Each county and first class municipality shall be the responsible unit of government for preparing the solid waste evaluation required under § 34A-6-70. The responsible unit shall evaluate capacity to meet the solid waste management needs of the unit for a period of at least fifteen years. Capacity shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of state law and all applicable requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The evaluation shall be submitted to the department on or before January 1, 1993, and shall provide details of a local recycling program which shall contain a methodology for meeting the state source reduction and recycling goal pursuant to § 34A-6-60 and a methodology for implementing a program of separation of wastes including yard waste, glass, plastic, paper, and metal.

Source: SL 1992, ch 254, § 36.