Newsletter – February 2019 link to newsletterJanuary Board meeting notes, updateRDP grant planningPlastic bag bans without feesMunicipal program updatesRECO Report-ScituateCutler files packaging product stewardship billSSRC marks 20 years of servicePropane tank recycling changesSecond chance to do Textile webinarZero Waste Solutions construction updateSWANA SNE to host EPR Summit at SWANAPaloozaMassRecycle Summit and Trade ShowUsing recycled materials in roads, infrastructureURT converts CRTs into tile feedstockOEM group crafts national CRT funding proposalEvents
Newsletter – January 2019 link to newsletterDecember Board meeting notes, updatesJM Equipment glass processingOutreach grant planRDP Grant planningContamination surchargesMeet our new RECO, Dorie StolleyWelcome to 3 new Board membersDirector to give 20th Anniversary Water Watch talkMassDEP Textile webinar – learn and earn easy RDP pointZWS recycling facility on track to open in AprilEcoMaine: Markets will reboundWM Charts market shift, trendsEvents
Newsletter – December 2018 link to newsletterDecember Board meeting highlightsGreen Mattress RecyclingHHW Depot25th Anniversary planningDEP RDP grant awardsEquipment and Intermunicipal AgreementsDEP Data Surveys, RDP items due 2/15Get a leg up on RDP grantsHHW Publicity survey: Muni websites are crucialDirector tours Brockton Recycling/HHW DepotCommonWealth, WGBH feature Galkowski on plasticsMassDEP launches new facility reporting portalSolid waste relief bills to be (re)filed on Beacon HillNY Gov Hochul: Packaging EPR a 2023 priority1.9 MW PV array deployed on local recycling facility
Newsletter – October 2018 link to newsletter September Board meeting notes, updatesGood Point Recycling (electronics)Recycling markets, costsDisaster debris planningRecycleSmart media launch20th Anniversary planningNAHMMA Conference notesRECO ReportMayors discuss recycling issuesElection day: easy outreach RDP opportunityPace Glass has national ambitionsRising costs rev up stewardship effortsWhat Chinese import policies mean for Mass.Nine Dragons to recycle paper at US millsEnd-market effort grows plastic demandPBS videos about plastic worth watchingEvents
Newsletter – September 2018 link to newsletterJune Board meeting notes, updates Miller RecyclingEBoard electionRecycling markets, outlets, costsSSRC, Member towns, awarded $150K in grantsRECO report: 7 towns in one summerMiller Recycling hosts SSRC tourMayors to discuss recycling crisisWebsite traffic, newsletter circulation soaringJanine Bishop promoted to Grant program leadMassDEP launches “Recycle Smart” campaignShorter recyclable list announcedMassDEP awards regional glass recycling grantsTariffs, trade war spurs Chinese investment in USLow OCC prices help US millsKeep Calm and Recycle OnEvents
Newsletter – June 2018 link to newsletter May Board meeting notes, updates Waste Zero – curbside textile collection Recycling markets, outlets, costs Packaging stewardship legislation Big Hearted Books alternatives Surplus property opportunities New Town officials Tour of Recolor Paint PGA Tour of C Carney Environmental RECO report- Kingston, Plymouth, Norwell, Rockland Rockland passes private hauler recycling reg Problems, solutions explored in news, at State House Rockland’s McCarthy featured on WGBH South shore programs make Globe front page Resource Recycling runs SSRC Director Op Ed Lawmakers, stakeholders discuss packaging bill South Shore schools receive Green Team awards MassDEP helps navigate recycling storms Events
