Recycling Market Development Workgroup, May 19, 2026

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection · May 19, 2026

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Opening: purpose and background

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Sean Sylver (MassDEP, Commercial Waste Reduction Branch) opened the meeting, said the workgroup (convened 2022) supports the state solid-waste master plan and produced a recycling market development action plan, and described four material workstreams including packaging, organics, bulky items and materials with emerging markets such as solar and e-waste.

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MassDEP convened a Recycling Market Development workgroup to discuss solar-panel end-of-life management, current recycling capacity, costs, and policy approaches including universal-waste designation, landfill bans and permit-based end-of-life plans. Presenters from METech, ERI and SPR described technical challenges (glass, adhesives, batteries), logistics, and market pathways for reuse and true recycling.

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