Over the past several weeks, legislation addressing recycling and solid waste management has been announced or introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Additionally, [...]
RFS anyone? The Renewable Fuel Standard, what is it and how does it affect me? Does your site produce Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), or eRIN eligible electricity? If so, the proposed RFS affects [...]
The US EPA is proposing amendments to the landfill NESHAP. Based on the results of the required Residual Risk and Technology Review, the EPA is proposing changes to the Start-up, Shutdown, and [...]
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order on May 6, 2019. This order requires the U.S. EPA to approve or disapprove previously submitted state plans. In [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the annual update to the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Sinks. The inventory tracks U.S. GHG emissions and [...]
IDEM recently posted a Second Notice of Comment Period and Draft Rule in the Indiana Register. This rulemaking proposes changes to the waste tire management rules (329 IAC 15). The draft rule [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develops an annual report, called the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, that tracks U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks by [...]
SAFETY ALERT SWANA has recently called for a renewed focus on safety as the increase in solid waste fatalities continues. To date there have been 17 fatal accidents that relate to the solid waste [...]
SWANA has announced the International Solid Waste Design Competition (SWDC) for 2019. This competition offers teams of students the opportunity to compete and solve “real world” [...]
SAFETY ALERT The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the 2017 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, which reveals refuse and recyclable material [...]