  
The purpose of the solid waste management hierarchy is to provide a ranking of the most preferable ways to manage solid waste based on environmental merits. The Applied Research Foundation Waste-to-Energy Group felt that SWANA should write a position paper, not only to explain the role that WTE can play in an integrated solid waste management system, but also to register some criticisms and concerns regarding the current waste management hierarchy as published by EPA and several individual states. It is hoped that this position paper will be used by decision makers to help expand their understanding of some basic considerations for integrated solid waste management systems.
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