Newsletter – September 2021 Link to full newsletter July Board meeting highlightsObaggo system turns plastic bags into “pucks”News from our MACTown issues: PAYT bags, house cleanoutsDirector report- EPR bills/laws; Spring HHWSMI brings back cheaper glass to glass recyclingBraintree, Weymouth see drops in contaminationCommodity value surge >> SSR cost reliefScituate hosts fishing gear collectionMarshfield Fair internalizes recycling programAir Quality Sensor grants availablePaintCare reaches 5 million gallon milestoneOregon passes 2nd US packaging PR law; Mass. newsNH becoming “dumping ground” for Mass trash Related Posts Newsletter – March 2026 Read More March 30, 2026 Newsletter – February 2026 Read More February 16, 2026 Newsletter – January 2026 Read More January 4, 2026
Link to full newsletterMay Board meeting highlightsACV Enviro: Mobile HHW collectionsEBoard re-electedEast Bridgewater accepted as new MemberBacklogs and flags, fires and bags East Bridgewater becomes 18th SSRC MemberSSRC Towns apply for record RDP cashFall HHW events in the worksAshley Kenney joins Cohasset DPWWelcome, baby Allen!Dwindling RDP, MAC funding source gets boostEPR supporters pack Beacon Hill hearing (remotely)Maine 1st in US to enact packaging EPR (Globe)Major corporations endorse Packaging EPRACC: Mandate 30% recycled content in packagingLA, NYC to electrify refuse fleets
Link to full newsletterMarch Board Meeting notes, updatesBootstrap CompostMultitown recycling RFPMunicipal recycling cost reliefBST, MassDEP sponsor WATD radio adsSome MassDEP grants in limboMRC presents various local HHW modelsClear up confusion- sync to RecycleSmartPAYT bag pricing raises State Contract questionsEBC NE “Talking Trash” – shrinking disposal capacityPackaging EPR a top priority of ME, NY lawmakersColgate-Palmolive launches 100% PCR bottleChemical recycling a focus of nat’l plastics debateGo big or go home on nat’l recycling policy (op-ed)
Link to full newsletterJanuary Board Meeting notes, updatesNew England Recycling – C&D2020 Annual ReportDEP Recycling data survey helpGlass recycling transfer station being exploredSpring 2021 HHW seasonMultitown Recycling RFP work continuesNorwell airs PSA “Can I Recycle This?”Producer Pay Legislation relieves munis, haulersMRF Transparency bill helps muni programsPlastic makers supportinclusive packaging EPRHamilton is 1st Mass. town to mandate food waste separationLettuce get personal
Link to Full NewsletterDecember Board Meeting notes, updatesSave That StuffBraintree votedSSRC’s 17th MemberTextile Recycling show2020 HHW roundupEPR for Printed Paper & PackagingSSRC welcomes new Member Braintree!SSRC releases landmarkMultitown recycling RFPMunicipal Recycling Council: TS BMPs2020 Recycling surveys, RDP reports due 2/15NERC reports growing recycling paper capacityMass. EPR bill covers muni, hauler recycling costsOregon EPR recommendationsRecycling operators address packaging EPR
Link to Full NewsletterNovember Board Meeting notes, updatesCasella Waste SystemsGrinding and screening contracts extended2021 DEP GrantsPaper and packaging EPR legislationHull DPW & SSRC host electronics collectionImportant DEP grant informationSupport for MA Packaging/paper EPR bill growsBig Oil & plastics recycling: the rest of the storySWANA listserv: Cameras deter dumpingMajor CT WTE plant closing in 2022Companies prepare for battery tsunamiMassDEP America Recycles Month resources
