R3 Conference Plenary

1. MARTIN SUUBERG
COMMISSIONER, MASSDEP
MARCH 30, 2015
MASSRECYCLE
R3 CONFERENCE
Partnering For Success

2. COMMISSIONER PRIORITIES
 Municipal Partnerships
 Stakeholder Collaboration

3. CURRENT STATE OF RECYCLING
 Solid waste disposal is down 14% since 2008
 Municipal recycling programs are diverting more material than
ever
 More and more can be recovered
 Tangible resource and financial savings
 Creating Jobs and Economic Opportunity

4. MASSDEP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
 Municipal
 Municipal Assistance Coordinators
 SMRP Grants
 Commercial
 RecyclingWorks in MA

5. REGULATORY SUPPORT
 Enforce our Waste Bans
 Use TPI data to identify non-compliance
 Conduct outreach
 MassDEP waste ban enforcement

6. NEW INITIATIVES
 Organics Ban
 Effective 10/1/2014
 Broad support
 Growing infrastructure
 Recycling Dividends Program
 94 communities in 2014
 Rewards communities with model recycling programs
 Provides incentives to take strategic steps to improve
programs
 Budgeting up to $1 Million in 2015

7. NEW INITIATIVES
 Carpet & Mattress Recycling
 Difficult and costly materials to dispose
 Grants to establish collection programs
 Statewide contract for recycling
 Textiles Partnership
 Majority of clothing, textiles still disposed (85%)
 Strong existing infrastructure for reuse/recycling
 Supports local businesses and charities
 Announcing an expanded partnership with textile industry

8. PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS
 Continue to work closely with municipal partners
 Leverage private resources (textile, organic ban)
 Invest in our infrastructure