Services to Towns
SOLID WASTE PLANNING
Administrative, negotiations, reporting, monitoring, enforcement and awareness/information dissemination associated with achieving the solid waste goals that communities would otherwise have to undertake individually.
- Quarterly Reports
- Transfer Station Certifications and Compliance Inspections
- Operation of the Regional Transfer Station- any district-town residents gets in-district permit rate
- Household Hazardous Waste Management (year round program)
- Program-based data collection (e-waste, textiles, books, etc)
- Attendance and participation in solid waste meetings, forums, workshops, and initiatives
- Hauler licensing and compliance enforcement
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Program development and implementation of initiatives set out in the District solid waste implementation plan that meets state goals which include:
- Pursuing grant funding
- Mobile Hazardous Waste Collections at Town Transfer Stations
- Waste diversion programs, such as: Electronics, Textiles, Food Scraps and Leaf/Yard Organics, Asbestos management, Hardcover Books, Construction and Demolition Debris, Hazardous Wastes (Chemicals, Batteries, Mercury-containing bulbs and devices, Paint, Pesticides, etc.)
- Revenue sharing- Metal and recycling
- Beneficial reuse of- Tires Asphalt, Brick, Concrete, Clean Sheetrock
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
The following programs are available to in-district residents, municipalities, and organizations upon request:
- Technical Assistance regarding Waste Diversion and Management- for Schools, Businesses, Community Groups and Events
- Presentations and Meeting Facilitation
- Tabling with information at events
- Educational Promotions- Disposal A - Z List; Highlight organizations with outstanding programs on website and social media
- Tours of the Material Recovery Facility (Recycling Facility) and Programs at Regional Transfer Station
- Monthly Electronic newsletter