Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Needham advisory committee flags falling recycling revenues, restarts service-delivery study
Summary
At its Oct. 21 meeting, the Town of Needham Solid Waste Disposal Recycling Advisory Committee approved minutes, reviewed new disposal rates, discussed falling commodity revenues and a restarted service-delivery study, and heard event reports including a record paper-shredding turnout and a low-yield food-waste pilot.
The Solid Waste Disposal Recycling Advisory Committee for the Town of Needham met Oct. 21 and approved its minutes before discussing newly implemented disposal rates, a slide in recycling commodity revenues, the restart of a service-delivery study, and recent waste events.
The committee approved the minutes as amended by unanimous voice vote. Jeff Heller, chair of the Solid Waste Disposal Recycling Advisory Committee, opened the meeting and led the updates.
Heller told the committee that fee changes approved by the Select Board went into effect Oct. 1. He summarized the new fees as residential mattress collection increasing from $20 to $25 per unit, commercial mattress collection at $40.50 per unit, and truck-tire fees rising from $15 to $21 per unit. He said the Select Board approved the changes and they are now in effect.
On market conditions, Heller said recycling revenues have declined since June 2025. "We are currently getting, in revenue, $33.18 per…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
