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Board seeks recycling data and plans transfer-station tour amid contamination concerns
Summary
Board asked Shaw's and recycling expert Irene Conzen to present contamination statistics and agreed to have the chair tour Glenn Shaw's new transfer station; members recommended public outreach including a senior‑center presentation to reduce contaminated recycling.
Town health officials and board members discussed contaminated recycling and strategies to reduce contamination at the July 27 meeting. The chair said she will request contamination figures from Shaw's and invited Irene Conzen to present to the board and to the public; members proposed senior‑center presentations and a site visit to a transfer station so the public can see how contamination affects recycling.
Discussion covered possible contamination causes — liquids, black plastics, and non‑recyclable items — and how sorting facilities handle contamination. Board members proposed a recorded site tour or individual visits to avoid creating a quorum offsite; ultimately they moved that the board chair be authorized to attend a tour of Glenn Shaw's transfer station with TCAM and report back to the board. The motion passed on roll call.
The board scheduled recycling outreach at the next meeting and asked staff to invite Shaw's and Irene Conzen to present data on contamination rates and tonnages so the public can learn how to recycle correctly.
