Butler County Solid Waste Management Plan Update Public

BUTLER COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE PUBLIC NOTICE RE: 30-DAY WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING DATE: January 31, 2024 Butler County Solid Waste District (District) is establishing a 30-day written comment period for review and comment on the draft version of the Butler County Solid Waste Management Plan (2025- 2040). The Plan Update has been prepared in accordance with Section 3734.53 and 3734.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. The comment period lasts from February 5, 2024 to March 5, 2024. A copy of the Plan Update is available for review online at http://www.butlercountyrecycles.org or, at the following location: Butler County Recycling & Solid Waste Administrative Center 130 High Street, 5th Floor Hamilton, OH 45011 Written comments can be submitted to: anne.fiehrerflaig@bcohio.us or mailed to: Butler County Recycling & Solid Waste District, 130 High Street, Hamilton, OH 45011. The Plan Update fulfills the requirements of Ohio solid waste laws and regulations, establishes a fifteen year planning period (2025-2040) and outlines how solid waste programs will continue to operate in Butler County. The Plan Update includes a detailed budget outlining revenues and operational costs for programs. The District is currently funded by $1.00/ton generation fee assessed on waste that is generated in Butler County and tipped in Ohio landfills. Butler County's generation fee remains among the lowest in the state of Ohio. The Plan includes details about programs focused on waste reduction, recycling, grants, drop-off recycling, household hazardous waste recycling, scrap tire recycling, computer / electronics recycling, industrial pollution prevention internship, and roadside litter collection. Further, the Plan Update includes inventories of solid waste facilities and a demonstration of sufficient landfill capacity available to the District. The closest landfill, Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, has disposal capacity available through 2057. Comments can also be made at the public hearing to be held on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. at the Butler County Government Services Center, Commissioners Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 315 High Street, Hamilton, OH 45011. 1-31/2024