The Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management
District (District) was formed in 1992 as one of seventeen Arkansas
regional solid waste management districts authorized under Act 752
of 1991. The District encompasses the geographic area of Pulaski
County. The Board is chaired by the Pulaski County Judge, and consists
of the mayors of Jacksonville, Little Rock, Maumelle, North Little
Rock, and Sherwood. The mayors of the smaller communities of Alexander,
Cammack Village, and Wrightsville are ex-officio members of the
Board.
While the Board of Directors establishes policy and governs the
District, a Technical Committee made up of the Public Works Directors
or Sanitation Managers of the member local governments meets regularly
to analyze solid waste issues and make recommendations to the Board.
In Arkansas, solid waste management districts assist local governments
in planning and overseeing municipal solid waste management programs
and services. "Municipal solid waste" (MSW) refers to
all residential and commercial solid wastes including garbage, trash,
yard wastes, waste tires, batteries, motor oil and household chemical
wastes. Districts also administer recycling grants and waste tire
management programs funded by the State of Arkansas through the
Department of Pollution Control and Ecology.
The District operates with revenues from these grant programs in
addition to a tipping fee of $.10 per cubic yard of compacted wastes
and $.05 per cubic yard of loose trash deposited in the landfills
in Pulaski County. Also, the District receives income from hauler
permits, waste tire processing fees, and interest on investments.
During the 1991 session, the General Assembly passed twelve laws
pertaining to solid waste. Act 752 established the solid waste districts
and mandates regional solutions for solid waste management, and
Act 749 set a state recycling goal of 40% of the 1991 waste stream
by the year 2000.
The Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District works
with Pulaski County municipalities in the areas of Garbage and Yardwaste
collection, Composting, Recycling, Tires, and Household Chemicals.
The cities and the County provide their own services, but use a
regional approach to achieve system efficiencies through contract
negotiation and administration.
For more information about the solid waste operations or laws, contact
the District at (501) 340-8787
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History
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