Learn the Issues
-
Off-Site Rule
The Off-Site Rule requires that CERCLA wastes may only be placed in a facility operating in compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or other applicable Federal or State requirements. Learn more here.
-
Map of Success Stories
A map of success stories told in video presentations, completed applications, and descriptions
-
Tribal Grants and Loans Within Existing Federal Programs
Information about existing federal funding programs designating a certain amount as 'set aside' for use by federally-recognized tribes.
-
Procurement Best Practices: Publicly Owned Facilities
Best procurement practices developed from zero waste case studies - publicly owned facilities
-
Procurement Best Practices: Separate Technical and Price Evaluation
Best practices for zero waste - consider proposals only from those who meet non-price requirements.
-
Procurement Best Practices: Minimum Zero Waste Standards & Best and Final Offer Process
Best practices for zero waste standards to open price proposals only from those who meet those minimum non-price contract requirements.
-
Procurement Best Practices: Process Integrity Guidelines
Best practices for zero waste procurement - Process Integrity Guidelines
-
Procurement Best Practices: Local Government Billing or Lockbox
Best practices developed from zero waste case studies - Local Government Billing or lock-box account system with payment instruction.
-
Procurement Best Practices: Separate Contracts
Best practices for zero waste procurements - using separate contracts for recycling,l composting, hauling, and disposal.
-
FY 2015 Request for Proposals for the Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program
EPA is announcing the availability of SRA grants and/or cooperative agreements to fund projects supporting p2/source reduction and resource conservation; it is anticipated up to $1,200,000 will be available collectively.
-
E3 Success Story - Improving Existing Processes, Grand Rapids Controls, LLC
As part of Grand Rapids Controls' continuous improvement efforts in manufacturing processes, the company approached The Right Place, Inc./MMTC-West for assistance in 2007 and a full GSN assessment.
-
EPA extends comment period on draft biological evaluations for carbaryl and methomyl
EPA extends comment period on draft biological evaluations for carbaryl and methomyl
-
EPA Releases Draft Policy to Reduce Pesticide Testing on Birds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft science policy intended to reduce testing of pesticides on birds when registering conventional outdoor pesticides.
-
Disinfectants for Use Against Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV2) [List O]
Search EPA’s list of registered disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
-
EPA Announces the Implementation of Mitigation Measures for Insecticides Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion to Protect Endangered Species
The EPA is seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s opinion for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl.
-
Public Meeting on Regulatory Reform Agenda for TSCA and TRI
The new law includes much-needed modernizations to TSCA, the only major piece of environmental legislation that had not been updated since it was passed in the fall of 1976.
-
Public Meeting - Consultation to Obtain Input on the New TSCA Provision to Collect Fees - August 11-12, 2016 - Agenda
The new law includes much needed modernizations to TSCA, the only major piece of environmental legislation that had not been updated since it was passed in the fall of 1976.
-
Agenda for Public Meeting - Procedural Rule for Chemical Prioritization under TSCA as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act - August 10, 2016
The new law includes much needed modernizations to TSCA, the only major piece of environmental legislation that had not been updated since it was passed in the fall of 1976.
-
Agenda for Public Meeting - Risk Evaluation Process Rule under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act - August 9, 2016
The new law includes much needed modernizations to TSCA, the only major piece of environmental legislation that had not been updated since it was passed in the fall of 1976.
-
Best Practices for Aerial Application – Webinar Materials
On Sept. 27, 2018, EPA offered “Best Practices for Aerial Application,” a webinar tailored for growers, pesticide applicators, pest management professionals, and other interested stakeholders who work in crop production.