Upcoming Events
Deadline for MassRecycle Award Nominations
Sept. 27th Learn More
Solid Waste Forum
Wednesday, October 2nd, 6:30-8:30pm Barnstable Town Hall on Main St. in Hyannis SWANA Southern NE ChapterRecycling & Solid Waste ConferenceJiminy Peak Mountain Resort Hancock, Massachusetts October 21, 2013 Download Flyer
NERC Fall Conference on Organics Management
October 29 & 30
Northampton, Massachusetts.
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 Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Towns: Barnstable
Date: Sept 28, 8:30 - noon
Location: Barnstable Transfer Station, 45 Flint St. Marstons Mills Towns: Ptown, Truro, Wellfleet
Date: October 5, 9am - noon
Location: Provincetown Transfer Station, 90 Race Point Rd. Towns: Brewster, Chatham, Harwich
Date: Oct. 12, 9am - noon
Location: Harwich Transfer Station, 209 Queen Anne Rd.
Towns: Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich, Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod
Date : Oct 18, 8:30am -1pm
Location: Peebles Elementary School, 70 Trowbridge Rd. off the Bourne Rotary
For more information on proper disposal of hazardous materials, please call 508-375-6698.
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A ReStore is a place to buy or donate used furniture, appliances, door and windows, and building supplies. All their merchandise is sold at significant discounts. All sales support Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod.
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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. |
THE GREEN TEAM is an interactive educational program that empowers students and teachers to help the environment through waste reduction, recycling, composting, energy conservation and pollution prevention. Participating classes receive certificates of recognition and are eligible to win awards.
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Funded in part through a grant from Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protections
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Solid Waste Forum on Oct. 2nd:
"Ground Zero for Waste Reduction: State Goals & the Cape's Disposal and Diversion Options"
Speakers will discuss existing and emerging waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies in light of the state's solid waste master plan and the rapidly approaching expiration of existing below-market disposal contracts with Covanta's SEMASS. The event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served. Municipal officials are encouraged to attend.
Speakers include: Brooke Nash (MassDEP), David Quinn (Barnstable County), Covanta SEMASS, ZeroWaste Solutions, and Harvest Power
For more information, contact: Chris Powicki, 774-487-4614 (CIRenew); Chris Polloni, 774- 392-4479 (Sierra - Cape Cod & Islands Group).
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Focusing on Reuse / Swap Shops
Swap shops are a valuable resource to our communities because they provides residents with an opportunity to reuse unwanted items that may otherwise be thrown into the trash. Last month, in an effort to encourage sharing of ideas and best practices between towns, the Community Development Partnership and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension sponsored a tour of the Harwich Treasure Chest and Chatham Swap Shop for local officials and recycling committee members
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It's never too late to do the right thing....
At a recent Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event, two residents brought some old containers of DDT, a toxic insecticide that has been banned in the U.S. since 1972! It just goes to show that hazardous materials can hang around for a long time, and it's never too late to bring it to a HHW collection where it can be disposed of safely (and keep it out of our drinking water).
Please consider cleaning out your basement or garage of these hazardous items and disposing of them properly at a upcoming HHW collection (click here for a list of upcoming collections)
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Online Textiles Resources
MassDEP has created a new webpage with resources on textile recycling, including case studies, recycling data, information on how and where to recycle textiles, and other helpful advice for communities.
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/recycle/reduce/textile-recycling.html
Massachusetts residents and businesses dispose approximately 230,000 tons of textiles annually. About 95 percent of this material could be reused or recycled instead of thrown away. Learn what the state is doing and what you can do to keep clothing, footwear, bedding, curtains - even stuffed animals - out of landfills and incinerators, and to extend their useful lives by putting them in the hands of new owners or recycling their fibers into other products.
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In the News
Here are a few solid waste and recycling related stories from around the Cape and beyond. Click on the underlined links below to read the full articles.
Yarmouth makes deal with waste hauler - Cape Cod Times, September 18, 2013. Read article...
Brewster to hold Pay-As-You-Throw launch ceremony October 3 - Cape Cod Today, September 19, 2013. Read article... Bottle bill expansion subject of hearing on Beacon Hill - masslive.com, September 17, 2013 - Read article...State fines trash haulers for illegal dumping at South Hadley landfill - masslive.com, September 19, 2013 - Read article...
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Contact Me:
Dave Quinn
Regional Waste Reduction Coordinator,
Barnstable County
dquinn@barnstablecounty.org
(508) 375-6974
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