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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Shemas Iron Works (“SIW”) entered into a June 30th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No.:...more
Le 4 juin 2025, le ministère de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs de l’Ontario (le « ministère ») a proposé plusieurs modifications au Règl. de l’Ont. 391/21 : Boîte bleue (le « Règlement »). Ces...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and TCI of Alabama, LLC (“TCI”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) to address alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations. See Consent Order No....more
In what should be welcome news to industry and others who generate hazardous waste in California (including contaminated soil), the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through the Department of Toxic Substances...more
The transition to sustainable energy in the United States is reshaping how we create, store, and use energy – especially electricity – and the landscape is changing rapidly. This shift introduces new waste management...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a report titled: An Assessment of the U.S. Recycling System: Financial Estimates to Modernize Material Recovery Infrastructure (“Report”)....more
The Recycling Materials Association (“ReMA”) and 67 other organizations sent a November 19th letter to the following U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leaders supporting the advancement of the Recycling Infrastructure...more
On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Part Three of a Series on Building a Circular Economy for All. According to...more
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
The Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition (“CKRC”) submitted November 21st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA”) addressing the following Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) titled: ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: USEPA has published a new Memo on RCRA Applicability to End-of-Life Lithium Batteries. ...more
North Little Rock, Arkansas, will be the site of a new glass recycling plant beginning in early 2024. The companies involved in this endeavor are EPIC Glass Recycling (“EPIC”) and ACE Glass and Plastics Recycling...more
On May 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) issued guidance on the potential applicability of the nation’s hazardous waste regulatory program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 24th Guidance Memorandum titled: Lithium Battery Recycling Regulatory Status and Frequently Asked Questions (“Memorandum”)...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) recently released a “Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution.” Depending on its ultimate composition, the final strategy could materially affect the...more
On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution (Draft Strategy) for public comment. 88 Fed. Reg. 27502. EPA states in its April...more
On the eve of Earth Day, the Biden Administration announced a new “White House Interagency Policy Committee (“IPC”) on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy.” The IPC is tasked with coordinating federal efforts on plastic...more
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) and three other organizations filed joint comments addressing questions posed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in the following document: ...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) final National Recycling Strategy, released yesterday, includes prominent mention of “extended producer responsibility” (EPR) as a prime example of programs that advance the...more
The California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) recently launched an emergency rulemaking amending California’s definition of scrap metal to align it with federal requirements and clarifying the process by which...more
The expectation that the Biden Administration would ramp up environmental enforcement has quickly been realized in the scrap metal handling industry. EPA Publishes Enforcement Alert and Takes New Enforcement Actions Against...more
I undertook an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar held by the organization’s Land and Sustainability Committee on May 20th titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2020-2021...more
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“IRSI”) submitted October 2nd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the agency’s draft National Recycling Strategy (“Strategy”). EPA released...more
We are now starting to see older installed solar panels being upgraded with newer more efficient panels as well as solar panels that are reaching the end of their useful life. ...more
A new rule will take effect in California on January 1, 2021 that will allow generators of decommissioned solar panels (photovoltaic or PV modules) to manage them more economically as universal waste as opposed to hazardous...more