On October 22, the Department of Public Works (DPW) presented their draft strategies to meet the City’s waste reduction goals to City Council’s Health & Environment Committee. DPW is seeking feedback for these draft strategies before the Zero Waste Master Plan (ZWMP) 2.0 is finished in early-2025.

The draft strategies to achieve in the next 3 years are:

• Require Property Managers to submit annual Solid Waste Management Plans,
• Mandate Food Waste Diversion for all residential and commercial buildings,
• Pilot methods to reduce move-out trash,
• Reduce single-use serviceware from Food Establishments,
• Improve location and accessibility of the Recycle Center

The draft medium-term strategies to achieve in the next 4-6 years are:

• Enforce mandatory food waste diversion,
• Research and analyze whether City should implement Hybrid Pay-As-You-Throw,
• Provide technical assistance to commercial sector to facilitate reduce/reuse and improved recycling/composting,
• Work with CHA and other property managers to increase diversion and sanitation.

To see the full presentation to City Council, visit here.

If you have any other questions, email Recycle@cambridgema.gov.