http://www.texastrashwatch.org/ Keeping an eye on Texas landfills en-us Copyright 2004 Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:04:03 -0600 Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:09:49 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Senate Natural Resources Committee held an Interim Hearing today. The Committee invited Wade Wheatley the head of the Waste Permits Section to speak about the rule-making activities on trash facilities. At approximately 11:45 am or so he gave a... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/11/senate_natural_1.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/11/senate_natural_1.html news Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:04:03 -0600 Lots is going on around the State of Texas on trash issues! 1. The newest draft of the rules for Site Operating Plans is available on the TCEQ website. Click here. The TCEQ Commissioners will vote to publish these rules... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/10/four_news_items.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/10/four_news_items.html news Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:53:35 -0600 Mt. Hutto Aware Citizens fighting a landfill expansion plan in Williamson County owned by the County but run by Waste Management... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/10/mt_hutto_aware.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/10/mt_hutto_aware.html links Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:47:55 -0600 Congratulations to Citizens Against the Dump (Brazoria/Ft. Bend Counties) for defeating a landfill proposal. The three TCEQ Commissioners voted 3 to 0 on September 29 to deny a permit to Juliff Gardens. They went through a Contested Case Hearing and... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/10/two_landfill_vi.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/10/two_landfill_vi.html news Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:55:30 -0600 GAIA - Global Alliance Against Incineration & Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives - all you ever wanted to know about the problems of and alternatives to incineration. Sponsor of Global Day Against Waste on September 1st.... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/global_alliance.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/global_alliance.html links Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:21:39 -0600 On Thursday September 16, 2004, at a suspenseful hearing a 2-1 majority of the Commissioners of the state environmental agency voted to overturn their staff's decision on letting hazardous electronic waste to be disposed of in a trash landfill. Without... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/state_environme.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/state_environme.html news Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:05:32 -0600 The state environmental agency (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or TCEQ) is revising rules regarding garbage dumps and other garbage facilities. Right now, the agency is about to publish proposed rules on site Operating Plans which are the part of... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/if_you_have_pro.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/if_you_have_pro.html news Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:59:14 -0600 The state environmental agency issues newest set of proposed rules on Site Operating Plans for landfills Click here for more information You are welcome to attend an informal stakeholders meeting about these proposed rules on Wed. Sept. 22 at 9:30... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/new_proposed_ru.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/new_proposed_ru.html news Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:50:37 -0600 Stop the Dump - Brazoria County... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/stop_the_dump_b_1.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/stop_the_dump_b_1.html links Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:39:40 -0600 New York Times September 15, 2004 City Sees Savings in a Partnership Built on Tons of Plastic and Metal By Ian Urbina One of the toughest challenges with recycling has always been finding markets for the recycled goods, whose resale... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/innovative_recy.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/innovative_recy.html Recycling & Waste Reduction Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:37:14 -0600 Tx State Rule-making... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/tx_state_rulema.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/tx_state_rulema.html banner Thu, 09 Sep 2004 15:57:01 -0600 Links... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/links.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/links.html banner Thu, 09 Sep 2004 14:24:56 -0600 Report Pollution.org - helpful information to make complaints about pollution problems... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/report_pollutio.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/report_pollutio.html links Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:50:11 -0600 Texas Action Network - receive alerts so you can send emails and faxes on environmental issues... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/texas_action_ne.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/texas_action_ne.html links Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:48:47 -0600 Citizen's Guide to Participating in Government Decisions on Pollution Sources - an invaluable handbook on taking on polluters in Texas... http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/citizens_guide.html http://www.texastrashwatch.org/archives/2004/09/citizens_guide.html links Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:43:27 -0600