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TCE Featured Reports
City of Austin Zero Waste Plan, as adoped by the City Council in January 2009. Read for details on the City's proposed policies to reduce and eventually eliminate waste.
author: Gary Liss & AssociatesUnited States Government Accountability Office Report, August 2008
author: U. S. Government Accountability Office
Local Government Producer TakeBack Report 2009
A new study shows an overwhelming majority of cities in Texas fail to provide their residents with information about free manufacturer recycling programs for old computers, televisions, cell phones and other byproducts of the digital age.
author: TCE/PRWLinks between climate change and unsustainable patterns of consumption and wasting.
author: Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Global Alternatives to Incinerators Alliance, EcoCycleLandfills
2003 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review
2003 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Report on Landfill Trends in Capacity, Location etc.
author: TCEQ
2004 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review
2004 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality report on landfill trends, locations etc.
author: TCEQ Waste Permits Division
2006 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review
Annual report on Texas landfills from the state environmental agency
author: TCEQ Waste Permits Division
2007 E-waste and Trash Bills Key Bills on Electronic Waste Recycling and Trash Issues author: TCE
2007 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review
2007 Annual Report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality detailing the heights, locations, capacities, recycling percentages, and impacts of waste diversion for landfills across the state. Includes historical data and trends analysis.
author: TCEQ Waste Permits Division
Association Between Hazardous Chemical Sites and Illness
Review of new studies of the potential health impacts of municipal and industrial landfills and abandoned waste sites.
author: G. Fred Lee & Anne Jones-Lee
Background on Penske/Zenith Electronic Waste Dumping Case in Travis County Background on efforts by Texas Disposal Systems to remove illegally dumped broken TV tubes. author: TCE
Brazoria County Fact Sheet Information on electronic waste and landfill legislation for Brazoria County residents author: TCE
Chapter 330 Comments on Electronic Waste TCE comments to state environmental agency on the problem of electronic waste and what other states are doing to address it. author: TCE
Cheaper than Real Cost Landfilling
Powerpoint Overview of the Problems with Landfilling including Health & Environmental Impacts
author: G. Fred Lee & Anne Jones-Lee
Citizen's Guide to Filing Landfill Complaints
Are the landfills bothering you again? Make a complaint! The law says that polluting facilities are not supposed to interfere with the use and enjoyment of your property. But making a pollution complaint can be a frustrating process.
author: PRW
Comments on landfill groundwater pollution
A rebuttal highlighting flaws in a study by the Solid Waste Association of North America, which attempted to downplay the harmful effects of groundwater pollution from landfill leachate.
author: G. Fred Lee, PhD, DEE
Comments on TCEQ Penalty Policy Nov 2005 Comments on TCEQ Penalty Policy by Environmental Groups author: TexPIRG
Basics: Contested Case Hearings and the Environmental Permitting Process
author: TCE
Environmental Penalty Policy Criteria The TCEQ is reconsidering how it determines the penalties for environmental crimes. author: TCEQ
Explanation of May 2007 TCEQ Chart Explanation of May 2007 TCEQ Chart author: TCEQ
Fact Sheet on Olivo Amendment Fact Sheet on Olivo Amendment author: TCE
Flawed Technology of Subtitle D Landfilling Long analysis of the problems of Subtitle D. author: G. Fred Lee & Anne Jones-Lee
Georgetown Sun 7-26-06 Waste Wars Heat Up Waste Wars heat up over county landfill. author: Ben Trollinger
HB 3388/SB 1864 Fact Sheet HB 3388/SB 1864 Fact Sheet author: TCE
House Bill 1609 Text (2005) Text of House Bill 1609 which took away requirement for public meeting for new trash and hazardous waste facilities. (Formatted for legal paper) author: Rep. Warren Chisum
Landfill Terms and Explanations
Explanation of landfill terms related to the landfill rules and the TCEQ
author: Texas Campaign for the Environment
Landfills with 50 Years or More of Remaining Life
Statistics on Texas Landfills with 50 Years or More of Remaining Life
author: Texas Campaign for the Environment
Legal case against the proposed 305 rules Legal case against the proposed Chapter 305 rules: TCEQ overreaching to close the door on the public. author: Eric Allmon
Letter to McQuaid Urging Resignation TCE letter calling on James McQuaid to resign from the Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee public representative slot because of conflict of interest with spouse working for Trinity Waste. author: TCE
MSW Landfills Effectively Control the Release of Heavy Metals A Solid Waste Association of North America press release, in which they purported to have demonstrated the effictiveness and safety of municipal landfills. Presented here for context; rebuttal by Fred Lee is below. author: Jeremy O’Brien
Official Comments on Chapter 330 Rule Comments on Chapter 330 Rules Rewrite author: TCE
Reaching for Zero: A The Citizens Plan for Zero Waste in New York City
Reaching for Zero proposes a plan for reducing New York City’s waste exports to very close to zero in 20 years, through a combination of waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting.
author: Resa Dimino and Barbara Warren
Record Vote on Trash Permit Review Amendment 5/3/07 Record Vote on Trash Permit Review Amendment 5/3/07 author: TCE
Robin Schneider TCE Executive Director's Comments at Texas Environmental Superconference Robin Schneider's Comments at the 18th Annual Texas Environmental Superconference on August 3, 2006. She was on the panel on Municipal Solid Waste - Regulatory Changes author: Robin Schneider
Seven Essential Safeguards for Super-Sized Landfills A platform developed by TCE and Landfill neighbors that outlines seven safeguards that should be adopted in Texas Landfill Rules. author: TCE and Texas Trash Watch
Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Democratic Party Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Democratic Party author: TCE
Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Green Party Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Green Party author: TCE
Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Republican Party Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Republican Party author:
Summary on Mercury Emissions from Landfills
Summary on Mercury Emissions from Landfills from Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association
author: Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association
TCE case against the proposed 305 rules TCE case against the proposed Chapter 305 Rules author: TCE
TCE Comments Against Austin Contracts with Waste Management TCE Executive Director's comments opposing City of Austin contracts with Waste Management. author: Robin Schneider
TCE Letter to Sen. Estes on James McQuaid TCE letter calling on Senator Craig Estes to call on James McQuaid to resign from the Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee public representative slot because of conflict of interest with McQuaid's spouse working for Trinity Waste. author:
TCEQ Chairman Letter on McQuaid TCE letter calling on the TCEQ Commissioners to remove James McQuaid from the Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee public representative slot because of conflict of interest with McQuaid's spouse working for Trinity Waste. author: TCE
Texas Landfills & Trash Facilities List of old and new landfills and municipal solid waste facilities that have had a permit in Texas. author: TCEQ
Texas Trash Rules Matter - Why Stronger Rules are Needed for Super-Sized Landfills to Stop the Trashing of Texas Texas Campaign for the Environment & Public Research Works report on how proposed Texas trash rules measure up author: Texas Campaign for the Environment & Public Research Works
Wasting and Recycling in the United States 2000
GrassRoots Recycling Network report prepared by Institute for Local Self-Reliance - excellent overview of trash system and Zero Waste solutions, even if a little dated.
author: Institute for Local Self-Reliance
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