The Commission shall have the power and duty to: Review and offer recommendations on the ten-year solid waste management plan for the County; Investigate, prepare fiscal impact statements, and make recommendations on systematic programs and alternative methods, both public and private, for the storage, collection, transportation, processing, disposal and resource recovery of solid waste, including sludge; Evaluate the impact of the solid waste management program on citizens, institutions, businesses and industries throughout the County; Recommend methods to assure public involvement in solid waste planning and develop educational programs to inform the public on all aspects of solid waste management; Recommend local and state legislation necessary to accomplish effective solid waste management; Review and comment on the annual County budget for solid waste activities; and Submit to the County Executive and County Council, and make available to the general public, an annual report of the activities of the Commission.