Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Boston, Massachusetts

Training for Municipal Officials to Improve Solid Waste
and Recycling Collection Contracting

In the fall of 2000, DSM designed and led four, day-long training sessions, with nearly 80 municipal officials on improving solid waste and recycling collection service contracting methods. Sessions included training and discussions to generate new ideas for improving solid waste and recycling contracting practices to reduce costs, improve service and increase recycling rates. DSM ran a fifth workshop in the summer of 2001 at the Northeast Resource Recycling Association Annual Conference.

DSM was contracted again by MA DEP in December 2002 to design and lead two new collection contracting workshops focusing on new collection techniques and best contracting practices. DSM led a mini workshop in January 2003 for over 40 municipal officials and a second half-day workshop in March for over 30 officials. DSM was also contracted to provide technical assistance to select municipalities in preparation for developing new collection contracts.

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