Solid Waste Policy and Legislative Initiatives

The Northern Virginia Waste Management Board tracks and analyzes policy issues affecting waste management and recycling in the commonwealth, outlined in 2022-2023 Policy Positions. 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:

• Extended Producer Responsibility reduces economic, environmental, and safety impacts from consumer products,
•  Materials Recovery Facility challenges and importance in recyclable processing in Virginia's waste management operations,
• Scrap Tire Management and the tire recycling fee as a tool to fund responsible tire recycling, and
• 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, 
• Recommended improvements to reduce the burden of Electronic Waste for localities,
• The importance of the state Litter Fund as a critical fund for Virginia's local waste management.
• Earlier 2021-2022 Legislative Positions  and 2020-2021 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.