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Cascametti said about 80% of that tonnage is generated in Michigan and about 20% comes from out of state; Canada and Ohio were identified as principal out-of-state sources. She described modern landfills as \"complex engineered systems\" and said the agency inspects them at least quarterly.

The agency reported the current disposal surcharge is 36 cents per ton and generates roughly $6 million a year for solid-waste programs. Cascametti said the agency and the governor's budget include a proposal to increase tipping fees to both raise revenue for contaminated-site work and provide a deterrent to out-of-state waste.

Cascametti and deputy director Travis Boleskull described a policy shift from prioritizing disposal capacity to promoting materials utilization under amendments to Part 115 enacted in 2022. That utilization approach, the agency said, treats recycling, composting and anaerobic digestion as both regulatory and grant-making activities. Cascametti noted counties must update materials management plans under the new framework; counties receive $60,000 a year plus population and collaboration adjustments and may use leftover planning funds for implementation.

EGLE said the state's overall recycling rate for municipal curbside material was 25% in 2024 and that the agency has a goal of 30% by 2029. The agency described programs such as NextCycle Michigan (about $2 million in programming) to help develop markets for recycled materials.

No formal committee vote occurred. EGLE presented the fiscal and policy rationale for a fee increase and for directing money to reuse, recycling and contaminated-site response.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Appropriations - Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Tuesday, June 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","EGLE officials told a House appropriations subcommittee that Michigan has ample landfill capacity but is shifting policy toward recycling, composting and material markets; the agency and the governor's budget propose raising a disposal (tipping) fee to deter out-of-state waste and fund contaminated-site work.","taxTitle","Appropriations - Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Appropriations, House of Representative, Committees\t\t\t\t\t, Legislative, Michigan","taxId",30759,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6199881,"Michigan agency warns hazardous-waste program faces shortfall without fee changes",2159,375000,2534000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3821950-d00f9d2f575286baa0eb71fd51f8decf&start=375&end=2534","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3821950-d00f9d2f575286baa0eb71fd51f8decf/thumbnail_375000.jpg","/articles/6199881/Michigan/Michigan-agency-warns-hazardous-waste-program-faces-shortfall-without-fee-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199881-8646970397f02465faf8663262735d36/orig.mp4?Expires=1770796955&Signature=baOMIWS8XEMLmx9yU5gXKRlx1pJw~b8~2BAyJrNeoUi-3LyDB-UXxRrP42ezLUrvPwsWBwmr8oQ~z5oQ0iZxiVIuuXuOeBPjFKAsKBDtOovrWBZbueSrWwsEJlq3fiCsFvQyNYzsbqKa-y3HFudIX5R3JuWb6b5YoyMvLAeXYhUXemrxEq1fbRg99DzBc73y26yQXgy38vWaGpDhhz0cHCFAq4eeP1X~f6zL6VuO~86BBll7YzGx3~jRwANtonDLwhcYvD0eUDsKIXKWOT3iTCQWB-YxGW6tXcNVRyrkmge15I5MKN~ktwy1YuvbZUGm9tQwPugzdjKbHSAPxMbC5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tracy Cascametti, acting director of the Materials Management Division at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Environment, Great Lakes and Energy on Oct. 11 that the division's hazardous-waste program is supported roughly half by generator and disposal fees and roughly half by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant.

Cascametti said the division's hazardous-waste program helps regulate more than 20,000 facilities that generate hazardous waste and licenses 14 active treatment, storage and disposal facilities in Michigan. \"Materials Management Division is 154 full time employees,\" she said, describing the staff who inspect facilities, review permits and manage grants.

The program is federally delegated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Cascametti said, and requires regular inspections, permitting and environmental monitoring. She noted the program inspects large treatment, storage and disposal facilities at least quarterly and described the work as \"incredibly resource intensive.\" Cascametti also said user fees for the program will sunset Oct. 1 and that fee revenue has been trending down because the fee base depends on waste volumes.

Travis Boleskull, deputy director at EGLE, told the subcommittee the division proposed increasing hazardous-waste user fees to stabilize funding. The executive budget request under consideration would roughly double fees that have not been updated in many years and, according to EGLE, would generate about $5 million for the program and fund additional staff. Boleskull said the request was intended to improve inspection frequency and permitting outcomes.

\"If the EPA grant ... does not come through next year ... we won't be able to make payroll,\" Boleskull said, characterizing the consequences if federal grant funding were lost.

Committee members and EGLE staff discussed inspection coverage. EGLE said the agency inspects the largest generators every five years per EPA guidance, aims to inspect smaller facilities more often but lacks resources, and currently reaches very small generators only on complaint. EGLE representatives told the subcommittee that many compliance risks come from smaller, less-sophisticated businesses and that increased fees would allow more inspections of those facilities.

EGLE framed the proposed fee changes as necessary to preserve Michigan's ability to run the federally delegated program rather than surrender it to EPA. The agency said it prefers the state to continue running inspections and technical assistance locally.

No formal committee action was taken on the fee proposal during the hearing; EGLE presented the budget and fielded questions.

Ending: EGLE officials urged the subcommittee to consider changes that would stabilize the hazardous-waste program's funding to maintain inspections, permitting and long-term program continuity.","Officials from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) told a House appropriations subcommittee that declines in fee and federal grant revenue threaten the state's federally delegated hazardous-waste regulatory program and that a proposed user-fee increase would fund more inspections and staff.","actionData","errors"]

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EGLE outlines shift from landfill disposal to materials utilization, and tips debate on charging out-of-state waste

Michigan agency warns hazardous-waste program faces shortfall without fee changes