A part of the OACCT's
Public Policy efforts for 2013 is for volunteers from the Public Policy
committee attend both City and County meetings and report back on items that
are of interest/concern to business.
County Commissioners toured the Steele County Landfill, learned of services and saw the new cells D&E (cells expected to accept about 10 years of garbage). The hauler market is very competitive and Steele County does receive some waste from surrounding counties for a fee; fees help the landfill to pay expenses and helps to keep their rates competitive.
The county will need to start planning next steps with expansion/land acquisition in the next 5-10 years to meet future waste needs (at current fill rate an approximate 20 year capacity is expected).
The landfill realizes 33,000 tons of waste in the landfill per year (a total of 70,000 tons, but approximately 40,000 is recyclable). About 600-700 appliances are received; about 500 electronics; 1,500-2,000 tires/yr and approximately 33 tons of scrap metal is received a year.
Residents can bring out waste oil and used oil filters for recycling at no cost, as well as bring out household cleaners, paints, stains, etc. to be recycled and reused (you can shop for free).
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