Transcript of focus groups and interviews about disaster waste and debris management. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: Contact CESER@epa.gov. Format: The dataset consists of transcripts from focus groups and interviews. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Matsler, A., and K. Maxwell. Disaster waste and debris clean-up decisions of government actors in the United States: social process and socio-material systems. Environmental Hazards. Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, 24(1): 1-22, (2025).