Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) http://www.astswmo.org/ represents state environmental regulatory agencies. ASTSWMO has a Beneficial Use Task Force that is one of the stakeholders in the Foundry Sand Multi-Stakeholder Action Plan. The task force also provided input to the research plan for the USDA Foundry Sand Initiative.
ASTSMWO Beneficial Use Survey November 2007
Report prepared by the ASTSWMO Beneficial Use Task Force is a compilation of information from a 2006 survey of State and Territorial beneficial use programs/decision-making processes for non-hazardous, industrial solid wastes. Forty States responded. It updates the April 2000 report and provides additional information.
http://www.astswmo.org/files/publications/solidwaste/2007BUSurveyReport11-30-07.pdf
ASTSWMO Beneficial Use Survey April 2000
http://www.astswmo.org/files/publications/solidwaste/Beneficial-Use-Survey-Report.pdf
EPA State Toolkit for Developing Beneficial Reuse Programs for Foundry Sands
The EPA Sector Strategies Program developed the "State Toolkit for Developing Beneficial Reuse Programs for Foundry Sand" document to help address state program barriers. Developed in partnership with the ASTSWMO as an assistance tool for states, the guide is designed to help states initiate or revise their beneficial reuse programs in a way that increases safe beneficial reuse of foundry sand. The Toolkit provides program options and concrete examples of a variety of approaches used in states to efficiently conduct beneficial reuse determinations
http://www.epa.gov/opispdwb/sectorinfo/sectorprofiles/metalcasting/foundry.html
Beneficial Reuse of Foundry Sand: A Review of State Practices and Regulations
The EPA Sector Strategies Program developed the “Beneficial Reuse of Foundry Sand: A Review of State Practices and Regulations” guide to provide an overview of each state's regulations (current as of 2002) for beneficial reuse of foundry sand.
http://www.epa.gov/opispdwb/sectorinfo/sectorprofiles/metalcasting/toolkit.pdf
Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) Beneficial Use Resources
NEWMOA established a Beneficial Use Determination (BUD) Workgroup that has produced several resources for state use only. These include a searchable database of all the BUD’s that have been issued by the NEWMOA states plus five additional other states; and a table comparing the BUD application requirements of the NEWMOA states. In addition, the Workgroup produced fact sheets for the public on selected waste/use combinations. The BUD database includes information on foundry sand permits in 13 states.
http://www.newmoa.org/solidwaste/bud.cfm
Recycling Market Development
This web site provides recycling market development information for state and local officials, sources of technical and financial assistance for recycling businesses, and information on the economic benefits of recycling.
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/rmd/index.htm