Massachusetts Sets Comment Dates

The Department has announced public hearings at four locations across the Bay State on the following dates:

• Monday, June 28, from 5-7 pm at the DEP Central Regional Office, 627 Main Street, Worcester
• Tuesday, June 29, from 5-7 pm at the DEP Western Regional Office, 436 Dwight Street, 5th Floor, Springfield
• Wednesday June 30, from 5:30-7:30 pm at the DEP Southeast Regional Office, 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville
• Thursday July 1, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the DEP Boston office, 1 Winter Street, Boston, in the Washington Street Conference Room, 2^nd floor.

The disposal ban prohibits concrete, asphalt, brick, wood, OCC, and metals from being disposed of in Massachusetts landfills. Copies of the proposed regulations are available from the Department by contacting a regional service center, or they can be obtained from the Department web site at: http://www.mass.gov/dep/bwp/dswm/dswmpubs.htm#regs.

The DEP will accept written comments on the proposed amendments to the Solid Waste Regulations until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 16.  Comments on the proposed regulations should be addressed to: James Doucett, Business Compliance Division, Department of Environmental Protection, 1 Winter Street, Boston, MA  02108.