarding what waste reduction activities have occurred since the last update and what new goals have been set for the region. The remainder of the plan sets goals and timelines for individual counties in the ECICOG planning area; this is primarily what City Councils are asked to adopt. In Johnson County, two planning sessions involving interested stakeholders were held in September and October of 2007. The ten goals resulting from these planning session and detailed in the attached pages are: 1. Promote a significant, unifying goal to the public. "Exceed 50% waste reduction by 2011." 2. As a function of the comp plan, establish a local committee to evaluate progress toward goals 3. Promote and expand waste reduction and recycling education activities 4. Expand use of Iowa City Landfill's Regional Collection Center (RCC) for hazardous waste 5. Investigate new landfill policies to enhance efficiency and environmental protection 6. Continue to support regional approach to recycling 7. Develop strategies to increase recycling among multi- households 8. Review/evaluate waste and recycling collection programs 9. Reduce construction & demolition waste 10. Expand composting in Johnson County These goals are lofty but realistic targets for the City of Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center and for all of the Landfill service area. Jennifer Ryan with ECICOG and I will be available for June and July City Council meetings to answer any questions about the Regional Comprehensive Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan 2008-2014. In the meantime, please contact me with any questions at [email protected] or 319-887-6160.