§ 82-53. Purpose and authority.

(a)

It is declared by this board that it is in the public interest and in the interest of all the residents of this county that the accumulation, preparation, storage, collection, transportation, processing, recycling and disposal of municipal solid waste and recovered materials of all kinds, in the unincorporated areas of the county, be conducted in an environmentally and fiscally responsible manner.

(b)

The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of citizens of the county by implementing and administering the county's solid waste management plan (hereinafter referred to as the "plan"), including collection and disposal of residential municipal solid waste, commercial solid waste, commercial recovered materials, and construction or demolition waste in unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia. This article is adopted pursuant to article IX, section II, paragraphs I(a) and III(a)(2) of the Georgia Constitution, the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act of 1990, codified as O.C.G.A. § 12-8-20 et seq., O.C.G.A. § 12-8-77, and the 2008 comprehensive solid waste management plan.

(c)

It is the further purpose of this article to maintain within the county an orderly program for the collection, processing, recycling, transport, and disposal of residential municipal solid waste and recovered materials of all kinds, in order to promote the community welfare, convenience, health, and safety.

(Ord. No. SWO2012-002, § II, 8-7-2012)