PUBLIC NOTICE OF DRAFT APPROVALRECYCLING, COMPOSTING, CONVERSION (RCC) PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATION75 Old Meeting House Road, East Falmouth, Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued a Draft Approval for the Recycling, Composting, Conversion (RCC) Permit Renewal Application submitted by Francisco Tavares, Inc., P.O. Box 398, East Falmouth, MA 02536, for a facility located at 75 Old Meeting House Road, East Falmouth, MA 02536.
FTI is seeking renewal of its RCC permit to continue its asphalt, brick, and concrete (ABC) recycling operation at the Site. The facility accepts up to 50 tons per day of incoming ABC material and maintains no more than 8,000 tons (5,500 cubic yards) of processed and unprocessed material on-site at any time. ABC materials are inspected upon receipt, stockpiled in designated areas, and periodically processed using mobile crushing and screening equipment to produce recycled aggregate for use in construction projects. Hours of operations for the facility are Monday through Saturday between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Crushing operations to process the ABC materials typically occur during a two- to three-week period between December and March and are not conducted on Saturdays or Sundays. Dust, noise, and stormwater are managed through established operational controls, and no unpermitted discharges occur from the Site.
The RCC Permit Renewal Application and Draft Approval may be reviewed at the Falmouth Board of Health, 59 Town Hall Square, Falmouth, MA 02540; the MassDEP Southeast Regional Office, 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA 02347; or online through the MassDEP Public Access Portal at: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/PublicApp/
Written comments regarding the proposed permit action will be accepted for thirty (30) days following publication of this notice and must be received no later than December 13, 2026.
Comments may be submitted by email to sero.solidwaste@mass.gov, online through the MassDEP Public Access Portal, or by mail to:
MassDEP Southeast Regional Office
Solid Waste Management Section
20 Riverside Drive
Lakeville, MA 02347
Attn: Jennifer Wharff
All comments received during the public comment period will be considered prior to issuance of a final permit decision.
November 13, 2026