Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Oct. 25 at DSWA’s Delaware Recycling Center in New Castle

DOVER – Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 at the Delaware Solid Waste Authority’s Delaware Recycling Center, 1101 Lambsons Lane, New Castle, DE 19720. The RPAC meeting agenda can be found on the Statewide Meeting Calendar.

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 http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/dwhs/Info/Pages/RPAC.aspx or contact Jackie Howard, DNREC Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Section, at 302-739-9403. For more information about the monthly RPAC meeting, including the agenda, please go to publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/54795.

Contact: Jackie Howard, DNREC Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Section, 302-739-9403

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Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Committee to meet Wednesday, April 19 in Dover

DOVER – Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 at Grotto’s Pizza, 1159 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

RPAC agenda topics include:

  • Call to order, introductions
  • Public comments (20-minute cap, priority given to written comments)
  • Approval of minutes from January and March meetings
  • Old business
  • Membership status
  • Short- and long-term goals
  • New business
  • Recycling market update
  • 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 Jackie Howard, DNREC Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Section, at 302-739-9403, ext. 8.

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

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Recycling Public Advisory Committee to meet Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Dover

DOVER – Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the Sussex Conference Room, Department of Insurance, 841 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904.

RPAC agenda topics include:

  • Call to order, introductions
  • Public comments (20-minute cap, priority given to written comments)
  • Approval of minutes from Nov. 16 meeting
  • Cycle 8 Marketing Firm recipient introduction
  • DSM Environmental – Presentation on Waste Characterization and Recovery Rate Reports
  • RPAC Annual Report presentation
  • 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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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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