The Solid Waste Program is designed to protect the health, safety and well-being of the public and to preserve and improve the quality of the environment by assuring proper storage, handling, and disposal of solid waste or materials recovered for beneficial uses; to minimize the presence of flies, rodents, and other vectors relating to solid waste; and to control airborne waste, water pollution, scenic blight, public nuisances and safety hazards relating to the accumulation, storage, collection, processing, and disposal of solid waste.