Upcoming Events
MassRecycle SE Municipal Recycling Council,
Wed., Mar. 18, 2015
Topic: Single Stream Recycling & Tour of WM Avon MRF.
Click here fore more details
EPA Food Recovery Challenge Webinar: Reducing Wasted Food: How Packaging Can Help
Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 1:00pm -2:30pm EST
Click here to Register
South Shore Recycling Cooperative, Trash Bash
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 11:30 am -2:30 pm, at the Jones River Trading Co. in Kingston.
2015 R3 Recycling & Organics Conference & Trade Show
March 30th, 2015
Quincy Marriott
Learn More Here
Northeast Recycling Conference & Expo
June 8th & 9th, 2015, Radisson Hotel Manchester/Center of NH
Click here for details
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Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collections
The 2015 HHW Collection Schedule is almost finalized and will be included in the March newsletter. 
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Mercury Product Recycling Locations
Click on this map for a searchable database of locations where residents and small businesses can recycle mercury containing products. 
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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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MassDEP invites municipal officials and regional groups to attend an information session.
Tuesday April 28th 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Barnstable County Complex
Harborview Conference Room
3195 Main Street (Rt. 6A), Barnstable, MA
The workshop will provide information about:
- Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Grants
- RECYCLING DIVIDENDS PROGRAM - changes to qualifying criteria and increased payments to municipalities based on programs and policies implemented
- Re-TRAC Connect™ for CY2014 Recycling and Solid Waste Survey
Click here for more information about this year's application and a list of other dates and locations. THIS YEAR'S GRANT APPLICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: - Buy Recycled Policy Eligibility Criteria - new annual notification requirement
- NEW: Mattress and Carpet Recycling Incentive - subsidy for transportation and processing
- School Recycling Assistance - new funding levels
- Waste Reduction Projects - new category to establish a permanent HHW facility ($250,000 maximum)
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Workshop on Single Stream Recycling & Tour of Waste Management's Material Recovery Facility (MRF)in Avon
What: SE Municipal Recycling Council Meeting
You're invited to a presentation and discussion about Single Stream Recycling: Our changing waste stream, contamination issues, recycling cost impacts, and how we can collect a cleaner, more valuable product. Jim Nocella from Waste Management will be the main presenter, followed by a roundtable discussion.
Followed by an optional tour of Waste Management's Material Recovery Facility.
When: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 9:00-10:45 a.m.
With optional tour from 11:00 a.m.-noon
Where: Town of Avon, Community Center, 65 East Main Street (Town Hall Complex), Avon, MA 02322
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| | How does a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) work? (from RE3.org) |
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Two Statewide Recycling Bills Introduced
The non-profit group MassRecycle is currently supporting two bills that seek to increase recycling in Massachusetts.
Universal Recycling Bill (HD 2913):- All residences, businesses and institutions required to separate recyclable materials that are banned from disposal from their trash, and to make arrangements for it to be recycled.
- All waste haulers to offer parallel recycling service to all customers, and to report data as requested by MassDEP.
- DEP to develop informational materials about the UR Law to be distributed by local authorities and haulers to their customers.
- The bill gives MassDEP and Health Boards authority to enforce these provisions on generators and haulers at the point of generation.
- Click here to read the proposed bill
- Requires public agencies and state-owned properties, high-traffic private properties, and municipalities to offer public space recycling in public areas and open spaces.
- Only applies if public waste removal service is offered.
- Tiered requirements to account for the unique challenges of each type of entity.
- Click here to read the proposed bill
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Styrofoam Grant Opportunity
The Food Service Packaging Group announced a grant to provide between $15K and $50K for investments in equipment required to collect and process post-consumer polystyrene foam for recycling. If any towns are interested in this grant opportunity, please let me know (dquinn@barnstablecounty.org)
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| | Densified foam blocks made from post-consumer styrofoam cups, plates, blocks, etc. |
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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.
California Plastic Ban Bag Delayed, CNN Money, Feb. 25, 2015, Read Article...
Cambridge Considers Ban on Polystyrene Containers. Boston Globe, Feb. 26 2015, Read Article...
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