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TUES DAY, JUNE =~12, 1990 trimmings, other natural organic material; and WHEREAS, this aforesaid material is all biodegradable, ==~Irepresents some 20% of the solid waste stream, and if properly composted would decompose, creating no environmentally harmful side effects while contributing to solving the recycling requirements and conserving much needed space in the landfill; and construction lumber, 'brush and tree stumps and WHEREAS, the.,~ new solid waste ' regulations, while environmentally sound, impose a drastic financial burden .I_on the citizenry of the Commonwealth in the form of tax and/or landfill tipping fees to cover the cost of the new regulations; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled on June 12, 1990, that said Council does request a change to ~the said regulations to permit the composting at landfill sites of grass clippings, leaves, tree .I. trimmings, construction lumber, brush and tree stumps, thus promoting the recycling of natural biodegradable ..grass and tree products with the resultant conservation of landfill space; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council that it requests that any amount of waste processed through composting count toward the recycling requirements; and ~BE'!IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be sent to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Members of the General Assembly and the Department of Waste Management urging their support for this change to the current regulations Council considered a request by the Patrick County Board of Supervisors .expressing interestin exploring the feasibility of establishing a regional landfill forthe City lofMartinsville and the Counties of Henry and Patrick° Mr.I Brown stated that, while ~regionalapproach to many problems is desirable~'the solid waste Study is nearly~complete and.therefore the'City and County should proceed..~with~=the study as planned.-!Patrick"I..'County should be