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Town staff outlines single‑stream recycling move and hauling contract work as transfer‑station changes loom
Summary
Town staff reported plans to shift to single‑stream recycling, reconfigure traffic patterns at the transfer station and finalize a hauling contract; officials said the change could reduce hauling costs despite higher vendor rates and asked council for later policy decisions on hours and operations.
Town staff told the council that South Berwick plans to move to single‑stream recycling at its transfer station and is finalizing a hauling contract expected to come before the council in a future meeting.
Town Manager Tim explained the operational change: instead of residents dropping separated materials into multiple containers, recyclable materials would be consolidated into a single compactor or container at the transfer station and sorted at the…
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