MassDEP Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Takes Off
Bay State Going Green and Streamlining Waste Stream
Significant changes that will have a severe impact on the waste stream are coming to Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) recently awarded $3.2 million.
The MassDEP SMRP grant money aims to minimize trash carted off to landfills, increase recycling, and improve the efficiency of the waste stream.
This is big news for Massachusetts and will have an incredibly positive impact on the environment.
Some of the major deterrents to recycling are lack of convenience, particularly for people living in apartments or other types of multi-family dwellings, and lack of education and understanding.
Our reusable recycling bags can address both of these issues and make it easy for residents of Massachusetts to recycle.
Learn more about SMRP and how our reusable recycling bags can make a difference.
MassDEP Rewards for Recycling
The MassDEP SMRP program works by giving payments to qualified communities in response to efforts made to improve recycling and reusing materials.
Those payments must be reinvested in these same recycling programs to improve their effectiveness further.
These improvements can include new recycling bins or carts, as well as public education and outreach campaigns.
The goal is to make it easy to recycle and help people understand how to recycle and what items can (as well as cannot) be recycled.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker explains, “Some of the most important environmental protection work happens every day in communities throughout Massachusetts through local recycling and solid waste programs.
Baker went on to say, “With this assistance, we are ensuring that local officials, residents, and small business owners can continue protecting the Commonwealth’s neighborhoods and natural resources.”
Creating a Greener and Cleaner Community
The SMRP initiative is a bipartisan effort, and it is intended to help reduce the build-up of items in landfills that can still serve a purpose.
As House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) explained, “Promoting recycling and reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills is critical to protecting the environment, not only today but also for future generations.”
Implementing Reusable Recycling Bags
Our reusable recycling bags increase recycling rates and help with education efforts, so it may not become necessary to give recycling strikes like Dayton.
Tenants can use these reusable recycling bags in multi-family dwellings to collect items for recycling and carry them to a collection point.
To make recycling even more accessible and more effective, our reusable recycling bags can also be customized with artwork to relay lots of helpful information. The bags can include a list of items that can be recycled along with a website, or other resource tenants can reference to get answers to any questions they may have.
You can learn more about these reusable recycling bags by checking out our Overcoming Multi-Family Dwelling Recycling Challenges White Paper.
We’re Here to Help
Conserving resources and protecting the planet are issues we take very seriously.
We work to provide valuable information and products on ways to increase recycling numbers.
Our reusable recycling bags are a proven solution that has made recycling possible and easy for countless people to date.
Get your quote now because we make the process too easy to pass up to create customized reusable recycling bags for your municipality!
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