In 2015, with the help of Green Acton’s advocacy and town-wide support, the Acton Town Meeting approved, and the Board of Selectmen adopted, the Pay As You Throw (PAYT) Program, a new pricing scheme for trash disposal at the Transfer Station. PAYT reduces the sticker prices for the Transfer Station (TS) and ties the cost… Continue reading →
Independent Survey of Pay As You Throw customers
The Public Policy Polling group published a survey of PAYT customers in MSW Management magazine. The results were very positive. Here’s one of the charts:
EPA Pay As You Throw resources
The EPA archived resource pages on unit-price trash systems lives here: https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/tools/payt/web/pdf/payasyou.pdf . Though EPA no longer updates this information, it may be a useful resource. The document includes a spreadsheet for evaluating the potential economic and environmental impacts of unit-price systems.
Trash Pricing
Trash and recycling costs for the Transfer Station’s operations vary widely as markets shift. Recycling sometimes costs money, and sometimes makes money. Trash costs the town many times more than recycling and is more environmentally costly. In 2015 Acton Town Meeting approved, and the Board of Selectmen adopted, a new pricing scheme for trash disposal at the Transfer… Continue reading →