RecyclingBoxNEWS Volume 9, Number 1
February 16, 2007
9:30 am � 11 am
MRF Advisory Board meeting
Northampton DPW
125 Locust St.
Eric Weiss at 413-268-3945
March 6, 2007
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
7th MA Organics Recycling Summit
Best Western
Marlborough, MA
http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/
reduce/orgsum07.htm
March 8, 2007
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Western MA MRC meeting
Delaney House Climate Protection and Recycling Coordinators'
Recognition
Arlene Miller
March 16, 2007
9:30 am-11 am
MRF Advisory Board meeting
Northampton DPW
125 Locust St.
Eric Weiss at 413-268-3945
March 20, 2007
9:30 am - 12:30 am
Idling Reduction Workshop
Chicopee DPW
Chicopee, MA
Arlene Miller
April 20, 2007
9:30 am - 11 am
MRF Advisory Board meeting
Northampton DPW
125 Locust St
Eric Weiss at 413-268-3945
Recycling Box News
February 2007

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Recycling on the Rise in 2006
by Justine Fallon

The Springfield Materials Recycling Facility and its municipal partners had another great year in 2006. The total tonnage recycled in calendar year 2006 was 44,641 tons, which is approximately a 600-ton increase from calendar year 2005. This is impressive given the fact that newspaper circulation is declining and manufacturers are continually decreasing their container weights. Even more impressive is the 535,000 trees that were saved because of residents in western Massachusetts.

For the tonnage received from June to December 2006, municipalities were paid a total of $651,000. That brings the total payout since the inception of the new MRF contract in April 2005 to $2.2 million. The markets continue to thrive for recyclable paper and containers due to increased demand internationally. The payout under the new contract is already larger than total revenue payouts during the period from July 1996 to April 2005. One of the greatest accomplishments of last year was that the recyclables processed at the MRF were diverted from landfills and incinerators and municipalities avoided $3 million in solid waste tipping fees by providing infrastructure and programs that allow their residents to separate out recyclables.
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Linking Global Warming and Recycling
MassRecycle spearheads paper recovery campaign
MRF Grants Awarded
All Revved Up with No Place to Go
Announcements
WASTE MANAGEMENT RECYCLE AMERICA HOLDS FREE COMPUTER COLLECTION EVENT, COLLECTS TOYS FOR AREA CHILDREN IN NEED

Connecting Kids and the Environment
by Tracy DeMaio

In this year's 2nd Annual Student Recycling Awareness Contest, students in grades 4-8 will have an opportunity to speak about environmental issues facing our world today and share some ideas on the kind of future they want to see. Using the slogan "It All Comes Back to You!" students are encouraged to be creative, using any media format: essay, rap/song, skit, video, radio public service announcements, television media campaigns, web page design, or whatever media format they think is the most compelling and creative. Students may enter the contest as an individual or as part of a group!

All entries must be received by March 16th and winners will be notified by April 6th. Contest winners will be invited to attend an Earth Day event in late April at the Springfield MRF. On that day, winners will receive tours of the facility and prizes will be presented at a luncheon award ceremony.

It is preferred that projects are submitted as an attachment via email to: arlenem773@aol.com. Entries may also be submitted by mail to: Springfield MRF Advisory Board, c/o Mass DEP, 436 Dwight Street, Springfield, MA 01103. Be sure to review the contest guidelines for all information that is required with entries.

All contracted MRF communities are encouraged to participate. Be sure to contact your MRF representative or Arlene Miller at arlenem773@aol.com if you want more information and a copy of the contest guidelines so your community�s public schools can participate.
Compiled and produced for the Springfield Materials Recycling Facility Advisory Board by Board members. Printed on recycled paper with 30% post-consumer content. For submissions, address changes, or ideas, contact Jan at FCSWMD (413) 772-2438, email fcswmd@crocker.com. We welcome your comments and article submissions.
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