Lowell Recycling Coordinator

Massachusetts' waste generation continues to outpace the state's disposal capacity resulting in the need to export trash to other states. Increasing pressure is being placed on each state, by the Environmental Protection Agency, to supply disposal capacity for all the waste it generates. Incinerators and landfills are both sources of pollution affecting the quality of our air and water; building more of these facilities is not the answer. Therefore, the mission of Lowell's Recycling office is to reduce the amount of trash generated by our City. The approach to waste reduction requirements to take many forms.