Re: [greenyes] landfill bans

[Jenny Gitlitz <jenny.gitlitz@no.address>]

Without state and local enforcement, landfill bans are inadequate. Here in
Dalton, MA, for example, the town does not enforce its own regs requiring
pvt haulers to provide recycling; much recyclable material ends up
landfilled. Some of us are working to change this, but there¹s always local
politics... Landfill bans were originally a back-door way of requiring local
recycling--without being perceived as unfunded mandates. But since the
enforcement is also largely unfunded, the onus remains on local government
to act or not act when haulers violate the ban.

--Jenny

Jennifer Gitlitz
Research Director, Container Recycling Institute

Home Office:
2 Pomeroy Ave.
Dalton, MA 01226
Tel. (413) 684-4746
Mobile: (413) 822-0115
Fax: (413) 403-0233
Email: jgitlitz@no.address

Please note the new address for CRI¹s main office:
Container Recycling Institute
1601 North Kent St., Suite 803
Arlington, VA 22209-2105
Tel. (703) 276-9800
Fax: (703) 276-9587
www.container-recycling.org
www.bottlebill.org


On 3/1/05 1:58 PM, Amy Bauman at abauman@no.address wrote:

> Hi Dan - 
>  
> Massachusett's DEP's language on bans begins on page four of the document
> linked below
>  
> http://www.mass.gov/dep/bwp/dswm/dswmpubs.htm#regs
> <http://www.mass.gov/dep/bwp/dswm/dswmpubs.htm#regs>
>  
> Enjoy!
> Amy Bauman 
> Director of Business Development
> greenGoat 
> 617-666-5253 
> 617-504-2095 (mobile)
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>>  
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan De Grassi  [mailto:dpw180@no.address]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005  1:08 PM
>> To: greenyes@no.address
>> Subject: [greenyes] landfill  bans
>> 
>>  
>> Good morning. I'm looking for links to examples of  local government
>> ordinances banning recyclables, etc. from landill disposal.  Any suggestions?
>