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Brentwood budget committee hears that town spent nearly $1M on trash and recycling in 2025; officials weigh compost, PAYT and transfer-station options
Summary
A budget-committee presentation showed Brentwood spent roughly $1 million on trash and recycling in 2025 and outlined options — voluntary food-scrap diversion, pay-as-you-throw bags, or a transfer station — projected to save disposal costs while raising equity and implementation questions.
Gabby, chair of Brentwood''s trash committee, told the budget committee on May 11 that the town spent nearly $1 million on solid-waste services in 2025, including about $379,000 for collection and $129,000 in tipping fees for landfill disposal, plus roughly $151,000 for recycling collection and $48,000 for recycling processing.
That combination, Gabby said, means recycling currently costs more per ton than landfill disposal when collection and processing are combined; the committee''s contract sets a $170/ton benchmark before revenue sharing, but the average market value for recyclables last year was about $32/ton. "So not only are we paying for the…
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