Landfill Organic Stability
The Department's Waste & Materials Management Program, in consultation with a small workgroup of external partners, is exploring ways to reduce the long-term risk of landfilling by reducing the time it takes for the waste in municipal solid waste landfills to become stable - that is, to reach the point when engineering and maintenance efforts are no longer necessary to control the potential environmental effects of decomposing organic materials in the waste. The workgroup is composed of representatives from DNR staff, environmental groups, landfill operators, researchers, municipalities and consultants.
Landfill Organic Stability Plan Rules Now In Effect
Based on the workgroup's efforts, a new administrative rule promoting landfill organic stability went into effect on December 1, 2006. The rule requires owners and operators of municipal solid waste landfills to incorporate landfill organic stability strategies into the plans of operation for their facilities.
The rule is located at section NR514.07(9) of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Background information describing the rationale behind the rule is available at NRB Web site.
For more information on this page contact: Gene Mitchell
Minutes
2004
- June 29, 2004 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 29K)
- July 29, 2004 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 42K)
- September 2, 2004 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 35K)
- September 30, 2004 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 19K)
- October 20, 2004 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 27K)
- December 1, 2004 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 26K)
2005
- January 6, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 30K)
- January 27, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 40K)
- February 23, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 39K)
- April 6, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 52K)
- May 3, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 39K)
- June 7, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 37K)
- July 12, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 38K)
- August 16, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 42K)
- September 15, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 37K)
- October 18, 2005 Minutes of Landfill Stability Workgroup - (PDF, 31K)
- October 18, 2005 Minutes of Technical Advisory Committee - (PDF, 41K)
Work Products
- Strategies for Reducing Degradable Organic Wastes in Landfills (PDF, 98K)
- Guidance for Landfill Organic Stability Plans (PDF, 131K)
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