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Select Board adopts emergency regulation to block large questionable yard‑waste deliveries
Summary
After a DPW presentation that a commercial composter sought to deliver a large, partially processed commercial stockpile misclassified as leaf/yard waste, the Select Board unanimously adopted an emergency regulation to restrict inbound waste while policy and testing procedures are developed; DPW warned of potential $1.2M–$1.7M unbudgeted exposure.
The Select Board voted unanimously Jan. 7 to adopt an emergency solid‑waste regulation after Department of Public Works solid‑waste staff warned of an imminent operational and fiscal risk.
Chris Lowe, DPW solid‑waste manager, said a local contractor discontinued its composting operation and attempted to dispose of a large, stockpiled commercial compost stream at the Nantucket Solid Waste Facility, claiming it met the town’s definition of leaf and yard…
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