This ECOS Green Report showcases seven recent and ongoing state Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) initiatives and highlights their environmental and economic benefits. Covered topics include reuse of dredged material in…
Land & Waste
Kentucky to Kick Off Inaugural Waste Management Conference
Next week, the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Waste Management (DWM) will host the inaugural Kentucky Solid Waste, Recycling, & Sustainability Conference, open to attendees from state and…
Oklahoma Offers Solid Waste Management Grants & Spotlights Recent Grantees
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting applications through the end of February from local and tribal governments and other entities through its solid waste management grants program.…
Michigan Invests in Building Circular Supply Chains
Thirty projects from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors will share $5.6M in Circular Economy Grants to advance recycling and develop Michigan’s circular supply chains. Funded by the Michigan Department…
Washington Helps Medical Center Reduce Hazardous Waste and Cut Costs
The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently helped a medical center reduce hazardous waste and achieve cost savings by identifying an effective, non-toxic alternative to a product used in…
Stakeholder Meeting Facilitation for Issues Related to PFAS and Biosolids
Reports on conversations among state regulators, wastewater utilities, solid waste organizations, and EPA on PFAS in municipal biosolids.
Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS
Reflect’s on EPA’s latest scientific understanding of potential risks to human health and the environment posed by PFOA and PFOS in sewage sludge/biosolids that is sland applied, surface disposed, or…
Wyoming Advances Use of Decommissioned Wind Turbines as Coal Mine Backfill
This week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement released its Record of Decision on the repurposing of inert decommissioned wind turbine…
Arkansas Launches Effort to Bolster Recycling Effectiveness
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment’s Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has kicked off a project to update the Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan and create guidelines for tracking…
Ohio Environmental Innovation Office Encourages School Recycling Efforts
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) recently shared a video on a school’s recycling program to highlight recycling and the agency’s School Recycling Program Toolkit. Recycling efforts are just…
