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Keep Charlton Beautiful says DEP recycling dividend nearly doubled; promotes pay-as-you-throw and transfer‑station access
Summary
At the Sept. 16 Board of Health meeting, the Keep Charlton Beautiful committee told the board its DEP recycling points—and accompanying dividend—have increased substantially, and outlined outreach about the town’s pay‑as‑you‑throw option and household hazardous waste coordination with neighboring towns.
Keep Charlton Beautiful representatives briefed the Town of Charlton Board of Health on Sept. 16 about a stronger showing in the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recycling dividends program and ongoing outreach about the town’s pay‑as‑you‑throw option.
Deb, a committee member who presented the update, said the committee’s DEP point total has risen each year and that the group expects to receive “around $6,500,” nearly double what it received last year. She told the board the money is used to support…
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