Solid Waste Master Plan

Draft 2010-2020 Solid Waste Master Plan: A Pathway to Zero Waste

MassDEP has issued its draft 2010-2020 Solid Waste Master Plan: A Pathway to Zero Waste for public comment. The document calls for keeping in place the state's current moratorium on new municipal waste combustion facilities, expanding public and private sector recycling and re-use of waste materials, ensuring greater producer responsibility for materials management, and increasing promotion of recycling businesses and green jobs

Draft Master Plan, July 2010
MS Word 2.5 MB | PDF 360 KB

Draft Appendices, July 2010
MS Word 3.1 MB | PDF 1.8 MB

Addendum to Draft Appendices, July 2010
MS Word 252 KB | PDF 18 KB

Massachusetts Solid Waste Master Plan Workgroup Meetings, February & March 2009

Web page

Massachusetts Solid Waste Master Plan Stakeholder Meetings, December 2008 & January 2009

Web page

Assessment of Materials Management Options for the Solid Waste Master Plan Review

Commissioned by MassDEP and completed by the Tellus Institute in December 2008.

MassDEP Cover Letter
MS Word 61 KB | PDF 53 KB | Plain Text 2 KB

Report
MS Word 1.4 MB | PDF 655 KB

Appendices
MS Word 5.3 MB | PDF 1.8 MB

Stakeholder Comments, Updated October 2009 (Note: Some comments refer to other submitted documents containing copyrighted material. If you are interested in viewing these documents, please contact John Fischer of MassDEP at john.fischer@state.ma.us)
MS Word 943 KB | PDF 228 KB

Massachusetts Solid Waste Master Plan: 2006 Revision June 2006

Master Plan
MS Word 771 KB | PDF 318 KB

Appendices
MS Word 2.5 MB | PDF 801 KB

MassDEP Response to Public Comments
MS Word 97 KB | PDF 72 KB

Beyond 2000 Solid Waste Master Plan Progress Reports

Solid waste generation data, disposal capacity projections, and implementation updates.

2010 Solid Waste Data Update
MS Word 275 KB | PDF 220 KB

2009 Solid Waste Data Update
MS Word 250 KB | PDF 256 KB

2008 Solid Waste Data Update
MS Word 2.3 MB | PDF 184 KB

2007 Solid Waste Data Update
MS Word 2.2 MB | PDF 210 KB

2006 Solid Waste Data Update
MS Word 2.9 MB | PDF 194 KB

2006 Fact Sheet
Web page | MS Word 121 KB | PDF 34 KB

2005 Solid Waste Data Update
MS Word 409 KB | PDF 235 KB

2002 Progress Report
MS Word 401 KB | PDF 425 KB

2002 Executive Summary
MS Word 80 KB | PDF 162 KB

2001 Progress Report
MS Word 370 KB | PDF 1 MB

2001 Executive Summary
MS Word 80 KB | PDF 166 KB 

2000 Progress Report
MS Word 570 KB

2000 Executive Summary
MS Word 391 KB

Final Beyond 2000 Solid Waste Master Plan: A Policy Framework, December 2000

Establishes the Commonwealth's waste reduction and management goals and policies for the next decade

Executive summary 
MS Word 46 KB

Cover letter
Web page

Full document
MS Word 650 KB

Appendices
MS Word 755 KB

Frequently asked questions
MS Word 61 KB  

Draft Beyond 2000 Solid Waste Master Plan, December 2000

Summary of comments
MS Word 211 KB

Document summary
MS Word 385 KB