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Transfer station strains prompt petition warrant, solid waste committee seeks study funds
Summary
The transfer station's limited storage and an aging packer truck prompted a petition warrant article for replacement and a Solid Waste Committee request to fund an initial study of relocation or redesign.
The town's transfer station and solid waste operations drew extended discussion as the Solid Waste Committee described space, storage and operational limits at the existing site and asked the Select Board to fund preliminary study work toward a possible new transfer station.
Rich and Solid Waste Committee members said the facility sits on an uncapped landfill footprint that limits breaking ground for storage and staging. The committee described insufficient storage capacity for recyclables and construction and demolition loads, increasing tipping fees, and state composting requirements that may soon force changes for businesses that generate one ton of food waste per week. "If we can remove that food waste out of…
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