98-689 ENR
Table 4. Amount
and Destination of Exported MSW,
and Amount and Sources of Imported MSW, by State
| State |
Amount of MSW Exported |
Destination of
Exported Waste |
Amount of
MSW Imported |
Sources of Imported Waste |
State Contact |
| Alabama |
No reporting
system. |
N.A. |
205,000 tons
in 1997, according to BioCycle magazine survey. |
Mostly from
Georgia. |
John
Narramore,
AL Dept. of Environmental
Management,
(334) 271-7764 |
| California |
453,183
tons in the period July 1996 - June
1997. |
Primarily
Nevada and Washington. |
none |
N.A. |
Maureen
Goodall,
CA Integrated Waste
Management l3oard,
(916) 255-2422 |
| Connecticut |
261,482 tons
of MSW in the period 7/1/96 - 6/30/97. Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania also receive about 160,000 tons of C&D,
industrial and other nonhazardous waste from Connecticut. |
About 80% to
Pennsylvania; the rest to Massachusetts, Ohio, and New
York. |
451,882 tons
in the period
7/1/96 - 6/30/97. |
89% from New
York; the rest from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and
Vermont. |
Judy Belaval,
CT Dept. of
Environmental
Protection,
(860) 424-3237 |
| Delaware |
258,860 tons
in 1997, according to Pennsylvania and Virginia. |
About 80% to
Pennsylvania; 20% to Virginia. |
No MSW, but
the state imports more than 400,000 tons per year of
"dry waste," primarily coiistnict ion and
demolitioii waste. |
N.A. |
Mike Apgar,
Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control,
(302) 739-3820 |
| District of Columbia |
650,000 tons
in 1997 (CRS estimate). The District reported 571,898
tons of exports in 1997, but noted that the data were
incomplete because additional waste passing through
private transfer stations is not reported. |
Almost all to
Virginia. |
None for
disposal. However, substantial amounts of Maryland waste
are handled at D.C. transfer stations, then shipped to
Virginia for disposal. |
N.A. |
Hallie Clemm,
D.C. Dept. of Public Works,
(202) 645-7070 |
| State |
Amount
of
MSW Exported |
Destination
of Exported Waste |
Amount
of MSW Imported |
Sources
of Imported Waste |
State
Contact |
| Florida |
CR5 estimates
about 100,000 tons in
1997, based on reports from Georgia. Waste is exported mostly from border counties, according
to Florida, and represents a small fraction of the 23
million tons of waste generated in the state. |
Georgia
reported receiving
97,405 tons from Florida in
FY 1997. |
Maybe a
little, but disposal is generally less expensive in
Georgia, so there's not much import. |
N.A. |
Peter Goren,
Florida Dept. of
Environmental Protection,
(850) 487-8860 |
| Georgia |
CR5 estimates
235,000 tons in 1997, based on reports from Alabama and
South Carolina and a survey conducted by BioCycle magazine. |
Mostly to
Alabama. About 15% to South Carolina. |
174,772 tons
in tlie period 7/1/96 - 6/30/97. |
97,405 tons
from Florida
26,680 from Tennessee
5,713 from Alabama
5,630 from North and
South Carolina
39,051 tons not specified. |
Susan Wagner,
Georgia l)ept. of Natural
Resources,
(404) 3624888 |
| Idaho |
CR5 estimates
125,000 tons in 1996, based on a consultant report
prepared for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. |
Gregon,
Montana, and Washington. |
17,000 tons
in 1997. |
Principally
Gregon. |
Barry
Burnell, ID Department of Ilcalth and Welfare, (208)
373-0539 |
| Illinois |
2,800,000
tons in 1997, according to three neighboring States. |
1.9 million
tons of MSW to Indiana (CR5 estimate based on Indiana
data); 884,157 tons to Wisconsin. Small amounts
elsewhere. |
1,310,306
tons in 1997.
(Data converted from cubic yards by CRS.) |
77% from
Missouri,
16% from Iowa.
The remainder came mostly from Indiana and Wisconsin. |
Ellen
Gambach, Illinois EPA (217) 782-9288 |
| |
Amount of
MSW Exported |
Destination of
Exported Waste |
Amount of
MSW Imported |
Sources of
Imported Waste |
State Contact |
| Indiana |
Four
receiving states, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois,
report receiving a total of 558,827 tons from Indiana.
Indiana reports 205,442 tons in 1997, but the state notes
that this total does not provide a complete picture of
Indiana exports since it only includes waste exported by
transfer stations. It does not include waste taken
directly out of state by haulers. |
Michigan (370,768 tons),
Kentucky (81,436 tons),
Ohio (59,591 tons),
Illinois (47,032 tons). |
2,116,513
tons of MSW in 1997, nearly quadruple the amount imported
in 1994. Indiana also imported 579,461 tons of other
waste (principally C&D waste and "special"
waste in 1997.) |
90% from
Illinois,
6% from Kentucky,
3% from Ohio,
1% from Michigan. |
Minerva
Mercado-Feliciano,
IN Deepartment of
Environinental
Management,
(317) 233-3834 |
| Iowa |
No reporting
system, but three states reported receiving 345,975 tons
of Iowa waste in 1997. |
Illinois
(62%), Nebraska (35%). Small amounts to Wisconsm. |
No reporting
system, but based on inforniation provided by Minnesota,
CRS estimates imports at 250,000 tons in 1997. |
Iowa believes
that most of the out-of-state waste it receives comes
from the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. |
Lavoy Haage,
Iowa Dept. of Natural
Resources,
(515) 2814968 |
| Kansas |
Minor amounts
crossing the border. |
Missoun |
1.1 to 1.2
million tons per year is their most recent estimate. |
Mostly from
Missouri.
Some from southeast
Nebraska. |
Kent
Foerster,
Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment
(913) 296-1540 |
| Kentucky |
No reporting
system for
exports; but 4 neighboring
states reported receiving
308,372 tons from KY in
1997. |
Indiana,
161,164 tons;
Tennessee, 68,621;
Ohio, 66,184;
Illinois, 2,403. |
507,664 tons
in 1997. |
31% from
Ohio,
28% from Tennessee,
24% from W. Va.,
16% from Indiana. |
Mary Ann
Goins,
KY Department of
Environinental Protection
(502) 564-6716 |
| Louisiana |
No reporting
system for exports, but Mississippi estimated that it
imported 800,000 tons of waste in 1997, mostly from
Louisiana. |
Mississippi. |
N.A. No
tracking system. |
N.A. |
Dennis
Duszynski,
LA Dept. of Enviromnental Quality,
(504) 765-0249 |
| State |
Amount
of
MSW Exported
|
Destination
of Exported Waste
|
Amount
of
MSW Imported
|
Sources of
Imported Waste
|
State Contact |
| Maine |
62,000 tons
in 1997. |
97% to New
Hampshire,
3% to Canada. |
120,000 tons
in 1997. |
Primarily New
Hampshire. |
Lisa Baldwin,
ME Department of
Environmental Protection,
(207) 287-9074 |
| Maryland |
1,832,000
tons in 1997. |
1,029,000 to
Virginia;
803,000 to Pemisylvania. |
Probably some
out of state MSW coming into the border counties, but not
a significant amount. The state did import 489,000 tons
of construction and demolition waste in 1997, but the
amount is decIining. |
N.A. |
William
Chicca, MD Environniental Service, (410) 974-7295 |
| Massachusetts |
502,229 tons
of MSW in
1997; Mass. also exported about 100,000 of C&D waste. |
Primarily to
New Hampshire
(79%);
17% to Maine. |
181,634 tons
of MSW in 1997. 193,808 tons of other waste. |
Rhode Island
(46%), New hampshire (30%), and Connecticut (17%) are
main sources. |
Brian
Holdridge, Mass. Dept. of Enviromnental Protection,
(617) 292-5578 |
| Michigan |
No tracking
system for exports, but four neighboring states reported
80,356 tons from Michigan in 1997 |
Primarily to
Ohio (57%) and hidiana (33%). |
1,691,349
tons, 10/1/96-
9/30/97. (l)ata converted from cubic yards by CI~S). |
Ontario,
Canada (45%), Indiana (22%), Ohio (18%), and Wisconsin
(10%). |
Seth Philips,
Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources,
(517) 373-9523 |
| Minnesota |
392,000 tons
in 1996. |
Iowa is the
prime destination
(perhaps 250,000 tons).
Wisconsin also receives inexcess of 100,000 tons. |
Hardly any
waste is imported. |
N.A. |
Jim Chiles,
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,
(612) 296-7273 |
| Mississippi |
N.A. |
Some export
to Tennessee and Arkansas. Tennessee reports 15,440 tons
from Mississippi. |
800,000 tons
in 1997. |
L.ouisiana |
Billy Warden,
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality,
(601)961-5171 |
| Missouri |
1,569,033
tons in 1997 |
Kansas and
Illinois were the main destinations. |
74,689 tons
in 1997. |
Kansas and
Illinois |
Dana Cline,
Mo. Department of Natural Resources
(573) 5264436 |
| State |
Amount of
MSW Exported |
Destination of
Exported Waste |
Amount of
MSW Imported |
Sources of
Imported Waste |
State Contact |
| Montana |
Small amounts |
North Dakota |
Small
amounts; BioCycIe magazine survey reported 43,000 tons in 1997. |
Yellowstone
Park
(Wyoming)
North Dakota
South Dakota |
Pat Crowley,
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences,
(406) 444-5294 |
| Nebraska |
18,203 tons
in 1997. |
Kansas,
Colorado, and Wyoming. |
122,500 tons
in 1997. |
98% from
Iowa; the rest from South Dakota. |
Julie Powers,
Nebraska Dept. of
Environmental Quality,
(402) 4714210 |
| Nevada |
none |
NA. |
214,683 tons
in 1997. |
California |
David Emme,
NV Division of
Environmental Protection,
(702) 687-5872,
ext. 3001 |
| New Hampshire |
126,000 tons
in 1997. |
Maine and
Massachusetts. |
817,000 tons
in 1997. |
Primarily
Massachusetts. Small amounts from
Vermont and Maine. |
Lou Thompson,
NJ Department of
Environmental Services,
(603) 271-3713 |
| New Jersey |
2,380,683
tons in 1996.
Exports may have increased in 1997. |
93% to
Pennsylvania. |
650,000 tons
in 1997. |
New York
(88%), Connecticut (12%). |
Ray Worob,
NJ Department of
Enviromnental Protection,
(609) 984-3438 |
| New Mexico |
none |
N.A. |
305,529 tons
in 1996. Preliminary 1997 data indicate a sharp decline. |
Mostly from
El Paso, Texas. Small amounts from other areas of Texas,
Mexico, and Colorado. |
John
O'Connell,
New Mexico Environinental
Department,
(505) 827-2385 |
| New York |
3,774,000
tons in 1997. Importing states report a total of 5.45
million tons from New York. |
Primarily
Pennsylvania and Virginia. New Jersey, Ohio, mid
Connecticut also receive large amounts. |
159,000 tons
in 1997. |
Primarily
Vermont (48%) and Massachusetts (33%). |
Pat Golden,
Legislative Commission on Solid Waste Management,
(518) 455-3711 |
| State |
Amount of
MSW Exported |
Destination of
Exported Waste |
Amount of
MSW Imported
|
Sources of
Imported Waste |
State Contact |
| North Carolina |
326,960 tons
from July 1996 to June 1997. South
Carolina reported receiving 416,666 tons from North
Carolina during the same period. |
Mostly to
South Carolina. |
103,510 tons,
July 1996 - June 1997. |
South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
Paul
Chrisman,
NC Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources,
(919) 733-0692 x254 |
| North Dakota |
'Very
little" export. |
N.A. |
The state has
no reporting system, but
the amount of waste imported is
known to have declined, because a landfill that was
receiving industrial waste from out-of-state General
Motors plants has now lost that business. The only
imports now are a small amount of MSW from Minnesota. |
Minnesota |
Neil
Knatterud, ND Dept. of Health,
(701) 328-5166 |
| Ohio |
902,388 tons
in 1996, nearly triple the amount in 1993. |
36% went to
Michigan;
29% to Kentucky;
14% to Peinisylvania;
11% to Indiana;
9% to West Virginia. |
1,018,128
tons of MSW in 1997 (preliminary data), a decline of more
than 70% from the peak in 1989. Ohio also imported
361,334 tons on non-hazardous industrial waste. |
New York
(43%),
Pennsylvania (17%),
New Jersey (1 5%),
Indiana (7%),
Kentucky (7%). |
Mike
McCullough,
Ohio Environmentat
Protection Agency,
(614) 728-5358 |
| Ontario, Canada |
Michigan
reports receiving 758,000 tons of waste from
Ontario,
10/1/96 - 9/30/97. |
Michigan. |
none |
|
Bruce Pope,
Ontario Ministry of Energy and Environment,
(416) 325-4420 |
| Oregon |
17,000 tons
in 1997. |
Idaho. |
1,136,422
tons in 1997. |
Mostly from
Washington. |
Kelly
Scharbrough,
OR Dept. of Environmenta1 Quality,
(503) 229-6299 |
| State |
Amount of
MSW Exported |
Destination of
Exported Waste |
Amount of
MSW Imported |
Sources of
Imported Waste |
State Contact |
| Pennsylvania |
Approximately
300,000 tons in 1997. |
Primarily
Ohio and Virginia. |
6,340,891
tons of MSW in 1997, plus 2,355,283 tons of industrial
waste, C&D waste, ash, sludge and asbestos. Imports
have increased about 60% from 1993, when Pennsylvania was
already, by far, the largest net importer. |
43% from New
York,
39% from New Jersey,
9% from Ma~and,
3% from Delaware,
3% from Connecticut,
2% from Ohio,
1% from West Virginia. |
Sally Lohman,
PA Department of
Environmental Resources,
(717) 787-7382 |
| Rhode Island |
No records,
but some amount of commercial waste leaves the state. CR5
estimates total at 112,000 tons in 1997, based on reports
from receiving states. |
Massachusetts
is the
principal export destination.
Some waste goes to
Connecticut and Ohio. |
none |
|
Leo Halsted,
RI Department of
Environmental
Management,
(401) 222-2797 |
| South Carolina |
N.A. Not
believed to be a major exporter. |
N.A. |
453,606 tons,
7/1/96 - 6/30/97. May include some industrial waste. |
92% from
North Carolina
8% from Georgia |
Bill Culler
SC Dept of Health and
Environmental Control
(803) 896-420l |
| Tennessee |
4,907 tons in
1997. |
Mostly to
Kentucky and Georgia. |
165,619 tons,
8/1/96-
7/31/97. |
49% from
Virgini'i
41% from Kentucky
9% froin Missi~~ippi |
Todd Crabtree
TN Dept of Environment and
Conservation
(615) 532-0888 |
| Texas |
About 275,000
tons in 1996, according to New Mexico. |
New Mexico |
Texas
imported 104,123 tons of non-hazardous waste in 1996.
Includes residential and commercial waste (MSW)
nonhazardous industrial waste, asbestos, medical waste,
sludge, and contaminated soil. |
Eight states
and Mexico. |
Linda Haynie,
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
(512) 239-6821 |
| State |
Amount of
MSW Exported |
Destination of
Exported Waste |
Amount of MSW
Imported |
Sources of
Imported Waste |
State Contact |
| Utah |
250 tons in
1997. |
Arizona |
3,511 tons in
1997. Facilities in the state imported 342,000 tons of
non-hazardous industnal waste, as well. |
N.A.
California is the most likely source. |
Jeff Emmons,
Utah Dept. of Environmental Quality
(801) 538-6748 |
| Vermont |
Current
estimate is 200,000 tons per year. Includes some C&D
waste. |
New Hampshire
and New York. |
Very little
waste is coining in. ilie state only has two lined
landfills. |
N.A. |
Julie
Hackbarth
VT Dept of
Environmental
Conservation
(802 )241-3446 |
| Virginia |
No export
reporting system. Based on reports from surrounding
states, CR5 estimates 100,000 tons exported in 1997. |
North
Carolina |
2.8 million
tons estimated for 1997, based on reported data for 4th
(luarter only. |
54% from New
York,
24% from the I)i~tri~t of
Columbia,
14% from Maryland
4% from Pennsylvania |
Kathy Frahn,
VA Department of Environmental Quality
(804) 698-4376 |
| Washington |
778,107 tons
in 1997. |
Oregon |
213,336 tons
in 1997. |
72% from
California,
12% from Idaho
11% from 13riti~
Col Limbia,
5% from__Alask |
Ellen
Caywood, Washington Dept. of Ecology
(360) 407-6132 |
| 'West Virginia |
No tracking
system. Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia
reported 215,597 tons from WV. |
Kentucky
(57%), Pennsylvania (27%), Ohio (16%). |
254,460 tous
in 1997, a 68% decline from its peak in 1992. |
N.A. |
Bill
Rheinlander
WV Division of
Environmental Protection
(304) 558-4253 |
| Wisconsin |
191,221 tons
in 1997, according to Illinois and Michigan. Iowa, which
may also receive some exports, does not keep records. |
Michigan
(164,802 tons) Illinois (26,419 tons). |
1,163,217
tons in 1997. |
76% from
llIinois
22% from Minnesota |
JuIie Ivanov
WI Dept of
Natural Resources
(608) 267-7550 |
N.A. = not available
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