United States Office of Water & SW-790
Environmental Protection Waste Management September 1979
Agency Washington D.C. 20460
Solid Waste
&EPA State Resource Conservation
and Recovery Activities, 1978
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STATE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACTIVITIES, 1978
This report (SW-790) was written by
David A. Gavrich
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1979
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An environmental protection publication (SW-790) in the solid waste
management series. Editing and technical content of this report were the
responsibilities of the State Programs and Resource Recovery Division
of the Office of Solid Waste.
Single copies of this publication are available from Solid Waste
Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268.
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CONTENTS
Page
Introduction iii
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
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Region 4 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee 8
Region 5 Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin 12
Region 6 Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas 16
Region 7 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska 20
Region 8 Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Wyoming 22
Region 9 Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada,
Trust Territories 25
Region 10 Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington 28
Index 30
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RESOURCE RECOVERY ACTIVITIES
IN THE STATES, 1978
INTRODUCTION
As open dumps are being closed and upgraded, and as land disposal
sites become increasingly difficult to locate and more stringently
regulated, resource conservation and recovery emerges as a key alternative
for solid waste management in the United States.
Several sections of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976 (RCRA), Public Law 94-580, stress the importance of developing
State resource conservation and recovery programs. The crucial mechanism
for planning and implementing these programs will be the State Solid Waste
Management Plans. On August 28, 1978, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency issued proposed Guidelines for the development and implementation
of these plans; the final guidelines were published July 31, 1979.
Subpart D of these guidelines delineates the required and recommended
resource conservation and recovery activities which are to be incorporated
in the State plans.
In addition to the Guidelines, EPA's Resource Recovery Division
has drafted a handbook entitled Developing a State Conservation and
Recovery Program. The handbook describes opportunities which are
available to the States, and gives examples of States which have utilized
such opportunities in the past.
The activities listed on the following pages present a picture of
the current level of State resource conservation and recovery activities
in the United States. The data was collected over a 12 month period,
January to December 1978. Each State's activities have been broken down
into three categories: planning, legislation, and implementation.
Most States have already been contacted to update the data in this
booklet for the 1979 report. Any further information or any questions
regarding these State activities would be welcomed by EPA. Please con-
tact David Gavrich, WH-563, Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20460.
Telephone number 202-755-9140.
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REGION 1
CONNECTICUT - Department of Environmental Protection and Connecticut
Resource Recovery Authority
Planning:
o Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority sent out a "request for
approaches" for resource recovery effort in Greater Harford/Greater
New Haven area. State now has a list of qualified firms which will
be invited to bid on this second State-sponsored resource recovery
project. (Bridgeport facility is currently under construction.)
Contractor for new project should begin by December 1978.
Legislation:
o Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority established and given
bonding authority.
Implementation:
o Construction on Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority's first
refuse-derived fuel (RDF) facility, the Greater Bridgeport Project,
is 80 percent complete. The plant will handle 1800 tons per day
(tpd) and will supply fuel to the United Illuminating Company.
MAINE - Department of Environmental Protection
Planning:
o a consultant is currently under contract to update the State
Solid Waste plan and analyze the State's resource recovery role
in accordance with RCRA and the soon-to-be-issued guidelines.
Legislation:
o bottle and can deposit law passed in November 1976 and effective
January 1, 1978.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
MASSACHUSETTS - Department of Environmental Management and Bureau of
Solid Waste Disposal
Planning:
o State Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal directs regional resource
recovery facility projects in the State's four largest metropolitan
areas; one 3000 tons per day project close to construction, one well
into planning phase, and two in early stages of planning.
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REGION 1 - Massachusetts (cont'd)
Legislation:
o Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal actively supporting renewed
effort for Bottle Bill legislation.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Department of Health and Welfare
Planning:
o no significant activity.
Legislation:
o no significant activity.
Implementation:
o State demonstration projects on sludge composting, rural
recycling, and regional planning for resource recovery. Knottingham
method of rural recycling was developed.
o State DOE sponsored City of Concord in implementation of model
waste oil recycling program for the State.
RHODE ISLAND - Department of Environmental Management and Rhode Island
Solid Waste Management Corporation
Planning:
o Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation issued RFP for
resource recovery facility in Greater Providence area (October
1977). State is currently receiving proposals (due March 1978).
Legislation:
o Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation established
and given bonding authority.
Implementation:
o Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation is providing
technical assistance on recycling to inquiring communities.
VERMONT - Agency of Environmental Conservation
Planning:
o no significant activity.
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REGION 1 - Vermont (cont'd)
Legislation:
o Bottle Bill enacted in September 1973.
o all non-refillable glass banned in January 1977.
Implementation:
o State initiated waste oil recycling program in Chittenden
County. Program functions through specified service stations
and State-assigned collection vendors. Program is now financially
self-sustaining.
REGION 2
NEW JERSEY - Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Energy
Planning:
o technical assistance being given by New Jersey Department of
Energy to refuse-to-energy project in Newark.
o some assistance being provided to counties in meeting New Jersey
solid waste law of 1975.
o Governors of New Jersey and New York endorsed Port Authority
Resource Recovery Industrial Park Proposal; May 3, 1978.
Legislation:
o Solid Waste Management Act (P.L. 1975, c.326); all solid waste
management and planning by counties; coordinated by Department of
Environmental Protection; maximum "feasible" resource recovery;
first county plans due July, 1978.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
NEW YORK - Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Planning:
o State provides assistance (technical and financial) for planning
of resource recovery facilities provided to Counties of: Suffolk,
Westchester (2 projects), Dutchess, Cattaraugus, Onondaga (second
phase), and Chemung (second phase). Also provides assistance for
planned projects in Cities of Hempstead and Glen Cove (first
codisposal project in State).
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REGION 2 - New York (Cont'd)
Planning (cont'd):
o detailed market studies conducted in New York City and
Ithaca-Auburn-Cortland area.
o general market surveys conducted in Counties of: Chautauqua,
Erie and Niagara, Monroe, Oneida, Westchester; Capitol District;
and Long Island.
o State Comprehensive Resource Recovery and Solid Waste
Management Plan, draft; February 1978.
o State funded New York City's Comprehensive Solid Waste
Management Plan for Refuse Disposal and Recovery of Material
and Energy Resources, June 1977; document proposes financing
11 resource recovery projects in New York City over the next
seven years.
o $1 million now available from State for matching grants to
rural and urban areas purchasing source separation equipment.
o Government of New York and New Jersey endorsed Port Authority
Resource Recovery Industrial Park proposal, May 3, 1978.
Legislation:
o Resource Recovery Policy Act, 1977; assures development of
State comprehensive resource recovery plan, legislative review and
recommendations, and establishes State policy encouraging resource
recovery.
o DEC has suggested waste oil legislation in the State Plan.
o office separation and procurement of recycled materials
legislation drafted by Assemblyman Hochbruckner; will be introduced
this session.
o Environmental Quality Bond Act, 1972; provides ultimately for
$175M in funding for construction of resource recovery projects.
Implementation:
o State technical and financial assistance helped to complete
first phase of resource recovery projects in Onodaga and Chemung
Counties, and City of North Hempstead.
o State technical and financial assistance currently implementing
construction of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) facilities in Albany and
Monroe Counties.
o Oyster Bay and Smithtown high density boilers recently completed;
partially funded by State.
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REGION 2 - (cont'd)
PUERTO RICO - Environmental Quality Board
Planning:
o Governor has established Resource Recovery Task Force and has
applied for increased Federal assistance to support planning and
preparation of biddng documents for resource recovery procurement.
o Source Separation Task Force established to develop education
programs.
Legislation:
o Act to establish Solid Waste Management Authority passed by
Senate of Puerto Rico in mid-May; act now pending House.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
VIRGIN ISLANDS - Department of Public Works
Planning:
o Request for Qualifications (RFQ) out for procurement of a
feasibility study for energy recovery in St. Thomas; deadline
for responses - June 22, 1978.
Legislation:
o no significant activity.
Implementation
o no significant activity.
RKGION 3
DELAWARE - Delaware Solid Waste Authority
Planning:
o market studies conducted in the Wilmington area.
o planning (with EPA's assistance and grant money) of large
State-owned codisposal facility in Wilmington.
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REGION 3 - Delaware (cont'd)
Legislation:
o establishment of Delaware Solid Waste Authority, 1974;
responsible for statewide disposal of all solid waste in
landfills and resource recovery facilities.
Implementation:
o State-owned Wilmington codisposal project now in design
stage; facility will handle 50 percent of State's solid waste.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Department of Environmental Services
Planning:
o preliminary discussions with Potomac Electric Power Company
for use of refuse-derived fuel in utility boilers.
o participating in the National Center for Resource Recovery
pilot project at incinerator #5.
Legislation:
o participates in talks with suburban communities on beverage
container legislation in metropolitan area; D.C. Council passed
mandatory deposit contingent on suburban community legislation.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
MARYLAND - Maryland Environmental Service
Planning:
o planning and feasibility studies conducted for proposed
project at Salisbury.
o State assistance preparing county plans.
Legislation:
o Bill #153, requires 5 percent of State paper purchases by
Department of General Services in 1978 to be recycled material;
25 percent by 1981; 45 percent by 1985. Enacted in 1977.
Implementation:
o State is part owner (with Baltimore County) of refuse-derived
fuel demonstration project in Texas, Maryland.
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REGION 3 - Maryland (Implementation cont'd)
o State funded and participated (with EPA and Monsanto Enviro-
Chem Systems, Inc.) in Baltimore City demonstration pyrolysis plant.
o State office paper separation and recycling program.
PENNSYLVANIA - Department of Environmental Resources
Planning:
o Five metropolitan area market studies conducted.
o feasibility study/implementatoin grants made available
to locals.
o assistance to County plan preparation.
Legislation:
o State-sponsored national Center for Resource Recovery seminars
in six regions of the State.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
VIRGINIA - Department of Health
Planning:
o half-million dollar state program for all solid waste
activities begun; FY 79 solid waste budget double that of FY 78.
Legislation:
o no significant activity.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
WEST VIRGINIA - State Solid Waste Authority
Planning:
o no significant activity.
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REGION 3 West Virginia (Cont'd)
Legislation:
o establishment of the State Solid Waste Authority, 1977; to
control disposal of all solid waste in State; not yet operational.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
REGION 4
ALABAMA - State Department of Public Health
Planning:
o no significant activity; resource recovery planning will
probably be designated as a regional or local function.
Legislation:
o beverage container legislation and two litter bills introduced.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
FLORIDA - Department of Environmental Regulation and Resource Recovery Council
Planning:
o commitment of cooperation obtained from largest private
utility in the State.*
o reviewed resource recovery legislation in other States.*
o investigated financing methods and proposed amendments to State
revenue bond financing law; passed during the 1975 session.*
o case study of Dade County Resource Recovery Project written
for use by other counties.*
o supported four-county feasibility study in Tampa area.*
o conducted 21-county survey of solid waste legal authority.*
o conducted Statewide energy recovery feasibility study.
* Resource Recovery Council.
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REGION 4 - Florida (cont'd)
Legislation:
o Resource Recovery and Management Act of 1974; set up Resource
Recovery Council and gave authority to designate 19 counties to
develop resource recovery plans.
o HB-557; Resource Recovery Act of 1978; would authorize
appropriations for the 19 designated counties, and also create a
sales tax exemption for equipment and facilities directly involved
in recycling and energy recovery from solid waste; bill has passed
out of committee.
o HB-291; would require the Department of General Services to
recycle all solid wastes generated by State offices.
Implementation:
o produced several publications to provide information and
technical guidance on resource recovery.*
o the Resource Recovery Council monitors all resource recovery
activities within State and prints column "Around the State" in
Council Newsletter.
GEORGIA - Department of Natural Resources (DNR); Environmental
Protection Division (EPD)
Planning:
o State assists regional resource recovery feasibility studies
in Coastal Plains 10-county area and Middle Georgia (Macon-Dibbs)
area.
o EPD supports effort to study recycling of waste oil from
State vehicles.
Legislation:
o Act 1364, April 1978; allows counties and municipalities to
establish Resource Recovery Authorities with bonding and long-term
contracting power.
Implementation:
o State let out new contract for sale of paper from State Office
Separation Program.
o DNR will purchase solely recycled paper in future; may be
expanded to all State agencies.
* Resource Recovery Council.
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REGION 4 - GEORGIA (Implementation cont'd)
o State funded source separation project for corrugated in
City of Tifton.
o State funded purchase of chippers for two communities.
o State assisted Warner Robins (Houston County) with newspaper
recycling program.
KENTUCKY - Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Planning:
o no significant activity.
Legislation:
o Litter bill, modeled after Washington State's law, has passed
House and is projected to pass Senate.
o Beverage container legislation has been introduced and squashed
in three consecutive sessions.
o Bill was introduced to enable State to cooperate in funding and
planning for resource recovery demonstration projects.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
MISSISSIPPI - State Board of Health
Planning:
o no significant activity.
Legislation:
o HB-446; designed to authorize bonding for resource recovery
facilities.
Implementation:
o a resource recovery plant is currently under construction on
Gulf Coast; no State role.
o rubber, steel, and oil recovery plants are in full production,
as is a plant which converts chicken wastes and offal into feed for
chickens; no State role.
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NORTH CAROLINA - Department of Human Resources; Division of Health Services
Planning:
o no significant activity.
Legislation:
o 1975 Amendments to State Solid Waste Law; authorizes certification
of resource recovery and recycling facilities and equipment; entitles
applicant to special tax treatment.
Implementation:
o approximately 40 certificates issued in 1976; 100 during 1977.
SOUTH CAROLINA - Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
Planning:
o DHEC responsible for administration of the resource recovery
grant from Appalachian Regional Commission.
Legislation:
o beverage container and litter control bills pending. Beverage
container given 50/50 chance of passage.
Implementation:
o State offers technical assistance when requested.
TENNESSEE - Department of Public Health
Planning:
o State provides some technical assistance when requested for
resource recovery feasibility studies.
o State is looking into State paper recovery program.
Legislation:
o Resource Recovery Loan Law, passed in 1974.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
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REGION 5
ILLINOIS - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Planning:
o $4.2M State grant to the City of Springfield for the purpose
of building a demonstration refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant. A
feasibility study was done, but the city decided not to build the
plant. Money returned to State.
Legislation:
o no significant activity.
Implementation:
o the City of Chicago has two resource recovery facilities: (1)
a waterwall incinerator that generates steam for sale to one industry,
and (2) an RDF plant that produces fuel to be used by Commonwealth
Edison. No State role.
o many communities around Illinois have recycling centers, and
the City of Rockford, Illinois has a long-running newspaper source
separation program. No State-role.
INDIANA - Indiana State Board of Health
Planning:
o assists in the establishment of a Statewide communications
network for source separation facilities to provide the facilities
more control over marketing of recovered materials.
o conducted a market survey in 1975, via phone calls and
questionnaires.
Legislation:
o Solid Waste Study Commission, a special committee of Legislature,
will introduce an amendment to the Refuse Disposal Act identifying
ownership of local waste stream.
Implementation:
o active program of lectures and press to college, civic groups,
etc., on the status of solid waste legislation in Indiana.
o Environmental Quality Commission has all plans for a waste
exchange approved. The waste exchange should begin operation soon.
o Agency is developing a paper recycling program for the State
Board of Health building.
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REGION 5 - Indiana (Implementation cont'd)
o will publish (December 1978) a guide to setting up
recycling and source separation programs.
MICHIGAN - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Planning:
o as part of the State plan, Michigan is near completion of a
general study of the feasibility of resource recovery in the State.
o a market survey has been done via letters sent to possible
markets in the State. A response of approximately 30 percent
was received.
o provided technical assistance to various groups interested
in resource recovery (in Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Port Huron
Township, Genesee Township, and Oakland County).
o provided technical assistance to Kalamazoo in conjunction
with State Department of Energy grant to study paper recovery.
Legislation:
o expects activity on the Michigan State plan to be completed.
o The Bottle Bill (CL-445.571-76) passed by a 2-1-1 margin in
1976; effective December 1978.
o bill proposes uses for escheats money (money paid as bottle
deposits but never retrieved). Those uses include resource
recovery, conservation, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), endangered
species, etc.
o The Resource Recovery Act (SB 336) of 1974. The goals of the law
to conserve natural resources, finance and regulate facilities, and
establish a commission to deal with resource recovery and solid waste.
o an amendment to the Michigan Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) was
passed; allows cities to issue bonds and/or levy taxes to support
resource recovery. It also allows cities long-term contracting.
Amendment addresses many RCRA requirements.
Implementation:
o Detroit has selected firms to build a 3000 ton per day resource
recovery facility, and has negotiated the sale of steam expected to
be derived from the facility. State gave technical assistance and
will be responsible for licensing the facility when built. Developing
a financing mechanism is the next hurdle.
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MINNESOTA - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Planning:
o several resource recovery facilities are developing in Minnesota:
the city of Duluth has under construction (due to be on line in 1979)
a codisposal facility that will burn refuse-derived fuel and sludge,
to generate steam; St. John's University in Collegeville recently
completed a feasibility study for a 50 TPD modular incinerator; Twin
Resco is funding and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is preparing
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a 1200 ton per day mass
burning plant in St. Paul; St. Cloud*, Rochester*, Red Wing, Moorehead*,
and Fairmont* all have completed feasibility studies for resource
recovery facilities. State gave 50 percent match for the feasibility
studies designated by an (*).
o State has drafted a market survey.
o the State's grant program ended July, 1977 after having given
$1.2M in grants for feasibility studies, recycling centers, public
education, and regional planning.
Legislation:
o pop-top cans are banned by State law.
o State packaging regulations, SR I-VI, allow the banning of
certain types of packaging if the packaging is determined to be
environmentally unacceptable. The law is currently being brought
to State Supreme Court.
Implementation:
o the Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry is operating
an industrial waste exchange.
o abandoned motor vehicle program has been operating for six
years. The program reimburses counties and locals for the collection
and disposal of motor vehicles.
o Waste Oil Bill, Chapter 168, which passed in January, 1977,
requires oil retailers to post signs indicating where used oil
can be returned.
OHIO - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Planning:
o State-funded Cuyahoga County resource recovery project Request
for proposal (RFP) will be issued by December, 1978. The consultant
for the project has already conducted a detailed market survey.
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REGLON 5 - Ohio (Planning cont'd)
o Agency is continuing work on Ohio's State plan. Already
completed: Phase I — which includes a Statewide feasibility
study for resource recovery.
o technical assistance and indirect funding (through other
agencies) to resource recovery projects in Montgomery County,
Cincinnati, Toledo and Akron.
o resource recovery slide show concerning technology and State
planning being shown to college and government groups.
Legislation:
o several variations of beverage container legislation may be
reintroduced in January, 1979.
o a litter control act similar to those in California and
Washington has been introduced; currently dormant in Committee.
o an amendment to ORC 343 "Garbage and Refuse Disposal Districts"
(dealing with solid waste) has created specific districts for solid
waste management planning.
o ORC 303 (amendment to 343), which was enacted in 1977, allows
contracts without competitive bidding for resource recovery projects.
o a bill, S-266, has been introduced to give Ohio EPA implementing
authority for RCRA.
Implementation:
o Akron resource recovery facility is under construction. Some
state funds.
o small waste exchange operating in Columbus, Ohio. No State
role.
o waste oil program in Cincinnati. No State role.
WISCONSIN - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and
Wisconsin Solid Waste Recycling Authority (WSWRA)
Planning:
o contractor has been selected for a refuse-derived fuel (RDF)
plant serving a three-county area, the WSWRA's Region 1. The
Authority will contribute nearly $10M to the project's construction.
o the city of Madison is constructing a 50,000 ton per year
(160 tons per day) RDF plant.
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REGION 5 - Wisconsin (Planning cont'd)
o Brown County is conducting a feasibility study for resource
recovery in the Green Bay area; State giving technical assistance.
o the Governor's Recycling Task Force completed a market survey
in 1973 as part of a study which initiated the formation of the
WSWRA; funded by the State legislature.
o the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District is setting up a
composting program using Beltsville technology.
Legislation:
o 1974 creation of WSWRA to develop, finance and implement
resource recovery projects throughout the State.
o authority to regulate solid waste management in Wisconsin
includes evaluating and regulating recycling plants under
Chapter 144.43, State Statutes.
o a legislative subcommittee in the State government is designated
specifically to work on environmental problems.
Implementation:
o going through the operational shakedown phase of Americology's
1200 ton per day refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant in Milwaukee.
WDNR reviewed and suggested changes in plant's dust collection.
The plant was constructed in 1975 to recover ferrous metal, aluminum
and glass along with producing RDF.
o Dane County (Madison) has waste oil recycling program.
o office paper recycling programs are active at the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources, the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, and several businesses in the State. State helped
organize and contract.
o Madison has a newspaper source separation program that
regularly collects about 40 percent of the newspaper in its
area. No direct State role.
REGION 6
ARKANSAS - Department of Energy and Environmental Policy; Department
of Pollution Control and Ecology
Planning:
o Energy Office assists local governments in determining
feasibility of energy recovery from solid waste.
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REGION 6 - Arkansas (Planning cont'd)
o Solid Waste Section of Department of Pollution Control and
Ecology recently opened Resource Recovery Planning Section to
coordinate with Department of Energy.
Legislation:
o Litter Bill passed in 1977.
o Bottle Bill has been introduced but passage is considered
unlikely for several years.
Implementation:
o several jurisdictions have small-scale energy recovery systems
in operation: North Little Rock, Arkadelphia, Osceola, West Memphis,
Helena.
o several other areas and institutions are studying energy
recovery feasibility.
NEW MEXICO - Environmental Improvement Agency
Planning:
o Beverage Industry Recovery Projects (BIRP) - six sites
in New Mexico.
o waste oil recycling effort (Environmental Improvement Agency
and State Energy Resource Board).
o sludge farming.
o tire recycling.
Legislation:
o Litter Control Bill may be introduced in 1979 legislative
session.
Implementation:
o source separation programs (paper, aluminum, glass, steel)
active in Albuqu erque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas.
o Taos and other areas experimenting with paper recycling.
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REGION 6 (Cont'd)
LOUISIANA - Office of Science, Technology, and Environmental Planning
Planning:
o Hooker Chemical Company in preliminary planning for 3600 ton
per day energy and material recovery plant in Taft, Louisiana.
Currently negotiating with surrounding parishes for waste stream
supply.
Legislation:
o number of bills have been discussed, but little progress has
been made. State is currently involved in a controversial
reorganization of its entire environmental program.
Implementation:
o Resource Recovery I in New Orleans—a 600 ton per day
experimental facility for mechanical separation technologies.
o Kaiser Aluminum currently operating waste aluminum
recovery project.
OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma Department of Health
Planning:
o City of Tulsa planning refuse-derived fuel plant to process
entire metropolitan area waste supply.
o Agency is conducting market survey for secondary materials
processors.
o several paper separation programs.
Legislation:
o two bottle bills in 1977; no action.
o Agency is looking into long-term contracting issues.
Implementation:
o successful source separation program (glass, paper, metals)
at Fort Sill Military Base.
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REGION 6 - (cont'd)
TEXAS - Texas Department of Health
Planning:
o Agency is studying resource recovery technologies, markets and
other factors to determine most effective method of implementing
large-scale resource recovery projects in Texas.
o formulates policy for resource recovery in the State.
o Pollution control Subcommittee is studying resource recovery in
public and private sectors; coordinated with Texas Department of Health.
o inventories currently being taken of waste streams and potential
markets in Harris County (Houston), Dallas County, Bexar County
(San Antonio), Tarrant County (Fort Worth), and El Paso.
Legislation:
o law requires State agencies to recycle office paper.
o Non-returnable Bottle Subcommittee of the Liquor Regulation
Standing Committee investigating returnable/non-returnable issue.
Implementation:
o Midland/Odessa—paper shredding for land spreading as a soil
conservation measure.
o Browning-Ferris Industries currently testing mechanical separation
and refuse-derived fuel facility using 25 percent of Houston's
municipal solid waste.
o City of Austin has small task force studying feasibilitly of
refuse-derived fuel or gas pyrolysis project.
o Texas Municipal League compiling data on resource recovery for
large cities.
o Houston Waste Exchange started January 1977; very successful;
intended to service Gulf Coast, but has business over much of the
U.S. and some foreign countries.
o Dallas — newspaper salvage program.
o Fort Worth — paper recovery.
o Garland — newspaper and aluminum recovery.
o Richardson — six-year-old source separation program, has
two percent participation and earns modest revenue.
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REGION 7
IOWA - Department of Environmental Quality
Planning:
o observes resource recovery facility in Ames.
o monitors planning efforts in other parts of State (Dubuque,
Fort Madison, Des Moines).
o researches wastes for potential recovery; reports are issued.
Legislation:
o Bottle bill has been introduced; the State agency supports it
(passed Senate, February 1978).
Implementation:
o State-sponsored waste oil recycling program in Des Moines;
not working as well as expected.
o encouraged and assisted Iowa State University to establish
industrial waste exchange.
o encouraged and aided Project Pride to collect and recycle
auto hulks Statewide.
KANSAS - Department of Health and Environment
Planning:
o participates in and encourages resource recovery planning
efforts in Lawrence (University of Kansas), Wichita, Kansas City,
and Manhattan (Kansas State University).
o completed and maintains Statewide market survey of secondary
materials purchasers.
Legislation:
o helped draft legislation defining ownership of solid waste
(passed in 1977).
o helped draft Bottle Bill; presently before Legislative Committee;
outlook better than past efforts.
o Litter Bill in committee; State agency takes no stand.
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REGION 7 - Kansas (cont'd)
Implementation:
o encouraged and supported waste oil program in Topeka; not
working as well as expected.
o monitors and encourages Department of Administration purchase
of recycled materials for all State agencies.
MISSOURI - Department of Natural Resources
Planning:
o participates in and encourages resource recovery planning in
St. Louis, Kansas City, Fort Leonard Wood, Columbia (University
of Missouri), Springfield, and Little Blue River Sewage District.
o conducted resource recovery feasibility study for rural South
Central Missouri (Ozarks) where landfill location is extremely
difficult.
o works with Missouri Environmental Improvement Authority to
review bond financing applications for resource recovery projects.
o completed and maintains market survey of secondary materials
purchasers.
o participated in State Energy conservation Plan which recommends
attraction of new secondary materials industries to Missouri, plus
more resource recovery.
o encourages organized collection services and recycling activities
on local level.
Legislation:
o drafted Hazardous Waste Act with resource recovery as preferred
disposal method.
o supports Bottle Bill legislation; inserted Bottle Bill into
Energy Conservation Plan and received Governor's approval; Bottle
Bill would not have had chance alone.
Implementation:
o sponsored Missouri Department of Natural Resources paper
recycling program; assists Department of Administration to
implement it.
o assists Department of Administration in implementing recycled
paper purchasing for all State agencies.
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REGION 7 - Missouri (Implementation cont'd)
o supports State Sheltered Workshop (for the handicapped) in
materials recycling programs.
o encouraged St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association
to establish industrial waste exchange, and provided assistance.
NEBRASKA - Department of Environmental Control
Planning:
o assists resource recovery planning efforts in Lincoln and Omaha.
o currently completing a market survey of secondary materials
purchasers.
Legislation:
o helped draft Litter Law; would provide funds for all solid
waste management activities; presently in committee; outlook for
passage is fair.
Implementation:
o sludge compositing projects for sawdust; paunch.
o encouraged waste oil program in Lincoln.
o supports (with funds and technical assistance) the Keep Omaha
Beautiful Recycling Program.
REGION 8
COLORADO - State Department of Health
Planning:
o Denver waste exchange currently being planned.
o Legislation needed to comply with RCRA requirements under
study.
Legislation:
o none specifically relating to resource recovery.
o Bottle Bill defeated in legislature, chances for revival
are slim.
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REGION 8 - Colorado (cont'd)
Implementation:
o feasibility of feedlot manure/methane conversion system being
studied in Lamar.
o Successful Mountain Bell telephone book recycling program in
Denver.
o Sawmill waste-energy conversion project being planned in Eagle
County.
o Department of Defense installations in Denver and Colorado
Springs beginning paper recycling program.
o City of Breckinridge and U.S. Forest Service studying
feasibility of incinerator heat recovery system.
MONTANA - Department of Health and Environmental Services
Planning:
o State funds local solid waste planning studies, which are
required to consider resource recovery alternatives.
Legislation:
o no legislation specifically relating to resource recovery.
o Bottle Bill legislation handily defeated in last five
legislative sessions.
Implementation:
o successful Statewide abandoned auto program, funded by titling-
registration fee.
o Great Falls operating refuse shredder with ferrous recovery.
o curbside newspaper collection in Helena, selling to local
insulation manufacturer.
NORTH DAKOTA - State Department of Health
Planning:
o joint tire recycling program with State of Montana and a
private Canadian firm under study.
o Department of Health provides limited resource recovery
technical assistance when requested.
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REGION 8 - North Dakota (cont'd)
Legislation:
o none specifically relating to resource recovery.
Implementation:
o successful statewide abandoned auto program.
SOUTH DAKOTA - Department of Environmental Protection (PEP)
Planning:
o DEP provides limited technical assistance and information
when requested.
Legislation:
o Bottle Bill has been passed, but consumer Affairs agency
has not yet implemented program.
Implementation:
o City of Sioux Falls evaluating 450 ton per day refuse-derived
fuel plant, funding has been secured.
o Brown County operating refuse shredder, ferrous separation
system.
UTAH - Utah Division of Health
Planning:
o State provides limited technical assistance to localities
when requested.
Legislation:
o none specifically relating to resource recovery.
Implementation:
o Weber County and City of Ogden planning energy recovery
project using city-owned incinerators.
o Salt Lake City operating successful newspaper recycling program.
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WYOMING - Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
PIanni ng:
o State has had no involvement with resource recovery.
Legislation:
o no significant activity.
Implementation:
o State government operates successful office paper recycling
program.
o University of Wyoming is investigating facility of heat
recovery using municipal solid waste as fuel supplement.
REGION 9
ARIZONA - Department of Health Services (DHS)
Planning:
o no significant activity.
Legislation:
o Beverage Container Legislation introduced each year; little
chance of passage due to voluntary Beverage Industry Recycling
Program (BIRP).
o Waste Oil Recycling Bill introduced for first time this year.
Implementation:
o Office Paper Separation Pilot Program in one State building;
DHS will .evaluate with consideration for all State buildings.
CALIFORNIA - State Solid Waste Management Board
Planning:
o Market studies for San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego
Basins conducted.
o evaluates two curbside collection programs in San Francisco
Bay area.
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REGION 9 - California (Planning cont'd)
o developed educational packages on waste reduction for
distribution in schools.
o six refuse-to-energy projects currently being funded by the
State for feasibility studies.
o developing Statewide telephone book recycling program.
Legislation:
o SB 650; Litter Control, Recycling, and Resource Recovery Act;
September 1977, levies tax on litter-producing business; revenues
go to counties for litter clean-up, education, and recycling centers.
o SB 68; Oil Recycling Bill; enacted January 1978; organizes
waste oil recycling centers around State; sets up toll-free
number for citizens to call for nearest recycling facility.
o AB 1404: Gage Bill; April 1977; provides 5 percent cost
preference for recycled paper over virgin material; provides
revenues to review and modify specifications.
o Beverage Container Legislation still possible, but effort has
been diffused by Litter Control, Recycling, and Resource Recovery Act.
Implementation:
o Statewide Office Building Paper Separation Project; tonnage
of recycled paper has fluctuated.
o State Park Recycling Project; for bottles and cans; experimental
in one park; only moderate success.
o education programs being experimentally implemented in two
school districts.
o State Office of Procurement giving 5 percent perference to
recycled paper bidders; thus far, few bidders and no recycled
contracts awarded (2 months into program).
GUAM - Environmental Protection Agency
Planning:
o no significant activity.
Legislation:
o Beverage Container Legislation proposed; likelihood of
passage unknown.
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REGION 9 - Guam (cont'd)
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
HAWAII - Department of Health
Planning:
o State funded feasibility study for refuse-to-energy projects
in County of Honolulu; June 1976.
o Bonding study for Honolulu project funded by State and conducted
by White, Weld Co.; March 1977.
Legislation:
o Law encouraging State procurement of recycled materials drafted,
will be introduced; DOH had no role.
o Law eliminating language prohibiting long-term contracts
drafted; will be introduced; DOH testified against.
Implementation:
o County of Honolulu has acquired a site for future refuse-to-
energy project; currently, no effort is being made to move ahead with
the project-
NEVADA - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Planning:
o no significant activity.
Legislation:
o Beverage Container Legislation introduced repeatedly; little
support.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
TRUST TERRITORIES
o no significant activity.
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REGION 10
ALASKA - Department of Environmental Conservation
Planning:
o no significant activity.
Legislation:
o annually help to draft and support Bottle Bill legislation;
outlook for passage is poor.
Implementation:
o no significant activity.
IDAHO - Department of Health and Welfare
Planning:
o State investigated markets for secondary materials; results
were not encouraging.
o some refuse-derived fuel potential found in Boise, State's
major urban area.
Legislation:
o State agency drafted and introduced Bottle Bill; revenues
would go to finance recycling centers; outlook for passage is
not good.
Implementation:
o staff members supply technical assistance to inquiring locals,
universities, etc.
OREGON - Department of Environmental Quality
Planning:
o in management-by-Objective planning, source separation and
resource recovery are identified as key priorities of the State.
Legislation:
o Bottle Bill, 1972; mandatory desposit of all carbonated beverage
containers. Enacted.
o Tax Benefit Bill, 1973; for businesses minimizing pollution
(e.g. boilers for refuse-derived fuel). Enacted.
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REGION 10 - Oregon (Legislation cont'd)
o expansion of Bottle Bill being considered to include all
glass, product charges, etc.
o packaging legislation being considered with input from State
agency.
Implementation:
o grant/loan program set up for implementing approved regional
and local solid waste management plans (30 percent grant/70
percent low interest loan); State agency staff gives support to
projects, evaluates, closely scrutinizes.
o Statewide resource recovery target: 90 percent waste recovery
by 1982.
o Statewide Recycling Information Office (with Hotline) set up;
partially Federally funded.
WASHINGTON - Department of Ecology
Planning:
o extensive investigation of markets resulting in State Marketing
Plan.
o currently updating Resource Recovery Plan.
Legislation:
o Model Litter Control Act, 1977; a per-unit charge levied at
manufacturers of potential litter product goes to State for litter
clean-up and education.
o Bottle Bill is introduced every year, but State government and
Solid Waste Agency do not support it; they would lose the revenue
from Litter Control Act.
Implementation:
o Statewide Recycling Hotline.
o grant program (50 percent) for implementing solid waste plans;
resource recovery projects must prove themselves self-sustaining
and successful.
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Subject Index
abandoned motor vehicle
Iowa Project Pride, 20
Minn. Pollution Control Agency, 14
Mont. Department of Health and
Environmental Services, 23
N. Dak. State Department of Health,
23
aluminum
recovery
La., Kaiser Aluminum, 18
Tex., Garland, 19
Wis., Milwaukee, 16
source separation
N. Mex., Albuquerque, 17
N. Mex., Las Vegas, 17
N. Mex., Santa Fe, 17
beverage container legislation
defeated
Colo., 22; Ky., 10; Mont., 23
passed
Maine, 1; Mich., 13; Minn., 14;
Mo., 21; Oreg., 28,; S. Dak., 24;
Vt., 3
pending
Ala., 8; Alaska, 28; Ariz., 25;
Ark., 17; Calif., 26; B.C., 6;
Guam, 26; Idaho, 28; Iowa, 20;
Kans., 20; Mass., 1; Nev., 27
Ohio, 15; Okla., 18; Oreg., 28;
S.C., 11; Tex., 19; Wash., 29
Beverage Industry Recovery Projects
(also called Beverage Industry
Recycling Program or BIRP)
Ariz., 25
N. Mex., 17
boiler
operational
N.Y., Oyster Bay, 3
N.Y., Smithtown, 3
planning
D.C., 6
bonding authority
agencies having
Conn. Resource Recovery
Authority, 1
Del. Solid Waste Authority, 5
Mo. Environmental Improvement
Authority, 21
R.I. Solid Waste Management
Corporation, 2
Wis. Solid Waste Recycling
Authority, 15
W. Va. State Solid Waste Authority,
7
legislation authorizing
Fla. Amendments to State revenue
bond financing law, 8
Ga. Act 1364, 9
Mich. Amendment to Solid Waste
Disposal Act, 13
Miss, bill HB-446, 10
P.R. bill for Solid Waste
Management Authority, 5
researching issue
Hawaii Department of Health, 27
bottle legislation. See beverage
container legislation
chicken waste
Miss, project, 10
chipper purchase
Ga. Department of Natural Resources,
Environmental Protection Division
provides funds, 9
codisposal
operational projects
N.Y., Glen Cove, 3, 4
planned projects
Del., Wilmington, 5
Minn., Duluth, 14
composting
projects
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composting
projects (cont'd)
N.H. Department of Health and
Welfare, 2
Wis., Milwaukee, Metropolitan
Sewage District, 16
construction grant
for refuse derived fuel
Wis. Solid Waste Recycling
Authority, 15
for resource recovery
N.Y. Environmental Quality Bond
Act, 4
county plan
agencies responsible for
Fla. Resource Recovery Council, 9
Md. Environmental Service, 6
N.J. Department of Environmental
Protection, 3
Pa. Department of Environmental
Resources, 7
curbside collection
Calif., San Francisco, Bay Area, 25
demonstration project
111., Springfield, 12
Ky. bill will fund, 10
Md., Baltimore, 6
Md., Texas 6
N.H., 2
Department of Energy. See State
Department of Energy
energy recovery
operational projects
Ark., Arkadelphia, 17
Ark., Helena, 17
Ark., North Little Rock, 17
Ark., Osceola, 17
Ark., West Memphis, 17
planned projects
Hawaii, Honolulu, 27
La., Taft, 18
Utah, Ogden, 24
Utah, Weber County, 24
V.I., St. Thomas, 5
Environmental Impact Statement
target area
Minn., St. Paul, mass burning
plant, 14
escheats money
Mich, bill, 13
facility, resource recovery. See
resource recovery facility
feasibility study
grants given for
Pa. Department of Environmental
Resources, 7
on energy recovery
Ark. Department of Energy and
Environmental Policy, 16
Calif. State Solid Waste
Management Board, 25
Fla. Resource Recovery Council, 9
Hawaii Department of Health, 27
111. Environmental Protection
Agency, 12
on gas pyrolysis or RDF project
Tex., Austin, 19
on heat recovery
Colo., Breckinridge, 23
University of Wyoming, 25
U.S. Forest Service, 23
on incinerators
Minn., St. John's University, 14
on manure/methane conversion
Colo., Lamar, 23
on resource recovery
Fla. Resource Recovery Council, 9
Ga. Department of Natural
Resources, Environmental
Protection Division, 9
Mich. Department of Natural
Resources, 13
Minn. Pollution Control Agency, 14
Mi nn., Re d Wi ng, 14
Mo. Department of Natural
Resources, 21
Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency, 14
Tenn. Department of Public
Health, 11
Wis., Brown County, 16
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feasibility study (cont'd)
on unspecified subject
Md., Salisbury, 6
ferrous metals
recovery
Calif. State Park Recycling
Project, 26
Miss., 10
Mont., Great Falls, 23
Wis., Milwaukee, 16
source separation
N. Hex., Albuquerque, 17
N. Mex., Las Vegas, 17
N. Mex., Santa Fe, 17
Okla., Fort Sill, 18
S. Dak., Brown County, 24
financial assistance
codisposal facility
Del. Solid Waste Authority, 5, 6
general
Tenn. Resource Recovery Loan Law,
11
Wash. Department of Ecology, 29
resource recovery
Md. Environmental Service, 6
Minn. Pollution Control Agency, 14
Mont. Department of Health and
Environmental Services, 23
Nebr. Department of Environmental
Control, 22
N.Y. Department of Environmental
Conservation, 3, 4
Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency, 14
solid waste activities
Oreg. Department of Environmental
Quality, 28
Va. Department of Health, 7
source separation
Ga., Tifton, 10
N.Y. Department of Environmental
Conservation, 3, 4
glass
recovery
Calif. State Park Recycling
Project, 26
Wis., Milwaukee, 16
glass (cont'd)
source separatin
N. Mex., Albuquerque, 17
N. Mex., Las Vegas, 17
N. Mex., Santa Fe, 17
Okla., Fort Still, 18
grants. See financial assistance
handicapped-sponsored projects
materials recycling
Mo. State Sheltered Workshop, 20
incinerator
operational projects
D.C., 6
111., Chicago, 12
planned projects
Minn., St. John's University, 14
industrial park, resource recovery
proposals
N.J., 3
N.Y., 4
industrial waste exchange
operational projects
Iowa State University, 20
Minn. Association of Commerce and
Industry, 14
Mo., St. Louis, Regional Commerce
and Growth Association, 22
information dissemination
Calif, educational packages on waste
education for schools, 25, 26
Fla. newsletter, 9
Ind., statewide communications
network lecture and press release
program; recycling guide, 12
Minn, recycling hotline considered,
14
Ohio resource recovery slide show, 15
Oreg. Statewide Recycling Information
Office (with Hotline), 27
PA. seminars, 7
Wash. Statewide Recycling Hotline,
29
landspreading
with shredded paper
Tex., Midland/Odessa, 19
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legislation, solid waste (see also
beverage container legislation;
litter bill)
passed
Calif. Gage Bill, 26
Calif. Litter Control, Recycling,
and Resource Recovery Act, 26
Calif. Oil Recycling Bill, 26
Fla. Resource Recovery and
Management Act, 9
Ga. Act 1364, 9
Kans. Waste Stream Ownership
legislation, 20
Md. Bill 153, 6
Mich. Amendment to Solid Waste
Disposal Act, 13
Mich. Resource Recovery Act, 13
Minn. Waste Oil Bill, 14
N.C. Amendments to State Solid
Waste Law, 11
N.J. Solid Waste Management Act, 3
N.Y. Environmental Quality Bond
Act, 4
N.Y. Resource Recovery Policy Act,
4
Ohio Amendment to law ORC 343,
"Garbage and Refuse Disposal
Districts," 15
Ohio law ORC 303, 15
Oreg. Tax Benefit Bill, 28
Tenn. Resource Recovery Loan Law,
11
pending
Ariz. Waste Oil Recycling Bill, 25
Fla. bill HB-291, 9
Fla. Resource Recovery Act, 9
Ind. Amendment to Refuse Disposal
Act, 12
Miss, bill HB-446, 10
Mo. Hazardous Waste Act, 21
Ohio bill S-266, 15
P.R. Solid Waste Management
Authority Act, 5
litter bill
passed
Ark., 17; Calif., 26; Wash., 29
pending
Ala., 8; Kans., 20; Ky., 10
litter bill
pending (cont'd)
Nebr., 22; N. Mex., 17; Ohio, 15;
S.C., 11
long-term contract
legislation affecting
Ga. Act 1364, 9
Hawaii drafts law, 27
Mich. Amendment to Solid Waste
Disposal Act, 13
researching issue
Okla. Department of Health, 18
marketing
recovered materials
Ind. State Board of Health
assists, 12
market study
agencies directing
Idaho Department of Health and
Welfare, 28
Ind., State Board of Health, 12
Kans. Department of Health and
Environment, 20
Mich. Department of Natural
Resources, 13
Minn. Pollution Control Agency, 14
Mo. Department of Natural
Resources, 21
Nebr. Department of Environmental
Control, 22
Okla. Department of Health, 18
Pa. Department of Environmental
Resources, 7
Tex. Department of Health, 19
Wash. Department of Ecology, 29
Wis. Governor's Recycling Task
Force, 16
target areas
Calif., Los Angeles, 25
Calif., San Diego, 25
Calif., San Francisco, 25
Del., Wilmington, 5
N.Y., Auburn, 4
N.Y., Capitol District, 4
N.Y., Chautauqua County, 4
N.Y., Cortland, 4
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market study
target areas (cont'd)
N.Y., Erie and Niagara Counties, 4
N.Y., Ithaca, 4
N.Y., Long Island, 4
N.Y., Monroe County, 4
N.Y., New York City, 4
N.Y., Oneida County, 4
N.Y., Westchester County, 4
N.Y., Cuyahoga County, 14
mechanical separation
projects using
La., New Orleans, 18
Tex., Houston, 19
metals. See ferrous metals
methane
Colo., Lamar, studies conversion
from manure, 23
National Center for Resource
Recovery
D.C. incinerator project, 6
Pa. seminars, 7
newspaper recycling
projects
Ga., Houston County, 10
111., Rockford, 12
Mont., Helena, 23
Tex., Dallas,
Tex., Garland, 19
Utah, Salt Lake City, 24
Wis., Madison, 15
Nottingham method
projects using
N.H. rural recycling, 2
office separation
legislation
Fla. bill HB-291, 9
N.Y. bill proposed, 4
projects
Ariz. Office Paper Separation
Pilot Program, 25
Calif. Statewide Office Building
Paper Separation Project, 26
Ga. State Office Separation
Program, 9
office separation
projects (cont'd)
Ind. State Board of Health
building, 12
Md. State Office Paper Separation
and Recycling Program, 6
Tex. State agencies, 19
University of Wisconsin, Madison,
15
Wis. businesses, 15
Wis. Department of Natural
Resources, 15
Wyom. State Government, 25
packaging legislation
passed
Minn., 14
pending
Oreg., 29
paper recycling
grants to study
Mich., Kalamazoo, 13
legislation
Md. Bill 153, 6
projects
Ariz. State building, 25
Calif. Statewide Office Building
Paper Separation Project, 26
Colo., Colorado Springs, 23
Colo., Denver, 23
Ga., Houston County, 10
111., Rockford, 12
Ind. State Board of Helath
building, 12
Md. State Office Paper Separation
and Recycling Program, 7
Mo. Department of Natural
Resources, 21
Mont., Helena, 23
N. Mex., Albuquerque, 17
N. Mex., Las Vegas, 17
N. Mex., Santa Fe, 17
N. Mex., Taos, 17
Okla., Fort Sill, 18
Tex., Dallas, 19
Tex., Fort Worth, 19
Tex., Garland, 19
Tex. State agencies, 19
University of Wisconsin, Madison,
16
Utah, Salt Lake City, 24
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paper recycling
projects (cont'd)
Wis. businesses, 16
Wis. Department of Natural
Resources, 15
Wis., Madison, 16
Wyo. State Government, 25
researching issue
Tenn. Department of Public
Health, 11
policy, State resource recovery.
State resource recovery policy
See
procurement
of feasibility study
V.I., St. Thomas, 5
of project contractor
Calif. State Office of Procurement,
26
P.R. Resource Recovery Task Force,
5
of recycled materials
Calif. Gage Bill, 26
Ga. Department of Natural
Resources, 9
Hawaii drafts law, 27
Kans. State agencies, 20
Md. Bill 153, 6
Mo. State agencies, 21
N.Y. bill proposed, 4
restrictions
Ohio law ORC 303, 15
pyrolysis
demonstration project
Md., Baltimore, 7
feasibility study
Tex., Austin, 19
recycling center
funding sources
Calif. Litter Control, Recycling
and Resource Recovery Act, 26
Idaho Bottle Bill, 28
Minn. State grant program, 14
recycling hotlines.
dissemination
See information
refuse derived fuel (RDF)
construction projects
Conn., Bridgeport, 1
refuse derived fuel (RDF)
construction projects (cont'd)
Minn., Duluth, 14
N.Y., Albany County, 4
N.Y., Monroe County, 4
Wis., Madison, 16
Wis. three-county area, 15
operational projects
111., Chicago, 12
Md., Texas, 6
Tex., Houston, 19
Wis., Milwaukee, 16
planned projects
D.C., 6
Idaho, Boise, 28
Okla., Tulsa, 18
S. Dak., Sioux Falls, 24
Tex., Austin, 19
terminated project
111., Springfield, 12
refuse shredder
operational projects
Mont., Great Falls, 23
S. Dak., Brown County, 24
refuse to energy
planned projects
Calif. State Solid Waste Management
Board, 25
Colo., Eagle County, 23
Hawaii, Honolulu County, 27
N.J., Newark, 3
regional planning
Minn. State grant program, 14
regional resource recovery
agencies directing projects
Mass. Bureau of Solid Waste
Disposal, 1
N.H. Department of Health and
Welfare, 2
S.C. Department of Health and
Environmental Control, 11
request for approaches
on resource recovery
Conn. Resource Recovery
Authority, 1
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requests for proposals
on resource recovery (cont'd)
Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency, 14
R.I. Solid Waste Management
Corporation, 2
request for qualifications
on energy recovery
V.I. Department of Public Works, 5
resource recovery facility
constructing
Conn., Bridgeport, 1
Ohio, Akron, 15
Minn., Duluth, 14
Miss. Gulf Coast, 10
operating
Iowa, Ames, 20
La., New Orleans, 18
planning
Mich., Detroit, 13
Minn., Fairmont, 14
Minn., Moorehead, 14
Minn., Red Wing, 14
Minn., Rochester, 14
Minn., St. Cloud, 14
Minn., St. John's University, 14
N.Y., Cattaraugus County, 3
N.Y., Chetnung County, 3
N.Y., City of North Hempstead, 4
N.Y., Dutchess County, 3
N.Y., Glen Cove, 3
N.Y., Hempstead, 3
N.Y., Onondaga County, 3, 4
N.Y., Suffolk County, 3
N.Y., Westchester County, 3
Ohio, Cincinnati, 15
Ohio, Cuyahoga County, 14
Ohio, Montgomery County, 15
Ohio, Toledo, 15
R.I. Solid Waste Management
Corporation, 2
reuse of hazardous waste
legislation
Mo. drafts Hazardous Waste Act, 21
rubber recovery (see also tire
recycling)
Miss, project, 10
rural recycling
demonstration project
N.H. Department of Health and
Welfare, 2
sludge
codisposal
Minn., Duluth, 14
composting projects
Nebr. Department of Environmental
Control, 22
N.H. Department of Health and
Welfare, 2
farming
N. Mex. Environmental Improvement
Agency, 17
solid waste legislation. See
legislation, solid waste
source separation
information dissemination
Ind. State Board of Health, 12
P.R. Source Separation Task Force,
5
projects
Calif., San Francisco, Bay Area, 25
Ga., Tifton, 10
111., Rockford, 12
N. Mex., Albuqurque, 17
N. Mex., Las Vegas, 17
N. Mex., Santa Fe, 17
Okla., Fort Sill, 18
Oreg. has as top priority, 28
Tex., Richardson, 19
Wis., Madison, 15
State Department of Energy
projects sponsored by
N.H., Concord, waste oil
recycling, 2
N.J., Newark, refuse to energy, 3
State Plan
energy conservation
Mo., 21
marketing
Wash., 29
resource recovery
Calif., 26
Mich., 13
N.Y., 4
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state plan
resource recovery (cont'd)
Ohio, 15
Maine, 1
State resource recovery construction
grant. See construction grant
State resource recovery plan
Calif, updates, 26
N.Y. drafts plan and passes law, 4
Wash, updates, 29
State resource recovery policy
legislation
Calif. Litter Control, Recycling,
and Resource Recovery Act, 26
Fla. Resource Recovery and
Management Act, 9
Mich. Resource Recovery Act, 13
N.Y. Resource Recovery Policy
Act, 4
planning
Maine consultant, 1
Tex. Department of Health, 19
task force
P.R. resource recovery, 5
P.R. source separation, 5
Tex., Austin, gas pyrolysis, 19
Tex., Austin, refuse derived fuel, 19
Wis. recycling, 16
tax legislation
exemptions
Fla. Resource Recovery Act, 9
N.C. Amendments to Solid Waste
Law, 11
Oreg. Tax Benefit Bill, 28
levies
Calif. Litter Control, Recycling,
and Resource Recovery Act, 26
Wash. Model Litter Control Act, 29
technical assistance
general
Idaho Department of Health and
Welfare, 28
S.C. Department of Health and
technical assistance
general (cont'd)
Environmental Control, 11
S. Dak. Department of
Environmental Protection, 24
Utah Division of Health, 24
recycling
Nebr. Department of Environmental
Control, 22
R.I. Solid Waste Management
Corporation, 2
refuse to energy
N.J. Department of Energy, 3
resource recovery
Fla. Resource Recovery Council, 9
Mich. Department of Natural
Resources, 13
N. Dak. Department of Health, 23
N.Y. Department of Environmental
Conservation, 3, 4
Ohio Environmental Protection
Age nc y, 14
Tenn. Department of Health, 11
Wis. State agency, 16
solid waste activities
Oreg. Department of Environmental
Quality, 29
telephone book recycling
operational projects
Colo., Denver, 23
planned projects
Calif., 25
tire recycling
planned projects
N. Dak., 23
N. Hex., 17
waste exchange
operational projects
Iowa State University, 20
Minn. Association of Commerce
and Industry, 14
Mo., St. Louis, Regional Commerce
and Growth Association, 22
Ohio, Columbus, 15
Tex., Houston, 19
planned projects
Colo., Denver, 22
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Waste exchange (cont'd)
planned projects (cont'd)
Ind. Environmental Quality
Commission, 12
waste oil recycling
legislation passed
Calif., 26
Minn., 14
legislation pending
Ariz., 25
N.Y., 4
operational projects
Iowa, Des Moines, 20
Kans., Topeka, 21
Miss., 10
Nebr., Lincoln, 22
N.H., Concord, 2
Ohio, Cincinnati, 15
Vt., Chittendon County, 3
Wis., Dane County, 16
Waste oil recycling (cont'd)
planned projects
Ga., 9
Nebr., Lincoln, 22
N. Hex., 17
waste reduction
information dissemination
Calif, schools, 26
legislation
Minn., 14
waste stream ownership
negotiations
La., Taft, 18
passed legislation
Kans., 20
pending legislation
Ind., 12
waterwall incinerator
operational project
111., Chicago, 12
yol818
SW-790
38
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EPA REGIONS
U.S. EPA, Region 1
Solid Waste Program
John F. Kennedy Bldg.
Boston, MA 02203
617-223-5775
U.S. EPA, Region 2
Solid Waste Section
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10007
212-264-0503
U.S. EPA, Region 3
Solid Waste Program
6th and Walnut Sts.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-597-9377
U.S. EPA, Region 4
Solid Waste Program
345 Courtland St., N.E.
Altanta, GA 30308
404-881-3016
U.S. EPA, Region 5
Solid Waste Program
230 South Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60604
312-353-2197
U.S. EPA, Region 6
Solid Waste Section
1201 Elm St.
Dallas, TX 75270
214-767-2734
U.S. EPA, Region 7
Solid Waste Section
1735 Baltimore Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-374-3307
U.S. EPA, Region 8
Solid Waste Section
1860 Lincoln St.
Denver, CO 80295
303-837-2221
U.S. EPA, Region 9
Solid Waste Program
215 Fremont St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-556-4606
U.S. EPA, Region 10
Solid Waste Program
1200 6th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98101
206-442-1260
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