Available Surplus Equipment

Web page

Compliance Assistance

Web page

Composting & Recycling Annual Reporting

Web page

Donation & Reuse

Web page

Earth 911: Recycling In Your Community

Earth 911 Web site

Grants & Financial Assistance

Web page

Green Living

Web page

Permits, Reporting & Forms

Web page

WasteCap: Recycling Services Directory & Markets Guide for Massachusetts

WasteCap Web site

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Applications for Fiscal Year 2007-08 DARP Status, January 2006

For municipalities with curbside refuse collection
MS Word 64 KB | PDF 33 KB

For municipalities with drop-off refuse collection
MS Word 61 KB | PDF 32 KB

Per Capita Municipal Recycling Rates for 2004

For use with the FY 2007-2008 DARP application
MS Excel 45 KB | PDF 24 KB

Massachusetts Municipalities with DARP Status

Web page

Mandatory Recycling Enforcement Information

A number of Massachusetts municipalities have implemented local enforcement practices for their mandatory recycling by-laws and ordinances. If you would like to receive examples of municipal ordinances, enforcement strategies and/or public information materials, please contact Brooke Nash at 617-292-5984 or brooke.nash@state.ma.us. 

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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) promotes Pay-As-You-Throw, also known as unit-based pricing, and considers it a primary vehicle for attaining the state's waste diversion goals.

Pay-As-You-Throw: Unit-Based Pricing for Municipalities

Web page

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Pay-As-You-Throw

EPA Web site

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California Analysis of a Successful Local Program

California IWMB Web site

Model Contract for Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Services

MS Word 260 KB | PDF 373 KB

Municipal Recycling & Regional Solid Waste District Contacts, September 2006

MS Excel 100 KB | PDF 92 KB

Price Sheet: State Contract #FAC36 Hazardous Material Collection Events, October 2006

MS Word 30 KB | PDF 89 KB

Price Sheet: State Contract #FAC31 Recycling Containers & Compost Bins, October 2007

MS Word 206 KB | PDF 66 KB

Recycling/Solid Waste Consultants on State Contract, July 2007

Web page | MS Word 67 KB | PDF 22 KB

Setting up a Multi-Family or Apartment Building Recycling Program: A Seven-Step Guide

MS Word 86 KB

Your Municipality & the Waste Bans: Compliance Guide for Towns & Cities

Web page

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City of Newton Comprehensive Source Reduction Plan, June 2001

MS Word 256 KB

Model Local Government Environmentally Preferable Product Purchasing & Source Reduction Policy

Alameda County, California, Waste Management & Source Reduction Board
Alameda County Web site

Motivating People to Reduce Waste

Web page

Source Reduction Web Information Resources

Organizations that provide a range of information and guidance on source reduction.
MS Word 104 KB

Trash Terminator/Watch Your Waste Bookmark

PDF 92 KB

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Source Reduction & Reuse Page

EPA Web site

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