By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE, Wyo – After three and a half years, the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has released the Record of Decision regarding the repurposing of inert decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers in Wyoming. “It has been a long wait, but Wyoming is thrilled to finally see this […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – The Executive Committee and Director of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) were in Cheyenne recently to hold the committee’s first meeting since being elected. Suzanne Engels, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Solid and Hazardous Waste Division Administrator who stepped into her new role […]
Suzanne Engels, Administrator for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Solid and Hazardous Waste Division officially stepped into her new role as the 2024-2025 President for the Association of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). The Executive Committee was announced recently at ASTSWMO’s Fall Meeting in Washington D.C. ASTSWMO is a membership-driven organization […]
By Kimberly Mazza WYOMING – The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Solid Waste Program held a first-of-its-kind workshop in Cheyenne, Wyo recently. Though the Solid Waste Program has held several workshops in the past, this was the first time that the Program partnered with another DEQ Division. In this training, the DEQ’s Air Quality Division (AQD […]
By Kimberly Mazza “Whereas it is fitting to recognize and honor the efforts of solid waste and recycling workers in providing a critical service to the people of Wyoming while protecting human health and our environment…” These were words read by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon as he signed a Proclamation recognizing Wyoming’s Solid Waste and […]
By Kimberly Mazza The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) – Solid Waste Permitting and Corrective Action Program will be celebrating Solid Waste and Recycling Workers Week from June 17-21, 2023. DEQ will spend the week featuring the critical work of those in the solid waste industry and on June 18, the Governor will sign […]
By Kimberly Mazza The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) – Solid Waste Permitting and Corrective Action Program will be celebrating Solid Waste and Recycling Workers Week from June 17-21, 2024. DEQ will spend the week featuring the critical work of those in the solid waste industry and on June 18, the Governor will sign […]
Cheyenne – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality State has released a new episode of its State of the Environment podcast. The podcast’s episodes cover topics related to the agency and its work to help listeners be more aware of the work the DEQ and its seven Divisions provide for Wyoming. This month features the DEQ’s Solid […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is recognizing America Recycles Day (ARD) today and celebrating the recycling-efforts of Wyoming’s citizens that play an important part in keeping our state beautiful. Officially started in Texas on November 15, 1994, this national event is celebrated every year to educate and encourage […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – Suzanne Engels is the Administrator for the Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (SHWD) at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) and has been elected as Vice President of the Association of States and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials […]