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'Pay As You Throw' for Acton
- Latest News:
A one-year trial of a "Pay As You Throw" system at the
Acton Transfer Station was voted on:
Acton Special Town Meeting
June 13, 2005, 7:00pm
Acton / Boxborough High School Auditorium
- The measure was defeated, so the Pay As You Throw advocates are considering next
steps: more education, more advocacy, more time to listen and respond to concerns.
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- Background
- What is 'Pay As You Throw'?
- It's any system where the less trash you throw away, the less you pay. Pay as You
Throw (or 'PAYT") systems have 3 main goals:
- Equity: The costs of trash disposal are less for those who throw away less.
- Economics: PAYT systems encourage folks to throw away less, which reduces the over-all
cost of the system. Trash disposal is much more expensive than recycling for the town -
some recycling even brings a profit to the town.
- Environment: With less trash, more recycling, more composting, and more re-use, the
environment benefits in a wide variety of ways.
In the PAYT system proposed for our transfer station, recycling and yard waste continue
as before at no extra charge, and bulky objects continue to incur special charges.
Town staff recently estimated these costs for a Pay As You Throw system for the Acton
Transfer station:
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| Base sticker: |
$75 -- assumes 5 day/week operation |
| Senior sticker: |
$22 (includes 12 free 16-gallon bags) -- assumes 5 day/week operation |
| 33 gallon bag: |
$1.40 per bag |
| 16 gallon bag |
$0.70 per bag |
Bags would be available at area stores.
Pay As You Throw for Action: More Frequently Asked
Questions
Life After NESWC - background information.
- Brought to you by the Acton Climate Action Team (ACAT), committed to reducing
Acton's contribution to global climate change. This page is http://www.actonclimate.org/payt.htm.
More about ACAT is at http://www.actonclimate.org
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