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Visiting sustainability director lauds Exeter’s public-private foam-recycling effort

Town of Exeter · July 29, 2026
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Summary

A visiting representative identified as Ashley Elsinger praised Exeter’s new densifier as a public-private partnership and described the launch as grant-supported during a celebratory visit to the transfer station.

The launch of Exeter’s foam densifier was marked by a visit from Ashley Elsinger, identified in the transcript as the Food Servicing Packaging Institute's director of sustainability and outreach. Elsinger described the project as an example of a public-private partnership, saying: "This is a great example of the partnership, a public-private partnership that we... work with communities and municipalities and residents to help them be able to, recycle more."

The transcript states the opening was associated with a grant but does not list the grant amount or source beyond the visiting institute's involvement. Elsinger framed the visit as outreach and partnership support; the town described the unit as a locally operated effort at the transfer station and noted plans to seek permits for broader regional use.