Solid Waste

Pendleton County Solid Waste
Management District

Fred Edwards, Solid Waste Coordinator
P O Box 181
Falmouth, KY 41040

Office located in the Pendleton County Road Barn
Hwy 330 (old state maintenance garage)

859-654-1000
859-654-5047 Fax

Email:  efred@fuse.net

The Solid Waste Management 109 Board is the governing body for solid waste management in Pendleton County.  The Board meets quarterly on the first Tuesday of February, May, September and November at 7:00PM in the community room of the Falmouth Courthouse.  Members are Jeff Dicken, Chair; Obie Fardo, Vice Chair; Missy Osborne, Secretary/Treasurer; Michelle Bonar, Dave Riley, Kim Bastin and Arnold Ross.

Please help us to keep the community “CLEAN AND GREEN” – Keep your litter and dispose of properly.  Pendleton County has a roadside litter cleanup program for non-profit county groups.  For details contact Fred Edwards, Solid Waste Coordinator 654-1000.  If you see anyone illegal dumping or littering write down their license plate number and a brief description of the vehicle and report them to the Solid Waste Coordinator.

Pendleton County is host to the Pendleton County/Rumpke Landfill that is an LLC owned by Rumpke of Ohio.  This landfill if currently accepting waste from Twenty-two counties in the tri-state area.  Pendleton County recently signed a new host agreement with Rumpke (Host Agreements are not a requirement between a landfill and county – KRS 68-178) for a period of ten years to expire 1 July 2016.  The Host Agreement accomplishes two things: 1) The county controls the amount of tonnage on a daily or annual basis deposited in the landfill and 2) generates financial gains for counties based on tonnage that is accepted on a daily basis.  This tonnage also determines the lifespan of the landfill.  Less tonnage more life verses more tonnage less life.  Each landfill permit issued by the state, once local determination has been given by a county, continues without having  an expiration date.  Minimal tonnage accepted by a landfill could create a landfill that would last a lifetime on a relatively small piece of acreage. For a copy of the Host Agreement click here and for a copy of the Off-Site Waste Management Ordinance Click here.

DUTIES OF THE SOLID WASTE COORDINATOR

The Solid Waste Coordinator implements the Pendleton County Solid Waste Management Plan and coordinates all activities of the Solid Waste Management District.

- Diversion of wastes from landfill to other sources such as composting, waste reduction, waste prevention, recycling, etc.

- There are four mobile drop off recycling bins located in Pendleton County.  They are located at Northern and Southern Elementary, Pendleton County High School and Bowen Farm Supply on Hwy 491.  They accept cardboard, newspaper, magazines, glass; steel food cans, aluminum cans, plastics (no. 1&2). 

- Used oil and antifreeze may be taken to the Pendleton County Road Barn Monday through Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm.  The Solid Waste Department also accepts old batteries, pain and propane tanks.

- Coordinates special projects such as Free Day at the Landfill, Commonwealth Cleanup Week, Tire Amnesty and Roadside Litter Cleanup.

- Enforcement of Solid Waste Management Ordinance, Kentucky Revised Statutes and the Pendleton County Nuisance Ordinance (such as illegal dumping, junk vehicles, littering, etc)

- Monitors and Coordinates 109 Board Education Scholarship Fund; education in the Public School System

- Monitors “Free Day at the Landfill” for Pendleton County residents who are Rumpke customers.  Second Saturday of each month from 7am  to  11am.

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The Pendleton County 109 Board was created under Kentucky Revised Statue 109 (Kentucky Law ) and is in charge of solid waste throughout Pendleton County. County Ordinance 820.4 [pdf-833k] lays out the creation of the 109 Board and its duties and objectivies.