Newsletter – January 2025 Link to NewsletterDecember Board meeting highlightsBlack Earth Compost collects food wasteRDP Grant Reports, requirements, changesDiscussion: Solid waste program fundingRegional hauler recycling enforcement staffFall HHW reviewSSRC releases 2024 Annual ReportSEMASS towns: Get your free mercury spill kitsData surveys, BR Memos, RDP reports due Feb. 15DEP awards $4 Million in muni waste redux grantsLi-Ion battery likely caused 4-Alarm Onset fireSW Facility fire prevention and response webinar (EBC)Come to DEP Muni Recycling Council, Jan. 30, KingstonJoin Mass. Product Stewardship Council call Feb. 25Producers readying for 5 packaging EPR laws in US
Newsletter – December 2024 Link to NewsletterOctober Board meeting highlightsEco Plus Recycling ServiceMarshfield accepted into SSRCGrinding, screening contracts extendedBasler recognized after decades of serviceDEP MAC reportDirector’s report: CH contract, legislationClean Ride EV grant programMarshfield (re)joins SSRC!Fall HHW wrap-upCohasset Recycling & Transfer Facility burns downAbington, Hanover taking disposal out of tax baseMassDEP awards $1.8 Mil to local recycling biz’sDisposal tonnage in Mass. going upNew Mass. Climate Law includes EPR CommissionSurveys find low knowledge of battery hazardsOR sets “producer pay” rules on packaging waste
Newsletter – October 2024 Link to NewsletterSeptember Board meeting highlightsTough Stuff recycles mattressesHHW Contract awarded to CHDEP MAC report – batteriesBasler to retireMarshfield BPW votes to re-join SSRCSSRC arranges tank, tire collectionsHHW Depot hits a snagHandUp SSRC mattress recycling reportReduce your unwanted mailHelpsy, Good Point Recy honored by NERCMA, CO resources boost Zero Waste effortsMA leads nation in reducing wasted foodComposting cuts carbon emissionsKeurig penalized for false recyclability claims
Newsletter – September 2024 Link to NewsletterAugust Board meeting highlightsRecycleWorks collects food wasteFY25 Budget, Plan, HHW contract, WM fireCompost site training 10/10Fall HHW, tire, propane tank, fire ext. collectionsPlan a Pumpkin SmashSSRC renews PSI membershipPlymouth H4H receives MassDEP MicrograntSSRC presenter/Dad makes national newsNERC commodity value reportsStaples, ERI, C2R simplify battery recyclingLogitech increases use of recycled plasticMultilayer plastic packaging on chopping block
Newsletter – August 2024 Link to NewsletterJune Board meeting highlightsGreen Team Junk RemovalNew FY25 EBoard members: Flipp, MurphyOther meeting topicsAvon FD, Aid partners, extinguish WM firePropane tank woesBedford takes on surplus property waste The struggle to get rid of HHW in BostonMassDEP to double waste ban inspectionsNew rules ease aerosol can disposal Is trash the next utility bill? Help for munis getting ready for storm seasonMassRecycle Podcast: K-12 Organics diversionAnother session ends with no solid waste lawsWhite House proposes plastic restrictions
June 2024 Link to NewsletterMay Board meeting highlightsHHW administration fee approvedEBoard nominationsMassDEP grant prep, updatesHHW Depot updateWelcome to new staff and internSpring HHW season breaks recordMassDEP SWAC meeting focus: HHW!5 area schools earn Mass. Green Team awardsMassPSC meets key legislators about paint bill with BREAKING NEWSBoston25 reports on paint stewardship billMinnesota governor signs Packaging EPR lawNat’l strategy to reduce food waste announcedColgate-Palmolive reports on sustainability progress
