The Florida Senate

403.705  State solid waste management program.--

(1)  The state solid waste management program shall:

(a)  Provide guidelines for the orderly collection, transportation, storage, separation, processing, recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste throughout the state;

(b)  Encourage coordinated local activity for solid waste management within a common geographical area;

(c)  Investigate the present status of solid waste management in the state with positive proposals for local action to correct deficiencies in present solid waste management processes;

(d)  Provide planning, technical, and financial assistance to local governments and state agencies for reduction, recycling, reuse, and processing of solid waste and for safe and environmentally sound solid waste management and disposal;

(e)  Assist in the development of solid waste reduction and recycling programs to properly manage solid waste and conserve resources; and

(f)  Provide for the education of the general public and the training of solid waste management professionals to reduce the production of solid waste, to ensure proper processing and disposal of solid waste, and to encourage recycling and solid waste reduction.

(2)  The state solid waste management program shall be updated at least once every 3 years.

(3)  The state solid waste management program shall include, at a minimum:

(a)  Procedures and requirements to ensure cooperative efforts in solid waste management by counties and municipalities and groups of counties and municipalities where appropriate.

(b)  Provisions for the continuation of existing effective regional resource recovery, recycling, and solid waste management facilities and programs.

(c)  Planning guidelines and technical assistance to counties and municipalities to aid in meeting the municipal solid waste reduction goals established in s. 403.706(4).

(d)  Planning guidelines and technical assistance to counties and municipalities to develop and implement recycling programs.

(e)  Technical assistance to counties and municipalities in determining the full cost for solid waste management as required in s. 403.7049(1).

(f)  Planning guidelines and technical assistance to counties and municipalities to develop and implement programs for alternative disposal or processing or recycling of the solid wastes prohibited from disposal in landfills under s. 403.708(13) and for special wastes.

(g)  A public education program, to be developed in cooperation with the Department of Education, local governments, other state agencies, and business and industry organizations, to inform the public of the need for and the benefits of recycling of solid waste and reducing the amounts of solid and hazardous waste generated and disposed of in the state. The public education program shall be implemented through public workshops and through the use of brochures, reports, public service announcements, and other materials.

(4)  The department shall prepare by December 1 each year a report on the status of solid waste management efforts in the state. The report shall include, at a minimum:

(a)  A comprehensive analysis, to be updated in each report, of solid waste generation and disposal in the state projected for the 20-year period beginning on October 1, 1988.

(b)  The total amounts of solid waste generated, materials recycled, and disposed of, and the methods of solid waste recycling and disposal used during the calendar year prior to the year in which the report is published.

(c)  An evaluation of the development and implementation of local solid waste management programs and county and municipal recycling programs.

(d)  An evaluation of the success of each county or group of counties in meeting the municipal solid waste reduction goal established in s. 403.706(4).

(e)  Recommendations concerning existing and potential programs for solid waste reduction and recycling that would be appropriate for local governments and state agencies to implement to meet the requirements of this act.

(f)  An evaluation of the markets for recycled materials and the success of state, local, and private industry efforts to enhance the markets for such materials.

(g)  Recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature to improve the management and recycling of solid waste in this state.

(5)  The department shall develop descriptive literature to inform local governments of the solid waste management responsibilities and opportunities described in this act.

History.--s. 1, ch. 74-342; s. 2, ch. 75-54; s. 10, ch. 88-130; s. 14, ch. 93-207; s. 395, ch. 94-356; s. 56, ch. 95-144; s. 31, ch. 2000-153.