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Recycling Public Advisory Council



The Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Council was established by the Delaware General Assembly in 2010 (7 Del. Code, §6058) to advise the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), and the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) on all aspects of recycling.

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Contact Us

Greg WIlliams
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Section
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
302-739-9403

Universal Recycling Law
(7 Del. Code, §6053)

Universal Recycling Regulations
(7 DE Admin Code 1305)

The Council advises DNREC on recycling grant and loan development, and selection of recipients. It helps develop and maintain a method for measuring recycling rates. And it publishes regular reports to the Governor and the General Assembly on the status of recycling activities in Delaware. And it advises the Department and Authority on major recycling issues such as the Bottle Bill and Universal Recycling in Delaware.

Advisory Council Meetings

Meetings of the Recycling Public Advisory Council are open to the public. They posted on the DNREC Calendar of Events and on the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar.

Agendas and meeting minutes are posted on the Public Meeting Calendar entry for each meeting.

For copies of previous meeting minutes or more information about RPAC meetings, contact the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Section at 302-739-9403. New minutes are not published until approved by the council at a subsequent meeting.

Recycling Goals

The General Assembly also set goals for recycling in Delaware, to be monitored by the Advisory Council. These goals call for a percentage of the total weight of solid waste to be diverted from waste streams.

Solid waste diverted from disposal Municipal solid waste diverted from disposal
Jan. 1, 2015 72% 50%
Jan. 1, 2020 85% 60%

Advisory Council Members

Julie Miro Wenger, Acting Chair
Delaware Food Industry Council

Michael Parkowski
Delaware Solid Waste Authority

Dee Durham
Delaware Association of Counties

Tim Ratsep
Dir., DNREC Div. of Waste and Hazardous Substances

Sewall A. McCabe
Soft Drink Industry

Paul Beane
Waste Hauling Industry

Rustyn Stoops
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

Jerry Morris
League of Local Governments

Vacant
Recycling Industry

Steve Tigani
Alcoholic Beverage Industry

Vacant
Delaware Restaurant Association

Vikram Krishnamurthy
Public Interest

Brian Loy
Public Interest

Brigid Gregory
Public Interest

Babita Jagnanan
Public Interest

Vacant
Public Interest

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