Our Mission: to enhance and promote effective State and Territorial programs and to affect relevant national policies for waste and materials management, environmentally sustainable practices, and environmental restoration.
Upcoming Events
ASTSWMO Mid-Year Meeting 2019
May 1 - May 22019 ASTSWMO Joint Hazardous Waste and Materials Management Training
August 13 @ 8:00 am - August 15 @ 12:00 pm
EPA seeks public input on draft toxicity assessments for PFAS chemicals
EPA’s request for public review and comment on, “Draft Human Health Toxicity Assessments for Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid and its Ammonium Salt (GenX Chemicals) and for Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (PFBS) and Related Compound Potassium Perfluorobutane Sulfonate,” was published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2018. The deadline for comments to EPA is January 22, 2019. Following closure of the public comment period, EPA will consider the comments, revise the draft documents and consider the need for additional peer review, as appropriate, and then publish the toxicity assessments; LINK HERE
Recent Publications
Recent News
- The final rule, “Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine,” was signed by the Acting EPA Administrator on December 11, 2018. A pre-publication version of the rule and additional information is available on the EPA website here.
- The Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure was released on December 19, 2018. Developed through cross-governmental collaboration of the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, which includes 17 federal departments and offices, the Lead Action Plan is a blueprint for reducing lead exposure and associated harms by working with a range of stakeholders, including states, tribes and local communities, along with businesses, property owners and parents. The EPA news release is available here.
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@ASTSWMO & @ECOStates representing the States & Territories for #AmericaRecyclesDay https://t.co/3auHXNZJkh
Honored to sign on behalf of @ASTSWMO for #AmericaRecyclesDay2018 pledge!!! https://t.co/eW8uUTN1rx
Hey USA!! Do you recycle?? Let’s all do our part to increase recycling!!! #AmericaRecyclesDay https://t.co/gqrRFt33Qa
Nov. 15th is #AmericaRecyclesDay. #RecycleRight by knowing which items are and aren't recycled by your local recycler. #ReduceReuseRecycle https://t.co/zh7YY39UBb
Congrats to Jennifer Roberts @ASTSWMO 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!! https://t.co/Rth5kciy8i
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Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2002, ASTSWMO instituted the ASTSWMO Lifetime Achievement Award, to recognize an outstanding individual who has worked in State government in the areas of solid and hazardous waste management, sustainability/materials management, underground storage tanks, or contaminated site clean-up.
The purpose of the award is to recognize work done on behalf of the States and in furtherance of ASTSWMO’s mission to enhance and promote effective State and Territorial programs for waste and materials management, to encourage environmentally sustainable practices, and to affect relevant national waste and materials management policies.
Click here for the full description and a list of past winners.