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Residents, transfer-station manager debate recycling options and hazardous-waste day in Ossipee Town
Summary
Residents urged the Select Board to restore or revise recycling and hazardous-waste services at the town transfer station, arguing better collection and fee changes could save money; transfer‑station staff warned mixed streams and contamination limit what can be sold for recycling.
Brad Marion, who said he and his wife serve on the Conservation Commission, urged the Select Board to reconsider how the town handles recycling at the transfer station and to pursue programs that reduce waste before it reaches the landfill. “I looked at the study that Mister Sawyer and Mister Eldridge did in October 2020,” Marion said, and noted plastics and paper often end up in the municipal waste stream despite collection efforts.
TJ Eldridge, who manages the transfer station, told the board…
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