Upcoming Events
MassDEP's Waste Reduction Enforcement Coordinator Workshop
Rescheduled due to snow, new date TBA MassDEP NE Regional Office
205B Lowell Street, Wilmington, MA 01887
Click here for details
Cape Cod Pay-As-You-Throw Workshop
Saturday, March 1, 10 - noon Barnstable County Complex RSVP Required, click here for more information. Details: DSM Environmental, a solid waste consulting firm, will share the latest information and trends, discuss challenges, and take questions related to PAYT programs. The workshop is being sponsored by the Massachusetts Recycling Challenge.
Paint Stewardship Stakeholder Meeting
Wed, March 12, 9am - noon.
Middleborough Town Hall
10 Nickerson Ave, Middleborough, MA
Click here for details
MassRecycling R3 Conference & Trade Show
Tuesday, April 8th, 9AM - 6PM,
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center
Click here for details
MassDEP SMRP Grant Workshop
Thursday May 8th, 9:30 - 11:30
Barnstable County Complex
Harbor View Room
3195 Main Street(6A), Barnstable
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Household Hazardous Waste
For more information on proper disposal of hazardous materials, please call the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension at 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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Contact Me:
Dave Quinn Regional Waste Reduction Coordinator, Barnstable County dquinn@barnstablecounty.org (508) 375-6974
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Leftover Paint Stakeholder Meeting: Helping Communities Reduce Waste and Lower Costs
 You're invited to a timely discussion on the future of paint management in Massachusetts.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
(sign-in and refreshments at 8:30 a.m.)
Where:
Middleborough Town Hall
First Floor Meeting Room
10 Nickerson Ave.
(508) 947-0928
Click here for a flyer with more information and please RSVP by Monday, March 10th to Kathi Mirza at macse2@tmlp.net or 508-821-9469
Leftover paint makes up about 50% by volume of all materials collected at household hazardous waste (HHW) events. Four New England states are implementing industry-financed paint collection programs for residents. In Connecticut, the PaintCare program (launched July 2013) is expected to save municipalities $700,000 on HHW disposal in the first year. Learn more about this paint stewardship program, the convenience of retailer-based paint drop-off locations for ALL paints and stains, including latex and oil, and how municipalities can reduce HHW and solid waste disposal costs as a result. Then, hear about MassDEP's revised solid waste regulations and how they affect municipalities!
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Massachusetts Regulatory Updates
Organics Waste Ban - The Patrick Administration has announced final statewide commercial food waste disposal ban regulations to take effect on October 1, 2014. The ban will require  any entity that disposes of at least one ton of organic material per week to donate or re-purpose the useable food. Any remaining food waste will be shipped to an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, where it will be converted to clean energy, or sent to composting and animal-feed operations. Final Solid Waste Regulation Reform Amendments - MassDEP has announced that final Solid Waste Regulation Reform amendments (revisions to 310 CMR 19.000) were published on February 14, 2014. These regulations were proposed and public hearings held in 2013. The regulations have been revised and will affect four major areas of the solid waste regulations:
- Streamline the permitting process for transfer stations that do not handle C&D waste
- Streamline permitting for post-closure uses at landfills but not on the capped portion of a site
- Streamline special waste permits
- Increase oversight of solid waste facilities by expanding the use of third-party inspections conducted by qualified third-party inspectors
If you have questions regarding these regulations please contact either James Doucett at 617-292-5868 or Paul Emond at 617-292-5974. |
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Annual Recycling Surveys Due
MassDEP CY2013 surveys are available online:
If you have not already done so, please fill out the survey with solid waste and recycling data from CY2013. Data from this municipal survey provides useful public information about state-wide trends and the effectiveness of municipal recycling programs. The survey is also required to be eligible for MassDEP grants.
If you have trouble logging-in to ReTrac Connect, please let me know. |
China's Green Fence is Cleaning up America's Dirty Recycling
(Story from Public Radio International)
Last year, China decided it had enough of being the world's trash dump. They enacted a new policy called the "Green Fence." Although this action has caused significant volatility in recycling markets, it may help to improve options for processing material domestically. Click here to listen to or read the story. And if you'd like to learn more, you can sign up for a free webinar on International Markets and China's "Green Fence", which will take place on February 25th, from 2-3pm EST. Click here to Register |
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Regional Bid for MSW Hauling and C&D Disposal
Barnstable County's Procurement Office is issuing two joint bids related to solid waste management. If any town is interested, please contact Elaine Davis at edavis@barnstablecounty.org
- Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste - The service to be provided involves the hauling of municipal solid waste from the Town Transfer Stations to the SEMASS facility in Rochester, MA or the Yarmouth/Barnstable Regional Transfer Station located in South Yarmouth, MA
- C&D Disposal - Bid from qualified vendors to provide Disposal of Construction, Demolition, and SEMASS (of Rochester, Massachusetts) unacceptable Wastes, from the Towns in Barnstable County to a DEP approved site.
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