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New Maryland MDE Waste Site Inspections & Noncompliance: 2026 statistics from 214 public records
The most common program is Scrap tires: 74 of 214 records (34.6%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration solid waste program compliance inspections (opendata.maryland.gov)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration solid waste program compliance inspections (opendata.maryland.gov)
Key findings
- Zalwin's MdWasteInspectionPulse dataset holds 214 MdWasteInspectionPulse records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-10-29 (as of 2026-11-04; source: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration solid waste program compliance inspections (opendata.maryland.gov)). #
- The most common program is Scrap tires: 74 of 214 records (34.6%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration solid waste program compliance inspections (opendata.maryland.gov)). #
- Across 214 records with a stated amount, the total is 354 and the median is 1; the largest is 7 (Dorchester County DPW - Beulah Municipal Landfill) (as of 2026-11-04; source: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration solid waste program compliance inspections (opendata.maryland.gov)). #
- The top 10% of records by amount (21 of 214) account for 28.5% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration solid waste program compliance inspections (opendata.maryland.gov)). #
- 33 of 214 records (15.4%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration solid waste program compliance inspections (opendata.maryland.gov)). #
MdWasteInspectionPulse records by program
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scrap tires | 74 | 34.6% |
| Hazardous waste (generator, TSDF, universal waste) | 44 | 20.6% |
| Transfer, processing or incineration | 37 | 17.3% |
| Composting and natural wood waste | 31 | 14.5% |
| Other solid waste | 19 | 8.9% |
| Landfill | 7 | 3.3% |
| Sewage sludge / biosolids | 2 | 0.9% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 214 public records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-10-29; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration solid waste program compliance inspections (opendata.maryland.gov). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated amount.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "MdWasteInspectionPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/mdwasteinspectionpulse
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