DOD INSTRUCTION 4715.23
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NTEGRATED RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics
Effective: October 24, 2016
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the DoD Issuances Website at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.
Incorporates and cancels: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics Memorandum, “DoD Integrated (Non-Hazardous) Solid
Waste Management Policy,” February 1, 2008
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security
Memorandum, “Recycling of Firing-Range Scrap Consisting of Expended
Brass and Mixed Metals Gleaned From Firing-Range Clearance Through
Qualified Recycling Programs,” May 15, 1998
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environment
Memorandum, “Qualified Recycling Program Guidance,” April 24, 2003
Cancels: DoD Instruction 4715.4, “Pollution Prevention,” June 18, 1996
Approved by: Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directives (DoDDs) 5134.01 and 4715.1E, this
issuance:
• Establishes policy, assigns responsibility, and prescribes procedures to implement integrated solid
waste management (ISWM) through waste prevention and recycling. These programs will reduce the
generation or volume of solid waste for disposal and the impact of DoD activities on the environment in
accordance with Section 2577 of Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.); Part 172 of Title 32, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR); the goals and objectives of Section 6941a of Title 42, U.S.C.; and Executive
Order (E.O.) 13693.
• Establishes the DoD ISWM Working Group.
