Solid Waste Planning
All counties in the state are required to prepare and implement a solid waste management
plan. The Wayne County Solid Waste Management Plan is a comprehensive strategy that
reduces dependency on landfills, promotes recycling and composting, and ensures
that facilities sited within the County will serve the long-term disposal needs
of Wayne County citizens. The Solid Waste Management Planning Section is responsible
for all planning activities, enforcement of Plan provisions, data gathering (including
waste generation initiatives and disposal and recycling rates), and providing for
technical assistance to citizens and businesses in the County. The staff works closely
with other governmental agencies in all areas of solid waste management.
Mission
To prepare and implement the Wayne County Solid Waste Management Plan, and to achieve
a strong integrated approach to solid waste management that reflects the hierarchy
of reduction, reuse, recycling and composting, followed by waste to energy, incineration
and landfilling.
Functions
The Solid Waste Management Planning Section of the Land Resource Management Division
is responsible for development and oversight of Wayne County's Solid Waste Management
Plan. As such they are the waste management resource for Wayne County and its citizens.
Specific duties include:
- Develop and coordinate public outreach programs that focus on resource recovery,
recycling, reuse, and composting;
- Provide technical assistance and information to municipalities, citizens, and industry
on solid waste management issues;
- Work directly with municipalities and solid waste disposal facilities in the collection
of data necessary to track progress with the goals of the Solid Waste Management
Plan; (Municipalities and Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Click here for online
waste stream reporting.
- Maintain the Solid Waste Management Plan database and provide regular updates to
municipalities regarding performance and goal accomplishments;
- Provide compost workshops to teach residents the benefits and proper method of backyard
composting.
- Coordinate the Wayne County office paper collection program, which successfully
recycles over 100 tons of paper annually;
- Provide information to residents on the proper disposal methods and disposal locations
for Household Hazardous Waste.
- Coordinate Wayne County's Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Program offered four times per year.
Where to take Waste
Programs...
Solid Waste Planning...
Department Organizations...
Robert N. Ratz
Director
Land Resource Management
3600 Commerce Ct.
Building E
Wayne, MI 48184
Ph: (734) 326-3936
Fax:(734) 326-4421
24 Hour Environmental Hotline
Ph: 888-223-2363