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Mission Statement The Dutchess County Department of Solid Waste Management was created within the Dutchess County Charter and Code. The Department is responsible for the formulation and implementation of programs for the collection and disposal of solid waste generated within the County. The Department is also charged with regularly reporting to the County Executive with any appropriate recommendations regarding integration of both public and private facilities for accepting, hauling, processing and disposing of solid waste.
In 1982, at the request of the County Legislature, the NYS Legislature created the Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency (DCRRA), a public benefit corporation, with the ability to plan, construct, own and operate solid waste management facilities. The DCRRA owns and operates the waste to energy plant on Sand Dock Road in Poughkeepsie. The DCRRA also oversees recycling and the operation of the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Although the County Department of Solid Waste is a separate entity from the DCRRA, the County and the Agency collaborate on most aspects of solid waste management to take advantage of the legal and financial capabilities of each. The County Legislature has adopted a series of local laws making provisions to manage solid waste and recycled materials. These laws empower the Commissioner of Solid Waste to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the adopted laws including the licensing of waste haulers and collectors.
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| Last Updated: 6/17/2010 | |
