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Redevelopment of Contaminated Properties & Resolving Conflicts with Stormwater Requirements: What You Need to Know Workshop

University of Massachusetts Conference Center, Lowell, MA 50 Warren Street, Lowell, MA, United States

9:30 Welcome & Logistics 9:45 Stormwater & Waste Site Cleanup - Introduction CT: Kelly Owens, RIDEM & Alisa Richardson, RI DOT MA: Kelly Owens, RIDEM & Igor Runge, GZA NH: Mike McCluskey, NH DES & Trish Coppolino & Kevin Burke, VT DEC Why stormwater programs have expanded Why stormwater is an issue at redevelopment sites Why stormwater management should be […]

Use of Organics in Road & Infrastructure Projects: Socks & Blankets

On October 3, 2019 NEWMOA and NERC hosted a webinar about the use of organics in road and infrastructure projects. Jean Bonhatal, Cornell Waste Management Institute – a well-known and widely respected expert in organics management – presented. The presentation provides examples of the use of compost in road projects. https://youtu.be/87KOZSggtcA  

RCRA Compliance at Cleanup Sites: Waste Characterization & Listed Hazardous Waste (webinar)

Slides The webinar covered what waste site cleanup staff and managers need to know about the definition of solid and hazardous waste and characteristic and listed hazardous wastes. It emphasized how critical waste determination is as the starting point to ensuring that a site cleanup complies with RCRA C requirements. Ross Bunnell, Connecticut Department of […]

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Redevelopment of Contaminated Properties & Resolving Conflicts with Stormwater Requirements: What You Need to Know Workshop

University of Massachusetts Conference Center, Lowell, MA 50 Warren Street, Lowell, MA, United States

9:30 Welcome & Logistics 9:45 Stormwater & Waste Site Cleanup - Introduction CT: Kelly Owens, RIDEM & Alisa Richardson, RI DOT MA: Kelly Owens, RIDEM & Igor Runge, GZA NH: Mike McCluskey, NH DES & Trish Coppolino & Kevin Burke, VT DEC Why stormwater programs have expanded Why stormwater is an issue at redevelopment sites Why stormwater management should be […]

RCRA Compliance at Cleanup Sites: Area of Contamination & Contained-in Policies

This free webinar covered what waste site cleanup staff and managers need to know about how to ensure compliance with RCRA regarding identification of the area of contamination and the northeast states contained-in policies. Mark Dennen, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) presented. Mr. Dennen is a long time RCRA inspector and program manager with […]

EPA’s Aerosol Can Universal Waste Rule

In late 2019, EPA announced the signing of its final Aerosol Can Rule. The final Rule adds hazardous waste aerosol cans to the list of universal wastes regulated under 40 CFR part 273. The universal waste regulations encompass protective requirements for facilities generating, handling, and transporting certain categories of hazardous waste that are commonly generated […]

RCRA Compliance at Cleanup Sites: Onsite Management of Remediation Waste

This free webinar covered what waste site cleanup staff and managers need to know about how to ensure compliance with RCRA regarding onsite management of remediation waste. It was the third in a four-part series taking place in the fall of 2019 and winter 2020. The presenters were Ross Bunnell, CT DEEP and Martin Sanchez, NJ […]

RCRA Compliance at Cleanup Sites: Waste Treatment & Land Disposal Restrictions

This webinar was the fourth in a four-part series that covered key RCRA compliance topics that can affect site cleanups. This presentation covered what waste site cleanup staff and managers need to know about waste treatment and Land Disposal Restrictions (LDRs). Presenter: Mike Ellenbecker, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In 1990, Mike began his […]

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Reducing & Recovering Wasted Food

https://youtu.be/MTsfHOMcNis Free webinar hosted by NEWMOA and the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC). "Food Waste in the Midst of COVID-19" by Katy Fraklin, Operations Director, ReFED. ReFED is a multi-stakeholder nonprofit, powered by an influential network of the nation’s leading business, nonprofit foundation, and government leaders committed to reducing U.S. food waste. ReFED takes a data-driven […]

PFAS in Biosolids: Investigations in Maine & Vermont

The webinar included the following presentations: Carla Hopkins, Residuals Management Unit, Maine Department of Environmental Protection presented data from their investigations into PFAS in sludge, sludge-derived compost, septage, and land application site soils. Vermont’s PFAS Quest Continues: from Village Greens to Land Application Sites  Eamon Twohig, Residual Waste & Emerging Contaminants Program, Vermont Department of […]

PFAS: Advancing the Understanding of Fate & Transport

The webinar included the following presentations: Fate & Transport and Recycling of PFAS in the Environment  Steve LaRosa, Emerging Contaminant Technical Leader, Weston & Sampson presented an overview of PFAS Fate & Transport including sources of PFAS in the environment and how it cycles through the different media. Understanding PFAS Fate & Transport: Review of Models […]

EPA’s Pharmaceutical Waste Rule’s Sections on Reverse Logistics

Webinar Slides The purpose of this presentation was to provide a review of the sections of EPA's Pharmaceutical Waste Rule on reverse logistics to help state programs understand how they can adopt and enforce those requirements. The presenters Kristin Fitzgerald and Brian Knieser, EPA HQs discussed the implications of the Rule's reverse logistics policies for […]