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TCE Featured Reports

Cheaper than Real Cost Landfilling Powerpoint Overview of the Problems with Landfilling including Health & Environmental Impacts

Powerpoint on Austin Trash Issues Powerpoint on Austin Trash Issues 3-08

2006 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review Annual report on Texas landfills from the state environmental agency

E-Waste Rules Matter: Making Producer TakeBack Recycling Work Fact sheet on proposed e-waste recycling guidelines in Texas

How to Recycle Your E-Waste E-Waste Recycling Guide 2007

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

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.

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Voting Records 2007 US Senate and US Congress from Texas

Voting Records 2007 Texas House Statewide

Voting Records 2007 Greater Houston Area

Voting Records 2007 Greater San Antonio

Voting Records 2007 Greater Austin

Voting Records 2007 DFW

Cheaper than Real Cost Landfilling Powerpoint Overview of the Problems with Landfilling including Health & Environmental Impacts

Contested Case Hearing Basics Contested Case Hearing Basics

Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Green Party Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Green Party

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

Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Democratic Party Strengthen Recycling & Landfill Standards – Democratic Party

2006 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review Annual report on Texas landfills from the state environmental agency

Summary on Mercury Emissions from Landfills Summary on Mercury Emissions from Landfills

Explanation of May 2007 TCEQ Chart Explanation of May 2007 TCEQ Chart

Record Vote on Trash Permit Review Amendment 5/3/07 Record Vote on Trash Permit Review Amendment 5/3/07

Fact Sheet on Olivo Amendment Fact Sheet on Olivo Amendment

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

Landfills with 50 Years or More of Remaining Life Landfills with 50 Years or More of Remaining Life

HB 3388/SB 1864 Fact Sheet HB 3388/SB 1864 Fact Sheet

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

2004 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review TCEQ on landfill trends, locations etc.

Flawed Technology of Subtitle D Landfilling Long analysis of the problems of Subtitle D.

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

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.

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.

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.

2003 Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review TCEQ Report on Landfill Trends in Capacity, Location etc.

Comments on TCEQ Penalty Policy Nov 2005 Comments on TCEQ Penalty Policy by Environmental Groups

Official Comments on Chapter 330 Rule Comments on Chapter 330 Rules Rewrite

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.

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

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

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

Landfill Terms and Explanations Explanation of landfill terms

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

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.

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.

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)

Comments on "The Effectiveness of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Controlling Releases of Heavy Metals to the Environment" 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.

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.

NEW! How do they stack up? To hold elected officials accountable for their actions on the environment it’s important to know how they voted when critical environmental legislation is debated and decided. Click here to see the Voting Records of Texas State and Federal Lawmakers

New Videos Highlight Toxins in Consumer Products, Unsustainable Design and Cell Phone Waste & Dumping of E-waste. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our wasteful production and consumption patterns. The Secret Life of Cell Phones documents the fate of the millions of phones discarded every year. New You Tube video documents dumping of e-waste in West Africa. Enjoy, and pass along!