Meeting topics will include a Waste and Materials Management Program financial update, an overview of the department's enforcement procedures, information on the new electronics rules and general program updates.
Several types of solid, hazardous and infectious waste transporters and storage, treatment, processing and disposal facilities require Department of Natural Resources approvals and/or licenses to operate. The pages below provide details about…
Infectious waste is solid waste that contains pathogens with sufficient virulence and in sufficient quantity that exposure of a susceptible human or animal to the solid waste could cause the human or animal to contract an infectious disease.…
Hazardous waste is a subset of solid waste with stricter requirements to protect human health and the environment. Federal and state laws regulate how businesses, institutions, governments and other non-households must manage hazardous waste. A…
Solid waste is what most of us think of as "trash" or "garbage" and is produced by individuals, households or businesses. Despite its name, "solid" waste can be solid, liquid or contained gas. Broadly defined, solid waste is any material no longer…
This is a public meeting of the Waste and Materials Management Study Group.
This is a public meeting of the Landfill Standards and Solid Waste Fees Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the end of a multi-year federal fraud case involving former Wisconsin-based electronics recycler 5R Processors and related firms.
This is a meeting of the The Waste and Materials Management Study Group.
This is a preliminary hearing on SS 088-22 (Board Order WA-11-22) for revisions to chs. NR 500 to 524 related to landfills, solid waste management fees, financial responsibility and reporting requirements.