STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Environmental & Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: June 22, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): NA
DEPARTMENT: Department of Sanitation Services
EXECUTIVE: Carl Simpson
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SUBJECT
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A resolution authorizing the adoption of an amended and restated Local Solid Waste Management Plan for the City of Dallas - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
Local Solid Waste Management Plans (LSWMP) are required at both the regional and local levels, by state law, under the Texas Health and Safety Code, which also provides for the content and approval requirements of these plans. Their purpose is to identify current and future solid waste management needs, to evaluate program and technical options for meeting these needs, and to define a course of action for future waste generated in the city. Dallas's current plan was developed beginning in 2011 and adopted by the City Council in February 2013.
The City achieved several important milestones over the last decade, including the construction of a Materials Recovery/Recycling Facility on the McCommas Bluff site in support of our residential recycling collection operations, and the adoption of the Multi-Family Recycling Ordinance, which requires most apartment properties provide access to recycling for their tenants.
The process to update the LSWMP began in Spring 2021, with a survey of residents and commercial stakeholders covering many aspects of the City's integrated solid waste management system including: recycle and garbage collection, brush and bulky item collection, household chemical collection and disposal, resident drop off locations, and multi-family and commercial recycling. Over 5,500 people participated in the survey, and the distribution of responses from across the City closely mirrored survey responses received during the development of the Comprehensive Environmental and Cl...
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