Regional Solid Waste Management District Information

Mission

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The mission of the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District is to provide a comprehensive level of Solid Waste Management services to all District residents that strives to be efficient in terms of operations and cost considerations.

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History

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The Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District (SEARSWMD) was originally created in July of 1989 under the authority of Act 870 of 1989 as one of eight “Districts” in the State of Arkansas. Act 870 originally named the districts as “Regional Solid Waste Planning Boards”. Each Board was given specific powers and duties as provided in Act 870. Some of these duties included preparation of “Regional Solid Waste Needs Assessments” and issuance of “Certificates of Need” to applicants for Solid Waste Disposal Facility permits within their jurisdictions. Act 752 of 1991 renamed the Solid Waste Planning Districts created by Act 870 as “Regional Solid Waste Management Districts”. Each district was to be governed by a Regional Solid Waste Management Board. Act 752 expanded the powers and duties of the districts, as well as allowing the boundaries of the districts to be modified. Waste tires, composting, recycling, and hauler licensing requirements were included in the responsibilities added to the districts as a result of Act 752 of 1991. The ten counties of the Southeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District were the fourth in the state to set up a Board. The Board members are made up of the ten-county judges and mayors of the ten larger cities in Southeast Arkansas with three members being at large for a total of 23 members. In July of 1989, the Board members designated the Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District (SEAEDD, Inc.) to perform the required Needs Assessment, and to this day the Solid Waste Board is in a working partnership with and under the management of SEAEDD, Inc.

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