Committee cites Shrewsbury QR-bin as model for community composting, notes permitting limits
Members described a Shrewsbury QR-bin pilot that serves roughly 150 households and suggested a similar locked-bin, grant-funded approach for Townsend while noting state/local regulations that limit informal neighborhood transfer stations.
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The committee discussed a model used in nearby Shrewsbury in which grant-funded, QR-access bins behind town facilities are available for registered households; the committee said the Shrewsbury program serves about 150 households and is picked up roughly two times per week. Members suggested Townsend could replicate the approach with initial grant funding and friends-of groups managing access.
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