Arlington Comprehensive Plan Update Adopted 3-17-2015 | Page 105

Waste
In 2011, the city updated the Solid
Waste Management Plan to address
changes in solid waste management
such as increasing costs of fuel and
waste collection, increasing need
for more capacity in the landfill,
and other strategies for adapting to
changes in collection practices. The
Plan encourages revenue sharing,
self-sustaining funding from a portion
of the landfill royalty payments, and a

transition to an automated collection
program.
In 2014, the city was able to expand
the capacity of the landfill to support
the waste needs of the city an
additional 57 years. While efforts are
continually being made to encourage
citizens and businesses to use and
recycle appropriate materials, this
capacity expansion will save the city
and residents millions of dollars in the
long term.

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