ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTER DIRECTORY

Solid Waste Resource Center
Note: This Resource Center is in the process of being updated.

    The Alamo Area Council of Governments maintains a Solid Waste Resource Center.  All information in this directory is available to entities and the general public for review at no cost. Films and audio tapes can be borrowed free of charge. Any copies of materials requested will be at a charge which will cover production costs only. 

    All requests for materials should be referred to AACOG at 8700 Tesoro Dr., Suite 700, San Antonio, TX 78217 or by calling the Solid Waste Coordinator at (210) 362-5287, or mail@aacog.com.

SOLID WASTE

STATUTES AND REGULATIONS

    Federal--

1. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - landfill sitting and design criteria: http://www.epa.gov/region5/defs/html/rcra.htm

2. Clean Water Act - point source and non-point source pollution associated with solid waste management facilities: http://www.epa.gov/region5/defs/html/cwa.htm

3. Clean Air Act - landfill emissions: http://www.epa.gov/region5/defs/html/caa.htm

4. 40 CFR, Parts 240-281- pertaining to solid waste (Subtitle D covered in Parts 257-258)

        -- OTHER INFORMATION --

       1.     Decision Maker's Guide to Solid Waste Management, EPA, 350-SW-89-072.

       2.    Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States:    1994 Update, EPA, 530-S-94-042.

       3.    Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities:    A Guide for Owners/Operators, EPA, 530-SW-91-089.

       4.   Public-Private Partnerships for Environmental Facilities, A Self-Help Guide for Local Governments, EPA, 20M-2003.

      5.    Public-Private Partnership Case Studies, Profiles of Success in Providing Environmental Services, EPA, 20M-2005.

       Major Environmental Laws on the Web

SOURCES FOR BASIC FEDERAL REGULATORY INFORMATION 

        1.     U.S. Government Printing Office:-- Congressional Desk (202) 512-2471:    Different Compilations including RCRA, Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.

                   -- General Publication Desk (202) 783-3238:Information on any general federal publication.

       2.    EPA RCRA Hotline (800) 424-9346:  Copies of EPA Solid Waste Management documents and publications.

       3.    EPA Water Resource Center (202) 260-7786: Clean Water Act, water resource documents.

       4.    Senate Document Room (202) 225-3456: Copies of Senate Bills, Acts, etc.

State--

        1.    Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapters 341, 343, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 368, and 371 -- solid waste management, litter abatement, sanitation and general nuisance, used oil management.

         2.    HB 3072 -- reallocation of solid waste fee funds.

         3.    30 TAC 330, Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulations

         4.    30 TAC 305, general permitting rules for discharge from any point source. Also lists conditions a landfill may put into effect Class 1 modifications with prior written approval from the agency.

         5.    30 TAC 312, sludge rules.

         6.    30 TAC 332, composting rules.

OTHER STATE REGULATORY INFORMATION

        1.    Summaries of annual report data for permitted municipal solid waste facilities, TNRCC.

        2.    Municipal Solid Waste Plan for Texas, January 1994, publication #SFR-17.

        3.    TNRCC Technical Guidance, Subject: Outdoor Burning, publication #RG-49. Also available in Spanish language version.

GENERALIZED INFORMATION (arranged by topic)--

        Solid Waste Studies and Articles--

        1.    Regional Studies

• Solid Waste Management in the AACOG Region:    1985-2000 (Adopted in 1987)

• Solid Waste Management in the AACOG Region:    1990-2010 (Adopted in 1993)

• Solid Waste Patterns in South Texas, 1976

• Solid Waste Management Plan sub-region III-A (Gillespie, Kerr)

• Solid Waste Management Plan sub-region III-B (Bandera, Kendall)

• Information on San Antonio

• Bexar County Solid Waste Study

• Bexar County Solid Waste Collection and Transport -- Feasibility study

• City of San Antonio--Recycling Plan

• REEZ Information Packet

• Landfill Location Analysis, LAN, Study of San Antonio

• AFM Studies

        2.    City Public Service Studies--

• Feasibility Study -- LCRA Business Unit 1

• Feasibility Study -- LCRA

• Feasibility Study -- Schertz

• Kerrville Economy Study

• Fredericksburg Economy Study

• Solid Waste Management

• General Solid Waste

• Solid Waste Management Costs

• Classification of Solid Waste Types

• Waste Flow Control

• Solid Waste Statistics

• Solid Waste Collection Processes

LANDFILL INFORMATION

• Closed Landfill Inventory

• Landfill/Trash Articles

• Landfill Study Articles

• Keystone Siting

           NEW TECHNOLOGIES

• Transfer Station Information

• Resource Recovery

• Incineration Articles

• New Technologies

• Waste to Energy/RDF

           HAZARDOUS WASTE

• General Hazardous Waste

• Household Hazardous Waste Resource Materials List

• Hazardous Waste Articles

• Medical Waste Material

• Cleaning Products

• Publication List - Community Hazardous Waste Management Unit - TNRCC

           GENERAL ENVIRONMENT

• Air

• Sludge

• Clean Texas 2000 Educational Campaign

• Clean Texas 2000 Environment, Recycling, and Composting

• Various Environmental Articles

• Environmental Newspapers

• Texas Services for Waste & Environment-General

• Taking Care of the Environment

• Environmental Waste Issues

• Environmental Waste Issues

• Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Programs

• Waste Well and Related Topics Information

• Soil Information

         DEMOGRAPHICS AND MAPS

• Demographics

• Pertinent US Census Data

• Various Maps

           GENERAL LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION

• Legislative Bills

• New Legislation

• Rules and Regulations

• State Laws

• Regulations

• Guidelines for Solid Waste Plans

• Guidelines for Feasibility Studies

• Explanations to Subtitle D

• Subtitle D Costs

• Composting Regs

Senate Bill 1099 Waste Reduction:

• Environmental Audit Assessments and Impacts

• Policy Statements

• Risk Reduction Rules TNRCC Environmental Procedures

• Texas Task Force on Waste Management Policy

• Litter Abatement Act

• Summary of Legislation

• City of Ordinances

• Sample of Interlocal Agreements

            MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

            Department of Energy Guidelines

               Environmental Firms and Product Information

                   --Information on Business Products (liners, recycling, composting machinery)

                   --Solid Waste Interested Firms

• Bedminster Bioconversion 

• Earth Care Systems, Inc.

• Organic Recycling Farm

• Prescon Corp.

• Waste Reduction Systems

LISTINGS--CONFERENCES, CATALOGS, AND TRAINING

• Grants

• Help Programs

• Health Catalog

• Reference Materials

• Conference Announcements

• Conference Sessions Proceedings:

• Environmental Trade Fair '94 Conference Sessions, volumes 1, 2, and 3.

• Options for Texas Fair '94, volumes 1 and 2.

• Environmental Trade Fair '93. Conference Sessions, volumes 1, 2, and 3.

• Proceedings from SWANA'S 32nd Annual Solid Waste Exposition.

• Hazardous Materials Waste Management

• 5th Annual Solid Waste Management Options for Texas '92 Conference.    

            RECYCLING INFORMATION

            GENERAL RECYCLING INFORMATION

• Texas Directory of Recycling Resources, GI-187

• Texas Recycles:   Marketing Our Neglected Resources, General Land Office

• Texas Recycles 2:  Marketing Our Neglected Resources, General Land Office

• 1991 Recycling Rate and Market Research, LP 93-02

• How to Develop Comprehensive Municipal Recycling Programs, RG-007

• Texas Recycler, newsletter, PD-004

• EPA Publications List

               EDUCATION MATERIALS

• What's New Recycling poster:    Recycle juice and milk cartons

               HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT INFORMATION

• Fleas: Less toxic alternatives -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

• Three R's for the Household -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

               PAPER

• Recycling Paper -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

                PLASTICS AND GLASS

• Recycling Plastics -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

• Recycling Plastic Pesticide Containers -- TNRCC

• Recycling Glass -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

                STEEL CANS AND METALS

• A Few Facts About Steel -- Steel Recycling Institute

• Recycling Aluminum -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

• Recycling Empty Steel Paint Cans -- Steel Recycling Institute

• Recycling Scrap -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

• Recycling Scrapped Automobiles -- Steel Recycling Institute

• Recycling Steel Appliances -- Steel Recycling Institute

• Recycling Steel Cans -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

            TIRES AND BATTERIES

• Recycling Tires -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

           USED OIL

• Recycling Filters -- English and Spanish -- TNRCC EPA Publications List

             WORKPLACE

• Three R's in Workplace Recycling -- English and Spanish -- TCEQ

            MARKET AND DIRECTORIES

• Recycling Markets Database -- TCEQ

            RECYCLING CENTERS AND MARKETS

• Waste Reduction Systems, Inc. Brazoria Co. Recycling Center

           BUSINESS PRODUCTS -- VARIOUS

• Texas Industries for the Blind -- Quarterfold disposable wipes

• General Recycling

• Recycled Products (construction and industrial; consumer; paper, packaging, and office supplies; plastics)

• Steel Cans/Recycling Metals

• Recycling Opportunities

• Capturing the Local Economic Benefit of Recycling

• Corporate Recycling Council

• Recycling Rate and Market Research

• Recycling and Resale Research

• Recycling -- Trained Teachers

• Texas Recycling Directory Questionnaire

      COMPOSTING INFORMATION

• Composter Program -- English and Spanish -- TCEQ

• Composting News, Waste Reduction Systems

• Containing Compost -- English and Spanish -- TCEQ

• Don't Bag It -- Booklet and Slide Presentation -- TX Agric. Ext. Service

• Guide to Planning Compost -- English and Spanish -- TCEQ

            COMPOSTING TRAINING

• Waste Composter Training Program -- English and Spanish -- Clean Texas 2000

         BEXAR COUNTY AND AACOG REGION ARCHIVES

• Old illegal dump sites

• Old landfills

• Classifying Solid Waste Facilities: This contains criteria for classification of solid waste disposal facilities and practices. The criteria is in response to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Water Act.

• Municipal Solid Waste Information: This is a 1973 EPA publication. It provides information on accounting systems for solid waste management and information on improving rural solid waste management practices.

• 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act:    Included is the law and effects of RCRA on Texas Waste Management.

• Recycling Information: Included is information on community recycling programs from 1890-1945, recycling in New  Hampshire, recycling in schools for grades K-12, and various other publications concerning recycling.

• Transfer Stations: This document contains information on the concept of transferring solid waste from a small payload        route-collection vehicle to a large-capacity hauler. Included is information on design, operation, and economies of this truck-to-truck transfer system.

• Bexar County Solid Waste Study: This study contains the status of solid waste sites throughout Bexar County.

• Demographic Data Available at AACOG.

FILMS AND AUDIOS

Films                Audios

         FILMS

1. Movietone News N-Viro Worlwide -- N-Viro is a process by which sewage and sludge are recycled into safe, useful products   such as fertilizer, top soil, and landfill covers. This film consists of various news stories which explains the process and its advantages. Length = 25 min.

2. Recycling -- Reducing the Bottom Line -- This film is about recycling in businesses and shows several examples. Length = 17 min.   

3. Earthcare -- Tucson TV Coverage Earthcare is a company which composts garbage from landfills. It removes recyclables and adds bacteria which composts material into a usable product. Length = 25 min.

4. Molok USA -- Molok is a waste collection system for recycling. This film discusses the process and the advantages of Molok. Length = 5 min.

5. Oil and Water -- This public service announcement is about the importance of recycling oil.   It provides a phone number for more information. Length = 30 sec.

6. Home Composting Earth Machine -- The Earth Machine decomposes kitchen and garden wastes into soil. This film uses cartoon characters to explain how  to compost, problems and solutions. Length = 9 min.

7. Bedminster Bioconversion -- This film discusses the process by which garbage and sludge are recycled into safe and usable soil. Length = 18.5 min.

8. San Antonio Solid Waste Sites -- This film shows the various places in San Antonio where solid waste is taken.

9. Steel Can Recycling Institute -- The World of Steel. Length = 7 min.

10. Steel Can Recycling PSAs -- This film contains commercial spots concerning the importance of recycling steel cans.

11. Working Out with Recycled Products

12. Don't Let a Good Thing Go To Waste -- Buy Recycled. By the Texas General Land Office. Length = 43.5 min.

13. The Texas Recycling Quiz -- By the Texas General Land Office. Length = 29.5 min.

14. AACOG Solid Waste Program, Mount Trashmore

15. Texas Agriculture Extension Service -- "Don't Bag It" Composting Plan -- Use the microorganisms in nature's own recycling program to form natural slow release fertilizer, enrich soil, retain moisture in sandy soils, provide better drainage for heavy soils, and mulch landscape beds.   Details how to construct different compost containers, what to compost, problems and solutions. Explains other methods of composting (trenches between garden rows, 12"-18" holes, etc.) Length = 9:18 min.

16. Texas A&M -- Don't Bag It -- Leaf Management Plan -- Procedure to add leaves, grass, garden wastes to improve soil   content, improve health and beauty of landscape. Compost kitchen wastes to achieve same benefits.

AUDIOS

1. TNRCC -- This tape contains 11 radio spots, sixty seconds each, with information on composting, recycling in homes and businesses, recycling oil, and other topics relating to waste.

2. Steel Can Recycling Length = 30 sec.

3. 32nd Annual International Solid Waste Exposition

MISCELLANEOUS

Slide program:   "Don't Bag It" with script, 1991, 20 min., adult professional.

     OTHER INFORMATION -- NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES, CATALOGS, AND DIRECTORIES

            Environmental Newsletters

• Environmental Magazines

• Renew Catalog

• Recycle Texas by TCEQ: A Reuse and Recycling Directory.

• MIS Report, Siting Solid Waste Facilities: Seven Case Studies.

• Texas Environmental Industry Guide 1992, 1993, 1994:These guides provide overviews of environmental topics, government profiles of various agencies and commissions, government directory, and business white and yellow page listings.