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Council approves overflow-bag contract and landfill monitoring; members question bag pricing and enforcement
Summary
Council approved a $73,251 contract for overflow trash bags and later a $156,000 three‑year landfill monitoring contract; councilors raised concerns the overflow-bag program may lose money per bag and asked for inventory and vendor reports.
The Methuen City Council approved two waste-management contracts but spent substantial time questioning program economics and oversight.
Council approved a $73,251 contract with Waste0 (manufacturer/distributor) to supply overflow trash bags used in the city's 'trash cart' program. Councilor Ferretra ran through cost math and argued the city may be losing money on each bag — estimating disposal costs could…
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