Better-Recycler-13-May-2021

Learn How to Be a Better Recycler 13 May 2021

  • 60 percent incinerated, 20 percent Ma landfill, 20 percent out of state
  • Only 6 landfills still active in MA
  • Fitchburg, middle borough, Nantucket, Bourne, craps hill, peabody
  • Used to be over 30
  • Smells, methane emissions, leaking
  • Out of state to NH, OH, SC
  • Waste composition
  • 26 percent foodceaste
  • 9 per carsboard
  • 6 per conpostable paper
  • 6 per textiles
  • Best Ways to manage waste
  • Reduction
    • Reuse
    • Recycling
    • Compost
    • WAste to rnergy
    • Landfill
  • Single stream actually increases contamination
  • China will now only accept 99% clean
  • New investments in recycling facilities here in US
  • Recycle Smart
  • Recyclesmartma.org
  • MA schools have 0.5 lb of food waste per student pervweek
  • Harvard
    • Waste in Harvard varies on incinerator or landfill based on monthly market chsngez
  • Plastic bags and wrap are biggest issues for recycling
  • Don’t bag recycling
  • No bags! No wrapping, no over wrap
  • No tanglers — hoses, wires, etc
  • No shredded paper
  • No black plastic containers
  • Refuse
  • Reduce
  • Reuse
  • Repurpose
  • Recycle
  • Refuse single use plastics!
  • Legislation options
  • Reduce plastic bags
  • Extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper products
  • Updated bottle bill that adds a deposit for nips
  • Keepmassbeautiful.org
  • Look at Waste Not or EL Harvey for trash