12720 Solid Waste Options Irene Congdon Mass DEP

1/27/20 Solid Waste Options Irene Congdon Mass. DEP MAC October 2020

Overview Trash Issue Options DEP Grant

Look What’s in Our Waste Stream: 2019

Mass Waste Ban Law regulations at 310 CMR 19. 017. What is banned? Recyclable Paper: All paper, cardboard, and paperboard products, white goods, whole tires, cathode ray tubes: televisions, computer monitors. Containers: glass, metal, plastic bottles, ABC concrete leaves & yard waste, Wood Lead-acid batteries, Clean wallboard Metal Commercial organics

Current Cost: Residents pay 3 haulers $35 -50 a month for curbside collection $500 a year There are 1255 households in Princeton 500* 1255= $627, 500 Collective paying over $627, 500 in solid waste collection and disposal Town contracted communities pay $250 - 350 per yr. Cost save over $200, 000 a year.

Flat fee, no taxes, cart program What residents pay a flat fee town contract vs. each resident having a contract

Options Town Contract -residents pay a flat rate Town Contract- SMART program Town Contract- in tax base Continue Educate transfer station only people about the haulers and options in town. Private subscription

Options Weekly trash and weekly recycling in 64 gallon carts Weekly trash and every other week Recycling in 96 gallon carts Trash With Carts program With SMART Town bags One bag “free”, with overflow stickers

Solution Adopt a Town- Wide Curbside Solid Waste SMART Program No tax $ used Voluntary program The users pay: Flat fee to cover collection and admin costs 35 gallons covered by flat fee and overflow Bag fees cover all disposal costs

Solid Waste System Program CURRENT Trash/Refuse Various hauler- residents pay between $27 -35 a mo. = $324 - 420 a year Recycling Depends on the hauler Currently WE are spending about $1 Million a year SMART Trash/Refuse Weekly curbside collection by a contract hauler Paid by flat fee Pay 2 time a year $120=$240 Or by the bags Flat 100 , plus$2 per bag Recycling Every other week curbside collection for paper and containers Collectively WE could spend $720, 000 a year And SAVE $280, 000 a year

Committee helps the town Determine what Town residents want for solid waste & recycling services Evaluate the potential cost savings Increase recycling / waste diversion / reuse Provide recycling opportunities to all residents and businesses Contract Evaluating, Data, contract management

Curbside A option Adopt a town wide Curbside program No tax $ used- The users pay: Flat fee to cover collection, disposal and admin costs B option Town taxes pay a portion User No All pay what they put out admin fee Voluntary program

Curbside pro/con Pro for Flat Fee: A full curbside program The town gets a full service for a bargain cost Pro for SMART: A full curbside program The town gets a full service for a bargain cost Con: Payment of the program and administration will need to be worked out No administration You pay for how much trash you dispose of Grants for start up Con: Initial political will

Mass DEP SMRP Grants 1. Utilize SMART(Save Money and Reduce Trash) Grant $30 per hh 2. Utilize cart Grant $20 per hh 3. RDP (Recycling Dividend Program) grant now and apply for RDP by June

Need more information? Irene Congdon (Mass DEP Municipal Assistance Coordinator-Central Region) Tel: (978) 597 -9191 – Email: Irene_Congdon 1@yahoo. com Or visit https: //www. mass. gov/how-to/apply-for-asustainable-materials-recovery-program-smrp-municipalgrant