42 U.S.C. § 6941 : US Code - Section 6941: Objectives of subchapter

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6941 : US Code - Section 6941: Objectives of subchapter

The objectives of this subchapter are to assist in developing and
encouraging methods for the disposal of solid waste which are
environmentally sound and which maximize the utilization of
valuable resources including energy and materials which are
recoverable from solid waste and to encourage resource
conservation. Such objectives are to be accomplished through
Federal technical and financial assistance to States or regional
authorities for comprehensive planning pursuant to Federal
guidelines designed to foster cooperation among Federal, State, and
local governments and private industry. In developing such
comprehensive plans, it is the intention of this chapter that in
determining the size of the waste-to-energy facility, adequate
provision shall be given to the present and reasonably anticipated
future needs, including those needs created by thorough
implementation of section 6962(h) of this title, of the recycling
and resource recovery interest within the area encompassed by the
planning process.