The Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is hosting a series of policy discussions and listening sessions related to disposal capacity issues for contaminated soil coming from Massachusetts developments and disposal sites (“contaminated” soil meaning concentrations > RCS-2).
December 16, 2021 Listening Session
This meeting included a number of speakers who were asked to address these questions, to the extent relevant:
- Their connection to the contaminated soil disposal issue.
- Their experience with any reduction in soil disposal capacity/options in the past year/two, including examples and any specifics that will help in getting a full understanding of the issues.
- How stakeholders have responded to the reduced capacity issue, and what they may be doing differently as a result of reduced disposal options.
- What are the consequences of the reduced soil disposal capacity/options for site cleanup work? Has it, for example, affected schedule/completion of a project?
- Do they have recommendations regarding options – short term and long term - for addressing this issue or additional information that they think should be gathered to inform this discussion?
Additional information, including a link to the meeting video, is provided below.
Additional Resources
Open PDF file, 346.84 KB,
2021-12-16 - Soil Capacity Listening Session - TRANSCRIPT
(English, PDF 346.84 KB)
Open PDF file, 378.33 KB,
List of Active Landfills in Massachusetts, June 2023
(English, PDF 378.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.05 MB,
2019 Solid Waste Data Update
(English, PDF 1.05 MB)
Open PDF file, 3.68 MB,
2021-09-21 Solid Waste Regulations Discussion
(English, PDF 3.68 MB)