Materials Management Projects

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2006-present • Active

Construction & Demolition (C&D) Materials

C&D debris associated with construction and demolition of buildings is usually disposed of in landfills. However, available landfill space is becoming increasingly limited in most of the northeast, and most […]

2018-present • Active

Extended Producer Responsibility

In 2013, NEWMOA along with many other organizations adopted a resolution that defined product stewardship as the act of minimizing health, safety, environmental, and social impacts, and maximizing economic benefits […]

1999-present • Active

Municipal Solid Waste Data

NEWMOA undertakes a periodic analysis of the interstate flow of municipal solid waste (MSW) among the northeast states. The purpose of this effort is to improve the quality of the […]

2011-present • Active

Soil Reuse

NEWMOA’s Soil Reuse Workgroup facilitates information sharing and discusses programmatic and policy options. In 2015, the Workgroup initiated the Soil Reuse: State Information Resource to provide a central location for […]

2017-present • Active

Solid Waste Landfills

NEWMOA formed a Solid Waste Landfill Workgroup in 2017 that focuses on issues related to operating and closed landfills in the Northeast. The Workgroup convenes state officials several times a […]

2011-present • Active

Soil Reuse: State Information Resource

Construction, utility, brownfields, and waste site cleanup projects can generate quantities of excess soil and can contain contaminants at levels that are detectable, but much below those that would qualify […]

2023-Present • Active

Plastics in Consumer Products & Food Service

Plastics are energy and toxic chemical-intensive to produce and most of it is created to be disposed of after minimal usage. A lot of plastic waste ends up accumulating in […]