The new pay-as-you-throw program in Wellfleet, Mass., has saved money, cut solid waste, and increased recycling in its first three months, the Town Administrator says in a report to the town board.
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To mark six months of pay-as-you-throw, officials in Eliot, Maine, release figures showing a 59% drop in solid waste volume and a projected annual disposal fee savings of more than $23,000.
An article on the website Earth911.com examines the increasing number of communities converting to pay-as-you-throw, with a focus on WasteZero’s model and the recent success of several WasteZero partner communities.
Gloucester, Mass., marks five years of bag-based pay-as-you-throw with figures showing they’ve saved more than $1 million and cut waste 29% since moving from their sticker program.
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The New Bedford (Mass.) Standard-Times looks at the success of pay-as-you-throw at cutting waste and helping municipal budgets in southeastern Massachusetts.
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Wellfleet, Mass., Manager: PAYT Is Paying Off
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireThe new pay-as-you-throw program in Wellfleet, Mass., has saved money, cut solid waste, and increased recycling in its first three months, the Town Administrator says in a report to the town board.
Eliot, Maine, Selectmen Updated on Pay-as-You-Throw Revenue
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireTo mark six months of pay-as-you-throw, officials in Eliot, Maine, release figures showing a 59% drop in solid waste volume and a projected annual disposal fee savings of more than $23,000.
An Inside Look at Pay-As-You-Throw Programs
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireAn article on the website Earth911.com examines the increasing number of communities converting to pay-as-you-throw, with a focus on WasteZero’s model and the recent success of several WasteZero partner communities.
http://www.earth911.com/eco-tech/an-inside-look-at-pay-as-you-throw-programs/
Trash Savings Pegged at $1M
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireGloucester, Mass., marks five years of bag-based pay-as-you-throw with figures showing they’ve saved more than $1 million and cut waste 29% since moving from their sticker program.
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/barney-bag-trash-savings-pegged-at-m/article_10260b92-7210-56fe-81dd-8d55d80bd011.html
PAYT Forward
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireIn an editorial, the Cape Cod Times backs pay-as-you-throw as “the progressive trash movement.”
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20140125/OPINION/401250338
Sanford, Maine, Reduces Waste With Pay-as-You-Throw
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireThe Biddeford Journal Tribune reports on the positive results of Sanford, Maine’s, new pay-as-you-throw program at the three-month mark.
http://www.journaltribune.com/news/local_stories/article_2e819cf4-7230-11e3-a3e9-0019bb2963f4.html
Pay-as-You-Throw Reduces Sandwich, Mass., Trash Flow, Increases Recycling
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireThe town’s Public Works Director reports to the town Board of Selectmen that solid waste is down and recycling is up under pay-as-you-throw.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/x919111133/-Pay-to-throw-plan-reduces-Sandwich-trash-flow-increases-recycling
$1.50 Trash Bags Reduce Worcester’s Waste
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireA front-page story in the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette looks at the success of that city’s pay-as-you-throw program at its 20th anniversary.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20131128/NEWS/311289780/1116
Save Money and Reduce Trash: New Waste Collection System in Plymouth, Mass., Earning its Way
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireAn article details the success of pay-as-you-throw at the program’s three-month mark.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20131019/NEWS/310199893
When Residents Pay to Throw, Towns Save Money on Trash
/in Uncategorized /by April McGuireThe New Bedford (Mass.) Standard-Times looks at the success of pay-as-you-throw at cutting waste and helping municipal budgets in southeastern Massachusetts.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20130928/NEWS/309280334/0/SEARCH