Chapter 1. Planning Unit Description

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List of all planning unit members and a description of their role and responsibilities
Population served
Population density breakdown (estimates of urban, suburban, and rural percentages)
List of neighboring planning units or other neighboring jurisdictions
A description of any circumstances pertaining to the planning unit which would have a substantial impact on the waste stream generated within the planning unit, and their effect on waste generation, materials recovery and program implementation.
Examples of these special characteristics or circumstances include:
- Major population centers
- Large or significant industries
- Institutions
- Commercial activity
- Agricultural activities
- Significant seasonal variations of population and land use, and state or federal parks
Brief description of the solid waste management activities and practices of the planning unit and its members for the previous ten years including:
- Solid waste management practices that were both successfully and not successfully implemented in the previous LSWMP
- Changes to the planning unit since approval of the previous LSWMP and their impacts on the planning unit, neighboring planning units or other neighboring jurisdictions, including but not limited to
  - Planning unit membership changes
  - New or closed solid waste management facilities (municipal or private)
  - Waste generation and/or composition changes
  - Materials recovery and program implementation