Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-064-2021

• Reference No.: CB-064-2021
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/9/2021
• Introduced Date: 10/12/2021
• Public Hearing Date: 11/09/2021 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 1/18/2022
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING SOLID WASTE STREAM ANALYSIS for the purposes of amending provisions of the County Code relating to required ‘waste stream analysis’; amending the frequency from once every two (2) years to once every three (3) years; providing for a certain requirement; and coinciding with timing of the Ten-Year Solid Waste Plan.
• Proposers/Sponsors: County Executive, Calvin S. Hawkins, Derrick Leon Davis, Dannielle M. Glaros, Thomas E. Dernoga, Sydney J. Harrison, Todd M. Turner, Deni L. Taveras, Mel Franklin, Jolene Ivey, Monique Anderson-Walker
• Code sections: 21-142 -
• Contact: Darryl L. Flick, Department of Environment

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/2/2021	2	County Executive	signed
11/9/2021	2	County Council	public hearing held
11/9/2021	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/12/2021	1	County Council	introduced
10/7/2021	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
9/30/2021	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	Held in Committee	Pass
9/14/2021	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING SOLID WASTE STREAM ANALYSIS for the purposes of amending provisions of the County Code relating to required ‘waste stream analysis’; amending the frequency from once every two (2) years to once every three (3) years; providing for a certain requirement; and coinciding with timing of the Ten-Year Solid Waste Plan.

Background

The Ten-Year Solid Waste (Plan) is an ongoing production that is completed and submitted once every three years. The Plan incorporates many variable factors associated with the County’s management of waste, to include waste origins, types, volumes, and regulatory requirements. Considerable data included within the Plan is gleaned from the Waste Stream Analysis report (WSA). The WSA is a four-season effort, occurring within the disposal fill area, and results in a comparative review of metrics that provide comprehensive data points within the Plan.  The current two-year cycle of the WSA results in a continuous effort (one year for gathering data and three months for finalizing the report). By matching the frequency and timing of the Plan and the WSA, the resulting reports will feature fresh data while saving the nearly continuous cycle of a two-year WSA. Each WSA costs the County approximately $80,000, thus resulting in savings and an effort as well to best utilize resources.