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Select Board approves three-year solid waste contract; managers outline recycling, compost and equipment plans
Summary
The Select Board voted by voice to authorize a three-year contract with Waste Management and discussed operational changes including plastics separation, a food-waste pilot, equipment investments and efforts to reduce container shipments.
The Town of Swansea Select Board voted by voice to authorize the solid waste manager to enter a three-year contract with Waste Management under the revised offer, and heard a detailed operations briefing on recycling, construction-and-demolition (C&D) disposal and potential capital investments.
The vote, taken by voice, produced unanimous “ayes” with no roll-call tally recorded during the meeting. The contract was discussed as a three-year agreement that would begin in August; staff said the town budgeted about $106 per ton and that the contract pricing of about $107 per ton lines up with that estimate. The solid waste manager recommended the revised offer and moved to authorize execution of the contract; a board member seconded the motion and the voice vote carried.
The nut graf: Town staff said the contract approval will be paired with operational changes intended to reduce disposal volumes and increase…
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