A. Ensure safe, efficient, economical and comprehensive solid waste service.

B. Ensure fair and equitable consumer rates and to prohibit rate preferences or other practices that might be discriminatory.

C. Conserve energy and material resources, reduce solid wastes and promote material and energy recovery in all forms.

D. Provide for technologically and economically feasible resource recovery.

E. Eliminate overlapping service and thereby increase efficiency and decrease truck noise, street wear, energy waste, air pollution and public inconvenience.

F. Protect public health and the environment.

G. Provide public service standards.

H. Protect against improper and dangerous handling of hazardous wastes.

I. Provide a basis and incentive for investment in solid waste equipment, facilities, sites and technology. [Ord. NS-2246, 2015; Ord. NS-1272, 1980]