Workgroups
Pollution Prevention & Sustainability | Mercury | Solid Waste | Hazardous Waste | Waste Site Cleanup
NEWMOA Workgroups and Networking Groups* include the following:
Workgroups:
Brownfields Workgroup 
Mission: To support state brownfields programs as they implement the requirements of the new grant program, including improving communication with EPA, as well as assisting in efforts to improve voluntary site cleanup programs.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Jennifer Griffith, |
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Climate Change and Materials
Mission: Joint Workgroup with NERC to support a forum for discussing the climate change impacts of materials and materials management and research developments; holding information-sharing and training events; and assisting state agencies with projects. The Workgroup also facilitates information and training exchanges with the West Coast Climate and Materials Management Forum.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Construction & Demolition Materials Workgroup
Mission: To improve state understanding of C & D waste generation, processing, and disposal capacity, end-use markets, and interstate flow; to improve C & D waste management and increase beneficial uses.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Jennifer Griffith, |
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Continuous Improvement Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate information sharing among continuous improvement practitioners in the region to help them learn from each other's experience and exchange technical resources.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Development Committee
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Disaster Debris Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate information sharing among state and EPA disaster debris management officials in environmental and emergency response agencies to help them learn from each other’s experience and exchange programmatic and technical resources.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Environmental Justice Workgroup
Mission: To support state efforts to develop and implement environmental justice initiatives and strategies.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Food Recovery Workgroup
Mission: Joint Workgroup with NERC to support a forum for discussing regional interstate food waste issues and regulatory and policy developments; holding information-sharing and training events; conducting research and analysis; and assisting state agencies with projects and program implementation.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Hazardous Waste Permit Writers Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate information-sharing and lessons learned among state and EPA hazardous waste permit writers and reviewers to help improve permits and their enforcement.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Hazardous Waste Regulation Adoption and Authorization Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate information-sharing and lesson learned among state hazardous waste program staff involved in drafting regulations for adoption and authorization to help inform their regulations and their ability to succeed with obtaining EPA authorization.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Hazardous Waste Steering Committee
Mission: To help states improve the effectiveness of their hazardous waste programs by facilitating information sharing on program activities, successes, and challenges; identifying priorities for NEWMOA's activities, and facilitating review and comment on federal proposals, policies, and draft regulations related to RCRA.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Hazardous Waste Training Workgroup
Mission: To plan and oversee NEWMOA training activities for state staff
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate information-sharing and lessons learned among state household hazardous waste (HHW) program managers and staff to help improve the management of HHW.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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IMERC Education & Outreach Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate coordination among IMERC member states on education and outreach activities related to mercury reduction efforts.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Andy Bray, |
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IMERC Labeling Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate coordination among IMERC member states on product labeling requirements.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Andy Bray, |
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IMERC Notification Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate coordination among IMERC member states on product notification requirements.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Andy Bray, |
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IMERC Phase-Out Exemptions Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate coordination among IMERC member states on product phase-out requirements.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Andy Bray, |
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IMERC Steering Committee
Mission: To form a single point of contact for information submission and access on mercury-added products; to reduce mercury in waste; to facilitate interstate deliberations on mercury-added product requirements that provide advice and assistance to the individual states for their decision-making.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Andy Bray, |
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Medical Waste Management Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate information sharing among state officials who oversee management of medical waste to help them learn from each other’s experience, share programmatic strategies, and exchange programmatic and technical resources.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Northeast Pollution Prevention & Sustainability Roundtable Steering Committee
Mission: To enhance the capabilities of state and local government environmental officials in the Northeast to implement effective multi-media source reduction and assistance programs to promote sustainability and improvement in public health and the environment.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Andy Bray, |
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Recycled Content Legislation Workgroup
Mission: Joint Workgroup with NERC to facilitate the development of model recycled content legislation to advance increased use of recycled materials in a variety of products, starting with plastic film and containers.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Soil Reuse Workgroup
Mission: Understand how mildly contaminated soils are currently regulated and managed in each state, and develop common reuse options and policies.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Jennifer Griffith, |
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Solid Waste & Sustainable Materials Management Steering Committee
Mission: To help states improve the effectiveness of their solid waste programs by facilitating information sharing on program activities, successes, and challenges; identifying priorities for NEWMOA's activities; identifying possible funding sources; and developing annual training plans.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Solid Waste Landfills Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate information-sharing on state efforts to improve the long-term maintenance of landfills after they are closed
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Jennifer Griffith, |
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Solid Waste Metrics Workgroup
Mission: To keep states informed about the flow of solid waste within and outside of the region to facilitate improved solid waste planning in the states.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Jennifer Griffith, |
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State Members of the Northeast EPR Network
Mission: To promote networking and information sharing among state agency staff involved with implementing EPR programs.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Sustainable Materials Management Measures Workgroup
Mission: To facilitate information-sharing and lessons learned among state sustainable materials management program staff and mangers to help improve the measurement of source reduction, reuse, organics diversion, and recycling activities in the states.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Terri Goldberg, |
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Waste Site Cleanup Steering Committee
Mission: To help states improve the effectiveness of their waste site cleanup programs by facilitating information sharing on program activities, successes, and challenges. Identify priorities and successful approaches for NEWMOA's regional activities to support waste site cleanup programs, including developing annual training plans.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Jennifer Griffith, |
Networking Groups:
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Beneficial Use Determinations Networking Group
Mission: To improve BUDs program effectiveness through increased understanding of other states programs and the sharing of information regarding waste materials successfully used in products.
NEWMOA Workgroup Staff: Jennifer Griffith, |
* Note: Networking Groups are groups of state and federal contacts that have a common interest and responsibility in a particular waste management, waste site cleanup, or pollution prevention area that use the networking group to share information electronically and through irregular conference calls or meetings, if appropriate. The primary focus of these groups is to share information and not to conduct projects.
Last Modified 08/25/2020
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