This letter to Chairwoman Pingree shares ECOS Resolution 12-5 which covers Extended Producer Responsibility and highlights some state efforts through ECOS to share information on recycling and waste management challenges.
Land & Waste
New Jersey Awards Grants to Enhance Local Recycling Programs
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is awarding $16 million in grants to municipalities across the state to enhance waste reduction and recycling efforts. Grant recipients must use the…
Presentation on America Recycles Day Updates
This June 18, 2020 presentation by Nicole Villamizar (U.S. EPA) updated the ECOS’ SMM Workgroup on EPA’s ongoing America Recycles Day Efforts. View the presentation.
New Jersey Launches Enforcement Project to Halt Illegal Dumping
Spurred by community feedback from listening sessions hosted in environmental justice communities, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched a new initiative to support municipalities in combating…
ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results
In recent years, states have established the use of drones within various environmental programs to boost emergency preparedness and response, water monitoring (harmful algal blooms, E. coli, Cyanobacteria, bathymetric, &…
New York State Highlights 2020 Brownfields Successes in Spite of COVID
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos has announced another year of successful environmental cleanups as part of the State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. In 2020 alone,…
Pennsylvania Spotlights Work on Food Waste and Food Security
At the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Pennsylvania’s Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Agriculture (Ag), along with local nonprofits, highlighted how their efforts to reduce food waste can help address…
South Dakota Environmental Agency Merges with Agriculture
This week, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem issued an executive order to merge ECOS member agency Department of Environment & Natural Resources (SDENR) with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture…
Oregon Blog Offers Powerful Story of Recent Wildfire Cleanup
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air, Land, and Water blog recently featured a thoughtful narrative about events surrounding the recent Almeda Fire in the Bear Creek Valley in…
Iowa Offers Tips on Putting Fall Leaves to Good Use
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reaching out to the public with tips on putting those piles of fall leaves to good use. Leaves, branches, and other landscape…
