Brazil has recently seen significant updates to solid waste management regulations at the national level. These include new regulations which address: the qualification criteria of managing entities; the qualification...more
Over the course of the last two decades, non-industrial businesses in California have faced increased scrutiny of their compliance with the complex rules related to their management of regulated wastes, such as hazardous...more
The Washington Supreme Court recently denied review of a key decision from the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, upholding the authority of local governments to regulate solid waste generated and collected within...more
Massachusetts residents and businesses dispose of enough trash yearly to fill up about 31 Fenway Parks. Despite decades of government policies to reduce waste, we continue throwing away about six million tons of waste each...more
A bill amending the Alabama Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act by specifying when local approval of solid waste disposal permit modifications is necessary has passed both houses of the Alabama Legislature...more
Aprueba Congreso de la Unión Reforma Minera, con impactos sustanciales en materia de concesiones mineras, uso de aguas nacionales y manejo de residuos....more
The Mexican Congress approved the Mining Reform, with substantial impacts on mining concessions, use of national waters and waste management....more
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals addressed in a July 13th opinion a pricing dispute involving the disposal of debris from a demolition project. See Advanced Trucking & Services, LLC v. Hanover Insurance Company, 2022 WL 2719712...more
Late last year, California enacted significant new restrictions on products and packaging bearing recyclability claims, including the chasing-arrows symbol commonly used to connote that packaging is recyclable. In order to...more
At the end of August 2022, the California Legislature passed AB 2440 and SB 1215, overhauling the state’s existing battery extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes and expanding the state’s e-waste program. AB 2440, the...more
Governor Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 54 (“SB 54”), heralding an unprecedented commitment to reducing plastic production and consumption in California. The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer...more
The Biden administration has prioritized regulating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which are a class of fluorinated chemicals used in products as varied as food packaging and fire-fighting foams because they are...more
Perhaps not as glamorous as the Times Square crystal ball, but something else drops at the start of the New Year: The threshold for mandated food waste separation and recycling by certain industrial and commercial facilities...more
The United States District Court for the District of Texas (“Court”) addressed in an August 4th Opinion issues arising out of a solid waste storage and recycling facility/shingle pile in Dallas, Texas. See Marsha Jackson v....more
The new statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for winery process water (Winery Order) adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board have spread concern across the wine industry. The Winery Order is...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Western Illinois University (“Western”) entered into a February 11th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Illinois...more
Recently, Dana Palmer, a partner at Allen Matkins, presented a webinar entitled Hazardous Waste Management & Regulatory Interpretations: Perils & Pitfalls for Companies Regarding Salvageable/Usable Goods vs. Waste. The...more
Even though Oregon is considered the third greenest state in the United States, and a national leader when it comes to recycling, Oregon’s waste-management programs are not actually recovering all of the state’s recyclable...more
The U.S. EPA announced a new major initiative called The U.S. Federal Strategy for Addressing the Global Issue of Marine Litter (October 2020). The Marine Litter initiative contains various components. It first identifies the...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Mack Armstrong (“Armstrong”) entered into a September 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The New York City Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”) is proposing to amend its existing sanitation rules to require new and converted buildings classified as multiple dwelling buildings having 300 or more dwelling units to...more
The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (“Court”) in a March 31st Order addressed a dispute regarding a state-issued hazardous waste disposal permit. See United States v. N.M. Env’t Dep’t, No. CV 19-46...more
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) issued its 2019 Recycling Industry Yearbook (“Yearbook”). The 2019 edition is the eighth year that ISRI has published a Yearbook on this topic....more
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported in a November 15th article that the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District (“Benton District”) will petition the Arkansas Supreme Court to address a dispute with the...more
The Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Court”) addressed in an October 30th opinion a dispute between the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District (“Benton District”) and the Boston Mountain Regional Solid Waste...more