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Council receives October solid waste and recycling report; costs and tons summarized
Summary
Council reviewed October solid waste and recycling activity: 334.46 tons of solid waste at a cost of $28,628.35 and 68.97 tons of single-stream recycling at a cost of $7,032.81; metal recycling generated a $497 profit.
Councilwoman Guarni presented the Solid Waste and Recycling reports for October during the Nov. 10 meeting. The solid-waste summary listed 25 loads to Wheelabrator (287.04 tons) at $86.74 per ton totaling $24,897.84; four loads to Gloucester County landfill (42.01 tons) at the same per-ton rate totaling $3,643.95; and two street-sweeping loads (5.41 tons) charged at $16.00 per ton. The minutes show a October total of 334.46 tons of solid waste with a combined cost of $28,628.35.
Recycling numbers for October included 21 loads of single-stream recycling (68.97 tons) costing $7,032.81, bag fees of $1,000, and three loads of metal (3.55 tons) sent to Sims Metal yielding a $497 profit. Mulch and brush removal (295 cubic yards) cost $2,950 and e-waste recycling totaled 0.77 tons. Highway and public-works activities (trash and recyclables pickups, leaf and brush collection, and event support) were also summarized.
These figures will feed into departmental budget planning and the 2026 budget kickoff that council staff said is underway.
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