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MassDEP reviews municipal waste programs, flags $8M in unspent recycling‑dividends funds
Summary
MassDEP staff updated the Solid Waste Advisory Committee in June on municipal grant, outreach and technical assistance programs that implement the agency’s 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan and reported nearly $8 million in unspent Recycling Dividends Program funds available for municipal reinvestment.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection staff updated the Solid Waste Advisory Committee in June on municipal programs tied to the agency’s 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan midcourse review, describing grants, education and technical assistance used to support residential and municipal waste reduction.
“SMRP is our largest annual grant for municipalities,” Rachel Smith, grant manager for the municipal waste reduction branch at MassDEP, told the committee. She said the branch administers the Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP), an annual Reduce, Reuse and Repair microgrant, technical assistance via eight regional municipal assistance coordinators (MACs), and statewide outreach tools such as RecycleSmartMA and…
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