GREEN RIVER – The Governor’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Solid Waste and the Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling Association are sponsoring a series of outreach meetings throughout the State to discuss the development of rules and regulations which will assist local governments with the cost of constructing waste transfer facilities, closing landfills, and addressing pollution at leaking landfills.

DEQ will be seeking public input on draft rules and regulations. Copies of the draft rules can be picked up at any of these meetings and /or upon request from the Department of Environmental Quality, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division at (307) 777-7752 or Rebecca.Dietrich@wyo.gov.

The public is invited to attend these meetings including one in Green River that will take place on October 16 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Green River Visitor Center located at 1155 West Flaming Gorge Way.