What does it take to confront an industry that has so thoroughly embedded itself in modern life it can seem almost invisible? In this conversation, Judith Enck — founder of Beyond Plastics, former EPA Regional Administrator, and author of The …
There will be a Sullivan County Legislature meeting on Thursday, May 21, at 10:30 AM at the Government Center located at 100 North Street, Monticello, NY 12701. Item 20 on the Agenda is “Resolution to authorize amendments to Section 620.1 …
Waste Minimization Workshop
Where: SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake, NY
When: Friday, May 15th from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
From Caroline Baillie, Rebekah Creshkoff, and Eric Feinblatt for Sustainable Sullivan:
We’ve been resisting legislators’ plans to bring in a trash …
An October 2025 poll from the Environmental Defense Fund found that 92 percent of Americans believe …
Let the threat of an incinerator in our community be the push that catapults us all into the ZERO WASTE/ZERO PLASTIC movement!
Here are some guidelines to help your family achieve Zero Waste AND Zero Plastic ~ By Jane Cyphers…
INCINERATOR ACTION ALERT!!!
Sullivan County has issued a Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for companies to submit proposals for a “Waste-to-Energy” facility (an incinerator) to be built in Sullivan County on the site of the old landfill in Monticello.
While …
Last September 14 we posted extensive information related to the Sullivan County Legislature proposing to build a so-called “waste-to- energy” incinerator in eastern Sullivan County to solve Sullivan County’s waste disposal problem citing concerns about the pending loss of the …
NY Is Not Disposable!
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Got waste?
We all do, and way too much of it. And 40% of New York’s waste stream consists of discarded packaging.…
Let the threat of an incinerator in our community be the push that catapults us all into the ZERO WASTE/ZERO PLASTIC movement!
These are the guidelines I use to help my family reach Zero Waste AND Zero Plastic:
Download the …
Even though the first comment period is over, your comments will still have an impact if sent to the attention of the legislators – addressed to your own Sullivan County legislator as well as to recycling@sullivanny.us.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release date: May 18, 2024
Contact: B. Arrindell, dcs@DamascusCitizens.org, 845-252-6677
Do You Live in a DEP Disposal Facility?
237 places in PA and 8 in NY are!
