Publication Summary

Meeting summary for May 14, 2001, round-table meeting number 3, held in Spokane (eastern region).

Meeting summary for May 14, 2001, round-table meeting number 3, held in Spokane (eastern region).

The "Sustainable Vision for Washington State′s Solid Waste System" round table meeting series (March-June 2001) brings community, business, and government together to identify coordinated approaches to solid waste issues. Diverse perspectives have been raised during these meetings. The outcomes of the meeting series are recommendations from each of the four regions for use in determining the priority issues and action alternatives that will be included in the state solid waste plan revision. Issues, goals, and strategies, in common within regions and across the state, will be noted in these recommendations, along with those that are unique to a region. All interested residents throughout the state are encouraged to join these regional dialogues during the remaining June meetings regardless of whether or not you participated in earlier meetings.

The purpose of Meeting 3 was for participants to identify strategies or specific actions that would best accomplish the "milestones" (interim goals with deadlines) identified in Meeting 2. These strategies provide the foundation for Ecology′s further exploration of alternatives to assist in moving toward a more effective and a more sustainable solid waste system, both in the long-term and the short-term. In addition, participants reviewed a draft vision for the state solid waste plan and provided feedback for a revised vision that incorporates participants′ views from all three round table meetings.