Comments by the ASTSWMO Tanks Subcommittee regarding US EPA’s Proposed Rule for E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility with Underground Storage Tanks (86 FR 5094) provided to EPA on April 15, 2021.
Comments by the ASTSWMO Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Task Force regarding EPA’s measurement methodology for increasing the national recycling rate to 50% by 2030, provided to EPA on March 8, 2021.
The ASTSWMO Hazardous Waste Subcommittee provided comments to the EPA Hazardous Waste Electronic System (“e-Manifest”) Advisory Board for the Board’s public meeting on March 2-4, 2021, on the meeting theme, “Looking Ahead: Setting E-Manifest Program Priorities and User Fees for FY2022 and FY2023.”
On February 19, 2021, the ASTSWMO CEC Steering Committee submitted comments to EPA on their Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance. Visit
Docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0527 on Regulations.gov to review the interim guidance document and other supporting materials and public comments.
On January 19, 2021, EPA published a proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to modify E15 dispenser labels and revise UST system compatibility requirements. A summary of the proposal and links to the notice and Federal Register are available
here.
During this meeting on February 16, 2021, ASTSWMO hosted leadership from EPA OUST to provide a short briefing on the proposed rulemaking – focusing on the UST provisions.
The Beneficial Use Task Force of the ASTSWMO Materials Management Subcommittee undertook the task of surveying the States and Territories (States) regarding beneficial uses of various fill-like materials in the United States. This report summarizes the results of that survey and provides a discussion of the results.
The Solid Waste Disposal and Conversion Task Force of ASTSWMO’s Materials Management Subcommittee submitted comments to EPA on February 11, 2021 regarding the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Legacy Surface Impoundments.
The ASTSWMO Brownfields Focus Group undertook a research project to gather and share data from all State brownfield programs. The project began with the development of a research tool that would capture the key components of State brownfield programs. In total, 52 States participated in the project, resulting in a robust data set that was a true reflection of the nation’s brownfield programs. A summary of the results is provided throughout this report.
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Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Task Force within the ASTSWMO Hazardous Waste Subcommittee provided feedback regarding the fiscal year performance data that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to use in conducting State Review Framework (SRF) reviews in FY2021.
The ASTSWMO Solid Waste Disposal and Conversion Task Force has prepared this compendium providing an overview of the common landfill odors; meteorological conditions and operational impacts affecting the development and perception of landfill odors; and many options for landfill odor controls with corresponding case studies.
