REFUSE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL

Analyses

Underground Storage Tank Assistance and Groundwater Protection Act (H.R. 4577), 7654 [19AP]

Articles and editorials

Buried Alive—The Garbage Glut—Environmental Crisis Reaches Our Doorstep, 7601 [19AP]

East's Garbage Filling Heartland, 7604 [19AP]

Empire Landfill to Take Jersey Trash, 24574 [14SE]

Lafarge Plants Fuel Debate Over Hazardous Waste Disposal, 31873 [22OC]

Nevada—Shaky Site for a Nuclear Dump, 25197 [20SE]

Red Grime Line, 8581 [27AP]

Refuse Piles in New York—Unwanted but Growing, 7600 [19AP]

Revision of EPA's Nuke Dump Safety Standards Urged, 25198 [20SE]

Sludge—Town Peeved at Poo Poo Choo Choo, 7601 [19AP]

Southeast Pennsylvania Must Make Better Use of Its Land, 14707 [19JN]

Toxic Waste-Using Kilns Condemned by Midlothians, 31873 [22OC]

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: regulating dumping of waste (see S. 2130)

Composting Research Act: enact (see H.R. 4490)

Ecology: private sector participation in operating facilities which support Dept. of Energy waste cleanup (see H.R. 5880)

Endangered species: prohibit siting of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities near habitats (see H.R. 4155)

EPA: appoint a conservator to take over control of certain ocean dumping companies (see H.R. 5895)

———development of standards and definitions relative to plastic degradability (see H.R. 4332)

———establish uniform standards for measurement of and a data base on solid waste (see H.R. 4747)

Executive departments: separation of solid waste for recycling purposes (see S. 3232)

Federal Paper Separation, Recycling, and Waste Source Reduction Act: enact (see S. 2643)

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Act: enact (see S. 2238)

Hazardous substances: authorizing EPA grants to groups that oppose the issuance of certain permits (see H.R. 4856)

———ensure safe burning of hazardous waste (see S. 3226)

———EPA criteria for issuing permits for hazardous waste facilities (see H.R. 4855)

———management standards and recycling requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 5359)

———prohibit disposal of low-level radioactive waste at certain high-level radioactive waste sites (see H.R. 4502)

———treatment and disposal of waste at the site on which it was generated (see H.R. 5719)

Huntsville, AL: convey certain lands at Redstone Arsenal to the city's Solid Waste Disposal Authority (see S. 2541)

Interstate compacts: host compacting state construction with another compact for disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see S. 3139)

———regulation of construction of radioactive waste facilities near State borders (see S. 3138)

———transportation of low-level radioactive waste on routes within the compact (see S. 3140)

Interstate transportation: restrictions (see H.R. 4561)

Land use: limited extension for land treatment facilities (see H.R. 5873)

Leadville Mine drainage tunnel, CO: improve water quality (see H.R. 4767)

Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (see H.R. 4321)

Packaging: reduction of metals (see S. 3169)

Potomac River: prohibit operation of landfills within 3 miles (see H.R. 4556)

Railroads: repeal exemption of intercity passenger service from certain waste disposal requirements (see S. 2005)

Recycled materials: establish standards for spent lead-acid batteries (see S. 2892)

———promote greater use of recycled paper by mailers of third-class mail matter (see H.R. 5474, 5475)

Recycling of waste products: authorizing EPA grants for equipment (see H.R. 4697)

———encourage (see S. 3255)

———labeling of plastic resin products (see S. 2408)

———making grants to institutions of higher education to establish research centers (see H.R. 4943)

———promote recycling of municipal refuse (see H.R. 4942)

———require tire producers to recycle a certain percentage of scrap tires (see H.R. 4147)

Small business: loan guarantees for the closure and replacement of underground storage tanks (see H.R. 4319)

Solid waste: prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation (H.R. 3386), consideration of the Senate amendment (see H. Res. 508)

———reauthorize the waste treatment construction grants program (see H.R. 3930)

———State regulation (see H.R. 5824)

———State regulation and management (see S. 2468)

———State regulation of treatment and disposal (see S. 3246)

———treatment and disposal (see H.R. 3885)

Solid Waste Disposal Act: authorize Federal grants for development of innovative recycling techniques (see H.R. 4669)

Solid Waste Treatment and Disposition Fee Act: enact (see S. 2691)

States: prohibit disposal of solid waste in any State other than the State the waste originated (see H.R. 4832)

———prohibit importation of hazardous wastes for treatment or disposal (see H.R. 5184)

———regulation and management (see S. 2468)

Superfund: liability for hazardous substances at sites (see H.R. 5027)

Taxation: investment tax credit for recycling equipment (see H.R. 4698)

———provide a refundable income tax credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 4947)

———treatment of recycling facilities under the tax-exempt bond rules (see H.R. 4944)

———treatment relative to recycling of waste products (see H.R. 5197)

Underground Storage Tank Assistance and Groundwater Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 4577)

Water pollution: delay effective date of the prohibition on the ocean dumping of sewage sludge (see H.R. 4876)

White House Conference on Solid Waste Disposal and Reduction: convene (see H. Con. Res. 269)

Essays

Solving Our Landfill Crisis: Jill Tygard, 6072 [29MR]

Letters

Environmental Concern: Janice J. Hatler, 15725 [26JN]

Interstate shipment of solid waste: several organizations, 24797 [18SE]

Recycling: Gerrold A. Weissman, 2469 [22FE]

Solid waste agreements by States: Evan Bayh, Governor of Indiana, 10977 [17MY]

Memorials of legislature

Indiana, 7181 [18AP], 7338 [18AP]

Pennsylvania, 28697 [11OC]

Washington, 4661 [20MR]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: prohibit disposing wastes from trains (H.R. 3772), 476 [24JA], 1493 [7FE], 3080 [1MR]

Appropriations: Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, 16599 [28JN]

Budget: Superfund Program funding, 34897 [2NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct research on composting of wastes (H.R. 4490), 6862 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: waste recycling programs, 984 [31JA]

Earthtech 90: technology fair, 6267 [3AP]

Ecology: solid waste disposal, 5443 [27MR]

EPA: development of standards and definitions relative to plastic degradability (H.R. 4332), 4959 [21MR]

Federal facilities: requirements and sanctions, 5730-5735 [28MR]

Government: waste reduction, 34081 [25OC]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: recycling of plastics, glass, and aluminum, 7914 [24AP]

Green Bay Packaging Co.: development of compost compatible products, 31090 [19OC]

Hazardous substances: consistency in interstate and international transportation laws (H.R. 3520), 35948 [26OC]

———prohibit disposal of low-level radioactive waste at certain high-level radioactive waste sites (H.R. 4502), 6616 [4AP]

Hempfield Township, PA: litter and trash clean up, 16633 [28JN]

IBM Corp.: development of compost compatible products, 31090 [19OC]

Ken-Caryl Ranch, TX: recycling program, 12570 [24MY]

Kerr-McGee Corp.: removal of radioactive waste, 16599 [28JN]

Landfills: capacity, 2282 [21FE]

Nonbiodegradable containers: taxation, 7412 [19AP]

Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (H.R. 4321), 4733 [20MR]

Proctor & Gamble Co.: development of compost compatible products, 31427 [20OC]

Recycled materials: promote greater use of recycled paper by mailers of third-class mail matter (H.R. 5474, 5475), 23059 [3AU]

Recycling of waste products: authorizing EPA grants for recycling equipment (H.R. 4697), 8984 [1MY]

San Joaquin Valley, CA: tire pile cleanup, 7277 [18AP]

Small business: loan guarantees for the closure and replacement of underground storage tanks (H.R. 4319), 4555 [20MR]

Solid waste: prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation (H.R. 3386), 5499-5506 [27MR]

———prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation (H.R. 3386), consideration of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 508), 29449-29455 [15OC]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: authorize Federal grants for development of innovative recycling techniques (H.R. 4669), 8541 [26AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3735), 2469 [22FE]

States: prohibit importation of hazardous wastes for treatment or disposal (H.R. 5184), 16084, 16089 [27JN]

———regulation of low-level radioactive waste disposal (H.R. 5505), 23085 [3AU]

Taxation: treatment of recycling facilities under the tax-exempt bond rules (H.R. 4944), 12587 [24MY]

Transportation: prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles (H.R. 3386), 5499-5506 [27MR], 29454 [17OC]

Underground Storage Tank Assistance and Groundwater Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4577), 7654 [19AP]

Water pollution: delay effective date of the prohibition on the ocean dumping of sewage sludge (H.R. 4876), 11716 [23MY]

White House Conference on Solid Waste Disposal and Reduction: convene (H. Con. Res. 269), 2293 [22FE]

White House Conference on Solid Waste Reduction and Disposal: convene, 704 [29JA]

Xerox Corp.: development of compost compatible products, 31090 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: municipal waste combustion, 36055 [27OC]

Amtrak: regulating dumping of waste (S. 2130), 2045 [20FE]

Ecology: interstate transportation of waste, 24683 [17SE]

Executive departments: separation of solid waste for recycling purposes (S. 3232), 33555 [24OC]

Federal Paper Separation, Recycling, and Waste Source Reduction Act: enact (S. 2643), 10777 [16MY]

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Act: enact (S. 2238), 3528 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: ensure safe burning of hazardous waste (S. 3226), 31872 [22OC]

Lorton, VA: landfill expansion, 24044 [12SE]

Municipal Solid Waste Source Reduction and Recycling Act: enact (S. 1112), 26546 [28SE]

Packaging: reduction of metals (S. 3169), 27833 [5OC]

Pollution: regulate interstate commerce, 24053, 24054, 24059 [12SE], 24555-24575 [14SE], 24796-24809 [18SE]

Project Good Turn: tribute, 217 [23JA]

Railroads: repeal exemption of intercity passenger service from certain waste disposal requirements (S. 2005), 164 [23JA]

Recycled materials: require producers and importers of lubricating oil to recycle a certain percentage of used oil under EPA tracking system (S. 1181), 7722 [20AP]

Recycling of waste products: encourage (S. 3255), 35845 [26OC]

———labeling of plastic resin products (S. 2408), 6531 [3AP]

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: reauthorizing, 11613, 11614 [22MY]

Solid waste: prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation (H.R. 3386), 31191 [19OC]

———prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation (H.R. 3386), House amendment, 31188, 31191-31194 [19OC]

———reduction, 36705 [2NO]

———regulate, 24053, 24054, 24059 [12SE], 24555 [14SE], 24796-24809 [18SE]

———regulate interstate commerce, 24546 [14SE]

———State regulation and management (S. 2468), 7596 [19AP]

———State regulation of treatment and disposal (S. 3246), 33984 [25OC]

———State regulation over disposal, 24132 [12SE]

———treatment by States, 10977-10979 [17MY]

Solid Waste Treatment and Disposition Fee Act: enact (S. 2691), 12410 [24MY]

States: regulation and management (S. 2468), 7596 [19AP]

———treatment, 10949, 10950, 10956, 10967 [17MY]

Sterling Heights, MI: Magahay Elementary School's environmental program, 14466 [18JN]

Transportation: prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles (H.R. 3386), 31191 [19OC]

———prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles (H.R. 3386), House amendment, 31188, 31191-31194 [19OC]

Yucca Mountain, NV: use as a nuclear waste site, 25196 [20SE]

Reports

Solid Waste Interstate Transportation: National Governors' Association, 24799 [18SE]

Reports filed

Federal Facility Compliance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1140) (S. Rept. 101-553), 33530 [24OC]

National Recyclable Commodities Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1884) (S. Rept. 101-440), 23570 [10SE]

Prohibit Use of Refrigerated Motor Vehicles for Transportation of Solid Waste: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3386) (H. Rept. 101-390), 4459 [15MR]

State Regulation of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5505) ((H. Rept. 101-967), 37088 [27OC]

Statements

Capitol Complex Recycling Forum Expansion: Representative Bates, 14719 [19JN]

———Representative Green, 14720 [19JN]

Disposal: Senator Specter, 24572 [14SE]

Summaries

Project Good Turn, 217 [23JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 508, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3386, prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles and cargo tanks for food for transportation of solid waste and hazardous materials, 29449-29452 [15OC]

H.R. 3386, prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation of solid waste and the use of cargo tanks for transportation of food and hazardous materials, 5499 [27MR]

H.R. 3386, Sanitary Food Transportation Act, 31188-31191 [19OC]

H.R. 5474, promote use of recycled paper by mailers of third-class mail matters, 23059 [3AU]

S. 2005, repeal exemption of railroad intercity passenger service from certain waste disposal requirements, 165 [23JA]

S. 2130, regulating dumping of waste by Amtrak, 2045 [20FE]

S. 2408, labeling of plastic resin products for recycling, 6532 [3AP]

S. 2468, State regulation and management of solid waste, 7598-7600 [19AP]

S. 3169, Reduction of Metals in Packaging Act, 27834 [5OC]

S. 3226, ensure safe burning of hazardous waste, 31873 [22OC]

S. 3246, State regulation of solid waste treatment and disposal, 33985 [25OC]

S. 3255, encourage recycling of waste products, 35846 [26OC]