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Record #:
20558
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This bulletin discusses three decisions of the courts of appeals regarding local governments' attempts to control the disposal of solid waste by using measures crafted to avoid the discriminatory aspects of flow control found invalid by the U.S. Supreme Court in C&A Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 71, Nov 1995, p1-5, f
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Record #:
20576
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This bulletin discusses three U.S. Courts of Appeals cases that show the continuing ingenuity of state and local governments in avoiding the C&A Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown prohibition against flow control ordinances and the willingness of the federal courts of appeals to uphold these arrangements.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 92, Dec 1999, p1-4, f
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Record #:
28725
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This bulletin reviews the 1993 solid-waste management legislation enacted in North Carolina. Legislation covers training for incinerator operators, landfill permits, taxation and management of disposal, and recycling.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 50, Aug 1993, p1-5, f
Record #:
28732
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A central legal question in most lawsuits challenging flow control has been whether a flow-control ordinance, which directs solid waste generated within a local government’s boundaries, violates the commerce clause of the United States Constitution. Implications to solid waste management in North Carolina are discussed.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 59, June 1994, p1-3, f
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Record #:
28740
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This bulletin discusses three decisions of the courts of appeals regarding North Carolina local governments' attempts to control the disposal of solid waste by using measures crafted to avoid the discriminatory aspects of flow avoid the discriminatory aspects found invalid in that case.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 71, Nov 1995, p1-5, f
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Record #:
34164
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The 1989 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly considered a host of environmentally related bills and passed a number that could have significant effects on water quantity and quality statewide. Legislation pertain to solid waste, a state water supply plan, watershed classification, stormwater runoff, and erosion control.
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34192
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William L. Kovacs, an attorney who helped develop the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, was the keynote speaker at the North Carolina Recycling Association’s 1991 Conference and Exhibition in Winston-Salem, March 12-13. Kovacs discussed solid waste issues, the lack of federal support for recycling, and North Carolina’s Solid Waste Management Act of 1989.
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34224
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On June 30, the North Carolina Commission for Health Services adopted amendments to the state’s Solid Waste Management Rules. Changes were needed for North Carolina to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency to implement its own solid waste management program. There are significant changes for local governments that operate landfills that receive household and other types of non-hazardous solid waste.
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34336
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In May, the North Carolina General Assembly will consider the state’s growing solid waste problem. According to the 2000-2001 North Carolina Solid Waste Management Annual Report, North Carolina has fallen far short of the goal set in 1991 of reducing by forty-percent the volume of solid waste disposed by 2001. This article discusses short- and long-term approaches to solid waste disposal and management in the state, including local government recycling efforts.