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V. MAJOR ISSUES RELATING TO IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING OF POTENTIAL STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTATION What is necessary to encourage local units of government private industry to make a commitment t__o ~ny abatement strategy? What incentives are available? The Council's land disposal abatement report is the first step in identifying potential strategies to reduce the need for sanitary landfills. The metropolitan counties are then required to submit abatement proposals and, after amendment of the Council's regional solid waste policy plan, adopt specific strategies within their own county solid waste master plans. However, throughout this process, there are no guarantees that the counties will actually commit the time and resources needed to implement their adopted strategies. The primary incentives for counties to move rapidly towards implementing abatement strategies are the efficiencies gained in terms of the disposal system and reduction in need for new landfill capacity. However, if these are not sufficient for counties and their constituent municipalities to implement abatement strategies, other incentives should be explored, such as additional legislation or financial or other political incentives. There is the additional problem of how to encourage private industry to make the same type of commitments. Will the same types of incentives be effective for industry? 10. How should local units of government and industry ideally proceed towards implementation? What are the logical planning and development steps? The counties and municipalities, along with private industry, will need to have adequate information concerning the planning and decision-making process relating to strategy implementation. Along with a description of the preferred strategies, a step-by-step process for implementation must be clearly outlined. Priorities will have to be recommended for both short- and long-term abatement objectives. 11. How should a county's comprehensive abatement program best be designed to involve all essential actors including haulers~ solid waste processors~ landfill owners~ and existing recycling operations? If any county solid waste plan in this Region is to be effective, it must involve the private sector. The counties should encourage early participation in the decision-making process by representatives from the various groups within the industry. One of the more effective means of increasing the level of recovery of solid waste resources is to utilize the existing systems, especially in terms of short range plans and objectives. To what degree should the counties rely on private development of potential strategies?