2010 Town Report - Solid Waste and Recycling Committee
Dear Woolwich Residents,
At Town Meeting last year, May 5, 2010, voters approved removing the recycling center at the Town Office and replacing it with curbside pickup. We are happy to report that after six months of implementing the curbside recycling program, your efforts are beginning to take shape! As I write this, the January 2011 tonnage figures are the best we have seen in years! We sent 68.48 tons of trash (Municipal Solid Waste) to the landfill and recycled an additional 23.28 tons!
That is the good news!
Dear Woolwich Residents,
At Town Meeting last year, May 5, 2010, voters approved removing the recycling center at the Town Office and replacing it with curbside pickup. We are happy to report that after six months of implementing the curbside recycling program, your efforts are beginning to take shape! As I write this, the January 2011 tonnage figures are the best we have seen in years! We sent 68.48 tons of trash (Municipal Solid Waste) to the landfill and recycled an additional 23.28 tons!
That is the good news!
The not-so-good news is we still have a long way to go… as you can see by the chart above, the trash numbers need to come down and recycling needs to go up!! In Bath, recycling efforts managed to reduce waste pick up by almost 50%, Woolwich should be able to do this as well without imposing a pay-per-bag fee!!
Every time you make a decision to throw something away it affects all of us in how much money Woolwich has to pay to haul it away for you!
How can you help? Talk to your neighbor if you notice they aren’t setting out recycling. Ask them if they know about it. Some people may not be aware of the program. The Committee spent many months working to inform residents last year, but we may not have reached everyone, especially renters.
By talking to your neighbors, you are helping your community make positive changes in our solid waste and recycling system and also helping to reduce costs.
Did You Know: Food waste accounts for a large part of the weight of our municipal solid waste, for which we are charged $83.20 per ton!
The City of Bath has a compost bin sale (at a reduced rate) every spring and Woolwich residents are always welcome to participate. They are accepting orders until April 29. For more information call the Bath Landfill at 443-8356.
Saturday, May 14 is Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the Bath Public Works Garage on Grove Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pre-registration is required by calling 443-8357.
Every time you make a decision to throw something away it affects all of us in how much money Woolwich has to pay to haul it away for you!
How can you help? Talk to your neighbor if you notice they aren’t setting out recycling. Ask them if they know about it. Some people may not be aware of the program. The Committee spent many months working to inform residents last year, but we may not have reached everyone, especially renters.
By talking to your neighbors, you are helping your community make positive changes in our solid waste and recycling system and also helping to reduce costs.
Did You Know: Food waste accounts for a large part of the weight of our municipal solid waste, for which we are charged $83.20 per ton!
The City of Bath has a compost bin sale (at a reduced rate) every spring and Woolwich residents are always welcome to participate. They are accepting orders until April 29. For more information call the Bath Landfill at 443-8356.
Saturday, May 14 is Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the Bath Public Works Garage on Grove Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pre-registration is required by calling 443-8357.