Committee: Trash Program Would Make Towns 'First in the Commonwealth'
The SMART (Save Money As you Reduce Trash) committee in Hamilton and Wenham have put together a summary of the new, proposed pay-as-you-throw trash fee program that is under consideration.
The following statement is from the SMART (Save Money As you Reduce Trash) committee explaining the proposed pay-as-you-throw proposal in the two towns. In an effort to reduce costs, increase recycling and expand the award-winning curbside organic composting program, Hamilton and Wenham have proposed transitioning to a SMART (Save Money As you Reduce Trash) waste removal program. In the Draft 2010-2020 Solid Waste Master Plan, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has set a goal of “reducing annual solid waste disposal by 30 percent by 2020…through varying combinations of source reduction, recycling, and composting…” and by 2050 the goal is to reduce residential and commercial waste by 80 percent. Aligning the towns with…
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Michelle Bailey
5:38 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012
Town Meeting Saturday, May 12 @ 9am at the High School...Article 2-3 Waste Enterprise Budget. This is your chance to let the Selectmen know how the new trash program is working out for you. more ›