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The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted testimony to the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Other Related Agencies. The...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (“OB”) entered into an April 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more
In a previous post, I mentioned that contracts between public entities and private waste management companies usually contain compliance and regulation clauses. Such a clause requires a waste management company to comply...more
The transition to sustainable energy in the United States is reshaping how we create, store, and use energy – especially electricity – and the landscape is changing rapidly. This shift introduces new waste management...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Klinger Paint Company, Inc. (“Klinger”) entered into a January 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing a Solar Panel and Lithium Battery Universal...more
The Association for State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a position paper titled: DATA QUALITY ISSUES WITHIN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE e-MANIFEST SYSTEM (“Position Paper”)....more
The Hazardous Waste Subcommittee of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted June 20th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on its...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Systech Environmental Corp. (“STC”) entered into a February 22nd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing the federal/Kansas hazardous waste...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted March 26th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing a proposed rule which would amend the...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) Board of Directors submitted a March 19th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) providing comments on its...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized Test Methods 1633 and 1621, environmental sampling methods for analyzing up to 40 target per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil, groundwater, and other...more
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on February 8, 2024 two proposed rules addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The rules, if...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) circulated a reminder that states: The 2023 Biennial Report module in RCRAInfo is now open to start capturing data....more
The Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition (“CKRC”) submitted November 21st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA”) addressing the following Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) titled: ...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a direct final rule on August 9th denominated: Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule, and the Definition of...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on November 22 addressing the following Advance Notice of...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a November 2023 report titled: Hazardous Waste Management Program Implementation Costs Report (“Report”) - The Report was...more
As part of an effort to improve the recycling and management of wastes from the generation and storage of renewable energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it is developing a proposed...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: USEPA has published a new Memo on RCRA Applicability to End-of-Life Lithium Batteries. ...more
In November 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a memo regarding the management of discarded hand sanitizer under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which was discussed in a prior...more
On May 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) issued guidance on the potential applicability of the nation’s hazardous waste regulatory program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 24th Guidance Memorandum titled: Lithium Battery Recycling Regulatory Status and Frequently Asked Questions (“Memorandum”)...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 12th Federal Register a Request for Public Comment on the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) it is proposing for fiscal...more
Americans have been “recycling” since colonial times. However, it wasn’t until the 1960s that Americans began viewing recycling ― often provided alongside rubbish removal ― a more formal solution to problems posed by consumer...more