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About the District

District Formation and Origin of Funding

The Northwest Missouri Regional Solid Waste Management District (NWMRSWMD) also referred to as Region A was established in 1991 pursuant to RSMo., Section 260.350 in accordance with the Missouri 's Solid Waste management Law (Senate Bill 530). The intent of this legislation is to provide clear direction to Missourians on solid waste management practices, and decrease the volume of solid waste being generated for landfill disposal by forty percent. SB530 provided some landfill bans including whole tires, waste oil, white goods, lead acid batteries and yard waste. Twenty solid waste management districts were established under SB530 including the NWMRSWMD. The counties of Atchison , Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth and their respective cities are active members of Region A.

The Solid Waste Management Fund was established to help fund improvements in the infrastructure for landfill alternatives, like recycling. The funding mechanism is a $2.11 per ton disposal fee levied on tonnage at the landfill or at a transfer station transferring waste out of state. A $1.40 per ton fee is also levied on demolition waste. Within Region A, this tonnage fee is only collected from the transfer stations located in Maryville and Tarkio. Fifty-eight percent of the revenue generated statewide from these tipping fees is divided between the twenty Solid Waste Management Districts for local grant projects. Fifty percent of this money may be allocated for city/county or plan implementation projects and up to fifty percent may be used for operations within the District.

SB60 and SB112, passed during the 1995 legislative session, revised funding formulas and amended administrative rules for the District Grant process. The requirements and the evaluation criteria developed for Grant Applications were based on the administrative rule 10 CSR 80-9.050 and are subject to revisions based on SB60 and SB112 regulations.

The District has the responsibility to develop and implement a plan that will accomplish a forty percent reduction in the disposal of solid waste from Region A. To accomplish this goal, it will require the cooperation and participation of all member counties, cities, and communities. The development of private businesses and industries, along with private citizens are also encouraged to participate.