SWANA Mission Statement:

“Advancing the practice of environmentally and economically sound manage-

ment of municipal solid waste in North America.”

Vice-President Andrew Kays 410-333-2730 NE MD Waste Disposal Authority

Secretary Tim Ford 410-729-8370 Maryland Environmental Service

Treasurer Jonathan Meyers, P.E., BCEE 410-290-7775 ARM Group, Inc.

Past President Niti Blackwell, P.E. 410-313-6418 Howard County, MD

IB Representative Dana L. Murray, P.E., BCEE 703-471-6150 SCS Engineers

Directors Peter Bieniek 410-996-6275 Cecil County, MD

Stephen T. Lezinski 717-571-1092 Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C.

Stephen G. Lippy, P.E., BCEE, S.C. 410-296-9150 Baltimore County, MD, Retired

Craig Marker 302-449-4961 BAI Group, Inc.

Jessica Moore University of Maryland

John Neyman 302-658-4097 Republic Services, Inc.

Kristyn Oldendorf 410-396-1960 City of Baltimore

Robin Roddy, P.E., BCEE 302-764-5385 DE Solid Waste Authority

Mehal Trivedi 301-600-3043 Frederick County, MD

President Mark Gutberlet, P.E. 410-771-4950 EA Engineering

Mid-Atlantic Chapter Solid Waste Association of North America

SOLID WASTE NEWS for Waste Professionals

March 7, 2016

Upcoming Events

SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Chapter Board Meeting and Engineering Ethics Training

on Thursday, March 17, 2016

at EA Engineering, Science & Technology

225 Schilling Circle, Suite 400 Hunt Valley, MD 21031

Please visit the Chapter website for

the Agenda/Registration form:

http://www.swana-midatl.org/Events.htm

Registrations are due by March 15, 2016

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SWANA No current advocacy actions. FEDERAL - EPA Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 - December 28 - The President signed the microbead ban, which requires manufacturers to stop using microbeads in their products by July 1, 2017. Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) - January 19 - The President vetoed SJ Res 22, which would have overturned EPA’s WOTUS rule. The EPA is currently prohibited from enforcing the rule due to the October U.S. Court of Appeals order. STATE - MARYLAND (MDE) January 12 - A meeting organized by the Northeast Authority was held with MDE representatives, including Secretary Grumbles. Various topics were discussed, including the Maryland Zero Waste Plan, guidelines on recycling, extended producer responsibility, and anaerobic digestion. MDE will convene work groups to discuss some of the topics and counties are currently reviewing the Zero Waste Plan to determine their priorities. STATE - MARYLAND (Legislative) The Legislative Session began on January 13th and will run until April 11th. Anaerobic Digestion - HB 61 - Would provide MDE with the authority to (1) create regulations to govern the permitting and operation of anaerobic digesters and (2) create regulations to govern the permitting and operation of material recovery facilities. Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016 - HB 31/SB 57 - Similar to the bag bill that was introduced last year (HB 0551-2015 and SB0621-2015), except that instead of a ban on plastic bags the proposed legislation would prohibit the free distribution of plastic bags. It does not indicate how much should be charged for plastic bags but does require a 10 cent charge for paper bags. Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority - SB105 - Would change the name of the Authority to be the Maryland Regional Resource Management Authority and would give it authorization to construct, operate, etc. a resource recovery park. Paint Stewardship Program - SB201 - Would require paint producers or a representative organization to create and submit a plan for a Paint Stewardship Program to MDE by April 2017. The program should provide for the reuse and recycling of paint. Would require retailers and distributors to be involved in the Stewardship Program in order to sell paint. Montgomery County Styrofoam drink and food container ban - passed in 2015, effective January 1, 2016. Food service businesses serving or selling food may not use polystyrene food service products. They must instead use compostable or recyclable food service ware. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/sws/expanded-polystyrene/ STATE - DELAWARE General Assembly is in session. No current regulatory or legislative updates. Legislative Updates continues on page 3

By: Kristyn Oldendorf Office of Legislative Affairs, Baltimore City, DPW

SWANA’s Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) 3-Day Certification Course

March 15-17, 2016 The SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter is offering SWANA’s Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) 3-Day Certification Course, March 15-17, 2016, with the certification exam on March 18, 2016, at the Higher Education and Technology (H.E.A.T.) Center in Aberdeen, Maryland. This 3-day course consists of presentations by SWANA certified landfill instructors, classroom exercises, case studies, a half-day tour and field exercise at a local landfill. Upon completion of this course, participants will: Understand the issues to be considered when planning, operating and closing a landfill, including landfill economics. Learn the basics of landfill site restrictions, how to comply with design requirements, bioreactor landfills, leachate

and landfill gas management. Know about compliance inspections, basic regulatory standards and the importance of safety and contingency plan. Prepare for SWANA’s MOLO certification exam. If you have questions regarding the MOLO Course, please contact Pete Bieniek at (410) 996-6275 or email pbieniek@ccgov.org.

Seating is limited for this course, so please register early. Additional information regarding the course and registration can be found on the Chapter’s website at the following link: www.swana-midatl.org/Events.htm.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Styrofoam drink and food container ban – passed in 2014, effective January 1, 2016. Businesses or organizations serving or selling food may not use polystyrene food service products. They must instead use compostable or recyclable food service ware. http://doee.dc.gov/foam NEWS UPDATES Philadelphia requires in-sink garbage disposals to help divert food waste. Bill No. 150651 went into effect on January 1st. A demonstration pilot showed that homes with garbage disposals reduced 35% of their food waste. The disposals will divert the food waste to the city’s wastewater treatment plant where it will produce biogas and fertilizer. https://marylandassociationofcounties.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/philadelphia-bill-150651.pdf

Environmental Bills Target Pollution, Plastic and Pesticides

Following is a link to a February 7, 2016 article, which appeared in the Capital Gazette regarding environmental legislative proposals in Annapolis: http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/general_assembly/ph-ac-cn-environmental-legislation-roundup-0209-20160209-story.html

The SWANA Mid Atlantic Regional Road-E-O is scheduled to be held on May 20, 2016 at the Northern Tier Solid Waste Authorities Landfill No. 1, 540 Old Bloss Road, Blossburg, PA 16912. The Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority is looking forward to hosting the Road-E-O with the assistance of Wayne Township Landfill of Clinton County, PA. If you are interested in competing in the Regional Road-E-O, please complete an application and return it to the address on the form no later than May 1, 2016. Additional information , as well as the registration form, can be found on the Chapter website at the following link: www.swana-midatl.org/rodeo.htm. Contestants must be a SWANA member in good standing or someone else in their agency must be a SWANA

member in good standing. The number of participants may be limited for each event, so please register early. First and second place winners will be eligible to compete in the SWANA International Road-E-O Competition, which will be held on September 3, 2016, in Dublin, Georgia. The SWANA International ROAD-E-O is an annual competition that gives 1st and 2nd place State Road-E-O winners from across the United States and North America the opportunity to compete for cash prizes, awards, trophies, and, for the best of the best, the title of “Top Gun.” Additional information regarding the International Road-E-O can be found at the following link: https://swana.org/Events/ChapterEvents/InternationalRoad-E-O.aspx.

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The SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter is a believer in supporting the higher education goals of today's youth. The Chapter offers college scholarships to eligible students working toward undergraduate or graduate college degrees. In addition, the Chapter will submit the application of the most-qualified, eligible candidate for the Grant H. Flint Scholarship Awards Program administered by SWANA International.

Scholarship Eligibility Criteria, as well as Application Forms with instructions can be found on the Chapter website at the following link: http://www.swana-midatl.org/scholarship_info.htm.

The Chapter is currently looking for an organization to sponsor the highest scoring candidate. The sponsor could be any organization and can suggest a name to be given to the award. The Chapter will accept an annual sponsorship of either $500, $1,000, $1,500 or $2,000.

For additional information on the Mid-Atlantic Chapter's Scholarship Program, or if you have problems downloading any of the documents, please contact Mehal Trivedi at (301) 600-3043 or mtrivedi@frederickcountymd.gov.

SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter 2016 Scholarships

Application Deadline

is May 2, 2016

We’re on the Web!

www.swana-midatl.org

Mid-Atlantic Chapter Solid Waste Association of North America c/o Northeast MD Waste Disposal Authority Tower II - Suite 402, 100 South Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2705

Stephen T. Lezinski, Newsletter Editor slezinski@bartonandloguidice.com

March 7, 2016

SWANA Guiding Principle:

“Local government is responsible for municipal solid waste management, but not necessarily the ownership and/or operation of municipal solid waste management systems.”

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Reminders / Wanted

“Reporters”/writers for our Chapter newsletter.

Important Websites to Remember: www.swana.org, www.swana-midatl.org and www.mdrecycles.org.

Training the Trainers: Contact a Board member if interested in being trained to be a trainer for a SWANA course.

SWANA Web Sessions: If your organization presents web sessions, make them a Chapter event so that all attendees can get CEU’s. Contact Steve Lippy, Dana Murray or Shirl Wright.

Job Vacancies in your Organization: Contact swright@nmwda.org for inclusion in our Chapter newsletter and website.

Articles, information, recent/on-going projects of interest, active purchase orders, etc.: Contact swright@nmwda.org to be placed in our Chapter newsletter.

Scholarship Sponsors: Contact Steve Lippy or Mehal Trivedi.

Name(s) of Prospective SWANA Members: Contact either our Chapter Membership Chair, Ashley Evans ashleyv.evans@arcadis-us.com or direct the prospective member to our Chapter website www.swana-midatl.org or SWANA’s website www.swana.org.

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