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EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery puts out a newsletter monthly to announce rulemakings, upcoming webinars, guidance documents, open comment periods, and other communications about our federal solid and hazardous waste programs. For those who may have missed them, below are lists of our previous newsletters and their contents.

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2024 Newsletters

November 21, 2024

  • EPA Publishes Final “National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution.”
  • EPA Celebrates America Recycles Day.
  • EPA Publishes New and Updated Modules in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Model Permit.
  • EPA Hosts Regional Climate Trainings for RCRA Permitting and Hazardous Waste Cleanup.
  • EPA Posts Webinar Recordings about the New Requirements for International Shipments of e-Waste.
  • EPA Updates the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Webpages.
  • EPA Updates Small Quantity Generator Notification Outreach Materials.
  • EPA Posts Materials from Past Working Sessions on Battery Collection Best Practices and Labeling Guidelines.
  • EPA Amends the SWIFR for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia Funding Opportunity.
  • EPA Posts Resources for Grant Applicants.
  • EPA Seeks Public Comment by January 23 on Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.
  • EPA Publishes Two New Graphics about Wasted Food, Composting, and Climate Change.

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October 21, 2024

  • EPA Renames Corrective Action Program.  
  • EPA Training on Climate Change Adaptation in RCRA Permitting and Hazardous Waste Cleanup. 
  • EPA Finalizes Alternative Standards for Recycling Refrigerants. 
  • EPA Updates Definition of Solid Waste 101 Training Slides. 
  • EPA Posts New Frequent Questions about Solar Panel Waste. 
  • EPA Posts Fact Sheet about Clean Cellulosic Biomass and Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Determinations. 
  • EPA Publishes Webpage on New International Requirements for Electrical and Electronic Waste. 
  • EPA Swaps Times for October 30 Webinars about the New International Requirements for Electronic Waste and Scrap. 
  • EPA Posts the Guide “Planning for Natural Disaster Debris” in Spanish. 
  • EPA Posts Electronic Manifest Demonstration Videos.  
  • EPA Extends the Comment Period for Draft Memo on Environmental Justice and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Approvals (PCBs). 

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September 20, 2024

  • Join Us Sept 24 at Climate Week NYC and Learn about Climate Resilient Infrastructure.
  • EPA Requests Comments on Draft Memo about Environmental Justice by October 9.
  • Join Us for October 30 Webinars on New International Requirements for Exports and Imports of Electronic Waste and Scrap.
  • EPA Announces $117 Million in Grants Available to Advance Recycling Infrastructure and Prevent Wasted Food.

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August 22, 2024

  • This is the cover page for the document "Creating Disaster-Resilient Buildings to Minimize Disaster Debris,” which shows erosion in front of a house, a wildfire, a sinkhole in front of a house, and a sustainably designed office building.
    EPA Publishes New Guidance on “Creating Disaster-Resilient Buildings to Minimize Disaster Debris.”
  • EPA Announces Next Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Advisory Board Meeting.
  • EPA Welcomes Two New e-Manifest Advisory Board Members.
  • EPA Opens Registration for Working Sessions on Mid-Format Battery Recycling.

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July 23, 2024

Cargo ship in the water with numerous containers on it.
  • EPA Finalizes Changes to the Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations
  • EPA Launches New All-Hazards Waste Management Planning Tool Webpage
  • EPA Posts Materials from Working Sessions on Battery Collection Best Practices and Battery Labeling Guidelines
  • EPA Publishes Webpage on Climate Resiliency

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June 20, 2024

  • EPA Denies Alabama’s Coal Combustion Residuals Program.
  • EPA Issues Memorandum Implementing Climate Resilience in Hazardous Waste Permitting.
  • Implementing Climate Resilience in Polychlorinated Biphenyls Approvals Memo.
  • EPA, USDA, and FDA Release National Strategy on Food Loss and Waste.

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May 17, 2024

  • EPA Extends the Comment Period for the Open Burning/Open Detonation of Hazardous Waste Explosives Proposal through June 20, 2024.
  • EPA Publishes Map of Open Burning/Open Detonation Facilities.
  • EPA Finalizes Treatment Variance for Department of Energy’s Test Bed Initiative at the Hanford Site.
  • PA Posts Electric Arc Furnace Slag Sampling Data.
  • EPA Responds to Petition to Classify Discarded Polyvinyl Chloride as Hazardous Waste.
  • Hosts Webinar on Education and Outreach to Promote the Collection of Small-Format Batteries.

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April 30, 2024

  • EPA Announces New Rules for the Disposal of Historical Coal Ash.
  • Rounding out Earth Month, the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Publishes Fiscal Year 2023 Accomplishments Report.

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March 21, 2024

  • EPA Proposes Rule to Reduce Open Burning and Open Detonation of Waste Explosives and Welcomes Comment by May 20th.
  • EPA Publishes New Household Medication Disposal Website.
  • EPA Recommends that Consumers Dispose of E-Cigarettes at Household Hazardous Waste Collection Sites.
  • EPA Hosts Upcoming Webinar about the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest.

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February 29, 2024

  • EPA Extends the Comment Period through March 26 for the Proposal to Clarify Authority to Address Releases of Hazardous Waste.

  • EPA Requests Potential Charge Questions by March 22 for the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Advisory Board.

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This is a screenshot of the front cover of Issue 14 of the Tribal Waste Journal titled Building Effective Partnerships with States and Localities to Protect Tribal Lands. It has a drawing of two hands shaking hands with an orange sun below them and the EPA logo above them..

February 15, 2024

  • EPA Proposes to List Nine Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds as Hazardous Constituents.
  • EPA Proposes to Amend the Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action at Solid Waste Management Units.
  • EPA Finalizes Memorandum Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Considerations into the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action Process.
  • EPA Publishes 14th Issue of the Tribal Waste Journal about Building Effective Partnerships. 

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This is a screenshot of the front cover of the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. It has the EPA logo, the USDA logo, and the FDA logo on it. There is also a picture of storage containers in a refrigerator with date labels on them, a picture of a man carrying a box of vegetables, and a picture of wasted food in a compost pile with a hand holding some dirt.

January 18, 2024

  • EPA Publishes a Best Practices Guide for Construction & Demolition Landfills in Indian Country.
  • EPA Encourages Communities to Become More Resilient and Create Natural Disaster Debris Plans.
  • Comment Now on Version 16 of the Waste Reduction Model.
  • EPA Publishes Information about the Hazardous Waste Incinerator Backlog.
  • Join Us on Jan 30th for a Webinar: “Information Overload: Getting the EPA Information You Want and Need.”
  • Comment Now on the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.

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2023 Newsletters

December 14, 2023

  • EPA Issues Draft Memo for Comment: Implementing Climate Resilience in Polychlorinated Biphenyls Approvals
  • EPA Requests Comment on Draft Memo: Implementing Climate Resilience in Hazardous Waste Permitting
  • EPA Withdraws Part of the Technical Corrections Direct Final Rule
  • EPA Publishes Compendium of Alternative Technologies to Open Burning and Open Detonation of Energetic Hazardous Wastes
  • EPA Proposes Treatment Variance for Department of Energy’s Test Bed Initiative at the Hanford Site
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publish Study on Unencapsulated Uses of EAF Slag
  • EPA Posts Results from the Puerto Rico Southern Aquifer Water Sampling Project
  • EPA Makes Available PCB Final Rule Webinar Materials
  • EPA Posts Drum Reconditioner Public Meeting Materials

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November 15, 2023

  • EPA Announces Over $90 Million for Recycling Grants on America Recycles Day
  • Published New information and Statistics for Public Comment on the Coal Combustion Residuals Legacy Surface Impoundments Proposal
  • EPA Announced Plans to Propose New Universal Waste Regulations

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October 19, 2023

  • this is a photo of a pile of railroad ties next to a train
    EPA Proposes Recycling Alternative Standards for Ignitable Used Refrigerants
  • EPA Seeks Public Comment on a Draft Memorandum about Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Considerations into the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action Process
  • EPA Issues Final Denial of the Rulemaking Petition Requesting Amendments to the Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Regulations
  • EPA Posts New Translations of Materials in the Solid Waste Management Toolkit
  • Check out the New Success Stories from our National Tribal Waste Management Peer Matching Program
  • EPA Announces Public Meeting to Collect Input on the Management of Used Industrial Containers and Reconditioning
  • EPA Hosts Webinar on the Polychlorinated Biphenyls Final Rule
  • EPA Hosts Webinar about the National Tribal Waste Management Peer Matching Program
  • EPA Releases New Food Waste Reports and Provides Updated Recommendations for Managing Food Waste

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September 20, 2023

Young girl with a cape and mask on, wearing a t-shirt with the recycling logo on it.
  • EPA Finalizes Rule Revising the Polychlorinated Biphenyls Cleanup and Disposal Regulations
  • EPA Extends the Comment Period for the Request for Information About Used Drum Management and Reconditioning
  • EPA Posts Webpage for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Model Permit
  • EPA Announces Over $100 Million for Recycling Grants Nationwide

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August 17, 2023

  • coal-fired power plant
    EPA Proposes to Deny Alabama’s Coal Ash Permit Program and Better Protect Local Communities from Pollution
  • EPA Publishes Companion Chapters and Videos to Expand the Solid Waste Management Toolkit for Developing Countries
  • EPA Issues Technical Corrections to the Hazardous Waste Regulations
  • EPA Requests Information About Used Drum Management and Reconditioning
  • EPA Seeks Tribal Input for National Tribal Needs Assessment on Waste Management Operations and Maintenance
  • Department of Energy Announces Solar Panel Recycling Grant

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July 20, 2023

  • This is a picture of several trucks driving down a highway.
    EPA Celebrates the Fifth Year Anniversary of e-Manifest
  • EPA Visits Three Tribal Nations
  • Improving Tribal Solid Waste Program Capacity and Closing Solid Waste Open Dumps in Navajo Nation
  • EPA Showcases New Community Engagement and Technical Assistance and Good Governance Programs During June 27 Public Meeting
  • EPA Launches a New Community Engagement and Technical Assistance Program Webpage
  • EPA Extends Deadline for Public Comment Period for the Waukegan Generating Station Proposed Denial
  • EPA Announced User Fees for e-Manifest for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025
  • EPA Issues Partial Reclamation Variances for HVF Metals Recovery Facility in Arizona

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June 21, 2023

  • this is a drawing of a lithium-ion battery
    EPA Issues Lithium Battery Recycling Memo with Frequently Asked Questions
  • EPA Invites Community to Attend June 27 Public Meeting to Discuss Coal Ash Concerns in Waukegan, Illinois
  • EPA Proposes Determination on a Request for an Extension to the Deadline for Initiating Closure from a Facility in Illinois
  • Reminder: EPA Hosts Coal Ash Public Hearing on June 28 in Chicago
  • EPA Extends Comment Period for the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
  • EPA Launches a New Community Engagement and Technical Assistance Program Webpage
  • Tribes Training Tribes: EPA National Tribal Waste Management Peer Matching Program Webinar – June 22, 2023, 2:00-3:00 pm
  • EPA Presents at the 2023 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum
  • DOE Announces a Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling Funding Opportunity

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Corrective Action Edition - June 13, 2023

  • This is a map of the United States showing the states that added facilities to the progress track as of September 30, 2022.
    EPA Makes Progress Toward the 2030 Corrective Action Goals
  • EPA Focuses on Cleanup Progress and Completion Under Goals 1, 2, and 3
  • Goal 4: Long-Term Stewardship: EPA Identifies Nine Key Elements
  • Goal 5: EPA Adds Facilities to the Corrective Action Tracking List
  • EPA Puts Optimization to Work
  • EPA Announced the Economic Benefits of Corrective Action Cleanups
  • EPA Publishes the Cleanup Results from Fiscal Year 2022
  • EPA Closed Out the 2020 Corrective Action Goals

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May 18, 2023

  • Picture of a road that has been eroded away because of wave action or sea level rise
    EPA Announces Latest Proposal to Protect Public Health and Water Sources from Historical Coal Ash Sites
  • EPA Provides Interactive Map of Sea Level Rise Around Hazardous Waste Sites Along the U.S. Coastline
  • EPA Issues Reinterpretation of the Industrial Ethyl Alcohol Exemption
  • EPA Allows Remote Signers for Electronic Manifests
  • EPA Posted a Training about the Federal RCRA Organic Air Emissions Standards
  • EPA Seeks Feedback on the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
  • EPA Offers New Resource for Community Food Waste Prevention
  • EPA Opens the Fifth Round of Surveys of Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Food Waste in the U.S.
  • EPA Seeks Public Comment on the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map

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April 21, 2023

Earth Day infographic showing simple ways to make every day Earth Day.
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  • Happy Earth Day!
  • EPA Seeks Comment on the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
  • Upcoming Webinar: Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
  • EPA Publishes the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map
  • EPA Announces Updated Wasted Food Estimates
  • EPA Releases its Fourth Summary Report on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Food Waste in the United States
  • EPA Published a Beneficial Use Evaluation of Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Gypsum in Agriculture
  • EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) Summarizes Fiscal Year 2022 Accomplishments

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March 16, 2023

  • this is a picture of a person pushing down on the nozzle of a bottle of hand sanitizer
    EPA Holds March Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) User Call.
  • Join Us for the March Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) Webinar.
  • EPA Extends the Comment Period to April 10th for All Six Proposed Denials.
  • EPA Posts Automated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Application Checklist.
  • EPA Issues Guidance for Petitioners Seeking No-Migration Variances for “Put Piles.”
  • Find Out How to Dispose of and Recycle Hand Sanitizer.
  • EPA Unveils New Tribal Waste Management Training Resources Webpage.
  • EPA Releases Compliance Advisory “Data Quality Issues with Manifests Submitted to e-Manifest System.”
  • EPA Orders Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) to Assess Contamination in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward Neighborhood.

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February 16, 2023

  • this is a picture of a girl holding a globe
    Register for the February 21st Tribal Waste Management Webinar.
  • EPA Revamped the Inspection Checklist for Facilities Generating and Recycling Hazardous Secondary Materials.
  • EPA Requests Comment by March 30th on Proposed Variances for HVF Metals Recovery Facility in Arizona.
  • EPA Announces Six Proposed Denials in Continued Effort to Protect Groundwater and Communities from Coal Ash Contamination, Seeking Public Comment by March 10th.
  • EPA Posted Information about the National RCRA Permitting Priorities.
  • EPA Requests Public Comment of American Public Power Association (APPA) Approvals by March 8th.
  • Reminder: Registration is Open for February 28-March 2nd Advisory Board Meeting “Meeting the Needs of the User Community: e-Manifest Program Priorities and User Fees for FY 2024 and 2025.”
  • Learn about Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants Program through Webinars Next Week.

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January 19, 2023

  • this is a picture of a lap top with the air emissions fact sheet pulled up on it
    EPA Holds Engagement Meetings for Open Burn/Open Detonation (OB/OD) Detonation of Waste Explosives.
  • EPA Updates Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Organic Air Emission Standards Fact Sheet.
  • EPA Publishes Training Slides about the Hazardous Secondary Materials Requirements and the Definition of Solid Waste.
  • EPA Proposes to Deny Petition to Classify Discarded Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) as Hazardous Waste.
  • EPA Posts a Template for Documentation of Legitimate Recycling.
  • Join Us for the January e-Manifest Webinar.
  • EPA Adds New Member to the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group (USWAG) Nationwide Risk-Based PCB Remediation Waste Disposal Approval.
  • EPA Publishes a New Fact Sheet about Greener Cleanups of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).
  • EPA Makes $40M in Funding Available for SWIFR Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia.
  • EPA is Accepting Applications for State Coal Combustion Residuals Grants.
  • EPA Announces Upcoming Advisory Board Meeting: “Meeting the Needs of the User Community: e-Manifest Program Priorities and User Fees for FY 2024 and 2025.”

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2022 Newsletters

December 19, 2022

  • This is a picture of the Gavin Power Plant
    EPA Takes Another Step to Protect Groundwater from Coal Ash Contamination at an Ohio Facility.
  • EPA Publishes 2021 Hazardous Waste Data.
  • EPA Provides Guidance on Proper Disposal of Hand Sanitizer.
  • Check out the Webinar About Open Dump Data on Tribal Lands.

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November 17, 2022

  • this is a picture of a man with an electric bike
    Join Our Webinar about Revisions to Standards for the Open Burning and Open Detonation of Waste Explosives.
  • EPA Publishes a Tribal Waste Journal about Managing Disaster Debris on Tribal Lands.
  • EPA Issues USWAG New Member Approval for Public Comment.
  • EPA Provides Guidance on Disposal of Lithium-ion Batteries.
  • EPA Responds to an Inquiry about the Wastewater Treatment Unit Exemption.
  • Join Us for the November e-Manifest Webinar.
  • Learn How to Start a Community Composting Program.

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October 20, 2022

  • EPA Updates “10-Step Blueprint for Managing Pharmaceutical Waste.”
  • EPA Announces Billions in Economic Benefits from Cleanups at Hazardous Waste Facilities Across the Nation.
  • EPA Seeks Comments on a New Proposed Coal Combustion Residuals Determination until Nov. 18th.
  • EPA Publishes a Drum Reconditioner Damage Case Report.
  • National Academies Committee Announces a Public Meeting for Their Study on Electric Arc Furnace Slag on Oct. 27th.

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