The municipal waste program regulates the storage, transportation, processing, beneficial use, composting, and disposal of municipal waste.
The Division of Municipal and Residual Waste:
- Develops regulations on municipal waste management;
- Develops General Permits for the Beneficial Use of municipal waste;
- Provides guidance on Permitting and compliance monitoring of municipal waste collection, transporters, transfer facilities, composting, processing facilities, resource recovery (waste-to-energy) facilities, and landfills.
The Regional Solid Waste Management Programs:
- Issue permits;
- Perform inspections; and
- Enforce regulations.
- Municipal Waste Program Contacts
General Information
- Municipal Waste Fact Sheets
- Statutes and Regulations
- Technical Guidance
- Environmental Assessment Process, Phase I Review (PDF)
- Technical Guidance Enforcement and Compliance Policies (eLibrary)
- List of Municipal Waste Landfills and Resource Recovery Facilities
- List of Municipal Waste Transfer Facilities (Excel)
- Municipal Waste Generation and Disposal Information
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Special Programs
- Composting Programs
- Construction and Demolition Waste
- Host Municipality Programs
- Illegal Dumping
- Regulated Medical and Chemotherapeutic Waste
- Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
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