Infrastructure Task Force Tribal Solid Waste Management

These documents provide information on 1)  barriers and strategies to developing and implementing sustainable waste management programs on tribal lands; 2) issues to consider when planning and designing community engagement approaches for tribal integrated waste management programs, 3) a proposed approach to improve open dumps data and solid waste projects and programs in Indian country, and 4) a Memorandum of Understanding between the EPA and IHS to improve open dump data for solid waste projects in Indian country.

• Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Waste Management in Tribal Communities (pdf) (2.19 MB, Aug 2019)
  Barriers and Strategies in Developing and Implementing Sustainable Tribal Waste Management Programs
• Tribal Solid Waste Community Engagement Strategy (pdf) (1.03 MB, February 2017)
  Issues to Consider When Planning and Designing Community Engagement Approaches for Tribal Integrated Waste Management Programs
• Tribal Solid Waste - Improving Open Dump Data (pdf) (732.9 KB, May 2016)
  Proposed Approach to Improve Open Dumps Data and Solid Waste Projects and Programs in Indian Country - Working Paper