Solid Waste/Recycling Legal/Regulatory Update: Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America Annual Meeting Presentation

I undertook a presentation at the August 6th Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America Annual Meeting titled:

Solid Waste/Recycling Legal/Regulatory Update (“Presentation”).

The Presentation addressed a variety of federal and state decisions, litigation, rulings, regulations, policies, etc. either directly or indirectly related to solid waste management and/or recycling that have arisen over the last 12 months or so.

The issues addressed included:

• Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Sunsetting Use of Paper Manifests
• PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Intent to Retain Hazardous Substance Designation
• Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids: US Environmental Protection Agency Issues Draft Guidance
• Biosolids/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Citizen Suit Action Against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Alleging Failure to Address PFAS
• Scrap Tires Combusted in Cement Kilns/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Regulations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Designation as Non-Waste Fuel
• Universal Waste Rule/Solar Panel and Lithium Battery Universal Waste Proposed Rule: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Submit Comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Bat Conservation Strategy for the State of Arkansas/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Erie, Pennsylvania Coke Manufacturing Plant Owner Guilty Plea
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Eugene, Oregon Wood Treatment Facility Operators Sentenced for Alleged Hazardous Waste/Clean Air Act Violations
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Pennsylvania Attorney General Announces Charges Against Natural Gas Company for Alleged Violations
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Georgia Wastewater Operator Indicted for Alleged Violations
• Cadmium/Lead/OSHA Enforcement: Janesville, Wisconsin Recycling Facility Cited for Alleged Violations
• OSHA Enforcement: Franksville, Wisconsin Disposal/Recycling Company Proposed Penalties for Alleged Violations
• OSHA Enforcement: Florida Petroleum Tank Services Contractor Cited for Alleged Violations
• Outdoor/Indoor Heat-Related Hazards: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Announces Updated National Emphasis Program
• Aboveground Storage Tanks/Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Approves Drones for Visual Inspections
• Large Environmental Site Investigations: Georgia Environmental Protection Division Video Illustrating Use of Drones
• CIRCLE Act: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation Introduced to Expand Recycling Capacity
• Streamlined, Clear, Expeditious Permitting: Arkansas Governor Sanders Signs Executive Order
• Solid Waste Removal Service/Temporary Waste Projects: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Whether City of Holiday Island Can Exclude Supplemental Waste Management Services
• Flow Control/Landfill: Federal Court Addresses Challenge to Shreveport, Louisiana Ordinance
• Waste Disposal/Alleged Future Damages: Federal Court (Mississippi) Addresses Landfill Owners' Judicial Action Against Generator
• Antitrust/Consumer Protection: Five State Attorney Generals Allege Violations by Environmental Organizations Promoting Recycling Standards
• Insurance Coverage/Perchloroethylene: Federal Court Addresses Whether Duty to Defend Triggered Through Insured's Actions Addressing Contamination
• Captured Biogas in the United States: American Biogas Council Addresses Landfill Gas Capture Systems
• Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Materials Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues 2026 Version

A copy of the Presentation can be found here.