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Delaware County releases condensed draft of zero-waste plan, seeks public comment
Summary
County staff presented a shortened, public-facing draft of a zero-waste plan that consolidates initiatives, updates baseline data to 2022 and sets a timeline for public review and a possible commission vote in May.
Delaware County staff presented a condensed draft of the county's zero-waste plan at the March Sustainability Commission meeting, saying the document has been shortened and will be posted for public comment ahead of a planned commission review in April.
The draft, presented by Becca Jurkovich, sustainability staff for Delaware County, aims to separate zero-waste strategy from a separate 10-year municipal solid-waste compliance plan required under the state's Act 101 process. Jurkovich said the new draft reduces the plan's length and reorganizes initiatives to make the document more accessible to the public.
Why it matters: The county is revising two linked planning efforts'a regulatory compliance plan and a broader zero-waste policy document'and is seeking to make the zero-waste plan usable for municipalities, residents and partners. The plan sets out initiatives that could shape future county and local actions on recycling, reuse, litter, illegal dumping and waste-reduction programs.
County staff told commissioners the original zero-waste draft exceeded 200 pages and has been pared down…
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