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MassDEP: 2024 data show flat in‑state disposal, rising exports driven by construction debris
Summary
MassDEP analysis of 2024 facility reports shows overall disposal largely unchanged year‑to‑year, but a roughly 70,000‑ton rise in net exports and a shift toward higher non‑MSW (construction and demolition) exports that are driving most of the increase.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection officials told the Solid Waste Advisory Committee on Nov. 18 that statewide disposal totals for 2024 were broadly unchanged from 2023 but that exports of Massachusetts‑generated waste to out‑of‑state disposal sites increased.
"We've not made progress on overall disposal reduction," John Fisher, who presented the data, said, noting a modest year‑to‑year uptick of about 60,000 tons and a reported net export increase of roughly 70,000 tons from 2023 to 2024. Fisher said the state records nearly 2,800,000 tons of net exported disposal when measured across the dataset presented to the committee.
Why exports rose: Fisher and the presentation identified two main drivers. First, municipal solid waste (MSW) fell by…
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