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Disposal—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Introduction

Today's Reality and Goals

Recommendations and Five Year Milestones:

For Closed and Abandoned Solid Waste Landfills
SW 10	Identify closed and abandoned landfills statewide.
SW 11	Evaluate and prioritize problems at closed and abandoned landfills.
SW 12	Develop feasible and responsible processes for addressing priority closed and abandoned landfills.
SW 13	Identify funding to address priority closed and abandoned landfills.
For Existing Disposal Facilities
SW 14	Ensure that existing disposal facilities comply with requirements.
For the Future
SW 15	Continually reduce disposal impacts on human health and the environment. Coordinate with efforts on climate change, Puget Sound and other Washington waters, and reducing toxic threats work.

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