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Manchester-by-the-Sea Announces Changes to Curbside Bulk Item Pickup

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Manchester-by-the-Sea
Gregory T. Federspiel, Town Administrator
10 Central StreetManchester by the Sea, MA 01944

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Manchester-by-the-Sea Announces Changes to Curbside Bulk Item Pickup

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — Public Works Director Chuck Dam announces that several changes to the town’s bulk item pickup will go into effect next month.

Beginning Jan 1., Waste Management will be facilitating all curbside bulk item pickups. There will be no more bulk item green sticker sales at Town Hall.

This change enables residents to pre-pay and schedule curbside disposal by calling Waste Management at 800-972-4545, Monday-Friday, no later than 3 p.m. on the business day prior to their regularly scheduled trash pickup day. Residents will also be able to put out more than one bulk item per week.

All current green stickers must be used by Dec. 31 as they will be invalid at the start of the new year. There are no returns or refunds available.

Examples of bulk items include box springs/mattresses, carpet/carpet padding, rigid plastics, chairs, couches and other wooden furniture. The new fee for disposal will be $27 per item.

The change will also allow Waste Management to know exactly what needs to be picked up each week and where, saving residents the hassle of a missed pickup.

Residents who have bulk items that are gently used are encouraged to contact Beverly Bootstraps at 978-921-4710 or Second Glance in Gloucester at 978-283-4798 for potential reuse.

Manchester-by-the-Sea’s transfer station policies and hours will remain the same, and residents still need to visit Town Hall to purchase a sticker for disposal of electronic and metal items.

Those with questions should contact the DPW at 978-526-1242. A 2019 Waste Management calendar/information pamphlet will be mailed out to all Manchester residences by early January.

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*MEDIA ADVISORY* Town of Marion to Host Recycling Forum

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Town of Marion
Town Administrator Paul F. Dawson
2 Spring St.
Marion, MA 02738

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

*MEDIA ADVISORY*

Town of Marion to Host Recycling Forum

MARION — The Town of Marion is inviting residents and members of the public to attend an informational forum about its residential recycling program next week.

Due to recent rising costs in the recycling industry as a whole, town officials would like to provide residents with a refresher course on proper recycling as a way to try and keep costs low for the town-wide service.

“The purpose of the forum is to give our residents a refresher on recycling and provide helpful tips,” Town Administrator Paul Dawson said. “We want make sure that residents are recycling properly, which helps to keep our trash dumping costs down overall.”

WHEN:

Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.

WHERE:

Marion Music Hall, 164 Front St.

WHAT:

The featured speaker of the event will be Patti Howard, a Community Outreach Coordinator for Covanta Energy.

Howard will be showing those in attendance what items are considered to be proper recyclables and ways to avoid putting “contaminated” items in the the recycling bin.

Some contaminated items include:

  • Plastic bags of any kind
  • Containers with food residue on them/in them
  • Frozen food containers
  • Diapers

Items that are deemed to be contaminated can be rejected by recycling centers. Those rejected items then need to be discarded through the solid waste stream. The more items that are rejected, the more the costs increase for the transportation and dumping of trash.

Marion uses a single-stream recycling program, where all types of recyclables are collected curbside each week.

Town officials are encouraging proper recycling in an effort to reduce what is being put in the solid waste stream and thereby decrease the cost per ton of disposing the materials.

“This is something that is impacting communities across the country,” Town Administrator Dawson said. “While it is not a major issue for us now, we want to stay ahead of things and hope that residents will be diligent in their recycling efforts going forward.”

 

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Whittier Tech Students Compete in Boston Eco-Carpentry Challenge

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Maureen Lynch, Superintendent
115 Amesbury Line Road
Haverhill, MA 01830

For Immediate Release

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Contact: Jessica Sacco
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Whittier Tech Students Compete in Boston Eco-Carpentry Challenge

HAVERHILL — Whittier Tech carpentry students turned trash into treasure for this month’s Boston Eco-Carpentry Challenge, taking a pile of discarded office furniture and creating two carnival games.

The annual contest promotes recycling and gives students the opportunity to showcase their creativity by transforming old pieces into something new.

Over the past three months, 22 sophomores and one senior took apart cabinets, tables and office partitions that were given to Whittier by The Furniture Trust, a nonprofit that puts on the challenge. They used those supplies to build Skeeball and Plinko games.

To create the games, students used lathes to make the 4-inch balls that players roll up the Skeeball table, and they also crafted pucks that get placed at the top wall of the Plinko game then slip down the slotted walls to earn points.

Students had their work judged against eight other participating schools during the challenge event on May 10 at District Hall in Boston. A team of judges awarded the Whittier team with the Best Craftsmanship award. This is the fourth year Whittier has entered the competition

“The students had a great time and our entry was swarmed with people all night playing our games and admiring the other items they had made,” said Carpentry Teacher Mark Whittier, who worked with students during the project. “The Eco-Carpentry Challenge illustrates the value of recycling and allows students to hone the skills they’ve learned in the classroom to create fun projects that can be used long after the furniture’s original lifespan.”

Participating carpentry students include: sophomores Ethan Burridge, of Groveland, Dylan Fraize, of Amesbury, Jyrell Ruiz, of Lawrence, Aristotle Campbell, of Merrimac, Max Ouellette, of Newbury, Cody Hadley, Brendan Gallagher, Angelica Cintron, Ricky Flores, Nathan Charoux, Siarra Cronin, Jared Recillas, Angel Alvarado, Alanna Stafford, Tyler Wetherbee, Emily Wilson, Nicholas Glynn, Cody Littlefield, Adam Taschereau, Brian Skaff, Killian Barry and senior Desiree Michaud, all of Haverhill.

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East Bridgewater Department of Public Works Announces New Curbside Trash and Recycling Program

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East Bridgewater Department of Public Works
John B. Haines, Director
100 Willow Ave.
East Bridgewater, MA 02333

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

East Bridgewater Department of Public Works Announces New Curbside Trash and Recycling Program

Sign-Up Now Open, Service Begins July 1

EAST BRIDGEWATER —  Department of Public Works Director John B. Haines, with the support of the East Bridgewater Board of Selectmen, is pleased to announce the town’s new Curbside Trash and Recycling Program.

Sign up for the new program between now and June 1 to enroll. Service will begin on July 1.

NEW PROGRAM, SAME GREAT SERVICE

  • Yellow trash bags will be replaced with a new portable 64-gallon trash toter, similar to the recycling bins already in use. All household trash can go into the new toter. The toters will be provided by Republic Services.
  • All residents who are enrolled in the current “pay as you throw” program will automatically be opted into the new program.
  • Trash will continue to be collected at the curb every week and recycling will be picked up every other week.
  • The cost of the program for both trash and recycling is $25 per month and will be billed semiannually. This is a savings of at least $60 per year compared to local competitors.
  • If you cannot fit all your trash in the toter, yellow bags will still be available at participating stores for occasional overflow. The bags will only be collected if you participate in the toter program. DPW can provide a second recycling toter at no cost, and a second trash toter for $125 annually.
  • Disposal of one large item per week will be permitted at NO COST.
  • Participation in the program also grants you free access to the Town’s Recycling Center. If you choose not to participate in the program, but want to use the Recycling Center, a Permit Sticker costs $75 per year. Permit Stickers are available at the DPW or Town Hall after June 1.
  • Please note that the Town’s Curbside Trash & Recycling Toter program isvoluntary.

WHY THE NEED FOR THE NEW PROGRAM?

  • The pay-as-you-throw program has never been sustainable. The town has been subsidizing the full cost of the service with money obtained through a legal settlement with former trash company BFI. The settlement was reached more than 20 years ago. After many years of offsetting the cost of the current trash program, the money in that fund has now been exhausted.
  • The town does not sell enough yellow trash bags to cover the cost of collecting and disposing trash.
  • Officials have listened to many residents who feel that buying the yellow bags is an inconvenience and that they are of low quality. If the current program were to remain in place, the town would have to increase the cost of large bags to $8 apiece in order to fully fund the service.
  • The new program offers the same service as competing vendors and addresses the vast majority of concerns officials have heard from the residents.
  • If the new program was not put into place, the town would likely have to eliminate the service entirely. This would mean that each resident would need to subscribe to their own private hauler to collect and dispose of their trash and recycling. This would have a substantial impact on roads and traffic, as more trash and recycling trucks would be traveling through town on a much more frequent basis.

WHERE DO I SIGN UP?

Residents interested in participating in the new Curbside Trash and Recycling Program should call the East Bridgewater DPW office at 508 378-1620.

You can also sign up online on the DPW website before June 1.

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