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Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Town: Barnstable
Date: April 6, 8:30am - noon
Location: Barnstable Transfer Station, 45 Flint St. Marston Mills.
Towns: Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich, Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod
Date: April 20, 8:30am - 1pm
Location: Sandwich High School, 365 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd.
Towns: Brewster, Chatham, Harwich
Date: May 11, 9am - noon
Location: Harwich Transfer Station, 209 Quenn Anne Rd.
For more information on proper disposal of hazardous materials, please call 508-375-6698.
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Upcoming Events!
2013 MassRecycle Recycling & Organics Conference & Trade Show
(rescheduled)
April 1, 2013
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Boxborough, MA
Check MassRecycle's website for all the details and to register
MassDEP SMRP Grant Workshop
May 9th, 9:30-11:30am
Barnstable County Complex, 3195 Main St. (Rt. 6A) in the Harborview Conference Room at the top of the hill
Click here for more details
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Textiles Recycling Resources:
Did you know that 95% of all textiles can be recycled. Click here to learn what can be recycled and where you can do it.
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Recycling Listserv
There is a new listserv for people involved in managing recycling and waste reduction programs in Massachusetts.
To join the new listserv click here or send an email requesting you be added to the listserv to Ann Dorfman or Tessa David
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If a business needs help setting up a recycling program- you now have a number to give them. Call (888) 254-5525 or email info@RecyclingWorksMA.com The Recycling Works program is run by the Center for Eco Technology, under a contract with MassDEP. Click here to learn how to install the RecyclingWorks widget on your local website. |
Funded in part through a grant from Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protections
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Contact Me:
Dave Quinn
Regional Waste Reduction Coordinator,
Barnstable County
dquinn@barnstablecounty.org
(508) 375-6974
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Electronic Waste & e-Stewards
Computers, cell phones, TVs and other e-waste can contain hazardous materials and sensitive personal information. Most of us want to do the right thing and recycle this material, but how to we really know that our electronics are being recycled responsibly? To address this very question, several industry leading e-waste recycling vendors met with local officials at the MassRecycle Southeast Municipal Recycling Council (MRC) meeting in Wrentham, earlier this month. We discussed two e-waste certification programs, e-Stewards run by the Basel Action Network and R2 Solutions. There are some key differences between the two certifications, but both contain measures to deal with environmental, safety, health, and security aspects of e-waste recycling.
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The biggest take-home from our discussion is that you should not simply assume that all electronics recycling vendors are doing the right thing. Here are a few important questions to ask when choosing a vendor. |
MassDEP Municipal Grants & Recycling Survey
MassDEP's annual Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Municipal Grant Application is expected to be available through Re-TRAC Connect at the beginning of April. In preparation, six information sessions are being held across the state in April and May, include one at the Barnstable County Complex on May 9th, from 9:30-11:30. Click here to see all workshop dates, times and locations. 
MassDEP CY2012 surveys are available online: Data from this municipal survey provides useful public information about state-wide trends and the effectiveness of municipal recycling programs. If you have trouble logging-in to ReTrac Connect, please let know.
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Plastic Bag Recycling Options
Plastic film can be recycling into a variety of products, such as TREX composite lumber. Recyclable plastic film includes clean and dry retail bags, air pillows in packaging, dry cleaning bags and even pellet and salt bags. These items can be dropped off at many local supermarkets - learn more here - www.plasticfilmrecycling.org
I also have a stack of these posters available to hand out if you would like to promote plastic bag recycling at your transfer station or office.
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In The News:
Here are a few solid waste and recycling related stories from around the State and beyond. Click on the underlined links below to read the full articles.
Redemption center owner favors revisions to bottle bill - The proposal would add non-carbonated beverage bottles to the law, tie the redemption value to the Consumer Price Index, and includes a provision to increase the handling fee to 3.5 cents per container.
Massachusetts beverage distributors fight plan to increase state handling fee for redemption centers - Massachusetts beverage wholesalers and distributors turned out at a public hearing to oppose a plan by the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick to increase a fee for handling bottles and cans.
Glass finds a secondary home in Rhode Island - After months of being landfilled, glass from Rhode Island's recycling bins is on track to once again being given a second life.
China waste crackdown sparks export volatility - Instructions from the Chinese government to crack down on the import of waste from overseas have lead to 'volatility' in the export market, according to commodities market experts.
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