40.03.010 Policy and Programs for Resource Recovery and Reuse

Tribal policy is to encourage resource recovery and reuse. The Solid Waste Director will work with the Tribal Infrastructure Action Team, the Tribal Department of Public Works, the Tribal EPA and other tribal entities to create an effective resource recovery system to conserve our resources and protect the quality of life at Turtle Mountain Reservation. The Resource Recovery System shall be tailored to the needs of the Turtle Mountain Community.

(a) The Resource Recovery System will specifically address:

(1) Effective methods to reuse, recycle, and reduce solid waste;

(2) The extent to which revenue can be generated through recovery or reuse of recycled materials;

(3) The removal of disabled vehicles from the Reservation;

(4) The impact of improved solid waste practices on water and air quality;

(5) The creation of sustainable employment opportunities for Tribal members;

(6) The roles of existing and/or new organizations in implementing a Resource Recovery System.

(b) The Solid Waste Director may seek grants or other sources of funding to support such efforts, and may cause to be undertaken analyses and studies regarding the feasibility of resource recovery and reuse. Such a program may be implemented to the extent that such recovery and reuse is technologically and economically feasible and may include private sector or federal government entities participation in this effort.