Solid waste publications
Fact sheets, guidance documents
- A Guide to Minnesota's Industrial Stormwater Permit for Solid Waste Facilities (wq-strm3-09) (currently not available)
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Aspergillusem Fungus Spores from Yard Waste Compost Facilities (w-sw1-01) - Alternate Daily Cover Spray-on Cover Materials (w-sw5-11)
- Demolition Landfill Guidance (w-sw5-04)
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction through Solid Waste Management (p-gen4-04)
- Guidance for Final Cover for Demolition Debris Landfills (currently not available)
- Street sweepings (w-sw4-54)
- Street sweeping report (w-sw4-55)
- Guidance for Industrial Waste Management Evaluation Model (IWEM) (w-sw5-03)
- Guidance for Leachate Recirculation at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (w-sw5-08)
- Guidance for Liner Design for Demolition Debris or Industrial Solid Waste Landfills (w-sw5-02)
- Guidance for Soil Construction Standards and Testing Frequencies – Final Cover Construction (w-sw5-09)
Guidance for Soil Construction Standards and Testing Frequencies-Landfill Cell Construction (w-sw5-07)
Guidelines - Land Application of By-Product Limes (wq-indapp1-01)- Industrial Landfill Guidance Manual (w-sw5-20)
- Land Treatment of Landfill Leachate (w-sw5-06)
Metropolitan Solid Waste Policy Plan 2010-2030 Factsheet (w-sw7-21e)
MPCA Generic Template for Industrial Solid Waste Management Plan (ISWMP) for Demolition and Construction Landfills (w-sw3-36)- Solid Waste Disposal (w-sw4-19)
- Solid Waste Expedited Permit Program (w-sw3-01)
- Solid Waste Financial Assurance (w-sw3-25)
- Transfer Facility Classifications (w-sw3-37)
- Yard Waste Compost Facilities — Inert Material Testing (w-sw2-02)
- Waste Tire Transporter List (w-sw6-03)
Reports
- Reports on SCORE Programs. An annual evaluation of Minnesota's recycling, reduction and waste management programs.
- Solid Waste Policy Reports. MPCA analysis of the status of the state's solid waste system, with recommendations to the Legislature regarding Minnesota's waste management policies, system improvements, and research.
- Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan. Establishes the plan for managing the Metropolitan Area’s solid waste.
Program management decisions
- Alternative Leachate Management
- Blending Class II Compost to Achieve Class I Standards
- Disposal of Livestock Carcasses and Farm Structures Resulting from a Disaster (w-sw8-03)
- Disposal of Mercury-contaminated Waste in Minnesota Landfills
- Financial Assurance and Ash Landfills Owned by Regulated Industries
- Incorporating Federal Regulations - form letter dated 12/14/93 addressed to operators of mixed municipal solid waste landfills
- Infectious Waste Regulation
- Landfill Slope Guidance
- Memorandum to Disposal Facility Operators on Disposal of Deer and Elk Carcasses, dated 10/20/2003
- Regulated Fill (w-sw8-04)
- Stakeholder Input on Solid Waste Issues as of May 5, 2007
- Variance from Combustor Ash Testing Rules - letter dated 5/1/96 and public notice dated 9/11/97
- Waste-to-Energy in an Integrated Solid Waste Management System
Solid waste facility lists
Solid waste permit application forms
- Permit application forms are available on the Solid Waste Permit Application Forms Web page.
