The Northern Virginia Waste Management Board tracks and analyzes policy issues affecting waste management and recycling in the commonwealth, outlined in
2021 Legislative Positions. The waste board also offers
resources on some of the regional positions taken. The Board has developed fact sheets on state issues of critical importance to the proper and safe waste management and waste diversion in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Topics Include:
- Paint Care as a product stewardship solution to paint waste burdening local waste collection
- The need for effective Battery legislation and programs to manage separately from other materials
- Recommendation for permanent Pharmaceutical drop-off locations
- Contamination costs to Virginia residents and businesses and how it harms recycling,
- The challenge and recommendations for recycling Container Glass in Virginia,
- Extended Producer Responsibility provides a solution that reduces economic, environmental, and safety impacts from consumer products,
- The importance of Materials Recovery Facilities and recyclable processing in Virginia's waste management operations,
- Recommended improvements to reduce the burden of Electronic Waste for localities,
- The importance of the state Tire Fund as a tool to fund responsible tire recycling, and
- The importance of the state Litter Fund as a critical fund for Virginia's local waste management.
- 2020 Waste Board policy positions
The Northern Virginia Waste Management Board tracks State legislative and regulatory activities and makes recommendations to local legislative liaisons related to solid waste and recycling issues.