Committee reports drop in town waste; DEP grant application referenced
Aug 12, 2026
Committee members reported a roughly 30% reduction in collected trash compared with prior counts and said the town applied for a DEP grant; transcript numeric values showed formatting issues and should be verified with town records.
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Committee members reported a substantial recent decline in town-collected trash and said the town has applied for a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) grant to support waste programs. The committee cited last year’s figures in the meeting and said tonnage has fallen by about 30 percent compared with an earlier baseline.
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