Top Permit Categories by Count in Maryland Solid Waste Management Program
Source: Maryland Department of the Environment - Land Management Administration (LMA) - Solid Waste Program - Permits (CSV).
- Scrap Tire permits dominate the dataset with 5474 occurrences, significantly outpacing other categories.
- Sewage Sludge and Subsequent Notification - EPA are the second and third most common permit types, with 1858 and 695 counts respectively.
- There is a considerable drop-off in counts after the top three permit categories, with the fourth (EPA Identification Number) having only 386 occurrences.
- The variety of permits shows a range of waste management activities, from tire recycling to sewage handling.
- The data only includes the top 10 permit categories, focusing on those with the highest counts for clarity in visualization on mobile devices.