The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) published its Indiana 2016 E-Cycle Report at the beginning of August. The report looks at the results of six years of Indiana E-Cycle…
Land & Waste
Arkansas Funds E-Waste Projects
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is promoting sustainability by funding proposals for e-waste disposal in cities, counties, and solid waste authorities throughout the state. The Computer and Electronic Waste…
Kentucky Awards Rubber-Modified Asphalt Grants
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) Energy and Environment Cabinet has announced that up to $500,000 in grant funding has been awarded to six Kentucky counties for rubber-modified asphalt…
Iowa Project AWARE Volunteers Muscle 40 Tons of Trash from River
Southeastern Iowa’s Des Moines River is now 40 tons of trash lighter, thanks to the efforts of 329 volunteers who took part this month in the Iowa Department of Natural…
ADEQ Leads the Way to Faster LUST Cleanups and Reimbursement
Improvements to Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) programs provide a win-win both for Arizona’s environment and ADEQ customers. These programs, made possible by Arizona…
Michigan Also Takes Innovative Steps on Waste Management
A set of new proposals by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s Solid Waste and Sustainability Advisory Panel (SWSAP) will amend – and make greener – Michigan’s solid waste laws.…
Colorado DPHE Issues Forward-Looking Solid Waste Plan
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) today released an Integrated Solid Waste and Materials Management Plan to address the state’s solid waste and waste diversion and recycling…
Kentucky DEP Awards Grants to Curb Waste Tire Problems
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection’s Division of Waste Management (DWM) has awarded $408,000 in Waste Tire Grants to 102 state counties. The counties will receive $4,000 each to help…
South Carolina Adopt-a-Beach Program Yields Results
More than 10 tons of marine debris have been removed since South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) implemented its Adopt-A-Beach program in 2010. The program, part of…
Kentucky Holds Successful Hazardous Waste Training for Industry
A class of 50 industry representatives completed an informative training in Hazardous Waste Introduction and Compliance at the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection late last month. The Division of Compliance Assistance…
