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Table 4-6 <br />ROLES AND RESDONSiBILiT1ES FOR iMPLEMENTING <br />A REGIONAL SMCE SEPARATION PROGRAM <br />Primary Implementor Roles and Responsibll!ties <br />Waste Generators - Separate remaining cMostable yard wastes. <br />- Clean and separate recyclables. <br />- Be responsive to romimunications necessary for proper <br />compliance. <br />Cities or Townships - Collect source separated yard wastes and recyclao'es <br />either directly or through private companies. <br />- Adopt mandatory source separation ordinances if <br />voluntary efforts fail to achieve adequate <br />participation. <br />- Assist counties with sting and/or development of <br />processing facilities for source separated materials. <br />- Assist with local publicity tools (for example, <br />flyers, neighborhood meetings, revsletters). <br />Schools - Develop in-house paper recovery pro rams. <br />- Assist with the development and imp ementation of <br />curriculum packets. <br />Counties - Plan, site, develop, and, if necessary, capitalize , <br />intermediate processing facilities for source sepa- <br />rated material". <br />- investioate cooperative marketing with other counties. <br />- adopt county -wide collection ordinances by July 1, <br />1988, including requirements for 1) provision of <br />adequately convenient separate collection services and <br />2) municipal mandatory source separation ordinances <br />if voluntary programs ftil to achieve sufficient <br />participation. <br />- implement county -wide publicity tuois (for example, <br />daily newspapers). <br />Provide technical and financial assistance to munici- <br />palities and private service providers. <br />Metropolitan Council - Moritor progrers toward regional qoals and objectives; <br />clarify as necessary. <br />- Facilitate centralized coordination of regional commu- <br />nications. <br />- Provide technical and financial assistance to coun- <br />ties, municipalities, and private service providers. <br />- Research and develop markets and processing techniques. <br />Private Service - Collect, process and market source separated materials <br />Providers In cooperation with government efforts. <br />- Publicize services in coordination with regional coneu- <br />nications program. • <br />Source: Metropolitan Council Policy Plan page 4o - March 1985 <br />