by GT | Mar 14, 2018 | NEWS
What do you do with an eyesore situated in the heart of your small community: an old, abandoned gas station? Well, Amanda White, the City of Geneva’s Zoning Administrator, was faced with that exact situation. With help of an Ohio Development Service...
by GT | Feb 14, 2018 | NEWS
Ohio EPA has adopted new Ohio-specific Universal Waste Rules, adding three new types of universal waste to the existing rules. The new rules allow hazardous non-empty aerosol containers, hazardous paint and paint-related wastes, and hazardous antifreeze to be...
by GT | Feb 5, 2018 | NEWS
In a guidance memorandum dated January 25, 2018, US EPA withdrew its “once in, always in” policy for the classification of “major sources” of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) under section 112 of the Clean Air Act. According to Bill Wehrum, assistant administrator of...
by GT | Jan 11, 2018 | NEWS
Effective January 15, 2018, Ohio EPA has adopted amendments to OAC rule 3750-30-25, which changes the definition of “hazardous chemicals.” Facilities in Ohio that store or use 10,000 pounds or more of a “hazardous chemical” or more than the “threshold quantity” of an...
by GT | Dec 20, 2017 | NEWS
Congratulations to Katie Milk for becoming a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)! The CHMM credential is issued by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM), and recognizes experienced professionals who have demonstrated, through experience and...
by GT | Oct 23, 2017 | NEWS
If you missed the Ohio Materials Management Advisory Committee meeting on 10/5/17, you can still catch the presentations on the following link. The presentations given by the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District and the Recycling Partnership describe their efforts to...
by GT | Oct 11, 2017 | NEWS
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) prepared the following letter regarding important and recent recycling market developments that have implications for the movement of recyclables worldwide, and that may impact recycling programs in Ohio: In July...
by GT | Jul 21, 2017 | NEWS
GT Environmental, Inc (GT) developed a Zero Waste Plan for the City of Bexley, Ohio. The project was made possible through a grant from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO). GT facilitated the planning process for a Bexley Green Team, which lays out...
by GT | May 8, 2017 | NEWS
The Ashtabula County Port Authority implemented their $99,000 Ohio Development Service Agency (ODSA) Abandoned Gas Station assessment/clean up grant at a former gas station located at a key intersection in Austinburg, Ohio. GT Environmental, Inc. (GT) assisted the...
by GT | Mar 16, 2017 | NEWS
In 2016, GT published on its website an analysis of solid waste disposal and recycling in Ohio based upon ten years of data – 2005 through 2014. Data for 2015 has been available for several months, and we have reviewed this data looking for any changes in the...
by GT | Dec 12, 2016 | NEWS
Ohio EPA is soliciting comments on the draft Startup, Shutdown or Malfunction and Scheduled Maintenance (SSM & SM) Rules contained in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Rules 3745-14-11, 3745-15-01, 3745-15-06, and 3745-17-07. Comments are due by December 14, 2016....
by GT | Nov 9, 2016 | NEWS
On March 31, 2017, the long-awaited beneficial use rules will become effective for Ohio. These rules have been “in the making” for quite some time, as Ohio EPA spent years gathering data, doing research, and discussing how to legally authorize the use of waste...
by GT | Oct 21, 2016 | NEWS
Ohio EPA and construction demolition debris (C&DD) industry representatives have become increasingly concerned about problems associated with sites processing C&DD. According to an Ohio EPA factsheet, “Over the past several years, a large number of illegal...
by GT | Oct 13, 2016 | NEWS
Ohio’s Composting Rules are coming up on their five-year rule review in 2017. Ohio EPA is seeking early stakeholder comments on the composting rules in OAC 3745-560; 3745-500, 3745-501, and 3745-503. After the October 19, 2016 comment deadline and consideration of...
by GT | Sep 7, 2016 | NEWS
The Ashtabula County Port Authority won a $99,000 Ohio Development Service Agency (ODSA) Abandoned Gas Station clean up grant for a former gas station located at a key intersection in Austinburg, Ohio. GT Environmental, Inc. (GT) assisted the Port Authority in...
