Upcoming Events
Webinar: Green Electronics - How to buy, use, & recycle: Learn about the State Electronics Challenge.
December 2, 2014, 2pm Register now! Webinar: How Leading Municipalities are Diverting Food Waste December 8, 2014, noon
While the current form of the commercial food waste ban only impacts businesses and institutions, some municipalities are forging ahead with their own curbside food waste programs. Come hear from two trailblazers - Cambridge and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Register here!MassRecycle Southeast Municipal Recycling Council (MRC) Meeting
Wed. Dec. 10th (9am-noon) Wrentham (Fiske Public Library) Topic: New Year Updates At our December meeting, we will share updates to programs and organizations. Come hear how these updates will provide benefits and opportunities to your municipality, including MassDEP's Recycling Dividends Grant Program, MA Product Stewardship Council, and MassRecycle's services directed to municipalities. Click here for the event flyer Informational Workshop for the Waste Reduction Enforcement Coordinator SMRP Grant
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9:30AM-noon,
Worcester, MA
MassDEP is holding an informational workshop focusing on conducting a waste reduction enforcement program. It is open to all municipalities.
Click here for details.
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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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 The Center for EcoTechnology and Covanta SEMASS have released a digital information booklet on mercury waste diversion. The "Difficult to Manage Items" booklet was created specifically with residents and municipal offices in mind. It's easy to follow and customizable layout provides a unique and comprehensive tool for all to use. Click here for a PDF version of the document. In addition to the PDF, there is a text only file so certain parts can be pulled for a town website/newsletter. Click here for basic technical instructions for posting to a website.
Heather Billings of CET will be following up with SEMASS communities to promote the use and digital posting of the Booklet to town websites. We encourage you to use and promote this booklet. Do note that this was written for Covanta SEMASS long term contracted communities and certain language may be specific to those communities only. Please contact me if you have any questions.
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Table-to-Farm Movement Takes off on Cape
Cape Cod Times, Amy Anthony, Nov, 4, 2014 - From on-site composting to on-site technologies, local businesses are figuring out ways to "go green" and - in some cases - comply with the state's new food waste ban.
And the process of hauling the waste has become a business in itself, as companies look for a way to comply with the ban, which prohibits establishments that produce a ton or more of food waste a week from sending any to landfills.
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MassRecycle Membership:
Did you know? You may already be a member: All 351 municipalities in the state are already "basic members" of MassRecycle due to the generosity of MassDEP.
Basic municipal members enjoy discounted entry to the R3 Conference, R3 Webinars and R3 Tours. Upgrading to the Circle of Friends membership gains the municipality free entry to webinars and tours.
For those of you who are volunteers or not a municipality, the individual membership rate is $50.
To join, click here
To read a Letter from President, on recent changes at MassRecycle, click here
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NPR Story on MA Food Waste Ban
Click the image below to listen to a quick 3-minute radio story how the Massachusetts food waste ban is going. In short: So far, so good.
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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.
Artists to prettify trash barrels in Provincetown, Provincetown Banner, Nov. 13, 2014 Read Article...
Pay As You Throw on Hold in Mashpee. CapeCod.com, Nov. 19, 2014, Read Article...
Provincetown voters approve ban on plastic bags, Provincetown Banner, Oct. 29, 2014, Read Article... Falmouth becomes second Cape town to ban plastic checkout bags, Cape Cod Times, Nov. 19, 2014, Read Article...
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