Minutes of the meeting of the National Technical Task Committee on Industrial Wastes, held in November 1951, are presented. The policy of this committee is to encourage the collection of basic technical information on waste treatment and pollution abatement measures, and to provide suitable means for dissemination. It calls attention to duplications of research and develops mutually complementary investigations. It also provides subcommittees, as required, to advise the Public Health Service and other regulatory agencies on technical matters.