Recycling Public Advisory Committee to meet Wednesday, Nov. 16 in Bear

DOVER – The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. in the Bear Public Library, 101 Governor’s Place, Bear, DE 19701.

RPAC agenda topics include:
• Call to order, introductions
• Public comments (20-minute cap, priority given to written comments)
• Approval of minutes from Oct. 19 meeting
• Cycle 8 Universal Recycling Grants and Low Interest Loan Program: Media and marketing firms final review and selection
• RPAC Annual Report status
• Universal Recycling Regulations update
• Recycling market update
• Old/new business
• Additional public comments

The Recycling Public Advisory Council was enacted into law by Senate Bill 234 in May, 2010, and charged with advising the Governor’s Office, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the Delaware Solid Waste Authority 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 higher recycling rates.
For more information about RPAC, please visit www.dnrec.delaware.gov/whs/awm/Info/Pages/RPAC.aspx.
For more information or for directions to the meeting location, please contact Bill Miller, DNREC Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Section, at 302-739-9403.

Media contact: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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