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Gary Liss
Dec 11, 2009, 2:19:47 PM12/11/09
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Lynne,
WOW! This is incredible!!
I hope all the activists in MA are proud of this!
Do you know if GRRN National Recycling & Zero Waste Conference helped on this?
Gary
>From: Lynne Pledger <ple...@hardwickpostandbeam.com>
>To: gree...@googlegroups.com
>Subject: [GreenYes] Great news from Massachusetts!
>Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:02:31 -0500
>
>Today the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental affairs
>announced that the Patrick Administration will retain the moratorium
>on additional incineration capacity, including gasification
>technology, and will aggressively promote waste reduction and
>recycling programs. They are also promoting producer responsibility by
>urging passage of our e-waste EPR bill and our expanded bottle bill.
>Anaerobic digestion also gets the thumbs up. All biomass permitting is
>suspended, and they plan to tighten the screws on existing
>incinerators and landfills. See the attached for details.
>
>This represents a reversal of the Administration's plan a year ago,
>when it seemed inevitable that the incinerator moratorium would be
>lifted. It was this threat that prompted eight environmental and
>public interest organizations to start Don't Waste Massachusetts,
>which now has 35 organizational members. Most of the measures listed
>in today's announcement are part of our platform.
>
>I'm one of many who worked on this, and want to give my personal
>thanks to other individuals and organizations around the country who
>gave us critical help of all kinds over the last year and a half. I
>also want to express appreciation to MassDEP staff, past and present,
>who have been working on these issues for years, and whose expertise
>will be critical to the success of these measures.
>
>Hopefully, other communities will bring this decision of the Patrick
>Administration to the attention of state and local officials who are
>listening to the empty promises of disposal companies, and urge them
>to adopt proven Zero Waste strategies instead.
>
>--Lynne Pledger
>
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WOW! This is incredible!!
I hope all the activists in MA are proud of this!
Do you know if GRRN National Recycling & Zero Waste Conference helped on this?
Gary
>From: Lynne Pledger <ple...@hardwickpostandbeam.com>
>To: gree...@googlegroups.com
>Subject: [GreenYes] Great news from Massachusetts!
>Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:02:31 -0500
>
>Today the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental affairs
>announced that the Patrick Administration will retain the moratorium
>on additional incineration capacity, including gasification
>technology, and will aggressively promote waste reduction and
>recycling programs. They are also promoting producer responsibility by
>urging passage of our e-waste EPR bill and our expanded bottle bill.
>Anaerobic digestion also gets the thumbs up. All biomass permitting is
>suspended, and they plan to tighten the screws on existing
>incinerators and landfills. See the attached for details.
>
>This represents a reversal of the Administration's plan a year ago,
>when it seemed inevitable that the incinerator moratorium would be
>lifted. It was this threat that prompted eight environmental and
>public interest organizations to start Don't Waste Massachusetts,
>which now has 35 organizational members. Most of the measures listed
>in today's announcement are part of our platform.
>
>I'm one of many who worked on this, and want to give my personal
>thanks to other individuals and organizations around the country who
>gave us critical help of all kinds over the last year and a half. I
>also want to express appreciation to MassDEP staff, past and present,
>who have been working on these issues for years, and whose expertise
>will be critical to the success of these measures.
>
>Hopefully, other communities will bring this decision of the Patrick
>Administration to the attention of state and local officials who are
>listening to the empty promises of disposal companies, and urge them
>to adopt proven Zero Waste strategies instead.
>
>--Lynne Pledger
>
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Karin Tome
Dec 11, 2009, 3:00:20 PM12/11/09
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Oh, this press release is going to everyone who's involved with the proposed Maryland-based Frederick County incinerator!
What fantastic news, Lynne. Congratulations to all in Massachusetts and all who are fighting incinerators and promoting Zero Waste.
And, what a wonderful way to start the Holiday Season!
blessings,
Karin
Zero-Waste = refuse, reduce, reuse....then recycle and rot (compost)
"If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito." (Bette Reese)
What fantastic news, Lynne. Congratulations to all in Massachusetts and all who are fighting incinerators and promoting Zero Waste.
And, what a wonderful way to start the Holiday Season!
blessings,
Karin
Zero-Waste = refuse, reduce, reuse....then recycle and rot (compost)
"If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito." (Bette Reese)
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