Materials Management

  • Kathryn Perszyk is the Director of the Land Protection and Revitalization Division at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. She oversees the agency's solid and hazardous waste, petroleum storage tank, and land remediation programs. Kathryn joined DEQ in 2006 as a regional solid waste compliance inspector, before moving on to other roles at DEQ in solid waste permitting, guidance, and regulatory development, and most recently the Division Director in 2021. Prior to joining DEQ, she was a consultant working in the areas of air permitting and emissions reduction. She holds a BS from Georgia Tech in Chemical Engineering. Kathryn became active in ASTSWMO over a decade ago as the Region 3 representative on the Solid Waste Disposal Task Force. Following Vice Chair and Chair leadership terms on the Task Force, she currently serves as the ASTSWMO Materials Management Subcommittee Chair.
  • Mission

    The mission of the Materials Management Subcommittee is to enhance and promote the development of effective State and Territorial materials management programs that incorporate product stewardship, source reduction, beneficial use, recycling, conversion technology and land disposal.

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    Mission

    The mission of the Beneficial Use TF is to identify and inform States of information, successful practices and procedures which can be used to make beneficial use determinations (BUDs) that are protective of human health and the environment. To transfer the best available technical and administrative information to States developing or improving beneficial use work in solid waste and waste minimization programs.

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    Mission

    The mission of the ASTSWMO Sustainable Materials Management TF is to provide leadership and promote actions that reduce waste, conserve resources, prevent pollution, and foster sustainability through identifying recycling opportunities and partnerships and through the development and implementation of educational programs about recycling.

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    Mission

    The mission of the Disposal and Conversion Task Force is to assist State and Territorial solid waste managers and staff by:
    1) providing solid waste program development and waste conversion technology information and
    2) providing input to EPA and other interested parties on their proposed rules, priorities, and initiatives for solid waste management.

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    Mission

    The mission of the Radiation TF is to identify national level radiation issues, coordinate State input, encourage improved partnership between State and federal agencies; and produce issue papers and other products as necessary to promote State interests on national radiation issues.

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