Who We Are

The Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board (SWMCB), formed in 1990, is a joint powers board comprised of two commissioners from the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington, Minnesota. To enhance intergovernmental coordination, the Board also includes representation from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).

Mission

The mission of the SWMCB is to increase the efficiency and environmental effectiveness of the region's solid waste management system.

Focus

The SWMCB has three areas of focus led by commissioners and supported by key managerial and technical staff from its member counties and the MPCA. These three areas are:

1. Communications and Outreach

2. Regional Policy Development

3. Collaborative Activities

Policy

The SWMCB develops regional policy and programs in the areas of waste reduction, recycling, organics management, household hazardous waste, hazardous waste, waste processing, landfilling and non-MSW management.

The Board is responsible for the preparation of a long-range plan (the Regional Solid Waste Master Plan), which sets forth the policies and strategies the region will implement during the next 20 years. The Board is also responsible for a short-range work plan (2010) , as well as performance measurement reports that are completed each year (2008).  For more information, visit our Studies and Reports page.

Governance

2009 Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board Members are listed below.

• Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt, Chair, Ramsey County
  15 West Kellogg Boulevard
  220 Courthouse
  St. Paul, MN 55102
  Fax: 651-266-8370
  Phone: 651-266-8363
  E-mail: victoria.reinhardt@co.ramsey.mn.us
• Commissioner Joseph Harris, Vice Chair, Dakota County
  1431 Erickson Drive
  Hastings, MN 55033
  Fax: 651-438-3300
  Phone: 651-437-7924
  E-mail: joseph.harris@co.dakota.mn.us
• Commissioner Jan Callison, Secretary/Treasurer, Hennepin County
  300 South Sixth Street
  A-2400 Government Center
  Minneapolis, MN 55487
  Fax: 612-348-8701
  Phone: 612-348-7886
  E-mail: jan.callison@co.hennepin.mn.us
• Commissioner Jim Kordiak, Anoka County
  3948 Central Avenue NE
  Columbia Heights, MN 55421
  Fax: 763-788-4420
  Phone: 763-788-9651
  E-Mail: jim.kordiak@co.anoka.mn.us
• Commissioner Dick Lang, Anoka County
  925 NE Constance Blvd.
  Ham Lake, MN 55304
  Phone: 763-323-5700
• Commissioner Jim Ische, Carver County
  13080 County Road 52
  Norwood, MN 55368
  Fax: 952-361-1581
  Phone: 952-466-5851
  E-mail: jische@co.carver.mn.us
• Commissioner Tom Workman, Carver County
  181 South Shore Court
  Chanhassen, MN 55317
  Fax: 952-361-1581
  Phone: 952-934-0343
  E-mail: Tworkman@co.carver.mn.us
• Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord, Dakota County
  1590 Highway 55
  Hastings, MN 55033
  Phone: 651-438-4428
  E-mail: kathleen.gaylord@co.dakota.mn.us
• Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County
  300 South Sixth Street
  A-2400 Government Center
  Minneapolis, MN 55487
  Fax: 612-348-8701
  Phone: 612-348-3081
  E-mail: peter.mclaughlin@co.hennepin.mn.us
• Commissioner Janice Rettman, Ramsey County
  15 West Kellogg Boulevard
  220 Courthouse
  St. Paul, MN 55102
  Fax: 651-266-8370
  Phone: 651-266-8360
  E-mail: janice.rettman@co.ramsey.mn.us
• Commissioner Gary Kriesel, Washington County
  14949 62nd Street, PO Box 6
  Stillwater, MN 55082-0006
  Fax: 651-430-6017
  Phone: 651-430-6213
  E-Mail: eib@aol.com
• Commissioner Lisa Weik, Washington County
  14949 62nd Street, PO Box 6
  Stillwater, MN 55082-0006
  Phone: 651-430-6215
  E-mail: lisa.weik@co.washington.mn.us
• Deputy Commissioner Tim Scherkenbach, MPCA
  520 Lafayette Road North
  St. Paul, MN 55155
  Fax: 651-297-8656
  Phone: 651-297-8502
  E-mail: tim.scherkenbach@pca.state.mn.us