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MassDEP midterm review: recycling market development, reduce & reuse, household hazardous products and EPR commission updates

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) · November 21, 2025
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Summary

At its Nov. 18 meeting, MassDEP reported progress across recycling market development, reduce & reuse and household hazardous products programs, and provided an update on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Commission work and related waste‑ban outcomes.

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection staff used the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting on Nov. 18 to summarize midterm progress on several Master Plan action plans: recycling market development, reduce & reuse, household hazardous products (HHP), and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Commission.

Recycling market development: Claudine (branch chief, commercial waste reduction) described work group priorities including the Recycling Business Development Grant (RBDG), the recycling loan fund and the recently launched Innovation Grant. She said the RBDG application round is expected to open in December and finalists for the innovation…

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