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• Hazardous Waste Management
  This section is responsible for promoting the recycling and proper management of medications, used oil, household hazardous waste, mercury lamps and devices, batteries and small quantity generator hazardous waste; registration and certification of hazardous waste, used oil and mercury lamp and device transporters; and analyzing and planning for hazardous waste capacity assurance through biennial reporting and other data collection. Grants and technical assistance are also provided to local governments for the implementation of local hazardous waste collection centers and small quantity generator notification programs.
• Hazardous Waste Regulation
  This section is responsible for the management of the statewide Hazardous Waste program which includes interaction with USEPA, district offices and other department programs pertaining to Hazardous Waste compliance, enforcement and permitting. The section is also responsible for the implementation of the federally delegated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program, which issues permits for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and land disposal facilities.
• Solid Waste Management
  This section is responsible for implementing Florida's Solid Waste Program which includes coordination with the district offices pertaining to permitting, compliance and enforcement activities. The section also provides grants to local governments to help implement their solid waste and recycling programs, and administers the Financial Assurance Program and Full Cost Accounting for solid waste facilities.
• Waste Reduction
  This section is responsible for monitoring and reporting on recycling and waste reduction programs across the state.  It manages the Recovered Materials Dealers Certification program and the Construction and Demolition Debris Facilities Reporting program.  It provides pollution prevention assistance to businesses and local governments in the form of outreach, technical assistance, education, training, and regulatory integration.  It administers the Innovative Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants Program and it coordinates the Green Lodging program.  [Note: during the third quarter of 2007, the Pollution Prevention program and the Green Lodging program will be moved from the Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste to the Office of Communications in the Secretary's Office.]