The County Solid Waste Collection Special Tax District is created and established for the following purposes and functions:
(A) To promote the public health, safety and welfare;
(B) To ensure that solid waste is transported, stored, treated, processed and disposed of in a manner adequate to protect human health, safety and welfare and the environment;
(C) To promote the reduction, recycling, reuse and treatment of solid waste and the recycling of materials which would otherwise be disposed of as solid waste;
(D) To provide an efficient method for the collection, transportation, storage, handling, treatment, reduction, recycling, reuse and disposal of solid waste in the unincorporated area of the county through the establishment, construction and operation of solid waste collection sites and other facilities for the use and benefit of residents of the unincorporated area of the county and other municipalities, entities or persons who contract for the use of county facilities for the collection of permitted solid waste in accordance with county ordinances and regulations;
(E) To implement the South Carolina Solid Waste Management Act of 1991;
(F) To protect and preserve the quality of the environment and to conserve and recycle natural resources;
(G) To determine the full cost of solid waste management services, as required by the South Carolina Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991 within the county’s service area; and
(H) To establish a special tax district which shall assess and levy ad valorem property taxes, uniform service charges, or both, and collect rates, fees and charges as may be established from time to time by the County Council for the collection, transportation, storage, separation, handling, treatment, reduction, recycling, reuse and disposal of household solid waste generated within the unincorporated area of York County.
(‘77 Code, § 7-202) (Ord. 4592, passed 7-6-92)