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Municipal leaders ask MassDEP to improve reciprocal events, statewide contract timing and vendor capacity for HHP collections
Summary
Local officials and stakeholders urged MassDEP to address vendor availability, procurement timing and contract design for one‑day collection events, and they welcomed recent changes to the statewide contract procurement while asking for more training and better coordination.
Municipal officials and solid‑waste stakeholders told MassDEP staff they need help with vendor contracting, timing and coordination to make reciprocal one‑day household hazardous products (HHP) collection events reliably available across the state.
Why it matters: One‑day events are a key access point for residents, but municipalities depend on available vendors, timely state contract pricing and predictable procurement windows. When bids and pricing are late, local planners said, they must put out…
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