Solid Waste/Recycling/Judicial/Administrative Developments: 2024 Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America Annual Meeting Presentation

The Arkansas Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America held its annual meeting on August 29th at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Center in Morrilton, Arkansas.

I undertook a presentation titled:

Solid Waste/Recycling/Judicial/Administrative Developments. (“Presentation”).

The Presentation addressed the following topics:

• Authorizing the Sale of Cannabis Waste: State of Washington Legislation
• Lithium-Ion Batteries: New Hampshire Legislature Passes Legislation Prohibiting Placement in Solid Waste Landfills or Incinerators
• Tennessee Waste Reduction Recycling Act: Legislation Introduced Establishing Producer Responsibility Requirements
• Reconditioning/Used Drum Management: Addressing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Solar Panels/Lithium Batteries/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Plan to Craft/Modify Universal Waste Regulations
• Lithium Battery Recycling Regulatory Status: US Environmental Protection Agency Issues Memorandum Addressing Frequently Asked Questions
• Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Lithium Batteries
• PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Designating as Hazardous Substances
• PFAS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy
• PFAS/CERCLA: Recycled Materials Association (Formerly Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.) Files Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Substance Designation
• PFAS/CERCLA: Associated General Contractors of America, Inc./National Waste & Recycling Association/Chamber File Judicial Challenge to Hazardous Substance Designation
• PFAS/CERCLA (Superfund) Liability: U.S. Senator John Boozman (Arkansas) Legislation Exempting Noncontributing Industries/Municipalities
• RCRA Corrosivity Hazardous Waste Characteristic: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Denial of Petition Requesting Expansion
• Variance from Classification as RCRA Solid Waste: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants Tucson, Arizona, Facility Petition
• National Enforcement and Compliance Document: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Initiatives for Years 2024-2027
• Illegal Dumping/Environmental Justice: U.S. Department of Justice and City of Houston, Texas, Enter into Settlement
• Refrigerants/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Colorado Springs Scrap Metal Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
• OSHA Enforcement: Houston, Texas, Glass Recycling Company Proposed Penalty Assessment
• OSHA Enforcement: Franksville, Wisconsin Disposal/Recycling Company Proposed Penalties for Alleged Violations
• Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Magnolia Fuel Cell/Coated Fabric Product Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
• PFAS/CERCLA: New Mexico Department of Justice Files Contribution Claim Against the U.S. Departments of the Air Force/Army
• Single-Use Plastic Packaging/Buffalo River (New York): New York Attorney General Files Judicial Action Against PepsiCo, Inc., Alleging Environmental Harm
• PFAS/Clean Water Act Enforcement: Michigan Attorney General Files Action Against Grand Rapids Airport for Alleged Contamination
• Federal/State Environmental Criminal Enforcement
• Electronic Waste/Criminal Enforcement: New York Attorney General Announces Convictions of Recycling Companies/Individuals for Alleged Illegal Processing/Disposal
• Medical Waste/Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Maryland Special Medical Waste Incinerator Enters into Guilty Plea Addressing State Charges
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Solid Waste: New Hampshire Attorney General Announces Indictment of Grafton County Construction and Demolition Debris Facility
• Underground Storage Tank Fund/California State Water Resources Control Board: Los Angeles Environmental Consulting Firm Enters into Settlement Addressing Alleged Inflated Invoices
• Medical Waste/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: California Attorney General and California Hospital Organization/Health Plan Enter into Settlement
• Criminal Enforcement/Beverage Container Recycling Program: California Attorney General Files Felony Complaint Against Eight Individuals for Alleged Fraud
• Analysis of MSW Landfill Tipping Fees/2023: Environmental Research & Education Foundation Report
• Solid Waste Removal Service/Temporary Waste Projects: Carroll County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Complaint Filed Alleging City of Holiday Island Unconstitutional Monopoly
• Flow Control/Construction and Demolition Waste: Washington Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to King County Code
• Interstate Waste Movement/Municipal Ordinance: Shreveport, Louisiana, Prohibits Transportation of Waste Collected in the City Out of State
• Environmental Services Agreement: Federal Court Addresses Limitation of Liability Clause
• Alternative Daily Cover/Mississippi County Class I Landfill: Request to Use dried Drop Box Steel Sludge
• Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District: Arkansas Appellate Court Addresses Fee Assessment Issue
• Arkansas Recycling Tax Credit: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Update
• Arkansas Scrap/Recycling Personnel Moves: Jack Grundfest Promoted to Expanded Role of President/Chief Executive Officer of Alter Trading

A copy of the Presentation can be downloaded here.