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MassDEP C&D subcommittee presses processors for higher separation, eyes new markets for treated/painted wood
Summary
MassDEP's C&D subcommittee reported raising processor reporting frequency and process separation thresholds, increasing inspections, and pursuing market development for difficult streams such as painted/treated wood and wood chips.
The Solid Waste Advisory Committee heard a midcourse update on construction and demolition (C&D) action plan work on Nov. 18, in which MassDEP staff described stepped‑up reporting and oversight of C&D processors and continued efforts to develop end markets for recovered materials.
Mike Elliott, presenting the C&D subcommittee review, said MassDEP has about 30 large C&D handling facilities statewide, 18 of which are permitted as processors that recover recyclables from mixed C&D streams. He noted that the department recently moved large processors from annual to quarterly reporting and increased…
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