Podcast - Hot Topics in Nuclear Waste
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 Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing a Solar Panel and Lithium Battery Universal...more
As part of an effort to improve the recycling and management of wastes from the generation and storage of renewable energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it is developing a proposed...more
On April 24th, the City Planning Commission referred the first of Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” zoning text amendments for public review. The proposed text amendment, prepared by the Department of City Planning in close...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
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) recently finalized long-awaited revisions to its hazardous waste regulations that will allow PV solar panels to be managed as “universal waste” beginning on January...more
The Northeast Recycling Council republished a GreenMatch post titled: What Happens to PV Panels When Their Life Cycle Ends (“Post”) - The Northeast Recycling Council Post addresses what it characterizes as...more