CAPCOG has issued a call for solid waste projects to local governments in the 10-county region that seeks to fund about $60,000 worth of equipment or community collection events. The deadline to apply for the solid waste funding is June…
CAPCOG and the Capital Area Regional Environmental Task Force are offering their Basic Environmental Law Course on Feb. 3 at Zedler Mill Pavilion, 1170 S. Laurel Avenue, in Luling. For 26 years, the course has advanced local jurisdictions’ ability to…
The CAPCOG Executive Committee selected 11 projects from around the region to receive a portion of this biennium’s $264,000 allocation from TCEQ for the agency’s Solid Waste Grant Program. The grants will fund eight community collection events, three scrape tire…
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program has purchased and is distributing 70 cellular video cameras to Regional Environmental Task Force agencies and other jurisdictions to help prevent and increase enforcement of environmental crimes such as illegal dumping. CAPCOG has provided law…
The CAPCOG GIS Program has created an interactive map of the 217 landfill sites identified in the region’s Closed Landfill Inventory making the inventory a more accessible and a practical tool that could benefit initial reviews of properties by prospective…
Scrap tires, paint, mattresses, and lawn tools are among the items most collected during solid waste collection events that communities have hosted with the support of CAPCOG’s 2020-21 solid waste grant program. These events collect bulky and household hazardous waste,…
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program has helped several counties draft, review and update solid waste siting ordinances to prepare them for the possibility of facilities expanding or locating within their jurisdictions as the industry’s demand increases. A well-crafted siting ordinance…
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Grant Program is seeking projects to fund as part of its 2020-21 Solid Waste Grant Program, which has an estimated $224,000 available. Earlier this month, CAPCOG released its request of applications and scheduled four grant workshops…
6800 Burleson Road
Building 310, Suite 165
Austin, TX 78744
CAPCOG seeks public comments on Solid Waste Plan
CAPCOG will hold a public stakeholder meeting on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 at CAPCOG’s offices, 6800 Burleson Road, building 310, suite 165 in Austin, to gather input for its 2022-44 Regional Solid Waste Plan’s priorities, goals and objectives. Stakeholders also…