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Transfer station to accept aluminum cans; town reports lower tonnage and higher fees
Summary
The transfer station will accept rinsed aluminum beverage and food cans in the metal bin; commissioners were told annual hauled tonnage fell from about 900 to under 600 this year, and mattress disposal fees increased to $50.
Irit Levy reported progress and small operational changes at the transfer station: "in that metals bin, we are now allowed to put aluminum cans in," she said, adding that containers should be rinsed. Levy explained the town had been advised by a representative of New Hampshire Recycles (formerly NRRA) about future single-stream roll-off possibilities, but said a permanent single-stream program depends on transfer-station and treatment-facility capacity.
Tonnage and fees: Levy said the town previously paid to haul nearly 900 tons per year but is now "under 600 this year," which reduces volume but disposal costs per ton have risen; she also said mattress disposal now costs $50 (it had been $10 with the town subsidizing the rest).
Operational notes: Levy said some materials still need off-site handling (paper at Hannaford, certain plastics to retail collection points) and that glass recycling is not currently feasible because of distance and economics for haulers. She also said municipal trash collection has shifted to once-a-week pickup because of staffing shortages, a change residents should expect during winter months.
Next steps: the commission will publicize the aluminum-can change when New Hampshire Recycles confirms operational details (labels, rinsing requirements) and will continue to monitor tonnage and pricing trends at the transfer station.
