Don't Waste Maine! Official documents to date

Documents Archive for Don't Waste Maine's requested changes to Maine's solid waste rules.

Contents: 
* DWM's petition as received by BEP
* BEP Posting memo
* BEP's 2 page factsheet on the petition
* Chapter 400 Solid Waste Rules (96 pgs)  DWM's proposed 3 changes highlighted in yellow on Pg 6 & Pg 21.

Don't Waste Maine's petition as received 1/13/20 by Maine DEP showing the proposed additions and deletions to the existing rule.

BEP Posting Memo March 5, 2020  1 page summary of the accepting of the petition

Excerpt "....The petition was submitted by Hillary Lister of Maine Matters and included the certified signatures of 257 registered voters. ..."

DEP's 2 page Fact Sheet on the petition  Summarizes the changes that Don't Waste Maine is requesting .  Key excerpts: "On January 13, 2020, the Department received a citizen petition to initiate rulemaking to amend the Chapter 400: Maine Solid Waste Management Rules... ensuring that the definition of ‘‘waste that is generated within the State’’ accurately describes the sources of waste materials disposed in the State, and by requiring ... consideration of the impacts on health and welfare, environmental justice and equal protections for communities where waste facilities operate.’’ The Department is posting the proposed changes to public hearing pursuant to 5 M.R.S. § 8055" 

Chapter 400 Rules (96 pages)  with Don't Waste Maine's proposed three changes (below)  highlighted in yellow on Page 6 and Page 21.

From Pg 6 of the document 

TT-1. Equal Protection. “Equal Protection” means protection of all groups of people, regardless of ancestry, class, disability, ethnicity, income, national origin, or religion, from an unfair burden of environmental hazards resulting from waste facility operations. 

TT-2. Environmental Justice. “Environmental Justice” means the right to be protected from environmental pollution and to live in and enjoy a clean and healthful environment regardless of ancestry, class, disability, ethnicity, income, national origin, or religion. Environmental justice shall include the equal protection and meaningful involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of waste management laws, regulations, and licensing decisions.

From Page 21 of the document 

HHhh-1. Waste that is generated within the State. “Waste that is generated within the State” means waste materials for which the original point of discard is located within the State of Maine. “Waste that is generated within the State” includes residue and bypass generated by incineration, processing and recycling facilities within the State, only if the materials creating the residue and bypass had an original point of discard within the State of Maine