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Permitting and Compliance Assistance Program

Osborne Reef Waste Tire Removal Project

    Project Summary

    During the 1970s, between 1 million and 2 million tires were put in the ocean off Broward County in an effort to create additional fish habitat. Over the years, many of the tires were mobilized by tropical storms and hurricanes, the movement of which caused damage to nearby existing coral reefs. The threat is serious, but the complexity and magnitude of the challenge of removing these tires has prevented any individual government agency from doing so.

    Electronics Waste

    Electronic equipment is everywhere in modern life. Both per capita ownership and discards of TVs, computers, tablets, smartphones, and other electronics will likely increase rapidly for the foreseeable future.

    Hazardous Waste Compliance and Enforcement

    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

    Ensuring that hazardous wastes (HW) are handled in accordance with federal and state rules and laws is the responsibility of the Compliance and Enforcement staff at DEP. This group interacts with the public and with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) branch of the federal EPA to develop policies and guidance, to provide compliance assistance to the public and the regulated community, and to enforce laws regulating the handling of hazardous waste.

    Hazardous Waste Management

    On Feb. 12, 1985, Florida received authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer its own hazardous waste management and regulatory program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976. Florida received final authorization on Nov. 17, 2000, to implement the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA).

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