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Paper Recycling is Big Business in Massachusetts
MassRecycles Paper is a public campaign
striving to raise awareness of how easy
and beneficial it is to recycle paper
products. The campaign is striving
to get Massachusetts residents and
businesses alike to recycle an additional
million toils of paper each year—paper
that is otherwise thrown in the trash.
MassRecycle. Inc. runs this project
in partnership with MassDEP. US
EPA New England. municipalities and
private industry sponsors. Rec\cling
is profitable and big business in
\las achusetls and all of New England.
This particular campaign is striving to
help community leaders and the public
understand just how \TUCFI paper can
be recycled and why it is so important
to our economy and our environment.
States and municipalities can learn
from MassRecycle Inc., how to
implement similar programs in their
own slate and towns. If you are curious
about how it might work in your
neighborhood, EPA New England has
provided a list of contacts by state.
Call today and learn how you can
make a push to recycle more paper in
your community.
CT: Judy Belaval 860-424-3237
ME: George MacDonald 207-2 7-5 759
NI-I: FuatAri 603-736-44(0
RI: \larcell Lussier 401-942-1430
VT: Carolyn Grodinsky 802-241 -34
For more information online, please
visit: www.niassrecyclespaper.org
www.epa.gov/ne :COlflfll unities
recycling.htrnl
Grant Opportunity! State Environmental
Justice Initiative
In recent years. states have played a leadership role in advancing efforts to
address environmental justice (EJ) issues. In a more direct role than federal
government attention, states have tile ability to understand and address EJ issues
at the ground level. They are often the most appropriate governmental entity
to identify opportunities for improving community health, leveraging local
resources and providing broad-based activity across a wide geographic area.
Coming in 2009. EP.\ is offering a new state environmental justice funding
initiative that will in est in and support state activities that are more likely
to yield robust results and collaborative partnerships. EPA will award five of
these grants, which will be formally referred to as Cooperative Agreements. at
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Environmental News in New England for Municipal Leaders
Winter 2009
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• Grant Opportunity
• Fighting for Cleaner Air • Lead Updates
• Recycling Awareness Change with ENERGYSTAR® • Local Gov’t
• Lead Disclosure Rules
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Grant (cont.)
S 160.000 each. Grants awarded are not
to exceed one per state and region. EPA
anticipates the official release of the
Request for Applications in the winter
of 2008 and they will be available after
release for a 4 -da period.
For more information on
environmental justice initiatives at
EPA New England. please isit:
vww.epa.gov region l’cj index.html
For specific information on the grants,
please contact:
Amy Braz (Tuherson)
EJ Coordinator. EP:\ Region I
(617) 9I8-134(
Fighting for Cleaner Air, Idling Limits Find Common
Ground in New England
This past summer, Maine joined four
other New England states in enacting
limits for motor vehicle idling.
Motor vehicle exhaust contributes
to ground-level ozone (smog) which
can cause numerous environmental
and health issues. Although Maine
is the only New England state not
yet exceeding EPA’s ozone standard.
Maine officials share other states’ and
EPA’s concerns about the local and
widespread impacts of smog. These
include respiratory impairment.
climate change and wasted resources.
Nationly. 18 states have anti-
idling laws, three more have pending
legislation and 2() counties and
cities have created their own laws.
In New England, idling limitations
in Connecticut. Massachusetts and
Rhode Island are enforceable by EPA
because these states included these
rules in their f derally-required plans
for achieving air quality standards.
EPA and state environmental
officials often recei e many
complaints from citizens about
chronic truck, bus and passenger
vehicle idling near their homes.
workplaces and schools. In response.
EPA inspects and enforces. but also
tries to instill the cost-saving benefits
of doing so. Tuming off the engine
doesn’t only benefit those breathing the
air around them it saves money as well
How can you help encourage
good idling stewardship in your
community? Local governments
can help by preventing municipal
employees from idling. urging local
businesses to comply. encouraging
local police to help enforce (where
state law confers local authority).
supporting cititen-led anti-idling
outreach campaigns and considering
enacting ordinances or bylaws to
increase local leverage.
Take a moment to explore the
following web-based resources:
EPA NE What lou Can DO”
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whatucando.htm l
EPA Bu and Drive Smart
for consumers: vww.epa.go\
smart\vav vehieles’buy—and-drive—
smart.htm
US Department of Energy Idle
Reduction: v vw.afdc.enet-g .gov
afdc 1 ‘ chides idle reduction.html
For further questions, contact:
Abhv S aine
swaine.ahhv a cpa.gov
617-9U -lK41 or
Halida Hatic
hatic.halidaaepa.gu
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Change Your Community, Change the World
Perhaps your community is already
working to change the world for
the better Your town or city may
already be among the New England
communities striving to decrease
municipal energy consumption by
10% under EPA New England’s
Community Energy Challenge If
not, there are some smaller steps that
a community leader can emphasize
in your neighborhoods that can still
make up some of the difference the
country and world needs
Change the World, Start with
ENERGYS TAR is a national campaign
driven by EPA and the U S
Department of Energy encouraging
all Americans to take the small steps
that exercise energy efficiency and
ultimately help the growing battle
against global warming
A small effort by all of us is the
only way humanity can hope to tackle
the global environmental threats
looming ahead The best way to start
is even easier than the list mentioned
above take nothing for granted
Think about what it took to get
electricity to the living room light
switch, the distance traveled by
the water coming to the kitchen
faucet or the power it took to refine
the gasoline for the family car
Realizing that all these services and
benefits of living in a developed
society do not grow on trees, much the
same way that money doesn’t, is the
best, first step anyone can take
Take the Pledge at www.epa.gov/ne
and join with millions of others who
practice energy efficiency Together,
we can all make the difference
Your Town Too!
New Lead
Diclosure Rules
Right now, the Real Estate
Notification and Disclosure Rule
(“Disclosure Rule”), requires
landlords, property management
companies, real estate agencies and
sellers to inform potential lessees and
purchasers of the presence of lead-
based paint and associated hazards
in houses built before 1978 This is
enforceable by EPA It is imperative
that potential tenants and home buyers
receive the information necessary to
protect themselves and their families
from lead-based paint hazards before
purchasing or renting pre-1978
housing
EPA New England on Lead Update
To further protect against lead risks, earlier this year EPA issued new measures
for contractors and renovators to follow “lead-safe” practices to prevent lead
poisoning Under the rule beginning in April 2010, contractors performing
renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes,
child care facilities and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must
follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination
For more information and resources concerning lead, please visit
www epa gov/ne/topics/pollutants/lead html
Want to protect our environment, but don’t know where to start 9
• The average house can cause twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the
average car Make a difference by saving energy at home and work—
start by changing a light and then carry energy savings to the rest of your
home or workplaces
• Most power plants burn fossil fuels to make electricity By using less
energy overall, you reduce the fossil fuel demands on the power plants.
• If the time is right, choosing ENERGYSTAR certified products is a step in
the right direction to living simply, saving money, energy and time, while
helping to keep our planet a healthy place to live
• From changing a light, enabling computers to power down, using a
programmable thermostat, these simple everyday actions can really add
up and change the world
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