 The Regional Solid Waste Management Program lays out a vision of success for solid waste management that provides strategies for addressing common regional problems and promoting coordinated approaches in dealing with the management of municipal solid waste. The Regional Solid Waste Management Program focuses on promoting recycling and waste minimization, stopping illegal dumping, and assuring adequate capacity for landfill capacity. The results are the implementation of the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan—how to “SEE Less Trash”.
NCTCOG is the state-designated planning agency for municipal solid waste management for the North Central Texas region, as are the other regional councils in Texas for their regions. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) oversees the municipal solid waste program for the state.
Each biennium, the State Legislature reviews the status of the regional solid waste program and appropriates funds collected from tipping fees at solid waste facilities statewide.
Advising NCTCOG’s Executive Board on solid waste issues is the Resource Conservation Council (RCC), with membership from local governments, the private service providers, special districts, school districts, environmental and public interest groups. The RCC through input provided by three subcommittees, has determined the funding priorities for the eligible project categories for this reimbursement program.
FY 2012-13 Second Call for Projects - Grant Funding Information and Application
The
general types of projects allowed by the TCEQ eligible for funding under this program are listed as follows:
 1. Regional Plan Time to Recycle goal
- Source Reduction and Recycling (TCEQ)
- Household Hazardous Waste (TCEQ)
 2. Regional Plan Stop Illegal Dumping goal
- Local Enforcement
- Litter & Illegal Dumping Cleanups and Community Cleanup Events
 3. Regional Plan Assuring Capacity of Trash goal
- Citizens’ Collection Stations and “Small” Registered Transfer Stations (TCEQ)
- Local Solid Waste Management Plans (TCEQ)
 The following TCEQ categories can apply to any of the three Regional Plan goals
- Technical Studies
- Educational and Training Projects
The TCEQ approved project list for FY 2010/2011 can be found here.
 Examples of past Solid Waste Implementation Projects
Online Publications
InSight Newsletter
Studies made possible with TCEQ Funding
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