A complete list of all programs within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
Community involvement and public participation are an essential part of EGLE’s mission, vision, and values.
Resources and information on utilizing RRD's data exchange and the Inventory of Facilities.
An interactive map displaying contaminated sites throughout Michigan regulated under Parts 213, 201, and 211.
EGLE's interactive calendar is designed to provide timely information on decisions before the Director, proposed settlements of contested cases, administrative rules promulgation, public hearings, meetings and comment deadlines, and environmental conferences, workshops and training programs.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides all persons (except persons incarcerated in correctional facilities) with access to public records of public bodies. Requests to inspect or receive public records from EGLE must be in writing and describe the requested records with enough detail to enable the department to identify and locate the requested records. Some records are exempt from disclosure under the FOIA or another statute and thus will not be provided. A fee may be charged to process your request. Please note that many records are available that do not require a formal FOIA request.
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Control of hazardous wastes in Michigan is accomplished through a set of interrelated actions. These include managing the generation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes, licensing and regulating hazardous and liquid industrial by-products (formerly liquid industrial waste) transportation, and informing individuals of the opportunities for proper disposal of hazardous and harmful wastes generated in the home.
Vickie Terry
TerryV2@Michigan.gov
517-284-6546
Hazardous Waste Program Staff Contacts - assignments by county
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Materials Management Division, is soliciting comment on proposed revisions to the Hazardous Waste Management administrative rules promulgated pursuant to Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 P.A. 451, as amended.
For more information about the proposed revisions and the public comment period, please refer to the Notice of Public HearingIn the interest of waste reduction, resource maximization, and efficiency, the EGLE, MMD, has established an electronic mailbox for submittals to the Hazardous Waste Section. The mailbox, EGLE-MMD-HWS@Michigan.gov, should be used for all submissions unless expressly directed otherwise or as noted below. Do not submit paper copies of documents submitted electronically unless requested.
Items that may require submission through United States Postal Service mail or courier include full-size engineering drawings and financial assurance or capability mechanisms.
HWS no longer accepts hazardous waste manifests. Those must be submitted directly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through its Electronic Manifest System. Exception reports are required to be submitted to EPA and HWS.
Please continue to use the previously established electronic mailboxes for site identification, hazardous waste user charges, biennial reports submissions, and annual reports for the Part 121, Liquid Industrial By-Products, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended.
If you have problems using the electronic mailbox, please contact Nicole Vincent, Information Management Assistant, HWS, at 517- 643-5222 or VincentN1@Michigan.gov.
To protect human health and environment, unwanted drugs should be disposed of properly. Incineration destroys the chemicals in drugs and protects our water resources. Information, including collection locations and disposal vendors can be found here.
Staff from the Hazardous Waste Program Section review construction and operating license applications and make recommendations for the approval or denial of permits and operating licenses for treatment, storage and disposal facilities accepting hazardous waste. Field staff inspect generators of hazardous waste and facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste.
Household hazardous waste (HHW) includes products that we purchase and use every day in our homes that can harm us or the environment if they are not handled properly.
The EGLE Retail Environmental Workgroup was established to evaluate unique retail specific challenges in managing unwanted consumer products to meet the hazardous waste and liquid industrial by-products regulations.
Proper management of storm debris is important because it protects human health, safety, and our environment. Local officials, emergency response personnel, and residents can all benefit from understanding how to handle excess storm debris and being prepared. Where possible, reuse and recycling are the preferred methods for managing storm debris.
