Section 27-0106. State solid waste management policy

In  the  interest of public health, safety and welfare and in order to
  conserve energy and  natural  resources,  the  state  of  New  York,  in
  enacting this section, establishes as its policy that:
    1.  The  following  are  the solid waste management priorities in this
  state:
    (a) first, to reduce the amount of solid waste generated;
    (b) second, to reuse  material  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was
  originally intended or to recycle material that cannot be reused;
    (c) third, to recover, in an environmentally acceptable manner, energy
  from  solid waste that can not be economically and technically reused or
  recycled; and
    (d) fourth, to dispose of  solid  waste  that  is  not  being  reused,
  recycled  or from which energy is not being recovered, by land burial or
  other methods approved by the department.
    2. State  government  must  make  an  essential  contribution  to  the
  development  and  implementation  of  environmentally,  economically and
  technically viable solid waste management  programs  through  fulfilling
  its  responsibilities  to provide programs which promote waste reduction
  and  the  expansion  of  markets  for   recovered   materials,   clearly
  articulated,  responsive and consistently applied regulatory structures,
  and a full  range  of  technical  assistance  to  local  governments.  A
  state-local  partnership,  in  which  the  basic  responsibility for the
  planning and operation of solid waste management facilities remains with
  local  governments  and  the  state  provides  necessary  guidance   and
  assistance, must be forged.
    3.   This  policy,  after  consideration  of  economic  and  technical
  feasibility,  shall  guide  the  solid  waste  management  programs  and
  decisions of the department and other state agencies and authorities.