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RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts
Funded by MassDEP
Lorenzo Macaluso-Director of Green Business Services
RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts
• Helps businesses and institutions
• Maximize waste diversion
• Save money
• Waste Ban Compliance
• Customer/Employee satisfaction
http://www.recyclingworksma.com
RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts
• Services include:
• Online Resources
• Email and Phone Hotline
• Technical Assistance
• Events and Workshops
• C&U Program Administration
http://www.recyclingworksma.com
Food Donation Best Management Practices
• Purpose:
• Address increase in food donation inquiries
to RecyclingWorks
• Provide good guidance to donors
• Development:
• Developed by conducting stakeholder
sessions that included local health agents,
food rescue organizations, food bankshttp://www.recyclingworksma.com
Donating Food: Primary Areas of Focus
• Food Safety
• Food Labeling
• Food Storage
• Food Transportation
• Relationship and Partnership Building
http://www.recyclingworksma.com
Image courtesy of Food For Free
http://www.recyclingworksma.com/donate
Legal Fact Sheet:
• Date Labeling
• Tax Incentives
• Liability Protections
Food Donation Laws and Liability Protection
Compost Site Technical Assistance:
• Up to 2 site visits
• Operational checklist reviewed by MassDEP and
MDAR to assess each facility
• Written report for compost site operators
http://www.recyclingworksma.com
Technical Assistance for Generators:
• Services include:
• Evaluation of current systems
• Cost Analysis of available options
• Design of customized diversion program
• Employee training and signage
• 1,557 contracted for organics hauling
http://www.recyclingworksma.com
http://www.recyclingworksma.com
1,007New Tons
4,560New Tons
2,149New Tons
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
COMPOSTING RECYCLING REUSE
Total Diversion Impact to Date This Year
The Mass Food Waste Ban:
Lessons Learned & Strategies Moving Forward
http://www.recyclingworksma.com
• Hospitality Awareness
• Peers as Leverage
• Outreach and Collaboration
The Mass Food Waste Ban:
Lessons Learned & Strategies Moving Forward
• Continued requests across sectors for
implementation assistance
• Assistance to expand and be more
comprehensive
• Plugging in smaller generators to expanding
infrastructure
• Hospitality Awareness
http://www.recyclingworksma.com
Town of Lenox
• Aggregation:
Voluntary
organics
diversion
• Town
Environmental
Committee/
Chamber
http://www.recyclingworksma.com/commercial-organics-waste-ban
Town of Lenox
• Worked with
RecyclingWorks to
set up a food waste
separation program
• Sending food waste
for composting
http://www.recyclingworksma.com/commercial-organics-waste-ban
C&U Spring Forum
• Location: Worcester State University
• Date: Tuesday, May17th from 1-3pm
• Topic: Textile Recovery During Student
Move-Out
Lorenzo Macaluso, [email protected]
413-586-7350x248www.cetonline.org
www.recyclingworksma.com888-254-5525