Meeting of EPA Region 2 & NJ, & NY SMM & Solid Waste Programs

Meeting of SMM and solid waste program managers and staff from EPA Region 2, NJ DEP, and NYS DEC to discuss and coordinate initiatives. Agenda topics include:

• States & EPA updates
• State & EPA strategies for addressing the impacts of the China Sword restrictions & challenges in the recycling markets 
• Disaster debris management  
• Implementing the Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rule in EPA Region 2
• Food waste initiatives & coordination
• E-waste collection & recycling strategies
• Recycling opportunities for solar panels
• State efforts to promote & oversee solar on landfills 
• Peer to peer support for SMM & solid waste programs in Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands
• Addressing the challenges with the mixed glass recycling markets
• Solid waste data collection, management, & analysis 
• State efforts to sample for PFAS chemicals at landfills & waste sites 

Agenda: www.newmoa.org/events/agenda.cfm?m=323

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