GrassRoots Recycling Network report prepared by Institute for Local Self-Reliance - excellent overview of trash system and Zero Waste solutions, even if a little dated.

Air Pollution

Voting Records 2007 Greater Beaumont/Port Arthur

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 D/FW 2007 voting records for D/FW state legislators on environmental issues author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater Houston Area

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Texas House Statewide

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 US Senate and US Congress from Texas

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater Austin

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater San Antonio

author: TCE

Clean Energy - Democratic Party

author: SEED Coalition

Clean Energy - Republican Party

author: TCE

DFW Coal Plant Fact Sheet Letter to TCEQ and Senator Averitt on coal-fired power plants and their effect on air quality in the Metroplex. author: Jeff Jacoby

Robertson and Falls County State and Local Officials State and Local Officials for Robertson and Falls Counties author: RS

Electronic Waste

Voting Records 2007 Greater Beaumont/Port Arthur

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater San Antonio

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater Houston Area

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Texas House Statewide

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater Austin

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 D/FW 2007 voting records for D/FW state legislators on environmental issues author: TCE

Ted Smith Testimony Before U.S. House Science & Technology Committee 4/30/08

Ted Smith of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Provides Testimony Before U.S. House Science & Technology Committee, 4/30/08

author: Ted Smith

Electronic waste recycling – Republican Party

Resolution for caucuses

author: TCE

Electronic waste recycling – Green Party

author: TCE

Electronic waste recycling – Democratic Party

Resolution for caucuses

author: TCE

E-Waste Rules Matter: Making Producer TakeBack Recycling Work

Fact sheet on proposed e-waste recycling guidelines in Texas

author: TCE

How to Recycle Your E-Waste

Texas E-Waste Recycling Guide 2007

author: Public Research Works

Comparison of State E-Waste Laws

Comparison of State Laws on Recycling Electronic Waste (as of June 2007)

author: Electronics TakeBack Coalition

Texas Computer TakeBack FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions: New Electronics TakeBack Recycling Law (HB 2714) in Texas

author: PRW

Texas Computer TakeBack Overview Overview of HB 2714 and implementation schedule author: TCE

E-waste Toxic Time Bomb Ad Ad run in Brazosport Facts on May 13, 2007 supporting e-waste bill and adding TVs author: TCE

Brazoria County Fact Sheet Information on electronic waste and landfill legislation for Brazoria County residents author: TCE

Texans Want E-waste to Meet Its Maker Fact Sheet on E-Waste Bills & Why TVs Should Be Added author: TCE

2007 E-waste and Trash Bills Key Bills on Electronic Waste Recycling and Trash Issues author: TCE

10 Reasons Why Electronics Producers should Provide Recycling

Ten compelling reasons why producers of electronics should provide recycling of their products. From Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation.

author: WCRC

Guide to Greener Electronics 12/06

Guide to Greener Electronics compares the environmental policies and producer takeback policies of producers of computer and cell phones.

author: Greenpeace

Toxic Sweatshops: Prison E-Recycling

October 2006 report on the problems of recycling electronic waste in federal prisons.

author: ETBC/CEH/PARC

Toolkit for Passing Electronic Waste Producer TakeBack Recycling Resolutions (Microsoft Word version) Toolkit for Passing Electronic Waste Producer TakeBack Recycling Resolutions version 5 (MS Word) author: TCE/PRW

Electronics Recycling: Which Computer Companies Will Take Back Your Old Electronics Recycling: Which Companies Will Take Back Your Old Electronics? (as of October 2006) author: CTBC

Toolkit for Passing Electronic Waste Producer TakeBack Recycling Resolutions in Texas (PDF) Toolkit for Passing Electronic Waste Producer TakeBack Recycling Resolutions in Texas ver. 5 October 6, 2006 (PDF) author: TCE/PRW

Plano Resolution Local Resolution Passed by the City of Plano on Electronic Waste Recycling author: Plano City Council

Georgetown Producer TakeBack Resolution Resolution adopted unanimously by the Georgetown City Council on June 13, 2006 calling for producer takeback of electronic waste. author: City of Georgetown

Apple-Dell-HP Recycling Comparison Chart Comparing Apple, HP and Dell on their recycling programs and policies author: CTBC

Producer Takeback Resolution Background for Central Texas Producer Takeback Resolution Background for Central Texas author: TCE

Dell's Producer Responsibility Statement

Dell's Statement in favor of free producer takeback for Dell products and producer takeback legislation.

author: Dell

The Matrix E-waste sculpture author: TCE

Chapter 330 Comments on Electronic Waste TCE comments to state environmental agency on the problem of electronic waste and what other states are doing to address it. author: TCE

GAO Preliminary Findings on E-waste

The Government Accountability Office, a very credible investigative organization for the U.S. Congress is investigating the problem of electronic waste and what the federal government is doing now and could do in the future to address the problem.

author: Government Accountability Office

Background on Penske/Zenith Electronic Waste Dumping Case in Travis County Background on efforts by Texas Disposal Systems to remove illegally dumped broken TV tubes. author: TCE

Principal Types of Brominated Flame Retardants Description of brominated flame retardants author: Bromine Science and Environmental Forum

Electronic Waste Recycling: A Toolkit for Legislators Toolkit for legislators, informing them of issues related to E-waste and urging support of Extended Producer Responsibility legislation. author: Computer TakeBack Campaign

Saying "So Long" to E-Waste The Christian Science Monitor throws its weight fully behind Extended Producer Responsibility and Computer Take-Back. author: The Editors, Christian Science Monitor

HP Product Stewardship Solution

HP's public stand on producer responsibility policy for Computer Monitors and Televisions

author: HP

Computer Dust Report

Samples of dust taken from computer monitors nationwide show high levels of toxic flame retardants.

author: Ann Blake PhD, et al

Toxic Sentence Some states use prison labor to handle the E-waste problem. This report exposes the unlawful exploitation of prisoners who are exposed to hazardous toxins in the course of this dangerous work. author: Computer TakeBack Campaign

About that old computer... The New York Times comes out in favor of "hold[ing] manufacturers responsible for the products they produce" in this editorial on the E-waste problem. author: New York Times Editorial Board

Wireless Waste: Basel Convention's Next Hazardous Waste Challenge This report details the threat posed by discarded mobile phones inundating the global waste stream, and the unjust transfer of the toxins contained therein to the countries least equipped to deal with the problem. author: Basel Action Network

Poison PCs & Toxic TVs - Costs and Environmental Risks of Ewaste to Texas Costs of responsibly handling Texas electronic waste and amounts of toxins released if not. author: TCE

Comments on landfill groundwater pollution

A rebuttal highlighting flaws in a study by the Solid Waste Association of North America, which attempted to downplay the harmful effects of groundwater pollution from landfill leachate.

author: G. Fred Lee, PhD, DEE

Warning: Biohazard (Brominated Fire Retardants) Sheet of four stickers warning of the dangers of Brominated Fire Retardants on your computer monitor and in your body. author:

Warning: Biohazard (Lead) Sheet of four stickers warning of the dangers of lead in your computer monitor and in the environment. author:

5th Annual Computer Report Card Evaluation of major computer producers on electronic waste recycling and cleaner product design by the national Computer TakeBack Campaign author: Computer TakeBack Campaign

What if the U.S. banned e-scrap exports? Opinion piece on banning e-waste exports author: Lauren Roman

E-waste Solutions The Bangor Daily News outlines the growing problem of E-waste, and describes legislation recently passed to address the problem in their state. author: Bangor Daily News

MSW Landfills Effectively Control the Release of Heavy Metals A Solid Waste Association of North America press release, in which they purported to have demonstrated the effictiveness and safety of municipal landfills. Presented here for context; rebuttal by Fred Lee is below. author: Jeremy O’Brien

Poison PCs Toxic TVs 1994 Update Analysis of the costs of recycling and disposal of e-waste through 2015 author: CTBC

Poison PC Toxic TV Chart of E-waste Tsunami Chart demonstrating increasing volume of e-waste. author: CTBC

Student Group TakeBack Ad Text of Austin Chronicle ad with students groups from 50 states calling on Dell to take back, make it clean and recycle responsibly author: GRRN

Toxic Chemicals Abundant in Homes Study of Dust in Cape Cod homes finds toxic flame retardants. author: Robin Lord

Poly-brominated Diphenyl Ethers in U.S. Mothers Milk

Study of brominated flame retardants in U.S. women's breast milk, most of samples from Texas.

author: Arnold Schecter et al.

Tale of Two Systems Comparison of conditions and methods used at Federal Prison Industries computer recycling and HP facility author: Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition

European Union Electrical and Electronic Product Directives An overview of the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and the Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS), both recently adopted by the EU as a means of controlling hazardous electronic waste. author: Inform, Inc.

The WEEE and RoHS Directives: Highlights and Analysis

An analysis of recent European Union directives minimizing the use of hazardous materials in electronic waste and regulating their disposal.

author: Inform, Inc.

Growing Threats - Toxic Flame Retardants & Children's Health

Review of growing body of evidence on toxic flame retardants used in electronics and other products

author: Environment California

Scrapping the Hi-Tech Myth: Computer Waste in India

India is a leading importer of electronic waste from developed countries that don't want to deal with it themselves. Read about the harm that this highly toxic pollution is causing.

author: Ravi Agarwal, et al

A Citizen's Guide to Producer Responsibility

Illustrated guide that lays out the Extended Producer Reponsibility (or Producer TakeBack) solution to electronic waste.

author: Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation

Toxins in a Computer Diagram

One page diagram of toxins used in computers and electronics

author: Clean Computer Campaign

Electronic Waste - E-Waste Rules Campaign

Report Card Press Release TCE activists unveiled an over-sized “Responsible Recycling Mid-Term Report Card” to the state environmental agency on its proposed guidelines for implementing the new Computer TakeBack Recycling Law. author: TCE

Electronic Waste - TakeBack My TV Campaign

What Is The Digital TV (DTV) Transition?

What is the Digital TV (DTV) transition? What should you do to be ready? If you no longer want your old TV, what should you do with it? Visit www.TakeBackMyTV.com to urge all manufacturers to recycle.

author: TCE

General TCE Issues

TCE Annual Report 2007 TCE had a groundbreaking year in 2007. Read all about it! author: TCE

Resolution on Park Process Resolution passed on January 1, 2007 to set up better process for use of parkland. author: Ft. Worth City Council

Landfills

Voting Records 2007 Greater Beaumont/Port Arthur

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater Austin

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 D/FW 2007 voting records for D/FW state legislators on environmental issues author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater San Antonio

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Greater Houston Area

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 Texas House Statewide

author: TCE

Voting Records 2007 US Senate and US Congress from Texas

author: TCE

Cheaper than Real Cost Landfilling

Powerpoint Overview of the Problems with Landfilling including Health & Environmental Impacts

author: G. Fred Lee & Anne Jones-Lee

Contested Case Hearing Basics

Basics: Contested Case Hearings and the Environmental Permitting Process

author: TCE

Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Republican Party Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Republican Party author:

Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Democratic Party Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Democratic Party author: TCE

Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Green Party Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Green Party author: TCE

2006 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review

Annual report on Texas landfills from the state environmental agency

author: TCEQ Waste Permits Division

Summary on Mercury Emissions from Landfills

Summary on Mercury Emissions from Landfills from Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association

author: Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association

Explanation of May 2007 TCEQ Chart Explanation of May 2007 TCEQ Chart author: TCEQ

Record Vote on Trash Permit Review Amendment 5/3/07 Record Vote on Trash Permit Review Amendment 5/3/07 author: TCE

Fact Sheet on Olivo Amendment Fact Sheet on Olivo Amendment author: TCE

Brazoria County Fact Sheet Information on electronic waste and landfill legislation for Brazoria County residents author: TCE

Landfills with 50 Years or More of Remaining Life

Statistics on Texas Landfills with 50 Years or More of Remaining Life

author: Texas Campaign for the Environment

HB 3388/SB 1864 Fact Sheet HB 3388/SB 1864 Fact Sheet author: TCE

2007 E-waste and Trash Bills Key Bills on Electronic Waste Recycling and Trash Issues author: TCE

Association Between Hazardous Chemical Sites and Illness

Review of new studies of the potential health impacts of municipal and industrial landfills and abandoned waste sites.

author: G. Fred Lee & Anne Jones-Lee

Texas Landfills & Trash Facilities List of old and new landfills and municipal solid waste facilities that have had a permit in Texas. author: TCEQ

Reaching for Zero: A The Citizens Plan for Zero Waste in New York City

Reaching for Zero proposes a plan for reducing New York City’s waste exports to very close to zero in 20 years, through a combination of waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting.

author: Resa Dimino and Barbara Warren

Robin Schneider TCE Executive Director's Comments at Texas Environmental Superconference Robin Schneider's Comments at the 18th Annual Texas Environmental Superconference on August 3, 2006. She was on the panel on Municipal Solid Waste - Regulatory Changes author: Robin Schneider

Georgetown Sun 7-26-06 Waste Wars Heat Up Waste Wars heat up over county landfill. author: Ben Trollinger

2004 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review

2004 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality report on landfill trends, locations etc.

author: TCEQ Waste Permits Division

Flawed Technology of Subtitle D Landfilling Long analysis of the problems of Subtitle D. author: G. Fred Lee & Anne Jones-Lee

Texas Trash Rules Matter - Why Stronger Rules are Needed for Super-Sized Landfills to Stop the Trashing of Texas Texas Campaign for the Environment & Public Research Works report on how proposed Texas trash rules measure up author: Texas Campaign for the Environment & Public Research Works

Wasting and Recycling in the United States 2000

GrassRoots Recycling Network report prepared by Institute for Local Self-Reliance - excellent overview of trash system and Zero Waste solutions, even if a little dated.

author: Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Letter to McQuaid Urging Resignation TCE letter calling on James McQuaid to resign from the Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee public representative slot because of conflict of interest with spouse working for Trinity Waste. author: TCE

TCE Letter to Sen. Estes on James McQuaid TCE letter calling on Senator Craig Estes to call on James McQuaid to resign from the Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee public representative slot because of conflict of interest with McQuaid's spouse working for Trinity Waste. author:

TCEQ Chairman Letter on McQuaid TCE letter calling on the TCEQ Commissioners to remove James McQuaid from the Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee public representative slot because of conflict of interest with McQuaid's spouse working for Trinity Waste. author: TCE

2003 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review

2003 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Report on Landfill Trends in Capacity, Location etc.

author: TCEQ

Comments on TCEQ Penalty Policy Nov 2005 Comments on TCEQ Penalty Policy by Environmental Groups author: TexPIRG

Chapter 330 Comments on Electronic Waste TCE comments to state environmental agency on the problem of electronic waste and what other states are doing to address it. author: TCE

Official Comments on Chapter 330 Rule Comments on Chapter 330 Rules Rewrite author: TCE

TCE case against the proposed 305 rules TCE case against the proposed Chapter 305 Rules author: TCE

Legal case against the proposed 305 rules Legal case against the proposed Chapter 305 rules: TCEQ overreaching to close the door on the public. author: Eric Allmon

TCE Comments Against Austin Contracts with Waste Management TCE Executive Director's comments opposing City of Austin contracts with Waste Management. author: Robin Schneider

Landfill Terms and Explanations

Explanation of landfill terms related to the landfill rules and the TCEQ

author: Texas Campaign for the Environment

Environmental Penalty Policy Criteria The TCEQ is reconsidering how it determines the penalties for environmental crimes. author: TCEQ

Background on Penske/Zenith Electronic Waste Dumping Case in Travis County Background on efforts by Texas Disposal Systems to remove illegally dumped broken TV tubes. author: TCE

Seven Essential Safeguards for Super-Sized Landfills A platform developed by TCE and Landfill neighbors that outlines seven safeguards that should be adopted in Texas Landfill Rules. author: TCE and Texas Trash Watch

House Bill 1609 Text (2005) Text of House Bill 1609 which took away requirement for public meeting for new trash and hazardous waste facilities. (Formatted for legal paper) author: Rep. Warren Chisum

Comments on landfill groundwater pollution

A rebuttal highlighting flaws in a study by the Solid Waste Association of North America, which attempted to downplay the harmful effects of groundwater pollution from landfill leachate.

author: G. Fred Lee, PhD, DEE

Landfills - Northeast Travis County

TCE Statement on Webberville 3-18-08 TCE Statement on Webberville 3-18-08 author: TCE

Powerpoint on Austin Trash Issues Powerpoint on Austin Trash Issues 3-08 author: TCE

Northeast Travis Landfill Expansion – Republican Party Northeast Travis Landfill Expansion – Republican Party author: TCE

Northeast Travis Landfill Expansion – Democratic Party

author: TCE

Northeast Travis Landfill Expansion – Green Party

author: TCE

TCE Response to Judge Biscoe's Defense of Contract with BFI TCE Response to Judge Biscoe's Defense of Contract with BFI 10-07 author: TCE

City of Austin Resolution Opposing NE Landfill Expansions City of Austin Resolution Opposing NE Landfill Expansions passed on May 17, 2007 author: Councilmember Lee Leffingwell

Environmental and Community Leader Letter to Austin City Council on Landfill Expansions Environmental and Community Leader Letter to Austin City Council on Landfill Expansions May 17, 2007 author: Landfill Expansion Opponents

Austin City Council Resolution Opposing NE Landfill Expansions Austin City Council Resolution Opposing NE Landfill Expansions passed May 17, 2007 author: Austin Councilmember Lee Leffingwell

Landfills - Statewide Rules

TCE Petition for Stronger Rules on Transfers of Ownership of Trash Facilities

Petition filed by TCE and other groups to tighten up the rules on public notice and participation when the ownership of a trash facility is transferred.

author: Lowerre, Frederick, Perales, Allmon & Rockwell

Petition_for_Rules_Permittee

Draft of permittee definition petition

author: Marissa Perales

TCE Letter to TCEQ Commissioners on 305/330 Rules 5-6-08 TCE Letter to TCEQ Commissioners on 305/330 Rules 5-6-08 author: TCE

Sample Letter on 305 Rules 5-6-08 Sample Letter on 305 Rules 5-6-08 author: TCE

TCE Comments on Proposed Rules Changes to Chapter 305/330 TCE, Lowerre and Frederick and allies from across Texas submit comments on proposed rule changes to landfill permitting rules. author: TCE & Lawfirm of Lowerre & Frederick

Statewide Landfill Review, May 2007 Status of Texas landfills including complaints and violations author:

Explanation of May 2007 TCEQ Chart Explanation of May 2007 TCEQ Chart author: TCEQ

Summary on Mercury Emissions from Landfills

Summary on Mercury Emissions from Landfills from Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association

author: Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association

2004 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review

2004 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality report on landfill trends, locations etc.

author: TCEQ Waste Permits Division

Chapter 330 Summary Wrap-up of Chapter 330 author: TCE

2003 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review

2003 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Report on Landfill Trends in Capacity, Location etc.

author: TCEQ

State Senator Jeff Wentworth letter on landfill rules Letter from State Senator Jeff Wentworth to TCEQ on landfill standards including electronic waste author: State Senator Jeff Wentworth

State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer letter to TCEQ on landfill rules State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer letter to TCEQ calling for strengthening the state standards for landfill author: State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer

Chapter 330 Comments on Electronic Waste TCE comments to state environmental agency on the problem of electronic waste and what other states are doing to address it. author: TCE

Official Comments on Chapter 330 Rule Comments on Chapter 330 Rules Rewrite author: TCE

TCE case against the proposed 305 rules TCE case against the proposed Chapter 305 Rules author: TCE

Legal case against the proposed 305 rules Legal case against the proposed Chapter 305 rules: TCEQ overreaching to close the door on the public. author: Eric Allmon

Landfill Terms and Explanations

Explanation of landfill terms related to the landfill rules and the TCEQ

author: Texas Campaign for the Environment

Landfills - Williamson County

Community Impact Images

Images from Community Impact newspaper article on the Williamson County Landfill

author: Shannon Colletti

Problems with Williamson County's Draft Contract Summary of key points AGAINST Williamson County's draft contract with Waste Management author: TCE

Media Advisory for 10-26-06 Press Conference Media Advisory for Williamson County landfill press conference 10-26-06 author: TCE

Contested Case Hearing Wilco Explanation of CCH direct referral and CCH process author: TCE

RRL 7-29-06 Residents throw in their bit on landfill debate Story on public meeting on July 27, 2006 author: Marcial Guajardo

Hutto News 7-26-06 News story about public meeting on 7-27-06 author: Nancy Royden

Georgetown Sun 7-26-06 Waste Wars Heat Up Waste Wars heat up over county landfill. author: Ben Trollinger

Williamson County Landfill Self-Audit 2006

author: Williamson County

Landfill operator questions $600K motive Williamson County Sun newspaper story on Dec. 7, 2005 regarding the Williamson County Commissioners taking more control over County landfill expansion plans author: Ben Trollinger