Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia Waste Management Board
Meeting:
Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 10/13/2021 10:00 am |
| Type | Physical Location Only |
| Location | Bank of America Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 1111 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document |
Meeting Agenda
10/6/2021
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| Minutes document |
Meeting minutes
11/10/2021
(4957k)
FINAL
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| Purpose of the meeting As directed by Senate Joint Resolution No. 42 (2020) and Senate Bill 1319 (2021 Special Session I), the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has established a task force to discuss ways to increase waste diversion and recycling, ways to reduce waste, whether current recycling rates required by Virginia law should be increased, whether state policy should be changed to give landfills a greater role in the management or organic material, and whether changes to the grant program funded by the Litter Control and Recycling Fund are advisable. The task force is also charged with studying options for diverting food residuals, organic waste, and baseline recyclables from landfills, conducting a systematic review of policies, legislation, practices and programs proposed and implemented in other states, Examining Virginia’s status as a destination for out-of-state trash, assessing facilities to manage toxic materials from electric battery waste, and investigating the role of composting and food donation infrastructure in reducing waste volume that is accepted by landfills. This meeting of the task force will be held in person and there will be no virtual component. The purpose of this meeting is to review the legislative requirements for the task force, chart a path for accomplishing those requirements, and beginning discussions on the required topics. Please note that seating capacity is limited and available on a first-come first-served basis after seating the study group members, alternates, and persons providing technical support to the group; and providing for social distancing where necessary. Attendees will be expected to wear face coverings and shall maintain appropriate social distance. | |
| Meeting Scope |
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
Discuss particular regulations / chapters
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| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Name / Title: | Gary E. Graham |
| Address: |
1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400 P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, 23218 |
| Email Address: | gary.graham@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (804)689-4103 FAX: (804)698-4178 TDD: ()- |
| Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting. | |