Topics Related to Waste Management

For the past 12 months, the top priority of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has been to help communities in western North Carolina recover and rebuild from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Staff from almost every division have devoted thousands of hours to the effort. DEQ has secured more than $800 million in federal and state funding, and has awarded nearly $200 million so far in grants and loans to local governments, businesses and nonprofits.
October 17, 2025, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Livent USA Corporation Public Hearing
September 18, 2025, 3pm - November 4, 2025, 4pm
Livent USA Corporation Public Notice
Supplemental federal funding will support hazardous waste, recycling and solid waste management recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
August 21, 2025, 1pm - 3pm
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposes to adopt permanent rules to replace temporary rules 15A NCAC 01W .0101 - .0105 “Emergency Infrastructure Bridge Loan Program for Commercial USTs” in accordance with G.S. 150B-21.2.
July 26, 2025, All day
The North Carolina Division of Waste Management (Division) received a Groundwater Corrective Action Permit Modification Application to address groundwater contamination at the BFI Charlotte Motor Speedway V MSW Landfill located at 5105 Morehead Road, Cabarrus County, Concord, NC.  The applicant’s proposed selected remedy includes 1) Source Control through landfill gas collection, capping, and leachate collection, 2) Phyt
August 25, 2025, 12pm - 2pm
Purpose: This is to notify the public of the issuance by the North Carolina Division of WasteManagement’s Hazardous Waste Section of a draft renewal permit for Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.located at 934 North Fifth Street in Saint Pauls, North Carolina.
August 25, 2025, 12pm - 1pm
Safety Kleen Saint Pauls Public Hearing