What is the background of the SBC?
In November 2000, the voters of Prince George’s County approved County Council Bill 61-2000 authorizing the SBC, which requires non-residential properties and those properties with non-residential uses to assume an equitable share of responsibility for revenues to support the County’s solid waste management infrastructure. This Bill was subsequently amended with County Council Bill 12-2002 and providing further clarifications of applicability. The County is obligated to provide safe, environmentally sound disposal of all wastes generated here. The County achieves this by developing landfills, recycling facilities, transfer stations and assuring the environmentally sound closure and monitoring of closed facilities. Up to now, the County has developed an effective solid waste management infrastructure using, in part, bond issues and residential solid waste charges to meet its financial obligations.
