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2024 Materials Management Plan.

Vermont Proposed Rule: 24P019

AGENCY: Agency of Natural Resources

CONCISE SUMMARY: The intended impact of the 2024 Materials Management Plan (MMP or Plan) is to reduce Vermont’s waste generation and improve the state’s waste management, including convenient options for recyclables, food scraps, and safe disposal of household hazardous waste, rather than being landfilled. This 2024 MMP amends the previous Plan, which was adopted in 2019. Sectionsinclude: Introduction; Market and Facilities Assessment, Agency of Natural Resources-Strategies and Actions; Solid Waste Implementation Plan Requirements and Approval Process; Solid Waste Management Entities-Strategies and Actions. Subsections within the Introduction include: Statutory Authority; Plan Priorities and Goals; Vermont’s Waste; Challenges in Materials Management; Climate Change; Equity, Accessibility, and Environmental Justice. The Strategies and Actions replace the “Performance Standards” from the 2019 Plan and are requirements for the Agency and Municipal Solid Waste Management Entities (SWMEs) for the five-year Plan period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Josh Kelly, Agency of Natural Resources, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 1, Montpelier, VT 05620 Tel: 802-522-5897 Fax: 802-828-1011 E-Mail: josh.kelly@vermont.gov URL: https://dec.vermont.gov/waste-management/solid.

FOR COPIES: Anne Bijur, Agency of Natural Resources, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 1, Montpelier, VT 05620 Tel: 802-522-5783 Fax: 802-828-1011 E-Mail: anne.bijur@vermont.gov.