County frames solid-waste update around circular-economy goals, landfill contingency
Staff recommended aligning the comp plan’s solid-waste element with the county’s climate action and zero-waste goals and said LaVita Brown remains the central facility; commissioners pushed for circular-economy investments (MRF, optical sorting) and stronger public outreach on recycling.
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Staff told the board the solid-waste element’s overall goal is to provide clean, efficient and environmentally sound management of the county’s solid-waste resources and identified LaVita Brown Environmental Park as the central processing facility. The element currently uses a reference processing figure of about 0.8 inbound tons per person per year at LaVita Brown; staff said that baseline will be reevaluated as part of the update.
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