Sec. 386.101. - Purposes and findings.

(a) Purposes. This Chapter is adopted pursuant to F.S. Ch. 403, Pt. IV, and Laws of Fla. Ch. 86-462 for the following purposes: (1) To effectuate a County-wide system for the management of all solid waste generated within or brought into the County of Duval in order to protect the public health and safety and to improve the environment of the County; and (2) To carry out the express responsibility of the County with regard to solid waste as set forth in F.S. Ch. 403, Pt. IV, and Laws of Fla. Ch. 86-462. In addition to the authorization in Laws of Fla. Ch. 86-462 and F.S. Ch. 403, this Chapter is an exercise of the City's powers as a County under Section 3.01 , Charter of the City of Jacksonville. (b) Findings: (1) The City of Jacksonville has been delegated the responsibility and power to provide for the operation of an integrated solid waste disposal system to meet the needs of all incorporated and unincorporated areas of Duval County. Although Laws of Fla. Ch. 86-462 is self-executing, it is in the best interest of the City to define the City's plan for regulating the flow of solid waste generated or brought into the County. The regulation of the flow of solid waste in Duval County is critical to effective regulation and is essential to meeting State goals. (2) Certain solid waste including but not limited to biohazardous waste, waste tires, and used oil, due to their quantity, concentration or physical, chemical, biological or infectious characteristics, may be hazardous to human health, safety and welfare and to the environment, and exceptional attention to transportation disposal, storage and treatment of such waste is necessary to protect human health, safety and welfare and the environment. (3) The flow of all solid waste generated in or brought into Duval County for disposal which is required to be disposed of in a class I solid waste disposal area shall be directed to a class I solid waste disposal area owned by the City of Jacksonville. (Ord. 90-297-170, § 1)