MASSDEP Waste Reduction Resources - Including Recyclopedia
- HOT OFF THE MASSDEP PRESS:
- Business Holiday Waste Reduction Tips: RecyclingWorks shared this article about what businesses can do to reduce waste during the holiday season. Feel free to share it with your local business leaders and/or Chamber of Commerce. Learn what one WMass company is doing to reduce its impact on page 26 of the 2024 Berkshire RRR Guide.
- Battery Education & Food Rescue Basics for the General Public: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle--Palooza is an annual lunchtime webinar series about waste reduction geared to the general public. The hour-long sessions are held in November each year and are recorded. The recordings of year’s sessions Batteries are Everywhere, Handle with Care and Food Rescue in MA are worth viewing.
- New Reuseable Takeout Container Guidance: RecyclingWorksMA worked with State and local health officials, grocery store and restaurant owners, college/university food service professionals, and reuse advocacy groups to develop Best Management Practices for Reusable Takeout Containers at Food Establishments in Massachusetts. RecyclingWorksMA is a MassDEP funded education and resource program for Massachusetts businesses and institutions.
- Do you have questions about recycling? Here are some useful links from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (some items might vary by location):
- Beyond the Bin - How and Where to Recycle in Massachusetts
- Recycle Smart - a wealth of resources at your fingertips!
- Recycling Guides in multiple languages:
- Tips for reusing/recycling during the Holidays - please follow this link.
- Despite all the negative publicity over the past year, recycling still works, it's important, and worth the effort. Here's the story.