Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC)
The SWAC provides input to the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) on solid waste regulations, policies, and programs. In addition, the SWAC serves as a forum for MassDEP to keep interested organizations and individuals up to date about these regulations, policies and programs. The SWAC has 22 members. The SWAC meets four times per year, on the fourth Thursday of January, April, June, and October. For additional information or to be placed on the SWAC mailing list, contact John Fischer at 617-292-5632 or john.fischer@state.ma.us.
SWAC Subcommittees
MassDEP also coordinates a number of subcommittees that report back to the full SWAC. Here is a list of currently active subcommittees, and their respective MassDEP staff contacts.
Construction & Demolition Debris Subcommittee Jim McQuade, 617-348-4095 or james.mcquade@state.ma.us
Data Subcommittee John Fischer, 617-292-5632 or john.fischer@state.ma.us
Mercury Management Subcommittee Tina Klein, 617-292-5704 or tina.klein@state.ma.us Web page
Organics Subcommittee Sumner Martinson, 617-292-5969 or sumner.martinson@state.ma.us
SWAC Members List
Includes contact information, February 2008 Web page
SWAC Meeting Agenda
The next SWAC meeting will be Thursday, April 24, 2008, at MassDEP, One Winter Street, Boston. Web page
Recent Meeting Notes: April 24, 2008
Meeting Summary MS Word 91 KB | PDF 42 KB
Mercury Management Act Update MS Powerpoint 27 KB | PDF 9 KB
Solid Waste Master Plan Review: Landfills Last MS Powerpoint 35 KB | PDF 29 KB
Past Meeting Notes
Archive of Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting summaries and handouts. Web page |