At its 1973 Session, the General Assembly of Virginia enacted legislation establishing a permanent Commission to Study and Advise Upon the Disposal of Solid Wastes in Chapter 327 of the Acts of Assembly.

The Commission was directed to "study all problems incident to the causes, collection and disposal of solid wastes." In addition to its general responsibilities, the Commission also has specific issues directed to it from time to time by the General Assembly. The members of the Commission are as follows: Dr. Robert F. Testin, Director of Environmental Planning, Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond; William M. Beck, Jr., Professor of Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk; Callis H. Atkins, former chief sanitary engineer, U. S. Public Health Service, Ruckersville; Delegate Richard M. Bagley, Hampton; Senator A. Joe Canada, Jr., Virginia Beach; Ernest C. Edwards, Jr., Director,Engineering Services, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative and Manager, Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative, Chase City; Joseph M. Guiffre, Guiffre Distributing Company, Alexandria; Delegate Joan S. Jones, Lynchburg; J. D. Pennewell, Environmental Research, Wolf Research Corporation, Chincoteague; Delegate James M. Thomson, Alexandria; Senator Stanley C. Walker, Norfolk; and Senator L. Douglas Wilder, Richmond. Jonathan Murdoch-Kitt and Susan T. Gill of Division of Legislative Services served as staff to the Commission.

In carrying out its general and specific charges during the past year, the full Commission met six times. In addition, there were numerous meetings of Commission subcommittees during the year.

This report is a summary of the Commission activities during the year 1975.