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What Organizations are in Your State?

Do you want to know what organizations focus on solid waste management in your State? Or find out what organizations are available in others? Read on to find out what valuable resources are available in your area.

ALABAMA聽Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)

ADEM administers all major federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air, Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water acts and federal solid and hazardous waste laws. ADEM assumed these responsibilities only after demonstration that state laws and regulations are at least equivalent to federal standards and that the State has matching funds and personnel available to administer the programs.

ADEM鈥檚 mission is to responsibly adopt and fairly enforce rules and regulations consistent with the statutory authority granted to the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (AEMC) and the ADEM to protect and improve the quality of Alabama’s environment and the health of all its citizens. It monitors environmental conditions in Alabama and recommends changes in State law or revises regulations as needed to respond appropriately to changing environmental conditions.

Regulations Divisions include:

• Division 1: General Administration
• Division 2: Environmental Management Commission
• Division 3: Air Pollution Control Program
• Division 4: Scrap Tire Program
• Division 5: Uniform Environmental Covenants Program
• Division 6: Water Quality Program
• Division 7: Water Supply Program
• Division 8: Coastal Program
• Division 9: Well Driller Licensing Program
• Division 10: Water Division Operator Certification Program
• Division 13: Solid Waste Program
• Division 14: Hazardous Waste Program
• Division 15: Brownfield Redevelopment and Voluntary Cleanup Program
• Division 16: Dry-cleaning Trust Fund Program

For more information, visit聽.

ALASKA聽Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

The DEC conserves, improves and protects its natural resources and environment and controls water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being. Primary services include:

• Providing policy direction for the department, and relentless coordination of investment and service delivery
• Ensuring that public concerns are fully considered in department decisions and actions
• Establishing department objectives and assures performance
• Serving as spokesperson for the Governor on environmental matters
• Issuing decisions on administrative appeal requests
• Adopting all department regulations

Divisions include: Office of the Commissioner, Air Quality, Environmental Health, Information and Administrative Services, Spill Prevention and Response and Water.

For more information, visit聽.

ARIZONA聽Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)

The ADEQ鈥檚 mission is to protect and enhance public health, welfare and the environment in Arizona. It administers a variety of programs to improve the health and welfare of our citizens and ensure the quality of Arizona’s air, land and water resources meets healthful, regulatory standards.

The mission of the Waste Programs Division is to protect and enhance public health and the environment by reducing the risk associated with waste management, contaminated sites and regulated substances. Core responsibilities include:

• Assuring the proper handling, storage, treatment and disposal of wastes, and proper operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks
• Investigating complaints and violations of Arizona’s solid waste, hazardous waste and underground storage tank laws
• Investigating, managing and remediating soil and groundwater that are contaminated with regulated and hazardous substances
• Promoting pollution prevention and recycling
• Reviewing and approving construction plans for landfills and special waste facilities
• Administering payments from the State Assurance Fund for reimbursement of eligible costs associated with removal and remediation of leaking USTs

The Waste Programs Division also reviews and approves construction plans for landfill and special waste facilities. It also issues licenses and permits to other solid waste facilities. The division conducts periodic inspections and assists facility operators and other customers in complying with state and federal solid waste laws and regulations. Enforcement actions are taken in cases of significant non-compliance. The division advocates solid waste reduction, reuse, and recycling and provides grant assistance to selected projects.

For more information, visit聽.

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The ADEQ strives to protect and enhance the state’s environment through regulatory programs, proactive programs and educational activities. While the overview focuses primarily on the Department’s regulatory activities, almost every area of the agency also devotes time and personnel to outreach and education efforts.

The Solid Waste Management Division is responsible for regulating the handling, processing, recycling, marketing of recycled materials, and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste. The Solid Waste Management Division is organized into the:

For more information, visit .

CALIFORNIA聽Environmental Protection Agency

The California Environmental Protection Agency is charged with developing, implementing and enforcing the state’s environmental protection laws that ensure clean air, clean water, clean soil, safe pesticides and waste recycling and reduction. Departments are at the forefront of environmental science, using cutting-edge research to shape the state’s environmental laws.

CalRecycle is the home of California鈥檚 recycling and waste reduction efforts. Officially known as the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, CalRecycle is a new department within the California Natural Resources Agency and administers programs formerly managed by the State鈥檚 Integrated Waste Management Board and Division of Recycling.

The Web site is designed for California consumers, businesses, recycling and waste-hauling industries, nonprofit organizations, educational facilities, and others. Links lead to information on programs that are important to the long-term vitality of California鈥檚 environment and economy.

For more information, visit .

COLORADO聽Department of Public Health and Environment

Its goal is to improve the quality of the environment and public health for the citizens of Colorado by continuously improving our efforts to ensure proper management of hazardous materials and waste.

The Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division:

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CONNECTICUT聽Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

The DEP is conserves, improves and protects the natural resources and environment of the State of Connecticut. The DEP regulates, monitoring, inspection and enforcement, and licensing procedures that help control air, land and water pollution in order to protect health, safety, welfare and natural resources. The DEP also improves and coordinates the state’s environmental plans, functions and educational programs in cooperation with federal, regional and local governments, other public and private organizations and concerned individuals.

The Materials and Waste Management Division involves ensuring the proper management of wastes, chemicals and other materials that is critical to the protection of the environment, public health and safety. The DEP has several programs that are dedicated to assuring proper management and control of materials including petroleum products, industrial chemicals, radioactive materials, pesticides, PCBs, and solid and hazardous wastes. Collectively, these programs protect environmental quality and public healthy by promoting waste minimization, recycling, beneficial use of solid wastes, and spill prevention and control methods.

For more information, visit .

DELAWARE聽Division of Air and Waste Management

Its mission is to optimize the air resources and waste management practices within Delaware by working cooperatively with citizens and businesses to protect public health, welfare and the environment. It:

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罢丑别听Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch is responsible for controlling the storage, transport and disposal of solid, infectious and hazardous waste in Delaware and also coordinates recycling and聽聽management.听The branch is composed of:

1. The Waste Generation, Transport and Program Development Group
2. The Waste Facilities Group
3. The Waste Reduction/Reuse/Recycling Group

For more information, visit .

FLORIDA聽Department of Environmental Protection

Responsible for environmental management and stewardship and is one of the more diverse agencies in state government, protecting the air, water, and land. The Department is divided into three primary areas: Regulatory Programs, Land and Recreation and Planning and Management.

The Division of Waste Management works closely with the Department鈥檚 district offices to implement state and federal laws to protect the environment from the improper handling and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. This includes regulatory programs for waste facilities and pollutant storage systems, and non-regulatory activities such as financial and technical assistance for recycling and waste reduction. The Division also oversees and contracts for the cleanup of sites contaminated with petroleum products, dry-cleaning solvents, or other hazardous wastes.

The Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste includes:

1. 鈥擱esponsible for the management of the statewide Hazardous Waste program which includes interaction with EPA, district offices and other department programs pertaining to Hazardous Waste compliance, enforcement and permitting.
2. 鈥擱esponsible for implementing the state鈥檚 solid waste management program.
3. 鈥擱esponsible for several waste management program areas including state-wide recycling and waste reduction, household hazardous waste, mercury lamps and devices, batteries, unwanted medications, electronics scrap, and certain pesticides through Operation Cleansweep.

For more information, visit聽.

GEORGIA聽Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Environmental Management

The DCA helps with Georgia’s solid waste management efforts primarily in four ways:

1. Planning the state’s solid waste management efforts and assisting local governments in planning to meet their own solid waste management needs.
2. Gathering, analyzing and dispersing information on the state’s solid waste management and waste reduction efforts.
3. Offering technical assistance and training in waste management issues for Georgia’s local governments.
4. Educating Georgia citizens and businesses about waste management and waste reduction issues through training sessions, media campaigns, special events and the state’s Keep America Beautiful affiliates.

The Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act set a path toward improved solid waste management in the state. Some of the key provisions of the law are:

• Solid waste management planning at the state and local levels.
• A facility issues negotiation process designed to facilitate discussion among interested parties on conflicts related to the operation of solid waste management facilities, such as hours of operation, protection of property values and traffic routing.
• Certification for all landfill operators.
• Public education to be undertaken by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and its Georgia Clean and Beautiful program.
• Recycling by State agencies in State owned buildings.
• Ban on yard trimmings from lined and vertically expanded landfills (1992 amendment).
• Ban on lead acid vehicle battery and tire disposal in all Georgia landfills.
• Mechanism for regional ownership and operation of solid waste management facilities.
• Local user fees ($1 per ton of solid waste, paid to host local government of solid waste management facility) to offset local government solid waste management costs.
• Creation of a State Solid Waste Trust Fund, financed through a $1 fee collected on each new tire sold within the state.
• Annual reporting of solid waste management activities and full costs by local governments, with a compilation of these reports to be prepared by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
• Improved management and record keeping at solid waste handling facilities.

For more information, visit聽.

HAWAII聽Departmental of Health, Environmental Division

The Department of Health is entrusted to protect the health of Hawaii residents through the protection of the state’s environment and through regulation of goods, services and facilities used by the general public. The Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch, Office of Solid Waste Management protects Hawaii鈥檚 lands from pollutants that endanger people and the environment, and to rehabilitate contaminated lands. To ensure environmentally sound and cost-effective management of all solid and hazardous waste generated within the State through promotion of pollution prevention and waste minimization, and development of proactive partnerships with waste generators and the regulated community. By aggressive enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, this branch assists in the prevention of releases and the threat of release of petroleum, hazardous substances, and other contaminants within authority:

1. Develop and implement pollution prevention programs targeting reduction of waste generation and toxicity.
2. Provide oversight and support to improve the operations of regulated facilities and activities.
3. Prevent releases of petroleum, hazardous substances and contaminants into the environment from illegal or unpermitted activities and underground storage tanks.
4. Provide technical assistance, education and outreach to the regulated community and the general public.

For more information, visit聽.

IDAHO聽Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

DEQ ensures clean air, water and land in the state and protect Idaho citizens from the adverse health impacts of pollution. As a regulatory agency, DEQ enforces various state environmental regulations and administers a number of federal environmental protection laws including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. DEQ manages a broad range of activities including:

• Assessment of environmental problems
• Oversight of facilities that generate air, water, and hazardous waste pollution
• Monitoring of air and water quality
• Cleanup of contaminated sites
• Education, outreach, and technical assistance to businesses, local government agencies and interested citizens

DEQ鈥檚 Waste Management and Remediation Division is responsible for monitoring and controlling the generation, treatment, storage, and disposal of wastes in Idaho. The waste management group focuses on ensuring that wastes generated in or entering Idaho are managed and disposed in a manner protective of human health and the environment. On the remediation side, program resources are directed to responding to existing releases of hazardous substances to surface waters, ground water or soils. The DEQ鈥檚 State Response Program oversees the development and operation of municipal and non-municipal solid waste disposal sites in Idaho.

For more information, visit聽.

ILLINOIS聽Environmental Protection Agency: Bureau of Land (BOL)

The BOL鈥檚 goals are to protect human health and the environment by ensuring that hazardous and solid waste will be managed in a sound manner, and to reduce or control risk to human health and the environment by overseeing the cleanup of contaminated sites.

The BOL is responsible for the protection and restoration of land and groundwater resources in the State of Illinois. The BOL administers a broad variety of solid and hazardous waste management and cleanup programs. The mission of the Bureau of Land is to:

• Ensure that hazardous and non-hazardous wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner
• Encourage the recycling and recovery of waste materials through suitable incentive/disincentive efforts
• Provide remedial responses and/or provide oversight to the uncontrolled releases of hazardous and petroleum substances into the environment

The Office of Pollution Prevention (OPP) promotes pollution prevention (P2) as the preferred strategy for environmental protection. Reducing or eliminating pollution at the source is preferable to treating or managing it after the fact. P2 not only can help businesses and others achieve better environmental protection, but it can also help them save money, improve efficiency and ease regulatory concerns. The OPP promotes P2 through a variety of educational, technical assistance, regulatory integration and voluntary recognition initiatives.

For more information, visit聽.

INDIANA聽Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

The IDEM employs some of Indiana’s most qualified engineers, scientists and environmental project managers specializing in air, land, pollution prevention and water quality issues. Staff members work hard to provide quality environmental oversight and technical assistance in communities and around the state.

DEM’s implements federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a prosperous economy.

For more information, visit聽.

IOWA聽Department of Natural Resources (DNR): Waste Management

The DNR鈥檚 Waste Management section, within the Land Quality Bureau, is Iowa鈥檚 core agency for assisting businesses and residences with waste management goals, while regulating solid waste facilities. It assists Iowa citizens, businesses and communities in creating a cleaner environment and stronger economy through sustainable use of natural resources with effective waste management and pollution prevention activities. Links include:

• 鈥擧ow to manage waste in the home
• 鈥擲tate and federal environmental regulation and compliance assistance for permitted facilities
• 鈥擱esources on how Iowa schools and local governments can benefit from participating in waste management practices
• 鈥擡ffective and cost saving waste management strategies for Iowa companies

For more information, visit .

KANSAS聽Department of Health and Environment: Bureau of Waste Management

The mission of the Bureau of Waste Management is to minimize the health and environmental impact associated with the generation, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of all solid and hazardous wastes in Kansas.

The Solid Waste Section of the Bureau of Waste Management administers permits to ensure all solid waste facilities are operated in a manner that protects human health and the environment. Permitted facility types include composting, construction/demolition, household hazardous waste, incinerator, industrial, land farm, medical waste, mobile tire processor, msw-exempt, msw-subtitle D, solid waste processor, tire collection center, tire monofill, tire processing facility, tire transporter, and transfer station. The Solid Waste Permits Section is comprised of three units鈥擲olid Waste Landfills Unit, Solid Waste Processing & Planning Unit, and the Solid Waste Hydrogeologic Unit.

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KENTUCKY聽Division of Waste Management

The Kentucky Division of Waste Management is a state agency operating under the umbrella of the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection聽(DEP). The division鈥檚 mission is to protect human health and the environment by minimizing adverse impacts on all citizens of the commonwealth through the development and implementation of fair, equitable and effective waste management programs.

The division consists of eight branches:聽,听,听,听,听,听,听聽and the Director’s Office. The Enforcement Branch was abolished and its staff transferred to the聽.

For more information, visit .

LOUISIANA聽Department of Environmental Quality: Waste Permits Division

The Waste Permits Division within the Office of Environmental Services includes several sections that serve various functions within the Department of Environmental Quality.

The Solid and Hazardous Waste Permits section authorizes permits administered under the Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Regulations.听In addition, this section handles the registration, certification and closure of Underground Storage Tanks. The Waste Permits Division also includes certain engineering and geological sections that provide support to Solid and Hazardous Waste Permits.听These sections also provide other services throughout the state.

For more information, visit .

MAINE聽Department of Environmental Protection: Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management

Directs the cleanup and mitigation of adverse effects associated with uncontrolled hazardous substance sites; responds to discharges or spills of oil products or hazardous matter; manages the generation, transport, storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, petroleum products and biomedical waste; and administers the solid waste facility licensing program, the asbestos abatement and lead abatement programs, and the sludge and residuals land-spreading program. In addition, the Bureau provides staff support to the Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers and the Oil Spill Advisory Committee.

The Bureau is organized into five divisions and two units:

• The Division of Remediation
• The Division of Technical Services
• The Division of Oil and Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation
• The Division of Solid Waste Management
• The Division of Response Services
• The Program Services Unit
• The Policies and Procedures Unit

For more information, visit .

MARYLAND聽Department of the Environment (MDE)

MDE protects and restores the quality of Maryland鈥檚 air, water and land resources, while fostering smart growth, economic development, healthy and safe communities, and quality environmental education for the benefit of the environment, public health and future generations.

MDE’s Solid Waste Program is responsible for assuring that society’s domestic, commercial, and non-hazardous industrial solid waste is handled properly. Improper handling of these wastes can pose direct threats to both public health and Maryland’s natural resources, particularly water resources.

For more information, visit .

MASSACH– USETTS聽Department of Environmental Protection

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The Bureau of Waste Prevention (BWP) protects public health and the environment by ensuring that discharges and emissions, solid and hazardous wastes, toxic chemical use, and the health risks associated with them are reduced to the maximum extent possible and, when pollution or waste cannot be prevented, they are safely and effectively controlled聽or managed.听BWP consists of聽four divisions:

1. Planning & Evaluation
2. Business Compliance
3. Consumer & Transportation
4. Business Reporting & Fiscal Operations

For more information, visit聽.

MICHIGAN聽Department of Environmental Quality: Waste and Hazardous Materials Division

The DEQ programs that deal with waste issues include: Groundwater Discharge, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous and Liquid Industrial Waste, Medical Waste, Radiological Protection, Recycling, Scrap Tires, and Solid Waste. On the Web site you will find: permit/license application forms; guidance documents; state, federal and local statutory and regulatory information; and grant and loan information available.

MINNESOTA聽Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

The MPCA monitors environmental quality, offers technical and financial assistance, and enforces environmental regulations. The agency finds and cleans up spills or leaks that can affect health and environment. Staff develop statewide policy, and support environmental education.

The MPCA works with many partners鈥攃itizens, communities, businesses, all levels of government, environmental groups, and educators鈥攖o prevent pollution and conserve resources. These partnerships allow the agency to:

• Foster greater commitment and personal responsibility for our environment
• Work to minimize the use and generation of toxic chemicals from products and buildings
• Help others convert waste into energy or high-value products
• Protect, restore, and preserve the quality of Minnesota鈥檚 waters
• Develop solutions to Minnesota鈥檚 climate-change challenges

The MPCA also works with industry, government and citizens to reduce and manage waste.

For more information, visit .

MISSISSIPPI聽Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

The DEQ is responsible for protecting the state鈥檚 air, land and water. The mission is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of present and future generations of Mississippians by conserving and improving our environment and fostering wise economic growth through focused research and responsible regulation.

The agency consists of four offices each headed by a director: Office of Pollution Control, Office of Land and Waste Resources, Office of Geology, Office of Administrative Services.

MISSOURI聽Division of Environmental Quality: Solid Waste Management Program

Ensures solid waste is managed in such a way that protects both public health and the environment. The Solid Waste Management Program works hard to help all Missourians better manage their solid wastes. Through the cooperative efforts of citizens, businesses, industry and government, Missouri can continue to increase material reuse and recycling from all solid waste sources. Reducing the amount of solid wastes generated remains the program’s primary goal.

For more information, visit .

MONTANA聽Department of Environmental Quality

Protects, sustains and improves a clean and healthful environment to benefit present and future generations. Divisions include:

• Enforcement Division鈥擣ormal enforcement, inspection, monitoring and training, third-party complaint investigations and emergency spills
• 鈥�Permit issuance and compliance monitoring for projects relating to air, water, public water supplies, solid and hazardous waste, subdivisions, motor vehicle recycling, open cut, hard rock and coal and uranium mines, and applicable facilities under the Major Facility Siting Act
• 鈥�Planning, policy and standards development relating to air quality State Implementation Plans, water quality, non-point source management, groundwater protection and solid waste management.
• Abandoned mine reclamation, hazardous spill cleanup, underground storage tanks and leaking underground storage tanks, petroleum tank release compensation, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (federal Superfund), Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act (state Superfund).

For more information, visit聽.

NEBRASKA聽Department of Environmental Quality

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality ongoing mission is to the protect Nebraska鈥檚 air, land and water resources.

The Waste Management Division is comprised of two sections and one unit. These include the Waste Management Section, the Remediation Section and the Planning and Aid Unit. Both Waste Management and Remediation share responsibilities for the hazardous waste, Superfund, voluntary remediation, and integrated waste management programs. Several waste-related grant programs are administered by the Planning and Aid Unit.

For more information, visit .

NEVADA聽Division of Environmental Protection: Bureau of Waste Management

Designed to help individuals, companies, and governmental entities comply with environmental laws and regulations contained in the聽聽and the聽. The mission is to preserve and enhance the environment of the state in order to protect public health, sustain healthy ecosystems and contribute to a vibrant economy.

The mission of the Bureau of Waste Management is to protect human health, public safety and the environment, conserve natural resources by ensuring safe management of solid and hazardous waste, and promoting waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. The Bureau is composed of two regulatory branches: the hazardous waste management branch and the solid waste management branch. Included within the solid waste branch is the recycling program.

For more information, .

NEW HAMPSHIRE聽Department of Environmental Services (DES)

The mission is to help sustain a high quality of life for all citizens by protecting and restoring the environment and public health in New Hampshire. The department鈥檚 responsibilities range from ensuring high levels of water quality for water supplies, ecological balance, and recreational benefits, to regulating the emissions of air pollutants, to fostering the proper management of municipal and industrial waste, to managing water resources for future generations.

Proper management of Solid Waste and the related facilities is one of New Hampshire’s primary health and environmental priorities. The DES is the State agency responsible for overseeing the management of solid waste. Oversight of the program is provided through the DES Solid Waste Management Bureau, which manages the responsibility through a combination of permitting, training, public education and outreach, and compliance programs.

For more information, visit .

NEW JERSEY Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

The Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Program has primary responsibility for administering New Jersey’s solid and hazardous waste programs. The program regulates and permits landfills, resource recovery incinerators, transfer stations, recycling centers and hazardous waste facilities.听 The program also administers the State’s recycling and solid waste planning programs and the escrow account program for closed solid waste landfills that ensures sufficient funding is available to fund the closure of the landfills.

The Bureau of Solid & Hazardous Waste Regulation performs the following activities to ensure that solid waste, medical waste and hazardous waste is collected, transported and disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner and in a competitive marketplace. It oversees all economic regulation solid waste activities including:

• Facility rate regulation
• Collectors鈥� effective competition
• Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity
• Host community benefits
• Reviews Biennial Hazardous Waste Reports
• Maintains data used to identify generators that manage hazardous waste off-site, and transporters, storage, and disposal facilities which receive or manage hazardous waste in New Jersey
• Administers the licensing of companies engaged in the solid /hazardous waste business
• Registers solid and hazardous waste transporter vehicles and equipment

The Bureau of Solid Waste Compliance and Enforcement performs the following activities to ensure that solid waste is collected, transported and disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner and in a competitive marketplace:

• Provide compliance assistance
• Investigate complaints
• Conduct inspections
• Issue enforcement documents, both formal and informal which may include assessed penalties
• Assists the Attorney General in developing enforcement cases and testifies in court
• Negotiate compliance schedule and penalty settlements

For more information, visit .

NEW MEXICO聽Environment Department

The Environment Department鈥檚 mission is to provide the highest quality of life throughout the state by promoting a safe, clean and productive environment. It is committed to providing clear articulation of our goals, standards, and expectations in a professional manner so that the citizens of New Mexico can make informed decisions about the environment and their community.

The Solid Waste Bureau consists of the following sections:

• :聽Technical review of permits, modifications, renewals, and registrations, for landfills, transfer stations, transformation facilities, air curtain incinerators, and infectious waste treatment processes. Approves closure plans, ground water and methane monitoring plans reports, and oversees landfill liner and cap, and well installations.
• 聽Conducts inspection of SW facilities and haulers, investigates complaints, and prepares Notices of Violation and Administrative Compliance Orders. Issues hauler registrations, reviews operation, disposal management, contingency and waste excavation plans, and onsite disposal requests.
• 聽Provides recycling and diversion technical assistance. Conducts certification training courses and other educational presentations. Coordinates stakeholder outreach; manages recycling and tire grant programs; compiles the annual report and manages the tire registration and manifesting program.
• :聽Supports the administrative and financial needs of the Bureau. Freedom of Information Requests.

For more information, visit .

NEW YORK聽Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

The DEC was created to combine in a single agency all state programs designed to protect and enhance the environment. Its mission is “To conserve, improve and protect New York’s natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being.” DEC’s goal is to achieve this mission through the simultaneous pursuit of environmental quality, public health, economic prosperity and social well-being, including environmental justice and the empowerment of individuals to participate in environmental decisions that affect their lives.

The Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials regulates and monitors solid and hazardous waste facilities and generators of hazardous waste; control disposal of radioactive materials and use of pesticides; and promote sound management of wastes by communities, businesses and industries. Control of hazardous waste from generation, through handling and shipping, to disposal; regulate the application of registered pesticides by certified applicators; oversee clean-up of sites contaminated by radioactive material and regulate transport or discharge of low-level radioactive waste and permit environmentally sound solid waste management facilities, including landfills and incinerators.

For more information, visit .

NORTH CAROLINA聽Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR)

The DENR is the agency for the preservation and protection of North Carolina’s outstanding natural resources. The organization administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public’s health. DENR also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DENR facilities and through the state’s school system.

The Solid Waste Program regulates safe management of solid waste through guidance, technical assistance, regulations, permitting, environmental monitoring, compliance evaluation and enforcement. Waste types handled at these facilities include municipal solid waste, industrial waste, construction and demolition waste, land-clearing waste, scrap tires, medical waste, compost, and septage.

For more information, visit .

NORTH DAKOTA聽Department of Health: Waste Management

The Division of Waste Management includes the hazardous waste program, PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls), Brownfields, Underground Storage Tank program, antifreeze registration, petroleum product testing, Solid Waste Program, pollution prevention and abandoned automobile.

The Solid Waste Program (SWP) works with owners and operators of land disposal facilities to ensure that all regulated solid waste activities in North Dakota are conducted in compliance with North Dakota’s Solid Waste Management Rules. The SWP requires that all land disposal activities are protective of public health and preserve water resources while promoting resource recovery. The program also conducts operator training and certification for landfill staff for day-to-day operations of land disposal facilities.

For more information, visit .

翱贬滨翱听Environmental Protection Agency: Division of Solid and Infectious Waste Management

Ensures proper handling of solid waste and encourages people to reduce, reuse or recycle solid waste generated in Ohio. It issue permits to regulate landfills, waste incinerators, transfer facilities, composting facilities, scrap tire facilities, construction and demolition disposal sites, infectious waste disposal sites and industries that generate infectious wastes, such as hospitals. It also oversees state and local planning for long-term solid waste management. Programs include:

For more information, visit聽.

OKLAHOMA聽Department of Environmental Quality

The mission is to enhance the quality of life in Oklahoma and protect the health of its citizens by protecting, preserving and restoring the water, land and air of the state, thus fostering a clean, attractive, healthy, prosperous and sustainable environment. Its vision is to eliminate the effects of unintended consequences of historic development, to prevent new adverse environmental impacts and to provide significant input into national decision making, all the while enhancing both the environment and the economy of Oklahoma.

The Land Protection Division inspects and permits hazardous waste and solid waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities, permits and inspects certain underground injection wells, manages radioactive materials, restores contaminated land to safe and useful conditions (Brownfields, Superfund, Voluntary Cleanup, Land Restoration and Site Cleanup Assistance Program) and also coordinates agency environmental education for K-12, higher education and the general public. It also maintain lists of recyclers.

The Solid Waste Management section reviews permit applications and writes permits for solid waste disposal sites including storage units, transfer facilities, recycling units and treatment units. It also conducts inspections of solid waste permitted facilities, investigates complaints, regulates biomedical wastes, controls non-hazardous industrial waste disposal.

For more information, visit .

OREGON聽Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

The DEQ is a regulatory agency whose job is to protect the quality of Oregon’s environment. DEQ鈥檚 works cooperatively with all Oregonians for a healthy, sustainable environment. DEQ restores, maintains and enhances the quality of Oregon’s air, land and water. DEQ is responsible for protecting and enhancing Oregon’s water and air quality, for cleaning up spills and releases of hazardous materials, for managing the proper disposal of hazardous and solid wastes, and for enforcing Oregon’s environmental laws.

Oregon law establishes a hierarchy for the management of solid waste. The first objective is to prevent the generation of the waste. If that is not possible, reuse is the next best option, followed by recycling, composting, and energy recovery. Safe disposal is the last option, if none of the others is feasible.

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PENNSYLVANIA聽Department of Environmental Protection: Bureau of Waste Management

Provides management oversight and support for the state: hazardous, municipal, and residual waste programs; environmental cleanup programs; municipal waste planning and recycling programs; and storage tank program. Provides technical and administrative support to the Department’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Administers the host municipality inspector program. Manages the HSCA (Hazardous Site Cleanup Act), Recycling, Solid Waste Abatement and Storage Tank Funds.

The Municipal Waste Program聽and manages and maintains the municipal and residual waste program. Develops and maintains regulations, technical guidance documents, forms and fact sheets. Develops beneficial use and general permits and issues authorizations for municipal waste, residual waste, and waste tire transporters. Provides permit and technical expertise to Regional Office staff relative to municipal and residual waste permitting issues.

The Division of Waste Minimization and Planning administers the municipal solid waste planning, recycling, and grant programs, resource recovery development grants program, and household hazardous waste (HHW) program.

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RHODE ISLAND聽Department of Environmental Management (DEM)

罢丑别听DEM is committed to preserving the quality of Rhode Island’s environment, maintaining the health and safety of its residents, and protecting the natural systems upon which life depends. Together with many partners, we offer assistance to individuals, business and municipalities, conduct research, find solutions, and enforce laws created to protect the environment.

The Office of Waste Management has two primary functions:

1. To oversee the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites and releases from leaking underground storage tanks.
2. To regulate and permit facilities that accept or transport solid, medical or hazardous waste or that store petroleum products in underground tanks.

These functions are divided into four programs:

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SOUTH CAROLINA聽Department of Health and Environmental Control: Bureau of Land and Waste Management (BLWM)

The BLWM is located within the Office of Environmental Quality Control and the three primary areas of responsibility are:

1. Management and coordination of all mining and waste-related activities throughout the state including solid waste, hazardous waste, infectious waste, radioactive waste and recycling activities
2. Implementation of corrective action for contaminated sites including state and federal superfund sites, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste facilities and dry cleaning facilities
3. Coordination of statewide environmental emergency response activities.

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SOUTH DAKOTA聽Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

The mission of DENR is to protect public health and the environment by providing environmental monitoring and natural resource assessment, technical and financial assistance for environmental projects, and environmental regulatory services; all done in a manner to protect South Dakota’s environment and natural resources for today and tomorrow while treating everyone as our customer and exceeding their expectations.

The Solid Waste Program is responsible for regulating storage, treatment, and disposal of solid waste in the state of South Dakota. In addition, the聽office provides technical assistance, issues permits, conducts solid waste聽facility inspections, and investigates solid waste disposal complaints.

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TENNESSEE聽Department of Environment and Conservation

The department is the chief environmental and natural resource regulatory agency in Tennessee. It has delegated responsibility from the U.S. EPA to regulate sources of:

It offers a program of聽聽to assist local communities with the development and maintenance of drinking water and wastewater infrastructure as well as solid waste disposal, waste prevention, plus programs for recycling, parks, greenways and trails.

We promote both front-end聽聽and strong, effective聽

The mission of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management is to protect and enhance the public health and environment from existing and future contamination of the land through proper management and remediation of solid and hazardous wastes.

Division activities are land-based, regulating both solid waste and hazardous waste through specialized programs and functions. These include landfill permits, hazardous waste permits, state remediation program, used oil management, lead-based paint abatement, special waste, universal waste, and annual waste reporting.

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TEXAS聽Commission on Environmental Quality

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is the environmental agency for the state that strives to protect the state’s human and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development. Its goal is clean air, clean water and the safe management of waste.

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UTAH聽Department of Environmental Quality

The mission is to 鈥╯afeguard human health and quality of life by protecting and enhancing the environment. The Solid Waste Section administers permitting and compliance programs for non-hazardous solid waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities throughout the State. Other areas of activity include technical assistance, and public assistance. Along with the local health departments throughout the State, the Solid Waste Section provides response to questions of improper disposal of solid waste and assists citizens in proper methods of disposal.

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VERMONT聽Agency of Natural Resources: Waste Management Division

The Waste Management Division oversees the use, treatment and handling of hazardous and solid wastes. The Division performs emergency response for hazardous materials spills, issues permits for federal and state programs regulating hazardous wastes, solid wastes, and underground storage tanks, and manages cleanup at hazardous sites under state and federal authorities, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as Superfund).

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VIRGINIA聽Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ): Waste Management

Solid wastes and hazardous wastes in Virginia are regulated by DEQ, the聽聽and the聽. They administer programs created by the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (commonly called Superfund) and the Virginia Waste Management Act.

Solid waste is regulated under a number of different programs at DEQ. These programs are designed to encourage the reuse and recycling of solid waste and to regulate the disposal and treatment of solid waste including regulated medical waste. Standards are designed to protect human health and the environment.

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WASHINGTON聽Department of Ecology

The mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington鈥檚 environment, and promote the wise management of our air, land and water for the benefit of current and future generations. In order to fulfill our mission and move Washington forward in a global economy, the Dept. of Ecology has three goals:

• Prevent pollution
• Clean up pollution
• Support sustainable communities and natural resources

The Waste 2 Resources Program helps you figure out what you can do to reduce solid waste and safely manage what remains. If not managed wisely, solid wastes can contribute to air and water pollution, and pose a threat to human health.

For more information, visit www.ecy.wa.gov.

WASHINGTON DC聽District Department of the Environment (DDOE)

Responsible for the natural and indoor environments in the District of Columbia. DDOE鈥檚 work includes direct assistance to residents and businesses, policymaking, and monitoring and enforcement.

DDOE programs are designed to facilitate cleaner air and water, green our neighborhoods and building space, and assist with the management of hazardous and toxic waste disposal. Additionally, DDOE conducts community and educational outreach to increase public awareness of environmental and energy related issues.

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WEST VIRGINIA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

The DEP聽implements programs to control surface and groundwater pollution caused by industrial and municipal discharges as well as oversight of construction, operation and closure of hazardous and solid waste and underground storage tank sites.听 The Division of Water and Waste Management administers these programs.听The three offices that make up DWWM are the聽Offices of Water, Waste, and聽Environmental Enforcement for water and waste facilities. The Division also works to protect, restore, and enhance West Virginia’s watersheds through comprehensive watershed assessments, groundwater monitoring, wetlands preservation, inspection and enforcement of hazardous and solid waste disposal and proper operation of underground storage tanks.

The Division of Land Restoration includes聽environmental remediation and special reclamation. It administers multiple cleanup programs including brownfields, leaking underground storage tanks, hazardous waste, landfill closure and assistance, pollution prevention and open dump, and voluntary remediation.

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WISCONSIN聽Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

The DNR is dedicated to the preservation, protection, effective management and maintenance of Wisconsin’s natural resources. It is responsible for implementing the laws of the state and, where applicable, the laws of the federal government that protect and enhance the natural resources of our state. It is the one agency charged with full responsibility for coordinating the many disciplines and programs necessary to provide a clean environment and a full range of outdoor recreational opportunities for Wisconsin citizens and visitors.

罢丑别听聽encourages management of waste as a resource to help ensure a clean and healthy Wisconsin for future generations. 罢丑别听聽is to increase waste material reuse and recycling in Wisconsin by 30 percent. The Program develops policies and offers technical assistance to actively encourage the reduction, recycling and re-use of wastes as raw material for new products. It oversees management of solid and hazardous waste through storage, treatment and disposal. It also works with local governments to reclaim mining sites to valued natural resources.

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奥驰翱惭滨狈骋听Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

The DEQ contributes to Wyoming鈥檚 quality of life through a combination of monitoring, permitting, inspection, enforcement and restoration/remediation activities that protect, conserve and enhance the environment while supporting responsible stewardship of our state鈥檚 resources.

Together, DEQ鈥檚 programs serve approximately 5,000 businesses annually operating over 28,000 individual facilities throughout the state. By minimizing environmental pollution, enabling responsible economic development and restoring previously polluted and hazardous sites, DEQ provides benefits to not just these businesses, but to the entire population of Wyoming, as well as to all visitors who benefit from the quality of life we share in this great state.

The Solid and Hazardous Waste Division consists of five separate programs:

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