R-15-55RESOLUTION NO. R-15-55
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE
CITY OF FAIRFAX
WHEREAS, the Virginia Waste Management Board (hereinafter the State) has been
authorized by Virginia State Code to promulgate and enforce such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out its duties and powers and the intent of the Virginia Waste Management
Act and related federal acts; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Site to require each city, county, and town to develop and
maintain comprehensive and integrated solid waste management plans that, at a minimum,
address all solid waste generated in the jurisdiction, and consider all components of the
following waste hierarchy:
• Source reduction
• Reuse
• Recycling
• Resource Recovery (Waste to Energy)
• Incineration, and
• Landfilling
WHEREAS, the State has mandated that all localities sustain a recycling rate of 25%; and
WHEREAS, the State has required all local governments to update their Solid Waste
Management Plans for current conditions and to address the solid waste management needs
for the new 20 years; and
WHEREAS, City staff has presented the final draft of the Solid Waste Management Plan for
the City of Fairfax for the City's review and approval; and
WHEREAS, goals of the plan are to:
• Goal 1: Lead by example. Reduce waste and increase diversion by City of
Fairfax government;
• Goal 2: Reduce waste and increase diversion from detached homes and
townhouses;
• Goal 3: Reduce waste and increase diversion from commercial, multi -family
and institutional entities;
• Goal 4: Reduce waste and increase diversion from development projects;
• Goal 5: Collaborate with non -profits, schools and municipalities in Northern
Virginia region to reduce waste and increase diversion; and
• Goal 6: Improve City-wide waste reduction and diversion.
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Management Plan includes 23 objectives and 65 actions to
consider and evaluate for possible further action, subject to City Council approval and
appropriation of funds; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Management Plan provides a road map for decision making and
program prioritization for the management of solid waste in the City of Fairfax over the
course of the next twenty years; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax that
the Solid Waste Management Plan for the City of Fairfax, dated November 10, 2015, is
hereby adopted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of the Solid Waste Management Plan be
forwarded to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for review and approval.
Adopted: December 8, 2015
Mayor
ATTEST:
5 AR, mo/farmZ
The vote on the motion to approve was recorded as follows:
VOTE:
Councilman DeMarco
Aye
Councilman Greenfield
Aye
Councilmember Loftus
Aye
Councilman Meyer
Aye
Councilmember Miller
Aye
Councilmember Schmidt
Aye