The Wilbur D. May Museum at Rancho San Rafael has a wide range of historic artifacts
The Wilbur D. May Museum at Rancho San Rafael has a wide range of historic artifacts
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Washoe County Solid Waste Management Plan

Purpose

The Washoe County Solid Waste Management Plan (The Plan) is a document produced by the Washoe County Health District that discusses local solid waste disposal. It covers topics such as garbage service, household hazardous waste, public outreach programs, recycling services, waste-to-energy technology, illegal dumping, etc. The Plan paints a picture of how solid waste is managed in Washoe County, both strong and weak points of services and describes new technologies or management tools for improvements. The Plan was officially adopted by the District Board of Health at their October 27, 2011 meeting and approved by the State of Nevada Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection on December 6, 2011.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns at: swm-plan@washoecounty.us.

Here is the Plan and it's Appendices!

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is solid waste?
Solid waste is anything you would throw away or discard such as garbage or trash.
What if I don't understand some of the terms in the Solid Waste Management Plan?
There is a glossary in the beginning of the Plan. The EPA website also has a helpful glossary of terms at http://www.epa.gov/OCEPATERMS/ .