Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) and Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan
About SWAC
The Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) serves in an advisory capacity in the development of programs and policies concerning solid waste handling and disposal and to review and comment upon proposed rules, policies, or ordinances prior to their adoption (RCW 70A.205.110). The SWAC also assists Lewis County Solid Waste Utility staff in the development of a five-year “Solid Waste Management Plan” to help guide how Lewis County manages garbage and recycling now, and into the future.
SWAC members are citizens, members of public interest groups, professionals from the business and agricultural community, operators of solid waste collection and recycling companies, and representatives of local governments.
Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan
Washington State law, RCW 70A.205, requires that each county prepare a comprehensive solid waste management plan, and update it periodically. Here is a link to the existing Lewis County Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan. With collaboration from the Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee -- an advisory group to the Lewis County Commissioners, each city within Lewis County, and a consulting team from Herrera Environmental, the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility has developed a draft update of the Lewis County Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan. The purpose of the plan is to provide a guide for solid waste, hazardous waste, material reduction, recycling, and composting in Lewis County for the next 20 years. The draft plan update is now available for public review: Lewis County Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan draft update, or to read at one of the Timberland Libraries in Lewis County or the Toledo Community Library. Comments on the draft plan will be accepted until 5 p.m. Feb. 16, 2024. Comments on the draft plan update can be submitted to swu@lewiscountywa.gov or mailed to Lewis County Solid Waste Utility, P.O. Box 180, Centralia, WA 98531.
Meetings
The Lewis County SWAC meets at 1:00 p.m. the second Wednesday of every other month in the new Lewis County Public Works Building, 57 W. Main St., Chehalis, WA 98532. If a regularly scheduled meeting lands on a holiday, members may elect to cancel the meeting or vote to meet on an alternate date. Meetings are open to the public, and offered online via Zoom. Please contact the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility Office at 360-740-1451 to receive Zoom registration information.
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***Special Virtual Meeting***01/10/2024 |
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Here is a link to the Lewis County Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan draft update. Minutes from the October 2023 SWAC Meeting will be presented at the regularly scheduled Feb. 14 meeting. |
02/14/2024 |
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SWAC Packet with Zoom Link 02/14/2024 |
04/10/2024 |
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SWAC Packet with Zoom Link 04/10/2024 |
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Join SWAC
Help shape local waste reduction, recycling, hazardous waste and general solid waste programs by becoming a SWAC member. All interested citizens are encouraged to apply.
SWAC members serve a four-year term. Members are appointed by the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners.
Lewis County Solid Waste Utility Division
1411 S. Tower Ave./P.O. Box 180
Centralia, WA, 98531
Email: swu@lewiscountywa.gov