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3. Records of monitoring instruments and laboratory analyses; and 4. Quantities of recovered products and residues. 6g. Proposed solid waste management facilities should make provisions for handling excluded wastes left at the facility illegally. 6h. Solid waste applicants should ensure that management contracts will be awarded competitively and will specify incentives for the contractor to maintain and improve efficiency and ensure minimum performance standards. 6i. Solid waste applicants should ensure that management contracts will not prevent waste reduction and source separation programs from being implementable. (FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY) COMPETITIVE OPERATION The (1976 METROPOLITAN SOLID) Waste Management Act require(D)~ the establish standards and criteria to analyze the (FINANCIAL CouncilS~LF_S~FFiCiENCY) competitive operation ~f.com~arable. Fr~vate_~a~li-t° ties with the operation of proposed waste raci±ities that wou±~ De owned or operated by public agencies, and proposed facilities that would be owned and operated by others and supported primarily by pub- lic funds or obligations. The (FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY) competi- tive operation review is a means to ensure that proposed facilities whose capital costs are or may be paid partially or completely by public funds, including but not limited to local property tax revenues, will be (SELF-SUPPORTING IN THEIR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AND DEBT SERVICE WITHOUT RELYING ON PROPERTY TAX REVENUES) operated on a competitive basis so as not to create an unfair or unreasonable advantaqe or restraint of trade in relation to com~ ...... ~ -- ~ ~ -~-~--~6-~e~ about nollution ~rom able ~ ~acllltles. ~ecen~ ~ ~ ~ . - -- w-~e d~sposa~ si--~ h-~ prompted legislative activity t_~o provlde for greater public sector involvement in the waste management field. Nevertheless, the legislature reco~ize~ 'that public sector involve- ment should not unnecessarily intrude upon economically ~-~ble private sector activities. Publicly supported facilities should not use their unique position to create an unfair advantage or rest~a-~ of trade ~n relation t__o private faci~-~ties. Consequently, the Waste Manage-ment Act requires that publicly acquired, operated or supported waste facilities _b_~e ~ on ~.c~mpe~ive ~asl~ w~th private waste facilities. Situations in wn~cn p~Dl~c an~ private waste fa~i~m-~c--6-~et~ against 'e~h o----~r lnclud~.' 1. Public Landfills versus Private Landfills There is a possibility that several private landfills could be in operation until the late 1980s. New c~unty land}-r~ may be in operation at that-~me and could compete with private landfills fo~-several eay_~ Because of the risks lnv~d with tryi~'t~ s--~ new landfills, th~-pu--~ic sector is taking the lead in identifying new sites. Nonetheless, the Council still encourages private ownership and operation.