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Hooksett transfer station reports market pressures on recyclables; committee reviews operational updates
Summary
Committee discussed fluctuating markets for cardboard, metals and plastics, rising costs (including bailing-wire price pressure), concrete disposal rates and customer charges, and operational upgrades including LED lighting, new signage, surveillance and scale software that enables prompt price updates.
Facility staff and committee members spent a significant portion of the meeting discussing materials markets and operational items that affect the transfer station's finances and service.
Staff reported that the facility paid roughly $580,000 in tipping fees (disposal fees) and reviewed volumes and material streams. Members described continued buyer loyalty for cardboard but said global changes (including reduced purchases by China and tariff concerns) are creating uncertainty. Staff noted that margins on baled plastics can be narrow once the cost of bailing wire…
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