The Delaware Solid Waste Authority will be holding a public meeting March 24. At that meeting, the agency will discuss the following items:
A report from the Delaware Solid Waste Authority on the work being done in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement among the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the Delaware Solid Waste Authority and the Recycling Public Advisory Council, which provides for further assessments on recycling;
Continuation of the council’s discussion of a recommended strategy for increasing the diversion of recyclables from Delaware’s residential solid waste stream; and
An update by DNREC on the Recycling Assistance Grant Program.
The Recycling Public Advisory Council was created by Executive Order No. 82 in September 2000 and charged with advising DNREC and DSWA on all aspects of recycling, including development of grant criteria and selection of applications; a methodology for measuring recycling rates; and possible outreach activities designed to achieve greater recycling rates.
Members of the council are: Paul Wilkinson, Delaware Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement; Patricia Todd, League of Women Voters; Pasquale Canzano, Chief Operating Officer, DSWA; Richard Cecil, Delaware Association of Counties; John Blevins, Director, DNREC Division of Air and Waste Management; Donald Mulrine, Mayor, City of Newport; Robert Propes, Delaware Economic Development Office; Paul Bickhart, Recycling Express of Delaware; and Steve Masterson, Waste Management of Delaware.
For further information contact Janet Manchester, DNREC Waste Management, (302) 739-3689.