NEWMOA - Publications

Pollution Prevention in Metal Finishing: A Manual for Technical Assistance Providers
1997. 170pp. + app.
Provides information for technical assistance providers on metal finishing and P2 options and alternatives.

Slideshow & Video: RCRA Compliance for Metal Finishing Facilities
1998.
Provides an overview of RCRA compliance and P2 for the metal finishing industry. Approximately 20 minutes long. To obtain a copy of the slideshow or video, contact the NEWMOA office.

Printing

Pollution Prevention, An Environmental Resource Guide for Off-set Lithographers
2000. CD-ROM.
Presents compliance and P2 information for offset lithographers including videos, case studies, and planning and options analysis tools. To obtain a copy of the CD, contact the NEWMOA office.

Pollution Prevention in Printing: A Manual for Technical Assistance Providers
1997. 130pp. + app.
Presents information for technical assistance providers on the printing industry.

Wood Furniture Finishing

A First Place Finish: An Environmental Guide for Vermont Wood Finishers
1999. 70pp.
Presents multi-media regulations and P2 for small wood furniture manufacturers.

A First Place Finish: An Environmental Guide for Maine Wood Finishers
1998. 70pp.
Presents multi-media regulations and P2 for small wood furniture manufacturers.

Wood Furniture: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 & Pollution Prevention Opportunities [PDF]
1997. 89pp. + app.
Presents an overview of new regulations and P2 options for wood furniture manufacturers.

High Solids Topcoats & HVLP Spray Guns: Ethan Allen [PDF]
1997. 6pp.
Describes Ethan Allen's efforts to use new coatings and new equipment to reduce air emissions and operating costs.

Ultraviolet Radiation Cured Coatings & Aqueous-Based Coatings [PDF]
1997. 6pp.
Describes the Hussey Seating Company's efforts to use new coatings to reduce air emissions and operating costs.

P2 Policies & Programs

Northeast Pollution Prevention & Sustainability News (No longer published.)
Northeast Pollution Prevention & Sustainability News (formerly the Northeast Assistance & Pollution Prevention News) covered P2, sustainability, and compliance assistance topics and activities of government programs at all levels in the Northeast. Free.

NEWMOA Climate-Waste Action Plan [PDF]
2009. 49pp.
Presents a strategy for mitigating and adapting to climate change through improving waste prevention and recycling initiatives, increasing renewable energy on contaminated sites, implementing "greener" site remediation, and improving management and recycling of disaster debris.

Pollution Prevention Metrics Menu [PDF]
1999. 15pp.
Provides a baseline of metrics that P2 programs can utilize to help facilitate multi-state studies of results, such as Pollution Prevention Progress in the Northeast.

Hazardous Air Pollution Prevention (HAP2) Project: Final Report to EPA [PDF]
1999. 12pp.
Presents recommendations to EPA on integrating P2 into the MACT program.

Pollution Prevention Progress in the Northeast States [PDF]
1998. 112pp.
Presents the results of a study of P2 program activities for the Northeast states.

Recommendations for a National P2 Information Network [PDF]
1998. 54pp.
Describes P2 programs and recommends national network.

Pollution Prevention in Paints & Coatings Processes, A Manual for Technical Assistance Providers [PDF]
1998.

Pollution Prevention in the Primary Metals Industry [PDF]
1998.

Pollution Prevention in Metal Finishing: A Manual for Technical Assistance Providers [PDF]
1998.

P2 Technology Profiles

Using Alternative Cleaners in Enclosed Spray Gun Washers [PDF]
2007. 14pp.
Describes enclosed spray gun washers that use alternative cleaners that reduce hazardous chemical use and the generation of hazardous waste and air emissions.

Computer-to-Plate Lithographic Printing [PDF] (2006)
2006. 13pp.
Describes computer-to-plate (CTP) lithographic printing technologies that reduce chemical use and the generation of hazardous waste and wastewater.

Closed-Loop Aqueous Cleaning [PDF]
2003. 19pp.
Describes closed-loop aqueous cleaning technologies that increase the useful life of cleaning agents and significantly reduce water use and wastewater generation.

Trivalent Chromium Replacements for Hexavalent Chromium Plating [PDF]
2003. 14pp.
Describes trivalent chromium plating as a replacement for hexavalent chromium plating.

Closed-Loop Vapor Degreasing [PDF]
2001. 16pp.
Describes closed-loop vapor degreasing technologies that increase cleaning effectiveness and significantly reduce pollution.

P2 & Environmental Management Accounting

The Roles of Materials and Cost Accounting in an Environmental Management System: A Case Study of Precix, Inc. (formerly Acushnet Rubber Company) [PDF]
2003. 5pp.
Presents a case study in the roles of materials and cost accounting in an environmental management system.

Improving Your Competitive Position: Strategic & Financial Assessment of Pollution Prevention Investments, Training Manual [PDF]
3rd Edition. 1998. 85pp.
Describes methods for conducting financial assessment of P2 investment options at firms.

P2 & Lending Case Study: Hubbardton Forge, Immediate Environmental & Efficiency Returns
1996. 15pp.

P2 & Lending Case Study: National Chromium Company Renewed Profitability Through Pollution Prevention
1996. 16pp.

Pollution Prevention & Profitability, A Primer for Lenders
1996. 16pp.
Helps lenders understand how P2 can enhance traditional loan evaluation criteria.

Mercury

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IMERC Alerts
Shares critical information with manufacturers, distributors, and importers of mercury-added products and trade organizations that represent those companies on IMERC members' regulatory requirements concerning mercury-added products.

IMERC Factsheets
Presents information on mercury use in targeted categories of products based on data provided by manufacturers and distributors of mercury-added products.

Mercury-Added Products Found at Drinking Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities [PDF]
2010. 40pp.
Describes mercury-containing devices likely to be found at drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities.

Review of Compact Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Initiatives in the U.S. & Internationally [PDF]
2009. 24pp.
Highlights lessons learned from compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) collection and recycling programs in the U.S. and abroad.

Trends in Mercury Use in Products
2008. 30pp.
Presents a summary of mercury use in products sold in the US in 2001 and 2004 to identify trends and opportunities for improvements in the collection and recycling of mercury waste.

Review & Assessment of Thermostat Recycling Activities in the Northeast [PDF]
2008. 27pp.
Provides an assessment of mercury-added thermostat collection and recycling programs.

Reducing Mercury in the Northeast United States[PDF]
2008. 5pp.
Covers the regional initiative in the Northeast to reduce mercury in the environment. This article appeared in the May 2008 issue of EM Magazine, a publication of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA). To obtain copies and reprints, contact A&WMA at (412) 232-3444, www.awma.org.

Mercury Success Stories
2007.
Describes the results of mercury reduction programs in the Northeast that have targeted emissions, mercury-containing products, and wastewater discharges.

Press Release [PDF]
Summary [PDF]
NEIWPCC [PDF]
NESCAUM [PDF]
NEWMOA [PDF]

New Jersey DEP Dental Amalgam Posters
2007.
Presents information for dentists in NJ on best management practices for dental amalgam waste and for dental patients on their choices of restorative materials.

Best Management Practices for Amalgam Waste [PDF]
Dentists are Doing Their Part [PDF]

"Getting Mercury Out of Schools: Guidance for Private & Parochial Schools in Massachusetts" [PDF]
2007.
Presents information for private schools on how to begin a mercury school cleanout.

"Mercury Use in School Classrooms: Summary and Assessment of Non-Mercury Alternatives" [PDF]
2007. 21pp.
Examines the feasibility of the available non-mercury alternatives for mercury and mercury-added products that are commonly used in K-12 classrooms.

"Getting Mercury Out of Schools" [PDF]
2007
Provides a PowerPoint presentation for educating school, education, and other officials in New York State about eliminating mercury hazards.

New York Dental Amalgam Poster [PDF]
2006
Describes best management practices for the handling of dental amalgam wastes in NY.

"Vendors & Prices for Non-Mercury Equipment" [PDF]
2005. 15pp.
Lists alternative equipment that is available to replace the mercury equipment commonly found in schools.

Lamp Recycling Flyers

Connecticut [PDF]
Maine [PDF]
Massachusetts [PDF]
New Hampshire [PDF]
New Jersey [PDF]
New York [PDF]
Rhode Island [PDF]
Vermont, see www.mercvt.org [PDF]

Don't trash fluorescent lamps! Recycle them. [PDF]
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How to Recycle Mercury Lamps in 8 Easy Steps [PDF]
Provides basic guidance on how to recycle mercury lamps.

Mercury Pollution in the Northeast - A Guide for Policymakers
2005. 4pp.
Provides a guide for policy makers on reducing mercury pollution.

Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) Analysis of Waste Dental Amalgam [PDF]
2004. 5pp.
Reviews the available TCLP analyses of dental amalgam waste.

One Gram of Mercury Can Contaminate a Twenty Acre Lake [PDF]
2004. 1pp.
Clarifies this commonly cited statistic.

Survey of Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) Wholesalers [PDF]
2003. 12pp.
Presents the results of a survey of the TRC wholesalers in the Northeast.

Summary of Research on Mercury Emissions from Municipal Landfills [PDF]
2003. 7pp.
Reviews the available literature on mercury releases from landfills.

Indoor Air Mercury [PDF]
2003. 8pp.
Describes why mercury is a problem in indoor air, the sources of mercury in indoor air, guidelines for mercury exposure, and studies on indoor air mercury.

Review of the Thermostat Recycling Corporation Activities in the Northeast [PDF]
2003. 12pp.
Presents the results of a phone survey of the electrical wholesale firms in the Northeast that participate in the TRC program to collect used mercury-containing thermostats.

Instructions for Cleaning Up "Small" Mercury Spills in Households [PDF]
2003. 7pp.
Provides basic instructions for how to clean-up small liquid mercury spills.

"Getting Mercury Out of Schools: Why it's a problem. Where it is. What to do"
2002
Provides a series of fact sheets for specific school staff members (e.g., facilities manager, science chairperson, medical personnel) on the items that may contain mercury typically found in areas of the facility. The accompanying folder contains pertinent information for the school administrator.

"Identification of Mercury Devices in Schools" [PDF]
2002. 6pp.
Identifies mercury materials commonly found in schools to assist school staff and technical assistance providers. Tables are available for science rooms, medical offices, and school facilities. Non-mercury alternatives are also identified.

"Case Study on Mercury Elimination from Bay Path Vocational Technical High School, Charlton, Massachusetts" [PDF]
2002. 4pp.
Describes Bay Path efforts to identify and eliminate elemental mercury and products containing mercury from their facilities; their school committee passed a "mercury-free" resolution.

"Eight Good Ideas for Reducing Mercury Exposure & Pollution in Your Community" [PDF]
2002. 6pp.
Presents ideas for reducing mercury in communities.

"Nearly Everything You Need to Know About Mercury Fever Thermometer Exchanges"
2001
Presents ideas for conducting and publicizing a thermometer exchange, including a sample public service announcement, press release, and poster.

Reported Mercury Spills in the Northeast States [PDF]
2001. 12pp.
Presents an analysis of data from environmental and public health agencies in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont on the occurrence of spills of mercury.

Federal Facilities Mercury Case Studies
2001.
Provides links to case studies that represent the culmination of a cooperative effort of the US EPA Region 1, NEWMOA, MassDEP, and four facilities to develop a methodology to assist federal facilities with identifying and reducing uses of mercury.

Introduction Letter [PDF] 2001. 2pp.
Federal Facilities Mercury Log Sheet [PDF] 2pp.
Federal Facilities Mercury Questionnaire [PDF] 2pp.
Mercury Assessment: Air Force Base [PDF] 5pp.
Mercury Assessment: Environmental Laboratory [PDF] 4pp.
Mercury Assessment: New England College [PDF] 6pp.
Mercury Assessment: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard [PDF] 5pp.
Addendum [PDF] 1p.

Click here for other mercury reports.

Northeast States & Eastern Canadian Provinces Mercury Study, A Framework for Action
NESCAUM/NEWMOA/NEIWPCC.
1998. 263pp.
Presents the results of an analysis of mercury emissions and deposition. To obtain a copy, contact the NEWMOA office.

Lead

Identifying Industry Sectors in the Northeast That Emit or Transfer Lead or Lead Compounds [PDF]
2001. 11pp.
Presents results of a study of the most common industry sectors where lead and lead compounds were being released or transferred.

Pollution Prevention Technologies & Resources for Industry Sectors Emitting or Transferring Lead or Lead Compounds in the Northeast [PDF]
2002. 11pp.
Examines theP2 opportunities for the lead-emitting sectors in the region and explores options for addressing lead/lead compound emission/transfer reduction regionally.

Solid Waste

NERC-NEWMOA Model Legislation: Minimum Post-consumer Recycled Plastic Content Requirements for the Sale of Trash and Carry-out Bags and Food, Beverage, and Household Product Containers [PDF]
2022. 7pp.

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Interstate Flow in 2018 [PDF] [PDF]
2021. 34pp.
Presents the results of NEWMOA's data collection and analysis efforts through a series of figures that summarize both state-specific and region-wide 2018 MSW disposal data, including trends from 1999 through 2018.

Solid Waste Disposal Capacity in the Northeast [PDF]
2021. 17pp.
Provides information on solid waste disposal capacity in the northeast.

Northeast End Markets Tire Waste Paper [PDF]
2020. 26pp.

Frequently Asked Questions About Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging & Paper Products (PPP) [PDF]
2020. 5pp.

White Paper - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging & Paper Products [PDF]
2020. 42pp.

State Solid Waste Programs in the Northeast: Funding & Facility Fees [PDF]
2020. 6pp.

White Paper - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging & Paper Products [PDF]
2020. 42pp.

Recycling Businesses in the NERC Region that Process or Use Post-Consumer "Blue Bin" Materials after MRF Processing [PDF]
2019. 12pp.

Northeast End Markets Tire Waste Paper [PDF]
2019. 3pp.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging & Paper Products: The Basics [PDF]
2019. 2pp.

Construction & Demolition (C&D) Materials Management in the Northeast in 2013 [PDF]
2017. 15pp.

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Interstate Flow in 2014 [PDF]
2017. 34pp.

NEWMOA developed a series of short handouts targeted to residents that promote food waste reduction practices, including home composting. NEWMOA created customized versions for each project partner, as well as fillable form versions that other communities can edit and distribute:

Backyard Composting of Food Waste (fillable form version)
- Backyard Composting in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont [PDF]
Reducing Food Waste (fillable form version)

NEWMOA developed a short outreach handout for businesses and institutions on food donation:

Food Recovery & Donation (fillable form version) [PDF]
Food Recovery & Donation in the Androscoggin Valley of Maine [PDF]
Food Recovery & Donation in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire [PDF]
Food Recovery & Donation in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont [PDF]

NEWMOA also developed an eight page composting guidance documents for residents looking to get started.

Composting Food Waste (fillable form version)

individual pages

11 x 17 layout

Composting Food Waste: How to Get Started in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont

individual pages

11 x 17 layout

Composting Food Waste: How to Get Started in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire

individual pages

11 x 17 layout

Composting Food Waste: How to Get Started in the Androscoggin Valley of Maine

individual pages

11 x 17 layout

Transfer Stations

NEWMOA developed a series of handouts targeted to residents using rural transfer stations. The handouts promote waste reduction practices, including, reuse and recycling, and properly disposing of problem items.

The following handouts provide general information for consumers about waste reduction and recycling:

For some of the handouts, NEWMOA created customized versions for each partner, as well as fillable form versions that other communities can edit and distribute:

WHY Recycle (fillable form version)

Benefits of Reuse (fillable form version)

Don't Trash That! (fillable form version)

Note: You will need Adobe Reader Version 8 or newer to edit these forms. Hold your mouse over the shaded areas and click to enter text. Be sure to save the form on your computer as a PDF before editing the document.

NEWMOA also developed accompanying educational posters, to be displayed at transfer stations to further communicate these messages to residents. The 11x17 versions were lamintaed and distributed to all facilities in the North Country of New Hampshire. The NEKWMD in Vermont preferred 24x36 A-frame posters that could fit on sandwich boards and be rotated among their individual transfer stations on a regular basis.

Reducing Your Waste - 11x17 poster [PDF] or 24x36 A-frame [PDF]
Benefits of Reuse - 11x17 poster [PDF] or 24x36 A-frame [PDF]
WHY Recycle - 11x17 poster [PDF] or 24x36 A-frame [PDF]
Recycle Right! - 11x17 poster [PDF] or 24x36 A-frame [PDF]
Don't Trash That! - 11x17 poster [PDF] or 24x36 A-frame [PDF]

Bulky Waste
In 2016, NEWMOA prepared a series of guides to help local government officials in rural communities to better understand the options available for reusing and recycling furniture, mattresses, carpet, and large rigid plastic items, and to develop strategies for managing these wastes and diverting them from landfill disposal.

Reusing and Recycling Furniture in Rural Communities
View as: individual pages [PDF] or 11 x 17 layout [PDF]
Reusing and Recycling Mattresses in Rural Communities
View as: individual pages [PDF] or 11 x 17 layout [PDF]
Reusing and Recycling Carpet in Rural Communities
individual pages [PDF] or 11 x 17 layout [PDF]
Reusing and Recycling Large Rigid Plastics in Rural Communities
View as: individual pages [PDF] or 11 x 17 layout [PDF]

Briefing Paper: Northeast Committee on the Environment (NECOE) - Challenges Facing Recycling in the Northeast[PDF]
2018. 9pp.
NEWMOA and the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) prepared this briefing paper for the Northeast Committee on the Environment (NECOE) to identify some of the challenges facing residential recycling programs in the northeast. It describes the overall economic benefits of recycling for the region and focuses on paper, glass, and plastic as key materials that are challenging in the current markets for recycled materials.

SMART: Communities Save Money & Reduce Trash [PDF]
2015. 2pp.
An outreach fact sheet to promote the benefits of SMART to the general public. It is a writable PDF so users can enter the appropriate local information in the "For More Information Contact" box on the back page before saving and posting or printing the handout.

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Interstate Flow in 2012 [PDF]
2015. 34pp.

Experiences of 11 Rural Communities that Implemented SMART
In 2014, NEWMOA developed short (1 or 2 page) case studies for the following small rural municipalities with experience implementing a SMART program, including before/after data when available.

Canaan, VT: Transfer Station/Special Bags[PDF]
Concord, VT: Transfer Station[PDF]
Dover, VT: Transfer Station[PDF]
Hinsdale, NH: Curbside & Transfer Station/Special Bags[PDF]
Newark, VT: Transfer Station[PDF]
Northfield, MA: Transfer Station/Special Bags[PDF]
Piermont, NH: Transfer Station/Special Bags[PDF]
Plainfield, NH: Curbside/Stickers[PDF]
Unity, NH: Transfer Station/Special Bags[PDF]
Vernon, VT: Curbside/Special Bags[PDF]
Waterford, VT: Transfer Station[PDF]

Fair Pricing Strategies Brochures
2014. 4pp.
NEWMOA developed brochures that include case studies and quotes from representatives of rural communities that have implemented SMART. The version accessed by the first set of links is designed for use in any geographic location.
View as: individual pages [PDF] or 11 x 17 layout [PDF]

Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Region, New Hampshire
View as: individual pages [PDF] or 11 x 17 layout [PDF]
Northeast Kingdom, Vermont
View as: individual pages [PDF] or 11 x 17 layout [PDF]
Windham District, Vermont
View as: individual pages [PDF] or 11 x 17 layout [PDF]

Tips for Minimizing Paint Waste
2013. 2pp.
Targeted towards consumers, painting contractors, and other users of paint. One side, Tips for Minimizing Paint Waste, focuses on preventing the generation of waste paint. The other side, What To Do With Leftover Latex Paint…, is customized to include local options for donating, disposing of, reusing, and recycling leftover latex paint. NEWMOA partnered with five rural communities to create local versions of the handout template versions for other communities to use to customize with information for their local area are also available here.

Androscoggin County, Maine [PDF]
Eastern Rensselaer County, New York [PDF]
Erie County, New York [PDF]
Montgomery, Otsego & Schoharie Counties, New York [PDF]
Rutland County, Vermont [PDF]

Reducing, Reusing, & Recycling Waste Latex Paint in Rural Communities
2013. 8pp.
Presents a brochure that helps local government officials in rural communities better understand options available for reducing, reusing, and recycling leftover latex paint, including case studies.
View as: individual pages [PDF] or 11x17 layout for printing brochure [PDF]

NEWMOA Resolution on the Definition of Product Stewardship & Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) [PDF]
2013. 3pp.
Presents a resolution of the NEWMOA Board of Directors that defines product stewardship as the act of minimizing health, safety, environmental, and social impacts, and maximizing economic benefits of a product and its packaging throughout all lifecycle stages and EPR as a mandatory type of product stewardship that includes, at a minimum, the requirement that the producer's responsibility for its product extends to post-consumer management of that product and its packaging.

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Interstate Flow in 2010 [PDF]
2013. 33pp.
Presents the results of NEWMOA's data collection and analysis efforts through a series of figures that summarize both state-specific and region-wide 2010 MSW disposal data, including trends from 1999 through 2010.

Transforming Solid Waste Management in Connecticut & Beyond [PDF]
2012. 35pp.
Provides a summary of the major themes, ideas, and options for action that were presented and discussed during a series of 2012 events in Connecticut focused on re-envisioning solid waste management for the 21st century.

Policy Options White Paper - Promoting Greater Recycling of Gypsum Wallboard from Construction & Demolition (C&D) Projects in the Northeast [PDF]
2010. 29pp.
Presents viable policy options for state agencies to consider for promoting greater gypsum recovery.

Interstate Flow of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Among the NEWMOA States in 2008 [PDF]
2010. 31pp.
Describes the results of NEWMOA's data collection and analysis efforts through a series of figures that summarize both state-specific and region-wide 2008 MSW disposal data, including trends from 1999 through 2008.

NEWMOA Climate-Waste Action Plan [PDF]
2009. 49pp.
Presents NEWMOA's strategy for mitigating and adapting to climate change through improving waste prevention and recycling initiatives, increasing renewable energy on contaminated sites, implementing "greener" site remediation, and improving management and recycling of disaster debris.

Agricultural Plastics Recycling Best Management Practices (BMP) Posters

BMP Poster for Horticultural Plastics [PDF] 2009. 2pp.
BMP Poster for Dairy Plastics [PDF] 2009. 2pp.

Construction & Demolition (C & D) Waste Management in the Northeast in 2006 [PDF]
2009. 65pp.
Discusses the definition of C&D waste by the state environmental agencies in the Northeast and NEWMOA's data gathering and analysis methodology.

Interstate Flow of Construction & Demolition Waste Among the NEWMOA States in 2002 [PDF]
2005. 64pp.
Describes the quantity of C&D waste that was disposed of in each NEWMOA state and the quantity that is processed in each state, and a characterization of the interstate flow of the material.

Interstate Flow of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Among the NEWMOA States in 2002
2004. 64pp.
View: Report [PDF], Appendix B [PDF]

Interstate Flow of Municipal Solid Waste Among the NEWMOA States in 2000 [PDF]
2002. 43pp.
Presents available 2000 data on the movement of municipal solid waste for disposal among the northeast states, and a comparison between 1999 and 2000.

Waste Tires in the NEWMOA States [PDF]
2002. 26pp.
Describes waste tire generation, particularly those for which reuse as a tire is not possible.

Interstate Flow of Municipal Solid Waste Among the NEWMOA States in 1999 [PDF]
2000. 33pp.
Presents available data on the movement of MSW for disposal among the northeast states.

Beneficial Use Fact sheets

Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) Program [PDF]
2002. 13pp.

Beneficial Use of Non-Hazardous Coal Power Plant Fly Ash as Flowable Fill [PDF]
2001. 5pp.

Beneficial Use of Tire Shreds as Lightweight Fill [PDF]
2001. 6pp.

Beneficial Use of Wood Ash on Agricultural Land [PDF]
2001. 5pp.

Public Service Announcements on Open Burning of Solid Waste

Print [PDF]: Maine | New Hampshire | New York | Vermont
Audio [MP3]: Maine | New Hampshire | New York | Vermont
Video [AVI]: Maine | New Hampshire | New York | Vermont

Don't Trash Our Air [PDF]
2004. 2pp.
Provides a joint resolution promoting interstate cooperation to reduce air pollution from open burning of solid waste.

Waste Site Cleanup

Fact Sheet: Support for State Brownfields Programs [PDF]
2022. 2pp.

Getting Properties Back to Work
2012-2013. 4 pp.
Illustrates how state waste site cleanup programs provide services that are key to the success of brownfields projects, including case studies and testimonials.

Connecticut
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Massachusetts
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New Hampshire
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Rhode Island
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Vermont
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Improving Site Investigation Brochure [PDF]
2005. 6pp.
Details the 4 C's of successful site investigations: comprehensive planning, collection of sufficient data, clear reporting, and compliance with state requirements.
[printer friendly]

Site Investigation Matters Brochures
2005. 6pp.
Provides brochures developed for responsible parties and their representatives emphasizing the importance of site investigation and hiring a consultant that will do quality work.

Maine
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Massachusetts
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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Rhode Island
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Vermont
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Innovative Technology Advisory Opinions
Presents consensus statements on innovative site investigation technologies and their on-site application in the northeast.

Gas Chromatography Field Analysis
2000. 11pp.

Immunoassay Field Analysis
1999. 4pp.

X-Ray Fluorescence Field Analysis
1999. 6pp.

Passive Diffusion Bag Samplers for VOC Sample Collection from Groundwater Monitoring Wells [PDF]
2002. 14pp.

Hazardous Waste

State Hazardous Waste Codes [PDF]
2021. 3pp.
Provides a table showing all of the state specific hazardous waste codes for the northeast states.

Hazardous Waste Manifest Summary [XLS]
2012. 1p.
Provides an Excel matrix that summarizes who submits hazardous waste manifests to each of the state environmental agencies in the northeast, their methods of storing them, contact/s for the program, and other useful information.

Hazardous Waste Program Performance Measurement: Final Project Report [PDF]
2004. 15pp.
Presents an approach to hazardous waste program performance and compliance measurement and recommendations for follow-up.

Environmental Results Program (ERP) & Common Measures

ERP Fact Sheet [PDF]
2012. 2pp.
Outlines what an Environmental Results Program (ERP) approach is, when it is best used, and the benefits.

Common Measures Project Fact Sheet [PDF]
2012. 4pp.
Provides an overview of the multi-state Common Measures Project, including the purpose, findings, and recommendations.

The States Common Measures Project Final Report
2009. 108pp. plus Appendices
Contains the Final Report for the Common Measures Project, and the supporting appendices and a summary of findings.

State Innovations Grant-Project Workplan [PDF]
2006. 14pp.
Presents the workplan submitted to US EPA for the Common Measures Project, including the key elements and schedule.

Quality Assurance Project Plan [PDF]
2006. 23pp.
Details the methods used by the Common Measures Project to ensure that the data collected and used was of high quality.

For more information, contact Lois Makina, .