BENEFITS OF A REGIONAL APPROACH TO SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT NEEDS
The Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act (the
"Act"), enacted by the General Assembly of the State of
Georgia in 1990, has placed a number of compliance, management and
other requirements on cities and counties in dealing with their
municipal solid waste stream. A regional approach to meeting the
obligations imposed by the Act offers economies and efficiencies of
scale that would be difficult for cities and counties to attain
acting on their own.
A regional solid waste management authority could offer a
variety of services to its participating cities and counties, all
of which services would be enhanced through volume purchasing,
full-time staff, centralization of compliance procedures, and
development and centralization of specialization and expertise in
pertinent matters. Some highlights of the possibilities of a
regional solid waste management authority are set forth below:
