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Transfer station annual report: metal sales strong, plastics market weak; permit pricing to move to cost-based model
Summary
Recycle and Transfer Advisory Committee reported $64,454 in recycling receipts and discussed new scale software, a new truck and shifting some waste permits to a ‘permit by notification’ cost basis; councilors raised condo reimbursement and safety concerns at the scale.
The Hooksett Recycle and Transfer Advisory Committee presented its annual report to the Town Council on April 23, reporting $64,454.16 in recycling receipts for the fiscal year and recommending operational adjustments including a move to cost-based fees for some waste categories.
Chair Ray Bonnie told the council the town’s recycling revenue for the reported year totaled $64,454.16: metal sales were $46,060, cardboard $16,500 and plastics $1,880. He said plastics prices remain depressed (he reported plastics were roughly $2 a ton) and that the transfer station processed about 33.25 tons of plastics in the year. Bonnie added the transfer…
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