Extended producer responsibility laws for packaging, paper products, and food serviceware are the latest in a long line of inconsistent state regulatory regimes causing compliance concerns for Connecticut manufacturers that...more
Key Takeaways - What Happened: The Ninth Circuit reminded us that TSCA has teeth—and those teeth may apply to the world of recycling, disposal, wastewater, and biosolids. On May 13, 2026, the Ninth Circuit remanded the...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a 2026 Recycling Position Paper (“Position Paper”). The Position Paper was approved by the ASTSWMO Board on March 11th....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is proposing a rule designating scrap tires (including previously abandoned scrap tires) that are combusted in cement kilns as non-waste fuel. See 91 Fed. Reg. 13804...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and White River Operating LLC (“WR”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of the Louisiana Solid Waste Regulations. See...more
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California (“Court”) addressed in a January 21st Opinion an issue arising under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). See Westerfield v. L'Oreal...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. and several affiliates (collectively, “Global”) for allegedly violating the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act and an administrative order by...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and BFI Waste Systems of Mississippi, LLC (“BFI”) entered into a January 12th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a solid waste permit. See Order...more
The State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (“NHDES”) and North Country Environmental Services (“North Country”) entered into a January 12th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing violations of New Hampshire...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a January 2026 report titled: Solid Waste Landfills and Radioactive Material Survey Report (“Report”)....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published on August 22nd an interim final rule/request for comment providing for the temporary use of incineration units subject to commercial and industrial solid...more
The Brazilian government has published Federal Decree No. 12,688/2025, regulating provisions of Federal Law No. 12,305/2010 (the “National Policy on Solid Waste”) and establishing the nationwide reverse-logistics system for...more
The initial due date for producer reports under California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act is fast approaching. We further discuss the reporting requirement in this post. California’s...more
Deciding the regulatory status of solid phase wastes is difficult but determining whether those wastes should be evaluated as ignitable liquids at some time in the future is nearly impossible. Yet, that is what the law...more
On September 4, 2025, the White House published its Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions in which it discussed EPA’s plans regarding the issuance or revocation of regulations under certain environmental...more
The Hazardous Waste Subcommittee of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) sent a September 16th letter providing comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency...more
On September 5, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched Feed It Onward — a new national initiative designed to reduce food waste, strengthen food security, and support communities across the country —...more
On June 25, 2025, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored the all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform — Nine Years Later. The...more
Randy Thurman undertook a presentation at the August 20, 2025, Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) Annual Meeting/Update in Conway, Arkansas titled: Solid Waste Legislative Update (“Update”). Randy is...more
On July 9, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew significant new use rules (SNURs) proposed under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 18 chemicals derived from waste plastic...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published on August 22nd an Interim Final Rule/Request for Comment providing for the temporary use of incineration units subject to commercial and industrial solid...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressed in a June 23rd Interpretive Letter a request for a non-waste determination under the non-hazardous secondary material (“NHSM”) rule in 40 CFR part 241....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (“DOT”) entered into a July 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Eaton-Moery Environmental Services, Inc. (“Eaton”). See LIS No. 07-098. The NOV states...more
The Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) released a position paper titled: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUPERFUND CLEANUP PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS (“Position Paper”)....more