Some counties will miss waste-reduction deadline

Some counties will not meet a state mandate to reduce waste heading to sanitary landfills, and a state official says economic growth may be a factor. The 1991 Solid Waste Management Act requires counties to achieve a 25 percent reduction in waste heading to landfills by Jan. 1. Counties and regions...

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Published inThe Knoxville news-sentinel
Main Author Leslie Lloyd Associated Press writer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Knoxville, Tenn Gannett Media Corp 03.12.1995
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Summary:Some counties will not meet a state mandate to reduce waste heading to sanitary landfills, and a state official says economic growth may be a factor. The 1991 Solid Waste Management Act requires counties to achieve a 25 percent reduction in waste heading to landfills by Jan. 1. Counties and regions whichthat do not meet the goals must show they made a good faith effort or they could face loss of grant eligibility and even fines of up to $5,000 per day. Regions are groups of counties that work together on waste management.