The Authority is a public body corporate and politic of the State, which was created in accordance with the provisions of the Act, by ordinance of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County, adopted on June 5, 1986, as amended on December 11, 1986. The Authority has been designated by the County as the implementing agency for the Union County District Solid Waste Management Plan. As the implementing agency for the Plan, the Authority is empowered to plan, acquire, construct, maintain and operate (or cause to be planned, acquired, constructed, maintained and operated) facilities for the processing, disposal and/or recycling of solid waste in an environmentally sound manner.