<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_lpx1lq8g0" alt="image.png" width="196" height="75" style="margin-right: 0px;"><div><br></div><div><font color="#38761d">If you are interested in promoting composting in Oklahoma, please take the time to read the proposed changes to regulations.  If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please take the time to comment.  This is an opportunity to have your voice heard.</font></div><div><font color="#38761d"><br></font></div><div><font color="#38761d"><br></font></div><div><font color="#38761d">________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br></font><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_lpx1v0kr1" alt="image.png" width="240" height="84"><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;color:rgb(55,65,81)">The proposed changes to Oklahoma's composting regulations are ope</span><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:12pt;color:rgb(55,65,81)">n for Public Comment now through January 10th. T</span><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;color:rgb(55,65,81)">he proposed rule changes are specifically aimed at simplifying permitting for small-scale composters.</span></div><div><br></div><p style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:12pt;color:rgb(55,65,81)">A Solid Waste Management Advisory Council Meeting (SWMAC) will be held to discuss and vote formally on the changes.</span></p><ul style="margin:1.25em 0px;list-style-position:initial"><li style="margin-left:15px;font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;display:block;color:rgb(55,65,81)"><span style="font-weight:600">Date and Time:</span> 10am, January 11^th at DEQ</li></ul><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;color:rgb(55,65,81)">Documents can be found here under the "Rulemaking" tab. Others will be uploaded as they become available: </span><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:12pt;color:rgb(55,65,81)"> </span><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:12pt;color:rgb(55,65,81)"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmRlcS5vay5nb3YvY291bmNpbC1tZWV0aW5nLXNpbmdsZS8_bWVldGluZ2lkPU1UWXlPVGclM0QmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMTIwMS44NjQ1NzI0MSJ9.c0xx0HKDAZfwZfSNwDaN8HtCSPdhdtSbqQASH9x1Ea8/s/2947307622/br/232039181477-l__;!!NZFi6Pppv9YRQw!v0594KaBEslXnUHo0q8BtwZ0BIzYi53EXXXLY-NRxWWVbB0oOpOg-BolzGidCOW4B-XPlUgxy8G1e65ORZpiAd24UQEDe1E$" id="m_7002886429531980754OWAa0555258-2439-cdbf-5310-dfefe6ca2ca2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px">Council Meeting Single - Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality</a></span></p><p style="margin:1.25em 0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227)">Sign up for email/mobile notifications of upcoming SWMAC meetings here: <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/OKDEQ/subscriber/new" id="m_7002886429531980754LPlnk642487" target="_blank" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/OKDEQ/subscriber/new</a></p><p style="margin:1.25em 0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(217,217,227)"><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe U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