Division of Waste Management

The Division of Waste Management implements state and federal laws relating to recycling, pollution prevention and solid and hazardous waste management. The Division also regulates and registers aboveground and underground pollutant storage systems. Using private contractors, it cleans up sites contaminated with petroleum products, drycleaning solvents or other hazardous wastes. The Division works closely with the District Waste Management Programs to implement permitting, compliance and enforcement activities. The Division has three bureaus, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Waste Cleanup and Petroleum Storage Systems...more