Newsletter – January 2026 Link to newsletterNovember Board meeting highlightsMassDEP: Updating muni Buy Recycled PoliciesBrush Grinding-Compost Screening IFBDEP MAC reportHHW Depot updateSSRC Meeting locales, AI notes, website updateFood waste discussionDuxbury SB hikes beach and trash fees 30Hull explores muni waste collection optionsKingston Selectmen sign waste transfer dealPlymouth seeks tinkerers for 4/4 Fixit ClinicSpread the word: Curbside food waste pickup is here!$4+ Million in recycling, waste redux grants awardedPaper drink cups are now on the Yes listLithium battery guidance, resources from ReWorldMassEPR Commission recommends some plansVape fires cost waste & recycling sector $2.5B yearlyCongress’ Pack Act aims to cut labeling confusion
Newsletter – November 2025 Link to newsletterOctober Board meeting highlightsClean Harbors: Local and globalDamaged Li Ion battery managementDEP MAC Todd’s reportUpdates: Plymouth Swap Shop, HHWDepot, Curbside food wasteClean Harbors HHW contract extendedCohasset voters reject RTS Enterprise FundHull schools launch Garden to Caf initiativePlymouth: When will your trash be picked upWhitman raises trash feeRecycle your holiday string lights rightNERC Conference- consumption and climate changeMassPSC State House advocacy day and beyondMass. considering residential food disposal banMacArthur Foundation, corp. partners, set Plastics roadmapSimplify the Holidays resource
Newsletter – October 2025 Link to NewsletterSeptember Board meeting highlightsJCM Computers recycles electronic waste locallyDowney elected SSRC ChairmanHHW Depot updateCollaboration on expiring trash, recycling contractsCurbside food waste preferred vendor updateCohasset raises RTF fees, waits on Hull access pilotPlymouth Swap Shop opens to fanfareTONIGHT: Galkowski to speak at LWVMA EPR webinarPaper/packaging bills advance to SW&MMass. EPR Commission drafting recommendationsRepublic and Teamsters reach agreementCute new KMB Anti-litter PSA is airingSWANA: Best Practices to reduce recycling contamination“Vape effect” blamed as facility fires hit recordsClean Harbors reaches 2030 recycling goal earlyBonus articles: Medical waste reduction, microplastics
Newsletter – August 2025 Link to NewsletterJuly Board meeting highlightsRMG Enterprise – electronics recyclingChairman Murphy steps downHHW Depot updateDisaster debris planning reviewNew HHW contract; expiring trash contractsWelcome to new Board members!Fall Haz Waste registration is openCurbside food waste promotion has begunCohasset, Rockland and Whitman newsTime to update muni purchasing policiesProduct Stewardship bills advance to W&MEvents: Reuse webinar, MassRecycle SocialTeamsters vs. Republic: Only the rats are winningSalvaging history, reducing waste on Nantucket
Newsletter – July 2025 Link to NewsletterJune Board meeting highlightsMassOSD presentation: Using State ContractsNew Executive Board is electedHHW subsidy limit/copay policyHHW Depot updatenew FY26 0EP grant requirementSpring HHW RoundupHingham now collects clear #2 plastic separatelyWeymouth Mayor Hedlund steps down after a decadeGet a jump on new EPP policy grant requirementMassDEP forms Household Haz Prod Working GroupReworld Community Partners – Hg, Li mgmt supportState Contracts prohibit tariff, other cost increasesTeamsters’ Republic strike expands beyond North ShoreNERC offers Professional Development courseMassPSC hosts Battery stewardship bill briefingCT enacts battery recycling law to reduce fire risk2025 EPR laws pave way for more packaging policy
Newsletter – May 2025 Link to NewsletterApril Board meeting highlightsCurbside Food Waste preferred vendor awardedEBoard nominating committee appointedMassDEP SMRP grant preparation, due June 2HHW Depot updateHull down to one private haulerHull Zero Waste Day round upCohasset Town Meeting rejects RTF Enterprise fundTrash fees increase in several South Shore townsMassRecycle paper: Our “stuff” is a big source of GGEsOhio lawmakers address out-of-state wasteMaryland Gov. Signs packaging EPR into lawWashington Gov. signs packaging EPR lawA hot topic for recyclers: Battery related fires
