The city of Fall River says its pay-as-you-throw program is on track to meet its $3.5 million annual revenue and savings target. http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20150212/NEWS/150218295
The town of Brewster, Mass., reports that trash is down 47% with pay-as-you-throw, recycling is up, and the program saved them $51,000 last year. http://brewster.wickedlocal.com/article/20150109/NEWS/150106701/?Start=1
In a guest column in the Charlotte Observer, former Worcester, Mass., Public Works Director Bob Moylan explains how pay-as-you-throw benefitted his city and how it could help Charlotte. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article9251522.html#.VKwBpCvF8QE
Green Is Good Radio interviews WasteZero board chair John Campbell about the company’s mission to cut trash in half across America. http://greenisgoodradio.com/2014/12/how-cutting-trash-transform-our-cities-wastezero-john-campbell
The head of the advocacy group Sustain Charlotte writes a Charlotte Observer guest column in support of pay-as-you-throw. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article9244388.html#.VIsS6cke4ek
The advocacy group Recycling Reinvented announces it is expanding its mission to include support for pay-as-you-throw and several other policies to increase recycling. http://www.pdf.investintech.com/preview/30352884-7961-11e4-b807-002590d31986/index.html
In a cover story in Maine Townsman, the Maine Municipal Association’s magazine, former Portland Mayor George Campbell and WasteZero Board Chair John Campbell document the benefits of pay-as-you-throw for cities and towns across Maine. http://www.memun.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=7955&PortalId=0&TabId=119#page=19
Cal Cunningham of WasteZero discusses how metering solid waste puts pay-as-you-throw in the “smart cities” movement. http://www.buzzsprout.com/24731/217836-cal-cunningham-vice-president-of-government-affairs-and-general-counsel-for-waste-zero
Boston’s CBS affiliate looks at how pay-as-you-throw is helping a growing number of communities in Massachusetts. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/10/17/many-mass-communities-using-pay-as-you-throw-programs/
Livability magazine profiles the success and popularity of pay-as-you-throw around the U.S. http://livability.com/topics/community/many-cities-reduce-waste-pay-you-throw-trash-programs