Solid Waste Issues

Opinion # 99-118
Discussion of exemptions from mandatory solid waste disposal fees.

Opinion # 2001-204
Discussion of mandatory garbage collection fee discounts and exemptions.

Opinion # 2002-025
Discussion of circumstances and method under which the county health department can require a resident in the county to connect to a public sewer system or otherwise dispose of sewage in a sanitary manner approved by the state board of health.

Opinion #2002-173
Discussion advising that the exemption from solid waste collection and disposal fees for persons on social security applies whether or not the fees are mandatory, and that the solid waste officer is vested with authority to grant the exemption.

Opinion # 2002-262
Discussion providing that an individual who received a lump-sum retirement benefit in 1992, but whose sole source of income at the present time is social security, may currently receive the exemption from the payment of garbage fees under section 22-27-3(3) of the Code of Alabama upon making a proper claim.

Opinion # 2003-197
Discussion providing that where material changes have taken place, the county commission cannot renew solid waste contracts with collectors without subjecting these new contracts to the competitive bidding process.


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