Albemarle Regional Solid Waste Management Authority

The 2012-2022 Solid Waste Management Plan for Gates County and the Town of Gatesville outlines a comprehensive strategy for efficient and safe waste management. It focuses on providing waste disposal capacity, collection services, and reduction opportunities, while increasing program efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Key priorities include achieving waste reduction goals (35% for Gates County and 33% for Gatesville by 2021/2022) and decreasing improper waste disposal. The plan aims to protect public health and the environment by promoting reuse, recycling, and the proper management of all waste streams, including special and hazardous materials, to reduce pollution and landfill dependency.

The Solid Waste Management Plan for Perquimans County outlines a comprehensive strategy for waste management from 2012 to 2022, also encompassing the Towns of Hertford and Winfall. It focuses on providing efficient waste removal, promoting waste reduction, reuse, and recycling, and ensuring responsible management of special and hazardous wastes. Key objectives include enhancing disposal capacity, improving collection services, increasing program efficiency, meeting waste reduction goals, and preventing illegal disposal, all while protecting public health and the environment and complying with regulations.

The plan outlines a comprehensive strategy for solid waste management for Chowan County and the Town of Edenton from 2012 to 2022. Its primary purpose is to ensure safe and efficient waste removal, promote waste reduction through reusing and recycling, and manage hazardous materials responsibly. Key strategic areas include enhancing waste collection and disposal services, achieving specific waste reduction targets (22% for Chowan County, 44% for Edenton), implementing source reduction, recycling, and composting programs, and improving education and enforcement against illegal disposal. The plan also details financial methods and available resources to protect public health and the environment.

The Hyde County Solid Waste Management Plan serves as a roadmap to enhance waste management infrastructure, reduce operational costs, and achieve waste reduction targets from 2012 to 2022. The plan's strategic pillars include providing safe and efficient waste removal, promoting reuse and recycling, implementing waste and toxicity reduction practices, and ensuring proper management of hazardous and special materials. Key focus areas involve optimizing collection services, expanding recycling initiatives, maintaining compliant disposal methods, fostering public education, and preventing illegal disposal, with the overarching vision of protecting public health and the environment.