5817495 Public Oversight Roundtable on The Implementation of the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014

Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable on

 

The Implementation of the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014

 

Monday, January 25, 2016

at 11:00 a.m.

in Room 500 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

                                       

On Monday, January 25, 2016, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public oversight roundtable on the implementation of L20-154, the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014. The roundtable will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

 

The purpose of the roundtable is to receive an update on the implementation of the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014 from the Department of Public Works and the Department of Energy and the Environment. This law became effective on February 26, 2015, and made several updates to the District’s laws and policies involving the management of solid waste, including new source separation and reporting requirements, establishment of an Office of Waste Diversion within DPW, establishment of an Interagency Waste Reduction Working Group, and establishment of a manufacturer responsibility program for electronic waste.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official Hearing Record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony.  Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony. Witnesses should bring 8 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify in person, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 108, Washington, D.C. 20004. They may also be e-mailed to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone]. The record will close at the end of the business day on February 8, 2016.