The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC):
Provides advice and recommendations to DNREC and the DSWA on all aspects of recycling
- Advises DNREC in recycling grant and loan development, and selection of recipients
- Develops and maintains a methodology for measuring recycling rates
- Reports to the Governor and the General Assembly on the annual status of recycling activities in Delaware
UPDATE: Links for information on the Bottle Bill changes and Universal Recycling in Delaware.
Upcoming RPAC Meetings (All meetings are scheduled for 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.)
- May 23, 2012 - Location DelDot Felton/Farmington Rm, 800 Bay Road, Dover 19903
- June 27, 2012 - Location DelDot Felton/Farmington Rm, 800 Bay Road, Dover 19903
- July 25, 2012 - Location DNREC Lewes Facility, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes 19958
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RPAC Meeting Minutes
Minutes of previous meetings can be obtained by calling the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch at 302-739-9403. |
RPAC Meeting Agendas
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About RPAC
The Recycling Public Advisory Council was officially established by Senate Bill 234 (7 Del. C., §6058) which was signed on June 8, 2010. An older Recycling Public Advisory Council existed previously and laid the groundwork for the new council. The older RPAC was originally established by Governor Tom Carper’s Executive Order 82 in 2000. The RPAC was then re-established in September 2006 by Governor Ruth Ann Minner’s Executive Order No. 90. More background on the older RPAC including copies of the executive orders can be found in the Annual Reports further down this page.
The Recycling Public Advisory Council By-laws can be found here.
Senate Bill 234 established the following goals whose progress is to be assessed by the RPAC.
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Date by which goal is to be achieved |
Solid waste diverted from disposal |
Municipal solid waste diverted from disposal |
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January 1, 2015 |
72% |
50% |
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January 1, 2020 |
85% |
60% |
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Goals are to be calculated by weight |
Council members are appointed by the Governor. Current RPAC members are:
BJ Vinton, Chairman, Citizens Solid Waste Solutions Commission
Paul Bickhart, Recycling Express of Delaware
Pasquale Canzano, Chief Executive Officer, Delaware Solid Waste Authority
Richard Cecil, Delaware Association of Counties
Marjorie Crofts, Director, DNREC Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances
George Danneman, DE Beverage Association
Brenna Goggin, Delaware Nature Society
Michael Fusca, Standard Distributing Company
Thomas Houska, Waste Management, Inc.
Basil Kollias, Delaware Chamber of Commerce
Marianne Cinaglia, Delaware Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement
Carrie Leishman, Delaware Restaurant Association
Julie Miro Wenger, Delaware Food Industry Council
Kelly Davis, DelTech Owens Campus
Stanley Mills, League of Local Governments
Coralie Pryde, League of Women Voters
Recycling Public Advisory Council Annual Reports
Need more information? Contact RPAC through:
DNREC’s Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-739-9403
Fax: 302-739-5060
Email: bill.miller@state.de.us
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