Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM)

The Ohio Revised Code (ORC) provides for Ohio EPA to administer and enforce the provisions of Chapters 3714. and 3734., in particular with regard to solid waste facilities, infectious waste treatment facilities and construction and demolition debris (C&DD) facilities. In addition to Ohio EPA administering and enforcing the statute, Ohio law specifies that if the Director determines that a local health district is both capable of and willing to enforce all applicable requirements of ORC Chapters 3734. and 3714. and the corresponding sections of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC), the Director may place it on the approved list(s).

In 2016, 66 of Ohio’s 127 local health districts were approved to administer and enforce Ohio’s solid waste, infectious waste and C&DD laws and regulations. These approved health districts that are responsible for issuing licenses to facilities, as well as performing inspections of facilities and initiating enforcement actions against owners and operators failing to comply with Ohio’s environmental rules; Ohio EPA provides these same services in unapproved health districts.

Ohio EPA Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) conducts a survey of each approved health district on an annual basis. The purpose of the annual survey is to determine whether the health district that the Director has authorized to implement the Agency’s programs has been meeting program obligations throughout the survey period.

• Adopt C&DD landfill rules for existing and “new” facilities

• Address groundwater impacts from landfills (make improvements to solid waste ground water rules and issue assessment orders to C&DD landfills)

• Initiate ground water monitoring at C&DD landfills where the O/O is not obligated to do ground water monitoring

• Target outreach and inspections in environmental justice areas

• Develop tools for responding to landfill odor complaints

• Address problems at closed, abandoned solid waste landfills and clean up scrap tire dumps

• Evaluate need to update Ohio’s laws concerning scrap tires

• Support Regulatory Reform included in SB 294

• Engage stakeholders in a review of the state’s solid waste management system

• Develop beneficial use rules (foundry sand and others; dredge is next)

• Redefine solid waste, to support U.S. EPA alternative fuel rule and other recycling

• Continue Food Scrap Initiative/Green Venues/Organics Diversion

• Continue efforts to keep CESQG out of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills by promoting increased collection and management of CESQG wastes

• Monitor U,S. EPA’s Definition of Solid Waste rule for hazardous waste (evaluate impact to Ohio)

• Develop fee audit program

• Plain language rewrite of template letters and documents

• Provide tool for paying fees online

• Provide tool for web-based licensing and registration (solid waste, C&DD and infectious waste)

• Support the Director’s enforcement-related goals

• By 2014, ensure that 95 percent of all cases referred for enforcement are resolved or referred to the Ohio Attorney General’s office within nine months

• Evaluate and resolve consistency issues

• Improve use of 'Answer Place' for providing customer service

• Continue using electronic listserv notifications to stakeholders

• Support Director’s e-document management goals (i.e., by January 2012 have a web-based, searchable database of all non-compliance documents issued since 2007)

• Monitor U.S. EPA's development of a national hazardous waste e-manifest system

In a joint rulemaking effort, the Lieutenant Governor’s office and Ohio EPA have identified instances where outdated modes of communication, such as paper mail, facsimile, or newspaper, are required. Also identified were rules that contained the requirement for regulated entities to submit multiple copies of a document. To reduce adverse impacts to regulated entities and to provide modern options, Ohio EPA is releasing drafts containing only amendments to those instances. Please see the Interested Party Tab to view the rules and fact sheet.

The Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) has final filed the IMW rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-29 and 3745-30. DMWM has published a final public notice on the Register of Ohio. Please see the Effective Rules tab on the non-hazardous waste rules page to view the rules.

The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF), in collaboration with the Ohio Chapter of the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and strategic partner – the Ohio EPA – have developed three electrical leak location (ELL) training sessions to provide a strong foundation of knowledge and information to prepare attendees for the planning and implementation of ELL during Ohio landfill liner construction. Each session is led by an ELL specialist and the topics have been chosen to give a complete view of the technology and the recently promulgated Ohio regulations. Sessions are May 20, June 10, and June 17.  More information on registration is available.

Ohio EPA is receiving inquiries regarding the obligation to register as an infectious waste generator.  Health care providers and public health officials that generated little infectious waste before providing COVID-19 vaccinations are asking if they will be required to follow current rule and register if they generate fifty pounds or more of infectious wastes in a single month with the addition of the vaccination wastes. During this pandemic emergency, Ohio EPA will not require infectious waste registration of those generators whose status changed due solely to providing vaccination services.  

All generators must continue to ensure proper management of all infectious wastes generated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ohio EPA expects that all infectious wastes will be managed appropriately, and that no vaccine associated infectious wastes will be left at non-medical facilities.  

Please contact the appropriate Division of Materials and Waste Management district office or Central Office Infectious Waste Unit staff for questions.

• IMW External Training 
• Presentation - Introduction and Post Closure Care
• Presentation - Permit and Operations
• Proof of attendance

On February 23, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis released the February issue of “Survey of Current Business.”  This publication contains the most recent Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product.  The inflation factor is the result of dividing the latest published annual Deflator by the Deflator for the previous year.  The Inflation Factor for operating year 2021 is 1.2%.

The Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) has final filed the explosive gas monitoring rule, Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-27-12. DMWM has published a final public notice on the Register of Ohio. Please see the Effective Rules tab on the non-hazardous waste rules page to view the rules.

C&DD Certified Operators and Approved Health Departments, 

Ohio EPA's Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) recognizes the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on Ohio's Construction and Demolition Debris (C&DD) Facilities and their Certified Operators. DMWM continues to work closely with training providers to ensure Certified Operators have access to as many training options as possible. 

DMWM encourages all C&DD Certified Operators to make every effort to complete the required annual 10 education hours by December 31, 2020. However, DMWM acknowledges that some Certified Operators may need additional time to fulfill their training requirement this year. 

On November 22, 2020, Governor DeWine signed HB 404 that extends several broad provisions relating to the issuance and expiration of licenses, permits, and certifications. Ohio EPA determined this applies to C&DD Certified Operators. Consequently, Ohio EPA will extend the deadline for obtaining 2020 annual education hours to July 1, 2021 to align with HB 404. 

Please note this extended deadline only applies to the education hours needed during the 2020 calendar year. All certified operators will need to complete 10 education hours separately during calendar year 2021. When submitting certified operator applications for renewal, please note if the documented training hours apply for the 2020 or 2021 calendar year requirement. 

DMWM continues to work closely with training providers to expand training options and we will update you when these opportunities become available. As a reminder, you can view the list of currently approved training courses HERE. 

Feel free to contact either Barry Chapman at (614) 728-5344  or aaron.shear@epa.ohio.gov at (614) 728-5350 if you have any questions. 

• Ohio EPA, DMWM is hosting a presentation of highlights of the updated MSW landfill rules, to become effective on January 1, 2021.  Choose from one of the two scheduled sessions: December 17 at 1:00  and December 18 at 10:00.  
• PowerPoint presentation on 2020 Update to MSW Landfill Rules 
• MSWLF rules training, the 12/17/2020 attendee list
• MSWLF rules training, the 12/18/2020 attendee list
• Recording of Highlights of the MSW Landfill Rule Package
   

Annette De Havilland 
Lead Engineer 
Ohio EPA - Division of Materials and Waste Management 
614-728-5373 

• New Accessing the eBusiness Center through the State of Ohio's OH|ID Portal
• EPA has created a new eBIZ Help Wizard that will provide eBusiness center users guided self-serve help for their accounts, passwords, PINs, and find the division or office contacts.
• Ohio EPA’s eBusiness Center (eBIZ)
• For more information, please visit DMWM eServices

District Office locations and contacts found here.