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On December 13, 2007, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the new
Johnson County Solid Waste Management Plan, 2007 Edition. Under Kansas
law, the County must comprehensively evaluate the adequacy of its
existing Solid Waste Management Plan at least every five (5) years as
well as complete annual updates to the Plan. The Johnson County Solid
Waste Management Committee reviewed the
existing Plan and recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)
adopt the new Plan. A public hearing on the new Plan was held on
November 7, 2007. Public comments on the new Plan received at the
hearing and during the public comment period support adoption of the
new Plan.
The purpose of the Solid Waste Management Plan is to provide for an
adequate county-wide solid waste management system. The new Plan
recommends a number of strategies intended to comply with state law and
to respond to future solid waste management challenges facing Johnson
County including the closure of the privately owned and operated Johnson
County Landfill, Inc. no later than 2027. About 82 percent of the
County’s solid waste is disposed in the Landfill. Therefore, expanding
waste reduction programs and completing detailed waste disposal
feasibility studies are key recommendations in the Plan. The Plan has
been submitted to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for
review and approval. State law also requires that the next annual Plan
review and update will be completed and revised as information or conditions change.
Click on the links below to peruse the new Plan.
Johnson County Solid Waste Management Plan 2007 Edition
Appendices
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