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News and Current Events
The Bulletin Board
The Bulletin Board Webpage
The West Virginia
Solid Waste Management Board has added a new link to the
webpage. The Bulletin Board is a new web link that puts you
in touch with both, the public and private sector entities
who want to share resources. Items you you can post include:
equipment, vehicles, parts for repairs, surplus supplies,
recycling bi-products, post employment vacancies and
anything else that may be relivant to your operation. Easy
to post. Click on the link above to check out what has
recently been posted. A permanent link will be located on
the lower right-side of this page.
2018 AWVSWA/DEP-REAP
Environmental Conference
2018 Conference Agenda
Fred Cheek - The Wild World of
Recycling in West Virginia Presentation
Carol Throckmorton - Why Employee
Manuals Presentation
Nicole Hunter - Bylaws, Why Your
Solid Waste Authority Needs Them Presentation
Kristin Boggs - Ethics Presentation
The 2018 WV
Educational Conference on Litter Control and Solid Waste
Management was held October 28-30th at Stonewall
Jackson Resort State Park. This was the 14th Annual
combined conference as presented by the Association of West
Virginia Solid Waste Authorities and the WV Department of
Environmental Protection's REAP Program. For information on
the conference agenda and presentations, please check out the links posted above.
WV Solid Waste Management Board
FY19 Grants Announced
FY2019 SWMB Grant Press Release
The WV Solid Waste Management Board
awarded $380,000 in grants on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, to
thirty-nine local solid waste authorities. The SWMB grant
program is designed to assist local solid waste authorities
in the job of properly managing solid waste within their
perspective counties or regions. For a complete list of
those authorities, amounts and designated purpose, click on
the link posted above.
Current Legislative Issues -
2018 Session
2018 Weekly Updates
The SWMB tracks any
legislation that would affect the solid waste industry and
those involved. Keep up to date with any changes by clicking
the link above. For additional information on legislative
tracking, check out the information under the Solid Waste
Authorities link above.
Public Service Commission
Activities Related to Solid Waste
Active
Cases
For current
information on any active PSC cases relating to solid waste,
check out the link about. This information is tracked daily
and updated when items change.
West Virginia Recycles'
Recycling Coalition of West Virginia
Website
West Virginia Recycles' Day is
celebrated each year on or near November 15th. The event is
sponsored by the Recycling Coalition of West Virginia
(RCWV).
West Virginia Recycles' Day
activities rely on active participation from teachers,
students, environmental youth programs and supporters of
recycling. For more information on this year's activities,
click the link above.
Disposing of Medication
National Drug Take-Back Information
The US Department
of Justice's Diversion Control Division oversees the
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. This program aims
to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of
disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the
general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
For additional information on locating an "authorized
collector location" or informaiton on proper drug disposal,
click the link above.
DEP Scheduled Tire Collection
Events
DEP REAP Tire Collection Schedule
Each year,
DEP-REAPs Pollution Prevention Open Dump (PPOD) Program
conducts tire collection events across the state. At least
one collection event is held in every West Virginia county.
During these events, individuals with proof of WV residency
can dispose of ten (10) tires in a safe way. For a list of
2018 events, click the link above. Dates will be added as
scheduled.
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