This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…
Wisconsin
Medical Sharps Collection Program
Wisconsin’s sharps collection program is simple, flexible and voluntary and includes a variety of collection programs, from individual stations to large networks of stations. To protect waste handlers, the public…
Infectious Waste Regulations Resources
Wisconsin created a webpage with information and resources for infectious waste basics, legal requirements for disposal, COVID-19 healthcare waste, and COVID-19 vaccine waste.
Wisconsin Welcomes Specialty Recycling to its Unique Green Tier Program
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes Wisconsin Specialty Recycling as a Tier 1 participant in its Green Tier program, which recognizes organizations committed to going beyond compliance and…
Wisconsin Awards Grants to Assist with Extreme Summer Storm
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced Urban Forestry Catastrophic Storm Grants to assist with damage from the July 28, 2021 extreme storm events statewide. The grants are…
Great Lakes States Urge Action on PFAS
In July, Governors of five Great Lakes states sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the PFAS Action Act and uniform national policy. Specifically, they…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Wisconsin Offers Tips for Turning Recycling into Bird Feeders
In honor of National Bird Feeder Month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is promoting ideas for turning your recycling into a bird feeder. Individuals are encouraged to think about…
ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results
In recent years, states have established the use of drones within various environmental programs to boost emergency preparedness and response, water monitoring (harmful algal blooms, E. coli, Cyanobacteria, bathymetric, &…
Wisconsin Releases Action Plan on PFAS Use and Contamination
The Wisconsin PFAS Action Council (WisPAC) in December released a statewide PFAS Action Plan to outline how the state plans to address the use of and contamination from PFAS chemicals.…
