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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.

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ASTSWMO Highlights

Take a step back and look at the 2022 ASTSWMO Year in Review. Thank you to all of our members for your support, engagement and hard work!

Read ASTSWMO President Millie Garcia-Serrano’s letter addressed to the membership outlining her vision for 2023.

ASTSWMO has released a statement regarding the EPA’s Proposal to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA. Read more here.

The ASTSWMO Federal Facilities Subcommittee developed a new webpage, Training Resources for State Federal Facility Managers, to provide a compendium of available training resources and opportunities for ASTSWMO members responsible for overseeing environmental compliance and cleanups at federal facilities.

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ASTSWMO Member Spotlight Series

March 2023 Women’s History Month

 

Food Waste – In the News:

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ASTSWMO was incorporated in 1974, and has maintained a full time office in Washington, DC, since 1980. The Association holds two general membership meetings each year, and a number of specialized roundtables, workshops or conferences for specific program areas of high interest. The Association also provides a steady flow of services and information to our members along program specific lines throughout the year. We work closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that our members are aware of the most current developments related to their programs and coordinate the work of our State regulators with that of their federal counterparts. The Association also represents the interests of our members in Washington, DC. While no single entity can speak for all State waste programs, the capability of consolidating similar views and ensuring that State managers have the opportunity to speak in unison on important waste management issues assists their ability to influence national decision-making. ASTSWMO's most important role is to assist States in learning from and working with other State peers. Within the Association it is an axiom that States learn best from other States in matters of program implementation, and ASTSWMO's collective efforts are all focused on making that happen.
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ASTSWMOThursday, March 16th, 2023 at 1:48pm
As everyone is honoring women around the world, ASTSWMO wants to take a moment to acknowledge OUR amazing women who volunteer to further develop and positively impact the world of environmental public health!

View each of the amazing women in our Board of Directors and Subcommittees and if you know any of them, shout them out!

Thank you to all of our members and for the work they’ve done all these years. We hope to continue to bring in women as impactful as you all.

#whoruntheworld
#WomenofASTSWMO
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ASTSWMOFriday, March 3rd, 2023 at 9:25pm
In honoring this past Black History Month of February and Women’s History Month of March, we are excited to launch our ASTSWMO Membership Spotlight Series!

Each month we will feature ASTSWMO members, talk about their dedicated work to the organization, and how they plan to further contribute to environmental public health.

Thank you Yolanda for all your work as ASTSWMO’s Region 6 Board Representative. Check out Yolunda’s responses to a short interview on our website soon!

“Understanding the importance of a healthy environment and thriving communities and the role we all play in this effort transcends age, race, and color. To all young professionals, particularly young professionals of color, please always create spaces to address any unfair exposure of marginalized communities and the long-standing impacts. We should all be advocates…Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful.”

-Yolunda Righteous

#BlackHistoryMonth
#WomenofASTSWMO
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ASTSWMOSaturday, February 18th, 2023 at 12:30am
SAVE THE DATE! The ASTSWMO Mid-Year Meeting is on its way! 🙌🏽

On April 26-27, our theme “Communication” will discuss ways to manage effective communication between environmental management programs with Certified Executive Coach, Carol Vernon. Additional topics include Environmental Justice, Climate Change, State Program Staff Training Needs, and many more!

If you plan to attend, register on our website!!

#wilmingtondelaware
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ASTSWMOWednesday, February 1st, 2023 at 11:33pm
We made it on the marquee! (Not really 🤭)

The first Board Meeting of the year was a success. Great conversations about last quarter’s projects, papers, and membership updates, while also looking forward to what the next quarter will bring where we wrap it up with the Mid-Year Meeting! 🙌

Stay tuned!
#poorMark
#peachcobbler
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ASTSWMO is in Chicago Downtown.Friday, December 23rd, 2022 at 9:42pm
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National Site Assessment in Chicago! 🙌🏽

#windycity
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ASTSWMOThursday, December 8th, 2022 at 11:03pm
Please Visit and Donate to Robbi and Matthew's Busload of Books organization, this year's ASTSWMO Gives Back Recipient!

🖇: busloadofbooks.com
@robbi.and.matthew

#busloadofbooks

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ASTSWMO would like to take a moment to acknowledge OUR amazing women who volunteer to further develop and positively impact the world of environmental public health! Thank you to all of our members and for the work they’ve done all these years.

#whoruntheworld
#WomenofASTSWMO https://t.co/b5rk2zcn2a
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SAVE THE DATE! The ASTSWMO Mid-Year Meeting is on its way! 🙌🏽

On April 26-27, our theme “Communication” will discuss effective ways to communicate between environmental management programs with Certified Executive Coach, Carol Vernon.

Register on our website!

#wilmingtonde https://t.co/MmL1yHGkVi
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We made it on the marquee!

The first Board Meeting of the year was a success. Great conversations about last quarter’s projects, papers, and membership updates, while also looking forward to next quarter with the Mid-Year Meeting!

#poormark
#peachcobbler https://t.co/7UKMidNIXg
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Please visit and donate to Robbi and Matthew's amazing organization, Busload of Books, this year's ASTSWMO Gives Back Recipient!

🖇: https://t.co/cFXnrg3bHE
IG: robbi.and.matthew https://t.co/fMki6qM0VZ
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During the Executive Committee Meeting with MA DEP, ASTSWMO honors Martin Suuberg, MA DEP Commissioner and Paul Locke, MA DEP Deputy Commissioner for 10 years at MA DEP and their dedication to #publichealth in the state of Massachusetts.

#thankyou https://t.co/N8invvYNBu
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Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, and visitors from around the world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who lost their lives during the attacks.

ASTSWMO thanks you for your service 🇺🇸

#pearlharbor
#remember https://t.co/xDeniuGvTO
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To become a an active member please download, review, and fill out the form below. When you complete it please email it to the appropriate ASTSWMO staff (listed at the top of the form).

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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.

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