DEC Publishes Final Revisions To Solid Waste Management Regulations

Almost five years after publishing the first substantial revisions to its solid waste management regulations, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published a new set of final revisions to the regulations, which became effective on July 22, 2023.

DEC's solid waste management regulations (the Part 360 Regulations) govern the management of solid waste including its transportation, recycling, reuse, and disposal. The new Part 360 regulatory revisions are intended to increase the amount of solid waste that is reused or recycled in New York State. They also incorporate certain statutory changes to the NYS Environmental Conservation Law pertaining to composting and groundwater monitoring and include other "technical amendments and clarifications" to the prior regulatory revisions. Especially noteworthy changes in the amended Part 360 Regulations are described below.