10.2190/37A2-W0VB-TN8E-MH9Q 37A2W0VBTN8EMH9Q 4 The Implementation of Local Solid Waste Policies In Florida 71 90 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 37A2W0VBTN8EMH9Q.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=37A2W0VBTN8EMH9Q 1 Jonathan P. West M. Margaret Haley Stephanie J. Lee Richard C. Feiock Department of Political Science, University of Miami Department of Public Administration, Florida State University In coming years, America's waste management problem will become critical. As local landfills approach capacity, new efforts to cope with garbage must be developed. This study assesses current practices and policies for managing solid waste, as well as the attitudes of managers through a statewide survey of local solid waste managers in Florida. Specifically, the research reports the state of the art in solid waste management (SWM) in Florida; assesses the attitudes of Florida's solid waste managers on SWM issues; identifies the rationale and program design features of effective recycling programs; and identifies state mandates for SWM which shape local policies and practices. The article also details some of the problems confronting local SW managers and the lessons to be learned from successful experiences in managing garbage. Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, <i>Solid Waste Management in Florida: 1989 Annual Report</i>, Division of Waste Management, Bureau of Waste Planning and Regulation, Solid Waste Section, October 1, 1989. J. Mitchell, Recycling in Florida: Residential Attitudes and Behaviors, <i>Florida Public Opinion, 4</i>:2, pp. 2-8, 1989. M. R. Fitzgerald, D. H. Folz, A. McCabe, H. Bacot, and D. Woods, Public Opinion and Recycling in Tennessee, paper presented at the Southeastern Conference on Public Administration, Jackson, Mississippi, October 1989. W. J. Cook, A Lot of Rubbish, <i>U. S. News and World Report</i>, pp. 60-61, December 25, 1989. G. Kirkpatrick, Florida Is a Leader with Passage of Innovative Solid Waste Management Legislation, <i>Environmental and Urban Issues</i>, pp. 1-4, Fall 1988. S. Begley and P. King, Buried Alive, <i>Newsweek</i>, pp. 66-76, November 27, 1989. W. L. Rathje, Rubbish, <i>The Atlantic Monthly</i>, pp. 99-109, December 1989. B. Thompson, Managing Our Waste, <i>Governing</i>, pp. 5A-26A, September 1989. American Society for Public Administration, State Budgets Make Room for Recycling, <i>Public Administration Times, 13</i>:3, p. 3, March 1, 1990. R. L. Mersky, Designing a Recycling Program, <i>Public Works, 120</i>, pp. 67-69, May 1989. H. G. Rainey, Public Management: Recent Developments and Current Prospects, in <i>Public Administration: The State of the Discipline</i>, N. B. Lynn and A. Wildavsky (eds.), Chatham House, Chatham, New Jersey, 1990. M. A. Levin and B. Ferman, <i>The Political Hand</i>, Pergamon, New York, pp. 14-15, 1985. A. Wildavsky, The Past and Future Presidency, <i>The Public Interest, 41</i>, pp. 56-76, Fall 1975. H. Ingram, Implementation: A Review and Suggested Framework, in <i>Public Administration: The State of the Discipline</i>, N. B. Lynn and A. Wildavsky (eds.), Chatham House, Chatham, New Jersey, 1990. C. Zeiss, Impact Management Priorities at Waste Facilities: Differences between Host Community Residents' and Technical Decision Makers' Values, <i>Journal of Environmental Systems, 19</i>:1, pp. 1-23, 1989-90.