Get to Know the WDNR’s Waste and Materials Management Study Group

April 5, 2017

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) initiated a Waste and Materials Management (WMM) Study Group to provide constructive feedback on policy and technical issues. There are also five subgroups assigned to research selected topics and develop recommendations for presentation to the full group.

The study group and subgroups include a mix of regulators, industry representatives, environmental group representatives, researchers/professors, and consultants.

The WMM study group has five subgroups working on along with resources related to the area of study:

• Alternative landfill caps/leachate prevention
• Construction & demolition waste diversion 
• Reducing or terminating groundwater monitoring at closed landfills
• Food and organics residual reduction
• Recycling innovation, related to funding and incentives to expand recycling

Get Involved

• Visit the Waste and Materials Management Study Group website
• Subscribe to the WMM email list
• Attend a study group meeting – all meetings are open to the public

Feel free to contact Tom Karwoski or Betsy Powers for more information; active study group members ready to answer your questions and help you get engaged in the WMM.