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The MPCA uses the Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS) to store water quality data from more than 17,000 Minnesota sampling locations.

A waste is any material that can no longer be used for its original intended purpose. The type of waste generated can include recyclables, solid waste, and hazardous wastes, which may be subject to specific management and disposal requirements.

Ready-to-run meteorological data suitable for AERMOD.

Volunteer water monitors collect valuable data used by agencies and organizations across the state to protect and manage Minnesota’s waters.

Guidance pertaining to the investigation and cleanup of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants.

In Minnesota, handlers of oil and hazardous substances are required to prepare for potential spills and take steps to prevent them.

During the 2023 legislative session, legislators passed more than a dozen funding and policy proposals to address food waste, organics, recycling market development, and wood waste.

Minnesota rules allow for specific uses (called beneficial uses) of certain materials that otherwise would be classified as solid waste.

Permitted waste facilities, waste projects, and waste haulers in Minnesota must submit regular reports to the MPCA.

MPCA permits are required for construction, modification, and operation of facilities where solid waste is treated, stored, processed, transferred, or disposed.

Counties and solid waste management districts around the state are required to prepare and implement detailed plans for solid waste management.

Image The goal of the MPCA's regulatory programs covering hazardous substances and solid waste is to prevent contamination of land, water, and air by…

The MPCA provides workshops and conferences to help solid waste landfill operators get certified and stay up to date.

Disposing of wastes from a natural disaster or large fire

MPCA sought proposals from qualified responders for a contract conducting a waste characterization study evaluating the types of materials generated and discarded in Minnesota and their relative prominence in Minnesota’s waste streams.

The MPCA works with industry, government, and residents to reduce and manage waste.

The MPCA has developed a report to help improve the data when the volume of trash or recyclables has to be converted to weight.

ECSWC is applying for a 10-year permit to add MSW capacity to its currently permitted landfill near Mora while conducting environmental review for the unpermitted areas of its landfill expansion.

A waste tire transporter removes waste tires from a waste tire generator, tire dump, or waste tire facility and delivers the waste tires for aggregation, storage, or processing.

Sandblasted material from a construction site was deposited on a parking ramp next door.