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MassDEP reports textile recovery gains since waste ban, urges further outreach and collection access
Summary
MassDEP reviewed textile-recovery work: textiles are a banned disposal item (Nov. 2022), municipalities and recovery vendors report increased tonnage, and MassDEP has used grants and directories to expand collection and reuse.
MassDEP staff told attendees at the midpoint review that textile recovery in Massachusetts has advanced since textiles were added to the state’s waste-ban list in November 2022, and that the agency will continue to use grants, directories and outreach to expand reuse and diversion.
Kathy Mirza and Janice Perret reviewed data intended to measure progress: state waste-characterization studies show more than 5% of municipal trash by weight remains textiles; MassDEP’s goal for textiles is a 50% reduction in disposal relative to a 2018 baseline. Industry partners…
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