1EPA

United States 

Environmental Protection 

Agency

Solid Waste 

and Emergency

Response (5306W)

EPA530-K-01-003

January 2001

ww.epa.gov/osw
2 Printed on paper that contains at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber.
You’ve just learned that a solid waste transfer station developer is proposing to build a

facility in your community. Like many citizens, you may have concerns, including

uncertainties about potential safety and

health impacts. You may even wonder what

a waste transfer station is. In simple terms, a

transfer station is a facility where solid waste

is unloaded from smaller trucks and

reloaded into larger vehicles for transport to

a final disposal site.

Waste transfer stations make solid waste collection more efficient and reduce overall transportation costs, air emissions,

energy use, truck traffic, and road wear and tear. This saves you

and your community money and lowers the cost of your solid

waste management services.

The selection of a site for any waste-related facility can be a

sensitive issue, particularly for those living nearby. In principle,

most people realize that such facilities are needed and will be

needed in the future. In some cases, however, concern arises

about a specific location for a

waste transfer station and

whether the facility will be

properly managed.

You and your neighbors can

help influence decisions on

transfer stations. This booklet

provides key information you

will need to develop an opinion

about a proposed or modified

transfer station. It also provides

ways or ideas on how to get

involved to enhance the value

of the waste transfer station.

Well-managed waste transf

stations are:

• Located, designed, and operated to e

public health, safety, and welfare of t

munity and environment.

• Located so as to minimize incompati

the character of the surrounding are

• Located where traffic patterns to or 

facility minimize the impact on existi

flows.

• Consistent with state, local or tribal r

and solid waste management plans.
trash collection trucks discharge their loads so trash c

compacted and then reloaded into larger vehicles (e.g

trains and barges) for shipment to a final disposal site

a landfill or waste-to-energy facility. Transfer station o

usually move waste off the site in a matter of minutes 

Transfer stations serve both rural and urban commun

densely populated areas, they are generally fully encl

Waste transfer stations handle the trash that you se

collection. At many transfer stations, workers screen i

wastes on the receiving floor or in an earthen pit, reco

materials from the waste stream that can be recycled 

rating out any inappropriate wastes (e.g., tires, large a

automobile batteries) that are not allowed in a dispos

Why Are Transfer Stations Need

Communities need transfer stations to move their wa

ciently from the point of collection to distant, regiona

or waste-to-energy plants. By consolidating solid was

tion and disposal points, transfer stations help comm

reduce the cost of hauling waste to these remote disp

Waste transfer sta

be the most cost-eff

when they are locat

collection area. The 

transfer stations low

tion costs, as crews 

time traveling to an

distant disposal site

more time collecting 

This reduces costs f

fuel and collection v

maintenance.

2
United States? Besides reduced transportation costs, here are a

few of the benefits. The waste transfer station:

• Reduces overall community truck traffic by consolidating

smaller loads into larger vehicles.

• Offers more flexibility in waste handling and disposal

options. Decision-makers can select among different disposal

options and secure the lowest disposal fees or choose a

desired method of disposal (e.g., landfilling, waste-to-energy).

• Reduces air pollution, fuel consumption, and road wear by

consolidating trash into fewer vehicles.

• Allows for screening of waste for special handling. At many

transfer stations, workers screen incoming wastes on concrete floors or conveyor belts to separate out readily recyclable materials or any inappropriate wastes (e.g., tires,

automobile batteries) that are not allowed in a landfill or a

waste-to-energy facility.

• Reduces traffic at the disposal facility. The fact that fewer

vehicles go to the landfill or waste-to-energy facility reduces

congestion and operating costs and increases safety.

• Offers citizens facilities for convenient drop-off of waste

and recyclables. Some transfer stations have a designated

area, often called a convenience center, where residents drop

off waste or recyclables in collection containers.

What Can I Do About My Health and

Safety Concerns?

Traffic, noise, and odor may exist around waste transfer stations. Other problems that can result from an improperly

designed or operated facility, include:

• Rodents and birds.

• Litter.

• Air emissions.
ypggy

take to your transfer station developer to help resolve 

cerns. A more detailed discussion of ways to reduce t

of waste transfer stations is provided in EPA’s Waste T

Stations: A Manual for Decision-Making, Draft EPA530-D

February 2001.

Traffic

Transfer stations redu

traffic by consolidatin

loads into larger veh

transfer station, how

generate additional a

traffic in its immedia

This traffic can contr

increased road conge

emissions, noise, and 

roads. For this reason

transfer stations are o

ed in industrial areas 

ready access to major 

ways. Travel routes and resulting traffic impacts typic

receive significant attention during transfer station sit

design. Some important design and operating feature

should be used include:

• Selecting sites that have direct access to truck route

ways and rail or barge terminals.

• Providing adequate space within the facility site so 

tomers waiting to use the transfer station do not in

traffic on public roads or impact nearby residences 

nesses.

• Designating haul routes to and from the transfer st

avoid congested areas, residential areas, business d

schools, hospitals and other sensitive areas.

• Designing safe intersections with public roads.

4
equipment (e.g., conveyors and frontend loaders) are the pri

mary sources of noise from a transfer station. Design and operating practices that help reduce noise include:

• Confining noisy activities within buildings or other enclosures as much as possible.

• Using landscaping, sound barriers, and earth berms to

absorb exterior noise.

• Arranging the site so that traffic flows are not adjacent to

properties that are sensitive to noise.

• Providing setback distances, called buffer zones, to separate

noisy activities from adjacent land uses.

• Conducting activities that generate the most amount of noise

during the day.

Odor

Garbage, particularly food waste and grass, has a high potential

for odor. Proper facility design can significantly reduce odor

problems. Carefully positioning the building and its doorways

with respect to neighbors is a good first step. At the transfer

building itself, exhaust fans with air filters and rooftop exhaust

vents can further reduce off-site odor impacts.

Some of the operating procedures that can help reduce odors

include:

• “First-in, first-out” waste handling practices that keep waste

on site only for short periods of time.

• Removing all waste from the tipping floor or pit by the end

of each operating day so that these surfaces can be swept

clean and washed down.

• “Good housekeeping” measures, including regular cleaning

and disinfecting of surfaces and equipment that come into

contact with waste.

• Water misting and/or deodorizing systems.
concern at waste transfer stations, but few basic design 

ational elements can control them. For instance, good h

ing practices are a simple and effective means of minim

their presence. These practices include removing all wa

ered to the facility by the end of each day, and cleaning 

receiving floor daily (small, rural facilities may require 

days to accumulate a full container of waste for transp

Receiving waste only within an enclosed structure and 

preventing litter can reduce the presence of birds. If pr

persist in the vicinity, baiting and trapping can control 

6

Citizen Concern Sparks Waste Transfer Station Chang

When a public hearing was held to announce the siting of a proposed was

station in Auburn, New Hampshire, the town’s citizens wanted to make 

concerns would be addressed. Residents raised a number of issues about pote

noise, and truck traffic from the transfer station, which would consolidate wast

Manchester, New Hampshire, and surrounding communities, including Auburn. 

town officials voiced concerns about storm-water runoff from the transfer stat

A private firm specializing in transfer stations and other waste management 

listened to the issues raised at the hearing. The company showed its willingness 

address these concerns by proposing changes to the transfer station’s design a

ing plans. Modifications included:

• Reorienting the transfer station building so warning alarms from trucks back

would be directed away from residential areas.

• Closing the transfer station doors to reduce odor whenever trucks are not 

waste.

• Providing a trash drop-off area apart from commercial vehicles and extend

ing hours to make site use more convenient for residents.

• Setting up a gated fence around the site to maximize security and safety.

Town officials also hired a consultant to address additional citizen concerns. 

pany worked with the consultant to develop methods for safely managing stor

runoff from the transfer station. The revised design included new drainage stru

roadway modifications. As a final condition for receiving a transfer station perm

company developed an operating manual that employees will be required to fo

officials reviewed the operating manual and after additional modifications, the 

approved the transfer station.
of waste may become litter in and around the waste transfer

station. Measures that can help reduce litter include:

• Positioning the main transfer building so that predominant

winds are less likely to blow through the building and carry

litter off-site.

• Installing perimeter landscaping and fencing to reduce wind

speeds at the transfer station site and to trap any litter.

• Ensuring that tarps on open top trucks are secure.

• Providing skirting around loading chutes.

• Removing litter frequently to reduce the opportunity for it to

travel offsite.

• Patrolling nearby access roads to control litter from truck

traffic.

Air Emissions

Air emissions at transfer stations can come from unloading dry,

dusty waste delivered to the transfer station, exhaust from

trucks, loaders and other equipment, and driving over unpaved

surfaces. The following can reduce air emissions:

• Requiring trucks delivering and picking up waste at the facility to reduce unnecessary engine idling.

• Working with fleet operators to reduce engine emissions

(e.g., engine improvements or use of cleaner fuels).

• Spraying dusty wastes with water as they are unloaded.

• Ensuring that street sweeping operations use enough water

to avoid kicking up dust.

• Paving all surfaces where trucks operate.
tain government permits. Permit requirements may b

lished by state, local, or tribal governments. Regulatio

serve as the basis for permits, vary from jurisdiction t

tion. Typical types of permits that a transfer station m

required to obtain include:

• Solid waste facility permits—usually issued by st

or tribal agencies, which can govern siting, design

operations.

• Site development permits—usually issued by loca

agencies, which include zoning requirements, build

mits, utility connections.

• Environmental siting approvals—which are addre

various levels of government and can pertain to w

flood plains, culturally significant sites, or other pr

areas.

For a state-by-state checklist of major transfer statio

tory issues see EPA’s document, Waste Transfer Station

Manual for Decision-Making, Draft EPA530-D-01-005, F

2001, Appendix A.

How Do I Get Involved?

Communicate

• Talk with authorities that plan, permit, and regulat

transfer stations at the state level. (See the list of sta

waste contacts at the end of this guide).

• Seek to understand the role of the various agencies

about the types of decisions they have authority to 

the activities they can influence or control.

• Talk to the waste transfer station developer and f

about his plans. The developer may be either a p

company or government agency. Make sure the d

is aware of your concerns as early as possible so 

take steps to address them. Find out the name an

8
, pg, 

share your concerns.

• Check the site against the rules of your

state or locality. Ask your state or tribal government representative for

copies of the regulations or where you

can find them.

• Get on mailing lists of the developer,

local agencies (e.g., zoning, planning,

solid waste), and state agencies.

Participate

• Attend public information meetings, hearings, and decision

meetings to express your interests.

• Request a visit to the developer’s completed and operating

waste transfer stations.

• Work with state and/or local oversight agencies to see how

you can assist in monitoring the waste transfer station’s

performance.

Negotiate

• Your state, tribal, or local government agencies will determine if the proposed waste transfer station meets current

regulations. However, you and your neighbors may want to

work with the transfer station developer to negotiate a separate agreement documenting commitments that you expect

the developer to keep. This agreement can include both performance measures to ensure the community is not unduly

impacted as well as possible benefits the developer will provide to offset the facility’s impacts. Benefits can range from

commitments to employ local residents, construction of day

care centers, parks or other facilities that enhance the community to actual payment of a fee to enable the community

to provide other neighborhood improvements.

EPA strongly encourages triba

local permitting agencies to p

most effective and constructi

nities for all stakeholders to co

concerns, exchange informati

reach mutually acceptable un

ings as early as possible.

—U.S. EPA, “Social Aspects of 

Hazardous Waste Facilities,” 
transfer station dev

and government reg

and discuss what th

oper can do for you 

community.

How can comm

open up the line

communication

Contact your local

government.

Find answers to the 

questions:

The Planning Pro

• Where can you ob

copy of the locali

waste plan?

• What is the proce

approving or ame

solid waste plan? 

if it has been follo

• Who is in charge 

management pla

siting new faciliti

• What is the process for establishing a new facility o

ing an existing one?

• What area/communities will this facility serve?

• Who is the appropriate contact at the local level for 

specific information?

• Has an application for a new or modified facility b

mitted to the local government, state, or tribe? If so

copy or where you can view it.

• Are the facilities publicly or privately owned?

10

I

pation process may include the following:

• Advance notice of any proposed public or private solid waste transfer stations.

• Advance notice of opportunities for public

involvement in the approval process.

• Local decision officials hear and address community social, economic, and health concerns

in advance of site selection and permit filing.

• Open sharing of relevant information.

• Access to facility planning and/or permitting

documents.

• Reasonable time to review documents and, if

warranted, the assistance of independent technical experts.

• A facilitator for public meetings who is experienced or trained in working with communities

and addressing controversial issues.

• Availability of interpreters for public meetings

and multilingual fact sheets, public notices and

other outreach materials.

• Feedback from state/tribal/local officials on

how they intend to address community concerns.
siting, design, operation? Who enforces them?

• Find out if there is a solid waste planning committee and, if

so, when it meets.

• Do the zoning ordinances specify where waste transfer stations are allowed and the process for special exceptions to

the existing zoning plan?

Opportunities for Public Participation

• What opportunities are there for public input?

• Is there a central repository for documents for public review?

• When is the zoning hearing and what are the procedures for

participation?

Contact your local elected official.

Find answers to the following questions:

• What information is available on the project?

• What is the schedule for building the facility?

• What is the size of the facility?

• What are the proposed tonnages that the facility will handle,

and what communities will they be coming from?

• How much traffic will the

facility generate?

• When is the public meeting

scheduled?

Contact your state solid waste

or tribal environmental

agency.

Find answers to the following

questions:

• What administrative requirements exist, including public

hearings for waste transfer

stations?
they address your concerns. If not, why not?

• What is the permitting and regulatory process? Do

tory authority rest with the state agency, a local age

combination of the two? If located on a reservation

authority rest with the tribal council or another trib

ronmental entity?

• Where can the public review the state application f

transfer station?

How do I get involved?

Form or join a community advisory panel.

A community advisory panel (CAP) should reflect loc

ty and include residents, businesses, and industry. CA

provide insight and external input and may oversee a

tion of host benefits or amenities agreed upon as part 

discussions. For instance, a CAP might be formed to a

funds allocated for job training programs.

To formulate your position on the proposed waste 

station, review the information you have collected. Id

operating and design measures that will protect the p

interest. Write down your concerns and thoughts in a 

logical, and constructive manner. Attempt to understa

perspectives and acknowledge them while meeting y

Select your best spokesperson to present your positio

public meeting or hearing.

Attend public meetings or hearings.

Find answers to the following questions:

• What benefits would the waste transfer station pro

• How will the waste transfer station affect the comm

the environment?

• How will the community be affected by truck traff

• What types of litter, noise, and vector controls will 

have?

12
• How will storm water and wash water runoff be managed?

• How will the community be economically impacted?

• What type of odor control will the facility have?

• How will the waste transfer station save you money?

• What potential hazards may be expected and how will they

be addressed?

• Does the community get any special benefits?

Secure follow-up on your concerns from the local

regulatory authority.

Ask questions such as the following:

• How will the local regulatory authority monitor resolution of

your concerns?

• When will you be able to

meet with project management?

• Who will provide longterm oversight of facility

operations?

• What provisions are being

made so that the public

can review the facility’s

operating history and permit compliance after regular operations begin? 

• Can the community be

involved in site inspections and reviews?

• Will the authority help schedule a visit to a similar facility?
Based on the experience of communities around the c

there are many neighborhood benefits that can be neg

you communicate and meet with the waste transfer st

developer. The range of community benefits depends 

factors, including availability of alternate sites, popula

ty, land use of surrounding areas, and the economics o

posed facility. Benefits that communities have asked fo

• Landscaping, lighting, and local park areas.

• Limitations on waste generation sources (e.g., off r

out of county, out of state).

• Funding of public road/infrastructure improvemen

• Restrictions on truck traffic, including designated r

• Guaranteed preference to the community’s residen

employment.

• Commitment to regularly pick up litter and sweep 

and around the waste transfer station.

• Participation in site inspections and operation revi

• A hotline with the name and phone number of som

will act on and respond to complaints.

• Restrictions on operating hours.

• Commitment to cleaning up the tipping floor at da

• Free or reduced-cost use of the facility for the comm

residents and businesses.

• Improvements to community schools, recreation pr

fire department, etc.

• Free recyclables collection and/or processing.

• Guarantees for housing values.

• A fee paid to the local government for every ton of 

received at the facility.

You can also negotiate to require that community r

tives have access to the facility during operations to m

14
performance. Safety concerns and potential for interference

with daily operations must be addressed if this provision is

included.

How Do I Get More Information?

Information Available From EPA

The following publications are available through the RCRA

Hotline. To order a document, call 800 424- 9346 (or 800 553-

7672 for the hearing-impaired). In Washington, DC, the number

Santa Fe Style

Thanks to the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Solid Waste Management Division’s d

door informational campaign and the involvement of concerned citizens, t

waste transfer station was designed in a way aesthetically pleasing to the reside

officials responded to a number of citizen concerns regarding the design and p

operation of the transfer station, including a request for the transfer station to c

the stucco-and-tile architectural style prevalent in the Santa Fe area.

To inform residents about the proposed waste transfer station, which opene

city officials conducted public hearings, met with neighborhood associations, a

door-to-door distributing newsletters with proposed details on the transfer stat

design and how the decision-making process would be implemented. During th

involvement process, residents expressed concerns regarding traffic impacts, st

odor and dust, and the visual effect of the transfer station. The city responded 

number of changes that included:

• Building and upgrading roads to ensure large transfer trucks would travel no

neighborhood, away from major streets.

• Having crews daily pick up litter that might blow or fall onto neighborhood 

• Washing down the transfer station twice each week and removing transfer 

waste at the end of each day.

• A powerful ventilation system to limit odors.

• Incorporating the design of the transfer station to be in the Santa Fe archite

It is important to note that the citizens most affected by the transfer station 

for some time near the city’s closed landfill. Over the years, city officials consi

responded to citizen concerns about illegal dumping and stray litter from the la

resulting in a positive, trusting relationship with the community. This relationship 

itated the public involvement process.
• Waste Transfer Stations: A Manual for Decision-M

(EPA530-D-01-005) (Draft, February 2001.)

• Social Aspects of Siting RCRA Hazardous Waste 

(EPA530-K-00-005.)

• Decision-Maker’s Guide To Solid Waste Managem

(EPA530-R-95-023)

• Sites for Our Solid Waste: A Guidebook for Effec

Public Involvement (EPA530-SW-90-019)

16

Review Committee Protects Community’s Best Interes

Negotiates Host Fee

An initial siting choice for a waste transfer station in Leon County, Florida, fa

the approval of citizens and local business owners. In response, the county 

held a series of public meetings and workshops for almost a year, to evaluate a

mately 15 potential alternative sites for the transfer station. Attended by hundre

ple, this public process resulted in a final site selection, after which the county 

appointed a site development review committee whose mission was to develo

ing and design criteria that would meet the needs of businesses and residents i

urban area of West Tallahassee.

The committee comprised a neighborhood association representative, a loc

representative, a university professor, a private consultant, and transportation, p

works, and solid waste officials from city and county government. The commi

requested transportation and noise studies to help it develop recommendation

reducing the transfer station’s environmental impacts.

The studies persuaded the county’s solid waste department to change the 

station from a top-load to a compactor-type design that would reduce noise, b

height, and overall costs, plus provide for cleaner operations. The modified des

made funds available to improve the sound absorption of the transfer station’s 

walls. The review committee also developed operating criteria addressing othe

hazards and nuisances to the community. One requirement included having an 

hygienist monitor the safety of the transfer station annually.

To compensate the community for hosting the transfer station, the committ

approved a “host fee” of 50 cents per ton of waste. The community will use r

from this host fee, expected to generate $75,000 in the transfer station’s first y

operation, to pay for neighborhood improvements such as local sewer repairs.

Leon County’s transfer station has yet to be built, however. Despite extensiv

involvement, a group of adjacent property owners is challenging the final site s

even though they participated in the decision-making process.
Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Contact EPA Office

of Environmental Justice (http://es.epa.gov/oeca/main/ej/

nejacpub.html).

• Constructive Engagement Resource Guide: Practical Advice

for Dialogue Among Facilities, Workers, Communities, and

Regulators (EPA745-B-99-008) June 1999. Contact EPA’s

National Service Center for Environmental Publications at 

1-800-490-9198 or visit the Web at www.epa.gov/

stakeholders/siteguide.htm.

Other Selected Sources of Information

• Solid Waste Transfer in Illinois: A Citizen’s Handbook on

Planning, Siting and Technology. Contact Dupage County

Solid Waste Department, Wheaton Illinois. Telephone: 630

682-6755.

• National Environmental Justice Advisory Council

Regulatory Strategy for Siting and Operating Waste

Transfer Stations (report #500-R-00-001). Contact Kent

Benjamin at EPA at 202 260-2822 or visit the web at:

http://es.epa.gov/oeca/main/ej/nejacpub.html.

Selected Internet Resources

• EPA’s Office of Solid Waste (www.epa.gov/msw)

• EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice

(http://es.epa.gov/oeca/main/ej/index.html)

• EPA’s Office of Civil Rights (http://www.epa.gov/civilrights)

State Solid Waste Contacts

Alabama

Alabama Department of Environmental Management, Land

Division, Solid Waste Branch, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL

36130-1463, Phone: 334/271-7730, Fax: 334/279-3050

Alaska

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation,

Environmental Health Division, Solid Waste Program, 410
Arizona

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Waste 

Division, Solid Waste Section, 3033 North Central Aven

Phoenix, AZ 85012, Phone: 602/207-4208, Fax: 602/207

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecolo

Waste Division, P.O. Box 8913, Little Rock, AR 72219-8

Phone: 501/682-0600, Fax: 501/682-0611

California

California Integrated Waste Management Board, 8800 

Center Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95826, Phone: 916/255

Fax: 916/255-2227

Colorado

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environm

Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Divisio

Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80222-1530, P

303/692-3300, Fax: 303/759-5355

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

of Waste Management, 79 Elm Street, 4th Floor, Hartf

06106-5127, Phone: 860/424-3021, Fax: 860/424-4060

Delaware

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Envi

Control, Air and Waste Management Division, Hazar

Solid Waste Management, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, 

Phone: 302/739-4764, Fax: 302/739-5060

District of Columbia

DC Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Admini

2750 South Capitol Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. 2003

202/645-7044, Fax: 202/645-6040

Florida

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Div

Waste Management, Bureau of Solid & Hazardous Wa

Waste Management Section, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Ta

FL 32399-2400, Phone: 850/488-0300, Fax: 850/414-04

18
Protection Division, Land Protection Branch, Solid Waste

Management, 4244 International Parkway, Suite 104, Atlanta,

GA 30354, Phone: 404/362-2537, Fax: 404/362-2654

Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Health, Environmental Management

Division, Office of Solid Waste Management, 919 Ala Moana,

Room 300, Honolulu, HI 96814, Phone: 808/586-4250, 

Fax: 808/586-4370

Idaho

Idaho Division of Environmental Quality, Solid Waste Program,

410 North Hilton Street, Boise, ID 83706, Phone: 208/373-0502,

Fax: 208/373-0417

Illinois

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land, Solid

Waste Management Section, P.O. Box 19276, Springfield, IL

62794-9276, Phone: 217/785-9407, Fax: 217/557-4231

Indiana

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, P.O. Box 6015,

Indianapolis, IN 46206-6015, Phone: 317/232-3210, 

Fax: 317/232-3403

Iowa

Iowa Department of Natural

Resources, Land Quality

Bureau, Solid Waste Section,

900 East Grand Avenue,

Henry A. Wallace Bldg., Des

Moines, IA 50319-0034, Phone:

515/281-4968, Fax: 515/281-

8895

Kansas

Kansas Department of Health

and Environment, Division of

Environment, Bureau of Waste

Management, Forbes Field,
Kentucky

Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, 

Waste Management, Solid Waste Branch, Frankfort O

14 Reilly Road, Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502/564-6

Fax: 502/564-4049

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Offi

and Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste Division, P.O. Box 

Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2178, Phone: 225/765-0249, 

Fax: 225/765-0299

Maine

Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Bure

Remediation and Waste Management, Division of Sol

Facilities Regulation, 17 State House Station, Augusta

04333-0017, Phone:2 07/287-2651, Fax: 207/287-7826

Maryland

Maryland Department of the Environment, Waste Ma

Administration, Solid Waste Program, 2500 Broening 

Baltimore, MD 21224, Phone: 410/631-3304, Fax: 410/

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protecti

of Waste Prevention, Solid Waste Division, One Winte

Boston, MA 02108, Phone: 617/292-5953, Fax: 617/292

Michigan

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Wast

Management Division, Solid Waste Program, P.O. Box 

Lansing, MI 48909, Phone: 517/335-9523, Fax: 517/373

Minnesota

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Policy and Plan

Division, 520 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-419

Phone: 651/297-8502, Fax: 651/297-8676

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Of

Pollution Control, Solid Waste Management Branch, P

20
Missouri

Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of

Environmental Quality, Solid Waste Management Program, P.O.

Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Phone: 573/751-5401, 

Fax: 573/526-3902

Montana

Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Permitting and

Compliance Division, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901,

Phone: 406/444-5270, Fax: 406/444-1374

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Waste

Management Division, 1200 N Street, Suite 400, Lincoln, NE

68509-8922, Phone: 402/471-4210, Fax: 402/471-2909

Nevada

Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste

Management, Solid Waste Branch, 333 West Nye Lane, Capitol

Complex, Carson City, NV 89710, Phone: 702/687-4670, 

Fax: 702/885-0868

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Waste

Management Division, 6 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301-

6509, Phone: 603/271-2905, Fax: 603/271-2456

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division

of Solid and Hazardous Waste, P.O. Box 414, Trenton, NJ 08625,

Phone: 609/984-6880, Fax: 609/984-6874

New Mexico

New Mexico Environment Department, Environmental

Protection Division, Solid Waste Bureau, 1190 St. Francis Dr.,

P.O. Box 26110, Santa Fe, NM 87503, Phone: 505/827-2855, 

Fax: 505/827-2902

New York

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,

Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials, 50 Wolf Road, Albany,

NY 12233-7250, Phone: 518/457-6934, Fax: 518/457-0629
Resources, Division of Waste Management, Solid Was

P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611-7687, Phone: 919/7

Fax: 919/733-4810

North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Health, Division of Was

Management, P.O. Box 5520, Bismarck, ND 58506-552

701/328-5166, Fax: 701/328-5200

Ohio

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of S

Infectious Waste Management P.O. Box 163669, Colum

43216-3669, Phone: 614/728-5333, Fax: 614/728-5315

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Wa

Management Division, P.O. Box 1677, Oklahoma City

73102, Phone: 405/702-5100, Fax: 405/702-5101

Oregon

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Waste

Management and Cleanup Division Solid Waste Plann

Program Development Section, 811 S.W. Sixth Avenue

OR 97204, Phone: 503/229-5072, Fax: 503/229-6977

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protectio

of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division 

Municipal and Residual Waste, P.O. Box 8471,Harrisb

17105-8471, Phone: 717/787-2388, Fax: 717/787-1904

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Managem

Division of Waste Management, 235 Promenade Stree

Providence, RI 02908, Phone: 401/222-4700, Fax: 401/

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Health and Environme

Control, Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste Mana

Division of Solid Waste Management, 2600 Bull Street

Columbia, SC 29201, Phone: 803/896-4007, Fax: 803/8

22
Resources, Division of Environmental Services, Waste

Management Program, 523 East Capitol, Foss Bldg., Pierre, SD

57501-3181, Phone: 605/773-3153, Fax: 605/773-4068

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation,

Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Solid

Waste Management Unit, 5th Floor, L & C Tower, 401 Church

Street, Nashville, TN 37243-1535, Phone: 615/532-0780, 

Fax: 615/532-0886

Texas

TX Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Permits

Division, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087, Phone:

512/239-6787, Fax: 512/239-2007

Utah

Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Solid

and Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste Section, P.O. Box 144880,

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880, Phone: 801/538-6170, 

Fax: 801/538-6715

Vermont

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Waste

Management Division, Solid Waste Management, 103 South

Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-0404, Phone: 802/241-3444,

Fax: 802/241-3296

Virginia

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Waste Division,

P.O. Box 10009, Richmond, VA 23240-0009, Phone: 804/698-

4221, Fax: 804/698-4234

Washington

Washington State Department of Ecology, Waste Management

Programs, Solid Waste and Financial Services Program, P.O. Box

47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600, Phone: 360/407-6103, 

Fax: 360/407-6102

West Virginia

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office

of Waste Management, Solid Waste Management Section, 1356
Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Air and 

Division, Bureau of Waste Management, P.O. Box 7921

WI 53707, Phone: 608/266-1327, Fax: 608/267-2768

Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Soli

Hazardous Waste Division, 122 West 25th Street, Chey

82002, Phone: 307/777-7752, Fax: 307/777-5973

American Samoa

Environmental Quality Commission, American Samoa

Government, Department of Public Works, Pago Pago

Samoa 96799, Phone: 684/633-4141, Fax: 684/633-5801

Guam

Guam Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Lan

Division, P.O. Box 22439, GMF Barrigada, Guam 9692

671/475-1658, Fax: 671/477-9402

Northern Mariana Islands

Division of Environmental Quality, Commonwealth o

Northern Mariana Islands, 3rd Floor, Morgen’s Bldg., 

P.O. Box 1304, Saipan, MP 96950, Phone: 670/234-6114

Fax: 670/234-1003

Puerto Rico

Environmental Quality Board, Office of the Governor

Pollution Area, P.O. Box 11488, Santurce, PR 00910, Ph

787/763-4448, Fax: 787/766-0150

Virgin Islands

Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Gove

the Virgin Islands, Division of Environmental Protecti

Building 111, Apartment 114, Christiansted, St. Croix, 

Phone: 809/773-0565, Fax: 809/773-9310

24

alty for Private Use $300

cial Business

shington, DC 20460

0 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (5306W)

ironmental Protection Agency