Waste Management Program

Program Redesign

In March, 2004, Al Shea, Administrator of the Air & Waste Division, unveiled the Waste Management Program Redesign to evaluate the Program's work in these times of diminishing resources. Designed to maintain environmental standards and to protect public health while improving service, the Redesign effort will:

• Position the Waste Management Program to be more innovative, progressive and streamlined with the ability to more easily adapt to the changing needs of all our stakeholders
• Incorporate input from program staff and internal & external stakeholders
• Build on the areas of good work and innovation that exist within the program
• Optimize the use and distribution of staff resources to fit a downsized staff compliment and
• Implement changes that will improve the Program's credibility with stakeholders and decision-makers.

The Waste Management Program resources have been, and continue to be, significantly downsized. A considerable level of dissatisfaction exists with the program on the part of many stakeholders/decision-makers inside and outside of the Program. This is adversely affecting the Program's integrity. Unless the Waste Management Program takes proactive measures to address these issues, resources and credibility will continue to be diminished, thereby challenging our ability to protect public health and the environment.

As the Redesign effort unfolds, we will use these criteria to evaluate recommendations and issues.

• Streamline program functions and organization,
• Program is adaptive, progressive and collaborative,
• Work and initiatives ensure funding stability for the program,
• Work/Initiatives direct resources to activities that effect the greatest public health and environmental benefit/impact,
• Addresses the concerns of stakeholders (NOTE: Stakeholders is defined as both internal and external, staff and management, private and public interests).

This is a dynamic effort. We will continue to refine the goals and problem statement listed above, as more information is gathered.

For more information on this page contact: Suzanne Bangert