Fitchburg & Springfield Mass.- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has entered into a 10-year contract with Recycle America Alliance (RAA) for the operation of the Springfield, Mass., material recovery facility (MRF). The facility will serve 78 communities.
The contract is expected to result in the collection of close to 500,000 tons of recyclabtes and around $7 million in revenue to the cities.
"The materials recycling facility in Springfield is an great illustration of how state government, municipalities and private businesses can get together to promote recycling through economic incentives," DEP Commissioner Robert Golledge Jr. says.
The contract began April 1, 2005, and continues until June 30, 2015.
Participating communities receive a flat payment of $15.67 for each ton of recyclables delivered to the Springfield MRF, according to the terms of the contract. Additionally, the communities receive a revenue share from the sale of recyclables if the per-ton average exceeds $40.
RAA, a majority-owned subsidiary of Houston-based Waste Management Inc., will sell all of the processed paper to the Newark Group's recycled paperboard mill in Fitchburg, Mass..
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