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Solid waste division proposes equipment change to cut long-term cover costs; HHW transport remains major expense
Summary
Solid Waste managers told the assembly they plan to replace an aging, expensive alternative-daily-cover system with a simpler canvas unrolling machine mounted on a dozer, which the department says would save roughly $630,000 over 10 years; household hazardous waste (HHW) continues to require costly off-site transport for disposal.
Solid Waste staff told the Assembly Finance Committee that a change in how the borough applies daily/seasonal landfill cover could produce multi-year savings, and that household hazardous waste (HHW) transport to off-site facilities in the Lower 48 remains a significant annual expense.
Landfill cover machine: Solid Waste Division managers said the current alternative daily cover approach uses expensive pre-formed rolls (a recent two-year purchase of rolls was about $130,000) and an older retrofit machine with heavy maintenance needs. The division proposed purchasing a different…
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