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Moving Towards Moving Towards Sustainable Materials ManagementSustainable Materials Management

Presentation to the Presentation to the Air and Waste Management AssociationAir and Waste Management Association

Southern Section Annual ConferenceSouthern Section Annual ConferenceSeptember 13, 2012September 13, 2012

Hierarchy of Hierarchy of Materials ManagementMaterials Management

ReduceReduce

ReuseReuse

Recycle Recycle

Repurpose or Beneficial UseRepurpose or Beneficial Use

Waste To Energy and Waste To FuelsWaste To Energy and Waste To Fuels

Close the Loop – Buy RecycledClose the Loop – Buy Recycled

Responsible Waste DisposalResponsible Waste Disposal

Why Recycle?Why Recycle?

Amount of waste we generate demands that we Amount of waste we generate demands that we recover materials;recover materials;

State Law promotes and encourages recycling;State Law promotes and encourages recycling;

Economic benefits and jobs are created by Economic benefits and jobs are created by recyclingrecycling

Southeastern manufacturers need recyclable for Southeastern manufacturers need recyclable for their processestheir processes

Manufacturing processes can be improved through Manufacturing processes can be improved through processing recovered materials and processing recovered materials and

The quality of life can be improved for communities The quality of life can be improved for communities by increasing recycling opportunities. by increasing recycling opportunities.

National Recycling ProfileNational Recycling Profile

Each person in the U.S. generates 4.5 pounds of Each person in the U.S. generates 4.5 pounds of solid waste each day (more than any other solid waste each day (more than any other country in the world);country in the world);

U.S. EPA set a national recycling goal of 40%;U.S. EPA set a national recycling goal of 40%;

EPA estimates that currently the U.S. recycles EPA estimates that currently the U.S. recycles approximately 82 million tons of materials (34%);approximately 82 million tons of materials (34%);

Approximately 86% of the people in the U.S. Approximately 86% of the people in the U.S. have access to local recycling programs.have access to local recycling programs.

National Waste QuantitiesNational Waste Quantities

Americans generate 680 lbs of paper waste per Americans generate 680 lbs of paper waste per person annually. The average American throws person annually. The average American throws away 13,000 pieces of paper each year.away 13,000 pieces of paper each year.Americans throw away an average of 1500 Americans throw away an average of 1500 aluminum cans per second. Over 80 billion are aluminum cans per second. Over 80 billion are used and over 30 billion are disposed in landfills used and over 30 billion are disposed in landfills annually. annually. Americans use 100 million steel cans every day. Americans use 100 million steel cans every day. Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles an hour. an hour. Over 41 billion glass containers are used in the Over 41 billion glass containers are used in the U.S. each year. U.S. each year.

Wood 6.6%

Rubber, Leather, textiles

7.9%

Metals8.4%

Glass4.9%

Yard Wastes13.2%

Other 3.3%

Plastics12.0%

Food Scraps12.7%

Paper31.0%

What is in Our Waste?What is in Our Waste?

Mississippi Recycling ProfileMississippi Recycling Profile

Mississippi generates around 3.5 to 4 million Mississippi generates around 3.5 to 4 million tons of municipal solid waste annually and 7 to 8 tons of municipal solid waste annually and 7 to 8 million tons of solid waste overall;million tons of solid waste overall;

Mississippi Law has an annual statewide waste Mississippi Law has an annual statewide waste reduction and recycling goal of 25%;reduction and recycling goal of 25%;

Approximately 50% of the state’s population has Approximately 50% of the state’s population has access to local government sponsored recycling access to local government sponsored recycling programs.programs.

MDEQ approximates the state recycling rate to MDEQ approximates the state recycling rate to be around 12%.be around 12%.

Recycling Provisions in Mississippi Law

Mississippi Code Annotated, Section 49-31-5 states: “The Legislature declares it to be the policy of the State of Mississippi that the generation of waste should be reduced or eliminated at the source, whenever feasible; waste that is generated should be recycled or reused whenever feasible; waste that cannot be reduced or recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner; and disposal or other permitted release into the environment should be employed only as a last resort and should be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.”


Mississippi Code Annotated, Sections 49-31-7 and 49-31-11(3) state: The purposes of this chapter are…… “To encourage local governments to develop and implement recycling programs within their jurisdictions to return valuable materials to productive use and to protect capacity at waste management facilities;” “The Commission on Environmental Quality shall coordinate recycling activities among municipalities and local governing authorities and promote pollution prevention, recycling, reuse of wastes, in lieu of treatment and disposal of such wastes.”


Mississippi Code Annotated – Section 17-17-227 states: “Each county, in cooperation with municipalities within the county, shall prepare, adopt and submit to the commission for review and approval a local nonhazardous solid waste management plan for the county. Each local nonhazardous solid waste management plan shall include, at a minimum, the following…..……….. ……. (d) A strategy for achieving a twenty-five percent (25%) waste reduction goal through source reduction, recycling or other waste reduction technologies…..”

Recycling Creates Jobs and Generates Employment Income

U.S. Recycling Economic Information Study –2001– 56,061 recycling establishments; – 1.1 million people directly employed – $37 billion in annual payroll; – $236 billion in annual revenues; – Average wage paid - $32,700; – Manufacturers were responsible for over half of the

economic activity.


U.S. Recycling Economic Information Study –2001– 1.4 million jobs provided in support

businesses with a payroll of $52 billion and $173 billion in receipts;

– 1.5 million jobs supported by the employee personal spending with a payroll of $41 billion and receipts of $146 billion.


College of Charleston 2006 Recycling Study for State of South Carolina– More than 15,000 jobs;– $1.5 billion in annual personal income for direct and

indirect jobs;– Industry projected to grow at a rate of around 12% with

an economic impact of more than $11 billion;– Overall economic impact to the state of $6.5 billion

dollars.


North Carolina Recycling Business Assistance Center 2010 Study– Growth in recycling jobs up from 11,762 in 2000 to

15,187 in 2010;– NC saw a net increase of jobs by almost 5% from 2008

until 2010;– Total annual direct payroll is $395 million;– Almost 50% of the businesses indicated they would be

creating additional jobs in the next 2 years;


Southern States Energy Board Study Economic Benefits of Recycling Study:– Mississippi had over 5,000 persons employed

in the recycling industry representing 2.1 % of the state’s labor force;

– Only West Virginia and Louisiana had lower rates of recycling employment in the region than the state of Mississippi.


Southeast Recycling Development Council 2010 Markets Inventory– Employment in 11 Southeastern States in the

end use/manufacturing sector equaled 49,527 jobs;

– $33.5 billion dollars in total sales;– Out of the 11 states, Mississippi ranked 11th

in number of employees and 8th in annual sales dollars.

Recycling can Supplement the Local and State Tax Base

REI 2001 Study – The Recycling industry contributes: – U.S. Government Tax Revenues – $25 Billion– State Government Tax Revenues - $11.9 Billion– Local Government Tax Revenues - $9.4 Billion

South Carolina study – The recycling industry contributed $69 million in tax revenue to South Carolina government.

Recycling can Supplement the Local and State Tax base

Washington County, Kentucky began its recycling program in 2002: – By 2004 – the rural county had built its recycling

volume up to 353,000 lbs. and $2500 in profits;– In 2006 – formed a cooperative partnership with

Marion County and together recycled 1.3 million lbs and over $10,000 in profits.

– Built a MRF using inmate labor and developed a jobs training program for inmates through the recycling facility.


Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, Mississippi– Has a mandatory recycling program for

residential housing;– CAFB averaged approximately $230,000 cost

avoidance annually by diverting over 50% of its wastes to recycling;

– CAFB saw an average profit of $40,000 in sale of recyclable materials.


The State of Tennessee reports– In 2010, Tennessee Communities recycled 1.9 million

tons of solid waste saving $69 million in disposal costs;

– Recycling Marketing Cooperative of Tennessee helps rural Tennessee communities of less than 10,000 population with recycling;

RMCT returns an average of $42,000 in recycling revenues to each participating local government;

RMCT helped recycle an average of 600 tons of waste per month saving an average of $18,000 in disposal costs.

Existing Industry Needs More Material

CVP estimates southeastern states dispose of $1.2 billion worth of recyclables annually;

State of Georgia study indicates that state spends $100 million annually to dispose of $300 million worth of recyclables;

Mississippi Recycling Task Force Survey indicated that the number 2 problem for most Mississippi Recycling businesses is the lack of available recyclables.

Existing Industry Needs More Material

KW Plastics collects 370,000 lbs of plastic from the state of Alabama enough for only one day of production;

North and South Carolina together could provide enough HDPE for the Ensley Corporation to run 24 hrs per day 7 days per week but due to low recovery rates Ensley must ship from other places in the U.S.

Continued Growth in Recycling will Require New Industries

Retail Industry/Consumer Demands– Walmart Recycled Content Requirements

Product Sustainability Initiatives– Various State Legislative Requirements– Coca-Cola Recycling

Corporate Zero Waste Initiatives

Export Markets – China, India, etc.

Recycling can make Manufacturing Processes more Efficient

Can lower manufacturing energy costs;– Recycling aluminum results in 96% energy savings

over processing of raw bauxite;– Recycling plastics results in 67% energy savings over

processing raw (virgin) materials.– Recycling paper results in 64% energy savings over

the processing of virgin pulp;– Recycling glass results in 21% energy savings over

manufacturing virgin glass

Recycling can make Manufacturing Processes more Efficient

Can reduce the cost to manufacturers for extracting raw materials: – Each ton of paper recycled conserves 380 gallons of

oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, 7000 gallons of water and 3700 lbs of wood.

– For every ton of steel recycled, we conserve 1400 lbs of coal, 2500 lbs of iron ore, and 120 lbs of limestone.

– Recycling one ton of glass saves 1300 lbs of sand; 410 lbs of soda ash and 380 lbs of limestone.

– Each ton of plastics recycled conserves 16.3 barrels (685 gallons) of oil.

Recycling can make Manufacturing Processes More Efficient

Can reduce pollution over extracting and processing raw materials:– Recycling one ton of paper also results in 60

pounds less air pollutants than processing virgin pulp;

– Recycling steel scrap results in 85% less air emissions and 76% less water pollution than processing virgin iron ore;

– EPA WARM Model: U.S. Recycling = Almost 40 million cars off the road.

Recycling can make Manufacturing Processes More Efficient

Promotes Safer Working Environment (WasteCap Wisconsin Study);

Manufacturing facilities built for recycled content are often less expensive to build;

Using recycled content over virgin materials can help to preserve the life of manufacturing equipment.

Recycling can Help Improve the Quality of Life for a Community

Reduces the need for landfills and the impacts of landfills on local communities;

Helps with the management of problem waste streams (e-scrap, tires, HHW, etc);

Can help address community aesthetics and nuisances such as litter and illegal dumping;

Comprehensive recycling programs can be an attractant for new residents, businesses, and manufacturers.

Keys to Developing a Sustainable Recycling Program

What Are We Discarding?What Are We Discarding?

Packaging WastesPackaging Wastes – Cardboard, Film, Paperboard, Pallets, – Cardboard, Film, Paperboard, Pallets, Metal bands, etc.Metal bands, etc.Office WastesOffice Wastes – White Paper, Electronics, ink cartridges; – White Paper, Electronics, ink cartridges; Process WastesProcess Wastes – Sludges, Combustion residuals, By- – Sludges, Combustion residuals, By-products, Process residuals, Off-Spec supplies and/or products, Process residuals, Off-Spec supplies and/or products;products;Maintenance WastesMaintenance Wastes – Solvents, Rags, Floor Sweepings; – Solvents, Rags, Floor Sweepings; Landscaping Wastes;Landscaping Wastes;Employee WastesEmployee Wastes – Break Room, Cafeteria, Locker Room, – Break Room, Cafeteria, Locker Room, Uniforms, personal protective equipment, etc. Uniforms, personal protective equipment, etc. Architectural DebrisArchitectural Debris – Construction, Renovation, and – Construction, Renovation, and Demolition Debris;Demolition Debris;Other MaterialsOther Materials – Medical Wastes, Scrap Equipment, – Medical Wastes, Scrap Equipment, Universal Wastes, etc. Universal Wastes, etc.

Get Started Recycling

Conduct a waste audit of the materials you are discarding; Conduct an audit of the materials/supplies that you purchase to ensure they are recyclable or re-usable;Determine what local recycling/re-use options exist in/near your facility; Review your solid waste collection contracts to ensure that you benefit from recycling;

Get Started Recycling

Start your program out with profitable recyclables and grow your recycling system;Transition your “waste handling systems” to “materials handling systems;”Consistently review your materials/waste handling systems for possible upgrades to transition to recycling/reuse opportunities; Consider separate collection systems for special wastes, process wastes, landscaping wastes and other similar materials.

Design Your System to Produce Quantity

Educate employees to understand all of the materials that can be recycled;Consider offering incentives to employees to reduce wastes and to recycle; Design collection for your manufacturing facility or business;Consider other sources of recyclables for your system: employees, contractors, suppliers, other businesses and other office complexes;Consider cooperative or partnership collection efforts with other manufacturers, warehouses, businesses, transporters, schools, federal/state agencies and local governments; Look for “piggy back” opportunities on recycling programs at area institutions or local community programs.

Design Your System to Produce Quality

Know your processor/market specifications for quality; Prepare and plan in advance for contamination; Educate employees on what you do not collect and what problems contamination can cause;Locate recycling receptacles in places that can be monitored frequently or that have limited accessibility;Design the receptacles to facilitate deposit of only those desirable materials; Have your materials management/quality control divisions help monitor recycling receptacles.

Monitor and Control Costs

Invest recycling earnings back into the recycling program at your facility;

Factor landfill savings into the costs and earnings of your program;

Understand and address the costs of contamination;

Understand market fluctuations and the need to inventory recyclables at times.

Monitor and Control Costs

Look for back hauling opportunities for recyclables;Look for unique ways to process/sort your recyclables such as correctional facilities, rehabilitation centers or private recyclers; Support State, Federal or other grant opportunities for your local community programs; Discuss whether your processor or end user can provide resources such as baling equipment;Consider partnering with other local businesses for special recycling emphasis or project.

Educate, Educate, Educate Your Workforce

WHY they should recycle.

WHAT they should recycle.

WHERE they can recycle.

HOW they can recycle.

SOLICIT feedback on your program from residents.

Educate, Educate, Educate

Partner with other organizations to promote local recycling efforts: KMB affiliates, Ms Recycling Coalition, Main Street Association, Chamber of Commerce, and others;Include recycling information circulars with paychecks or other employee notices;Use electronic options to promote your recycling message: Email Newsletter, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs;Provide details of your recycling programs in packages for new employees.

Measure and Publicize Results

Measure the Quantity Recycled;

Measure the Recycling Rate

Measure Participation Rate (if possible)

Recognize high performing areas of your facility or business; and

Measure the Benefits – Energy Savings and GHG Emissions Reduction by EPA WARM Model

Barriers to Sustainable Recycling

Transportation Costs;

Lack of Sufficient Volume of Recyclables;

Insufficient Laws and Regulations;

Lack of Interest/Lack of Public Education;

Lack of Resources/Incentives;

Poor Local Collection Systems;

Difficulty in Maintaining Quality of Recyclables.

Recycling Points

Recycling is an industry and we need to recruit and court this industry like we do other manufacturers;

Recycling is likely to be most successful if it is an integral part of the local solid waste system;

Quantity and Quality are keys to marketing recyclable materials; and

Public/Work Force Education is a must!

MDEQ Efforts to Grow Recycling

MDEQ is promoting local government recycling programs through updates of local solid waste plans;

MDEQ is now giving priority to recycling projects in our solid waste assistance grants;

MDEQ will soon be announcing our Regional Recycling Cooperative Grants to build recycling partnerships between local governments and private industry in the state;

MDEQ Efforts to Grow Recycling

MDEQ is providing support and assistance to the Mississippi Recycling Coalition to continue to grow recycling in the state; MDEQ is working with the Southeast Recycling Development Council to grow the recycling industry in 11 southeastern states. MDEQ is looking to work with recycling organizations and local governments in the Jackson metropolitan area to upgrade the glass recycling efforts.

What You Can Do

Review and comment on local solid waste 20 year planning efforts for your community;Advocate and support local recycling programs;Consider community projects to support local recycling efforts;Advocate with suppliers for materials with recycled content where possible;Advocate in your own business/facility to increase the recycled content and the recyclability of your products. Join and support the Mississippi Recycling Coalition (www.msrecycles.org)

Mississippi’sBeneficial Use Program

What is Beneficial Use?

The legitimate use of a nonhazardous industrial by-product or other similar material as a product or in the manufacture of a product where the by-product has suitable properties to replace a natural material or other resource material.

The Benefits of aBeneficial Use Program

Helps to legitimize the use of scrap, waste or by-product materials as products.

Promotes Re-Use of Materials

– Large quantities of reusable materials are landfilled each year.

State Solid Waste Regulations historically had not allowed for beneficial use of wastes without a formal environmental permit.

The Benefits of aBeneficial Use Program

The process helps to ease the permitting requirements for certain beneficial uses.

Beneficial use determinations are generally not site specific and allow more flexibility in use.

Allows Mississippi to participate fully in EPA’s Federal Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC).

Establishes consistency with other states that have beneficial use programs.

Material Applicability

Regulation Applicability– Applies to any person, organization, business… that

intends to distribute an eligible by-product for beneficial use;

– Does not apply to recovery of common recyclables such as glass, paper, cardboard, wood, metals, etc.

– Does not apply to compost materials which are regulated under the Nonhazardous Solid Waste Mgt. Regulations;

– Does not apply to beneficial fill projects; – Does not apply to hazardous wastes or treated

hazardous wastes;

By-Product Eligibility Requirements

By-Product Eligibility– Must meet the definition of a by-product

(Common by-products may include wood ash, coal combustion byproducts, process residuals, slag, other process materials);

– Must possess beneficial chemical and physical properties for the proposed use;

– Must be nonputrescible (doesn’t decay easily);– Must be nonhazardous without treatment;

Use Eligibility Requirements

Use Eligibility– Must be a suitable replacement for a raw

material and must provide comparable benefit to that raw material;

– Must not solely constitute disposal or fill;– Must have a demonstrated, legitimate use;– Must conduct a demonstration effort/project for

a proposed unproven use;

Beneficial UseDemonstration Projects

Demo projects are generally specific to a site or sites;

Demo projects should demonstrate the benefits of the material;

Demo projects should demonstrate that the use of the material has no environmental consequence;

A final report is due to MDEQ summarizing the results of the demo project.

Demo Project Results

Beneficial Use Categories

State Regulations separate beneficial uses into four categories:– Category I Uses – Standing Uses that are pre-

approved uses described in regulation;– Category II Uses – Construction Uses includes

road construction, construction stabilization and other civil engineering applications;

– Category III Uses – Land Application Uses includes soil amendments or conditioners;

– Category IV Uses – Other various uses not covered under previous categories.

BUD Request Procedures

Category I uses do not require submittal of a request nor a review by MDEQ.

Categories II, III and IV require completed request forms and review by MDEQ.

Applicants must request a Beneficial Use Determination (BUD) on forms provided by MDEQ.

Applicants can be a generator, processor, broker, or end user of the material.

Category I “Standing” Uses

Uses of untreated wood products as mulch, animal bedding, fuel, compost additives, etc;Other rubbish that is legitimately used, reused, or reclaimed;Uses of waste tires and waste tire-derived material approved under the Mississippi Waste Tire Management Regulations;

Category I “Standing” Uses

Uses that are contained in an environmental system that is regulated under an MDEQ environmental permit (includes uses in landfills, wastewater lagoons, manufacturing systems, etc.);

Uses in which a by-product is utilized as a contained or encapsulated additive in the manufacture of a product; and

Other uses which have been sufficiently demonstrated by the owner, distributor, supplier or user and approved by MDEQ as a standing use.

Procedures/Parameters for Categories II, III & IV

Proposed uses must conform to the beneficial use eligibility requirements.Proposed uses must conform with the Beneficial Use constituent standards in Table A of the regulations.Should a by-product fail to meet Table A standards, additional testing may be done to demonstrate compliance with Table B standards.


Category II Uses must also include:– Certification from a Professional Engineer of

the construction performance;– Confirmation that the material meets any

ASTM/MDOT/Other standards;– Guidance or BMP’s to the end user(s) on the

proper management and employment of the material.


Category III Uses must also include:– Testing must also demonstrate compliance

with the secondary soil amendment thresholds found in Appendix 2 of the regulations;

– Application to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce;

– BMP/Agronomic use instructions for distribution to end users.

Beneficial Use Standards

MDEQ Beneficial Use Standards were derived from the TCLP standards and MDEQ Compost standards:– TCLP standard were developed and adopted on a

scientific basis;– TCLP standards are familiar for most generators;– TCLP testing has been conducted or will be

conducted by most generators;– TCLP testing and standards simulate worst case

scenario conditions;


Upon review and approval of the application: – MDEQ may issues a request for additional information;– MDEQ may direct the requesting party to develop a

demonstration effort;– MDEQ may issue “Beneficial Use Determination” (BUD)

to the party requesting approval. – MDEQ may issue a notification in writing of the denial

of the beneficial use determination.

Beneficial Use Standards

Secondary standards are derived from Federal 503 soil amendment standards for biosolids;

Regulations allow for the employment of additional standards where a constituent of concern is identified that is not an adopted state beneficial use standard;

Regulations allow for alternative testing to demonstrate by-product suitability (e.g. risk based modeling, etc.).

Beneficial Use Denial

Where a proposal to beneficially use a by-product is denied, the applicant may:– Appeal the denial to the Mississippi

Commission on Environmental Quality within 30 days of the notification of the action;

– Apply to the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board for a site specific solid waste management permit to conduct the beneficial use activity.

Reporting Requirements

For persons who obtain a beneficial use determination from MDEQ, an annual report must be submitted by February 28th of the following year.

Annual reports generally must contain:– Quantity used/distributed in the reporting

year; – Updated analytical data as needed; and– Other information specifically requested

Beneficial Use Reporting

45 Beneficial Use Determinations have been issued by MDEQ for uses of various material types in the state;

In 2010,almost 1.3 million tons of by-products were used under the beneficial use program for construction and soil amendment purposes.

MDEQ Beneficial Use Web Page

Other Beneficial Use Options

Solid Waste Regulatory Exemptions– Legitimate Use of Rubbish (fuels, feedstock, etc).– Processing on the site of generation– Beneficial Fill Exemption– Exemptions for Recyclable Only Processing Facilities

Other Contained Uses– Landfill Daily Cover Uses– Liquid Waste Solidification

Solid Waste Management Permit– Land application/processing facility

Coal Ash Regulatory UpdateCoal Ash Regulatory Update

Kingston Coal Ash Kingston Coal Ash spill occurred on spill occurred on December 22, 2008 December 22, 2008 spilling 1.1 billion spilling 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash gallons of coal ash slurry into the slurry into the surrounding surrounding environmentenvironment


U.S. EPA proposed a rule on July 21, 2010 for U.S. EPA proposed a rule on July 21, 2010 for the regulation of Coal Combustion By-products the regulation of Coal Combustion By-products (CCB’s)(CCB’s)– Proposed Subtitle D vs Subtitle C Options;Proposed Subtitle D vs Subtitle C Options;– Also asked for comment on other options;Also asked for comment on other options;– MDEQ and all 50 states provided comment on the MDEQ and all 50 states provided comment on the

rule;rule;– EPA issued a Federal Register Notice on Data EPA issued a Federal Register Notice on Data

Availability in October 2010 and October 2011;Availability in October 2010 and October 2011;– EPA continues to review public comment on this EPA continues to review public comment on this

matter.matter.


Bipartisan bill introduced in Senate August Bipartisan bill introduced in Senate August 2, 20122, 2012– Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012 Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012

(Amended version of the Coal Residuals Reuse and (Amended version of the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2011);Management Act of 2011);

– Sponsored by 12 Dems and 12 Reps;Sponsored by 12 Dems and 12 Reps;– Establishes national regulatory standards for coal ash Establishes national regulatory standards for coal ash

disposal under Subtitle D of RCRA;disposal under Subtitle D of RCRA;– Prevents designation by EPA as a hazardous wastePrevents designation by EPA as a hazardous waste

On the Horizon….

MDEQ will be announcing regional recycling grants this year to help fund cooperative recycling efforts among local governments;MDEQ is working to promote more organics recycling through composting and other alternate technologies in the state; MDEQ will be streamlining solid waste permitting requirements for land application activities, composting facilities and processors of recyclable materials.

On the Horizon….

State EPR initiatives will continue that will indirectly influence materials management in Mississippi;

EPA appears to be moving to restrict export of certain electronic wastes overseas to developing nations; and

EPA rules on CCB’s may contain standards for beneficial use that could influence uses of other materials.

Contact Information:

Mark WilliamsSolid Waste/Recycling Programs

Mississippi Department of Environmental QualityP.O. Box 2261

Jackson, MS 39225Phone: 601-961-5304

Fax: 601-961-5785Email: [email protected]

MDEQ Solid Waste Home Page: http://www.deq.state.ms.us/solidwaste

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