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Home My WebLink AboutSub Committee on Solid Waste Disposal 1990 - 1991PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SUMMARY OF MEETING: THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1991- ATTENDEES: ,991 ATTENDEES: Michael VanSplinter, Marydee F1ynA, Amos Robinson, Bob Swanson, Dan Baublis GUESTS: Tom Gill, Scott Kinney, Will Plant- Mansfield Jaycees CORRESPONDENCE - Notice from DEP stating that we can accept batteries as long as we have protection (overhead roof & concrete slab). UPDATES MILLIS - Will update next meeting ANNAWON - Will update next meeting RECYCLING PARK - Michael VanSplinterwent before the Board of Selectman with some concerns - First announcing that the Park will only being open on Saturdays, He also proposed doing away with the contract with BFI for White goods pickup, The BOS motioned to delay the subject. Mike also suggested the town give preference to purchasing recycled products. - BAILER - Bob Swanson has looked into buying a bailer, He has been looking into buying a used one, has looked at it and is working on negotiating a price. - STILL NEEDED - Bob Swanson will work on getting: - Bulletin Board/Sign - Sign for #1 & #2 Plastics - New sign for Compost area (Sat only) - First Aid Kit, Safety Glasses, Barrier for Glass Crusher. - SALVATION ARMY PICKUP- Bob Swanson will see if we can get another pickup The box is being full by noon on most Saturday. - NEWSPAPER ROLLOFF - It was suggested that the new rolloff be put next to the DPW in place of the open -front one. Presently the DPW crew has to go - out and clean the yard a couple of times a week and restack the newspapers. Moving the new rolloff over should help a lot. - DONATION PLAQUES. - Mike VanSplinter suggests we make up plagues to display on the donated items (Glass Crusher, Rolloffs, Sheds, etc.) - Still need to look into getting a market for oil, tires, and plastic bags, - We have a good number of returnable deposit bottles. The committee has decided to look into making a deal with CRNC or a redemption center, We could set up an account to put the money back into the Park, - STAFFING - It was decided that for the next 7-8 weeks, one committee member man the park until all the members and possibly some volunteer groups get a feel for what should be happening. (see attached schedule,) NEXT MEETING: THURS, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE D I�Tg§zAL '€ f f " t SUMMARY OF MEETING: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 199fU t is �,w i 1"! S' i TJ ATTENDEES: Michael VanSplinter, Bill Lewis, Amor Robinson, Mike Morizio, Dan Baublis CORRESPONDENCE - Notice from Bob Swanson that a contract for the roof repair was awarded to Arrow Construction, Work will be done shortly. UPDATES MILLIS - Will update next meeting ANNAWON - Will update next meeting RECYCLING PARK - - LOGO/POSTER CONTEST - Closing date has been extended to May 9, Entries can be submitted until 5:00PM. Should be left for Amos Robinson at Town Hall, Judging will be at the next committee meeting (May 9), - PRINTING/LAYOUT - Dan Baublis presented a draft of the first issue of our quarterly newspaper. Committee members reviewed and approved a job well- done by Dan. Minor revisions to be made prior to publication on May 11. - VOLUNTEER COORDINATION MEETING - Mike Morizio has sent invitations to area organizations and businesses to attend meeting on April 30. Committee members agreed on the outline to be: Introduction - Amos Robinson Recycling Info./#'s, Percentages - Mike VanS. Model of Park - Bill Lewis Publicity/Printing - Dan Baublis Community Concept/ Volunteering - Mike Morizio NEW BUSINESS DONATIONS - A $500 anonymous gift was made to the Recycling efforts on the condition that it be used for education and promoting the; park, The committee has decided to use $50 to each winner of the Logo and Name the Park Contests, and the remainder to printing costs for Newsletter and Information cards, _The Glass Crusher to be used at the Park was also donated by a'local merchant, saving us about $5000. NEXT MEETING: THURS. MAY 9, 7:30 PM yyyy F I1 J°t Fj i PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSA` � t!I SUMMARY OF MEETING; THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 19�Y ATTENDEES; Michael VanSplinter, Bill Lewis, Amos Robinson, Mike Morizio, Dan Baublis GUESTS: Jaycee members: Tom Gill, Scott Kinney, & Will Plant Citizen Volunteer Rick Morse CORRESPONDENCE - Notice from Bob Swanson that a contract for the roof repair was awarded to Arrow Construction, Work will be done shortly. UPDATES MILLIS - Correction; last meeting's minutes should have read "A copy of the RFP was sent out to the Vendor Communities" (not towns), 61 Proposals were sent out with 3 additional, The upcoming schedule is as follows: I May 31 - proposals due to be submitted, June 1 - July 31 - Proposals evaluated, Aug. 2 - Contract selection. Sept. 1 - Proposal contracts complete. All contracts executed by Jan, 31, 1992 Next Meeting is April 10. ANNAWON - Laidlaw to be speaker at meeting on 1st Mon, in May, RECYCLING PARK - ****** GRANT ***** Word finally came from the DEPW that we were awarded three 40 -yd rolloffs. That is a grant of over $11,000— Thanks to Mike Morizio, Bill Vernon, and the efforts of the Committee! - LOGO/POSTER CONTEST - Closing date will be April 12, with judging to be done the next week and all entries to be displayed at Natural Resource Day. There will be a $50 prize for the winner of both the Logo, and the Poster contests. - BUSINESS PLAN - Mike Morizio is working on finalizing the business plan. He is working on the details of for licensing procedures necessary for having the Community Service Organization manning the park, A final draft will be ready by May 10 to present to the Committee, Town Manager, and the selectmen, - PRINTING/LAYOUT - Dan Baublis has been working on a Quarterly Newsletter to be published by the SWC, A draft of the first issue will be available for our next meeting on 4/11. The newsletter will have information on what we will recycle, how to package it, times of business, etc. The first issue will be ready for handing out at the Natural Resource Fair. VOLUNTEERS - Amos Robinson was successful in recruiting members of the Mansfield Jaycees to help as volunteers on the Park project, They have offered to .seek donations of one, possibly two, sheds (or materials for sheds> to be used for Book Swap and Put N Take Shop within the park. NEW BUSINESS VOLUNTEER COORDINATION MEETING - Plans have been made to conduct an introduction & workshop for all interested volunteer groups, A tentative date of April 30 has been set to meet at the Council of Aging. Introductory letters will be sent to all Community Service groups asking for a representative to attend. The aspect of Community involvement in the park, and the possibility for fundraising will be stressed, Some merchandising ideas for the groups which were mentioned were: coffee & donuts, net or canvas shopping bags, kraft bags for leaves, or HDP reusable bags, The next meeting will be slotted for conducting a 'dry run' of April 30's meeting, Mike VanSplinter will try to get some AV equipment in so that we can show a introductory tape. NEXT MEETING: THURS. APRIL 11, 7:30 PM o. �7 x� J { "j •.t e sE i�i's i { PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL s� SUMMARY OF MEETING: THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1991 ATTENDEES: Michael VanSplinter, Bill Lewis, Amos Robinson CORRESPONDENCE - Letter from Sarah Mulvaney, Employee Volunteer Coordinator for schools, noting plans underway and posters will be hung announcing 'logo' and poster contests. There will be a 'Recyled Art' contest , Mike VanSplinter has been asked to be a judge. - Literature from Foster Forbes, one of two buyers of glass, sent copies of their standards & purchase policies. UPDATES MILLIS - A new revised RPF is out to Vendor Towns, There is an upcoming Open Forum in Framingham. Bill will have - details at next meeting, ANNAWON - Presentation by Waste Management was very informative. Mike VanSplinter made arrangements them to meet with the Committee and review Mansfield plans and offer their help. Have also offered us special rates on rolloffs, which we can look into. RECYCLING PARK - - LOGO/POSTER CONTEST - Closing date will be April 19, with .judging to be done the next week and all entries to be displayed at Natural Resource Day. Amos Robinson will get three people to be judges, PAPER RECYCLING - With the schools all set to begin, there is a need to get containers set up and ready in the town buildings also. GRATING FOR PARK - Bob Swanson noted this to be done by the town itself, it will not go out for bid. STURBRIDGE - It was suggested a trip to Sturbridge would be in order at this time to get their feelings on their satisfaction with the equipment With over a year in operation they should have some insight to share with us at this time. /. /. PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON � - SU�MARY OF MEETING: THURSDAY, � rc ATTENDEES: Michael VanSplinter' Michael Morizio, Bob Swanson, Dan Raublis/ Marydee Flynn, Bill Lewis, Amos Robinson - Copy of letter to C.O.S. from Planning Board Chairman. supporting Recycling program. - Letter to Joan Cutillc from TPS interested in setting up recycling center in Mansfield adjacent to landfill. AMMMMERMA MILLIS- A new revised RPF will he sent out to Vendor Towns with no major changes. Voting to held on 3/6, Bill. Lewis will support the document on our behalf. Will hold a program in Taunton on transfer stations on 3/6. Program on recycling by Waste Management Corp. Sturhri'igewill give usavideo tape to use for display on May 11. to be used to show a model for our center. Plans for ''logo" & ''name the rerk'/ contest are continuing with the help of the Art & Science Depts. Closing Date expected to be "Earth Day" with entries and winner to displayed at Natural Resource show, Schools have set up areas for paper recycling and have begun the process. We are still awaiting the roof repairs to begin transporting bins to the center. V1[li;�.mV.|`��Ef,!CD[U�",|I!NA.TI[!M- Wehave amailing list of all interested individuals and groups known to date. Bill will be in touch as needed. F.Jm4L, P49IN119, PLAN - Mike is putting the final #/s together' and will present final draft as soon as possible. PR-Nalmmd ""CRA - Dan is working on getting pamphlets to be sent home with school children to prepare for opening. There still has been no announcement of awards. � mEi J M{],�Ef�i — There have no taker� for 2 vacan� seats on �he commiiteeWe willtry �o get scme noAice in Ne�s of the cPenings RO/lF,[/H E!UllJdO«(:� Ek:'b S*ansxo'/ state -:1 three hi::is h�ave been made to te�r down en,:-! replace exisLing roo". and l bid has roof with plywooc] AICredo� Selec�ic� shoyld [)e made in near fyiure MA��H 4 P!" n1 J AN 31 P_l 4. 34 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. SD I fiJ SUMMARY OF MEETING: January 24, 1991, Thursday ATTENDEES; Michael VanSplinter, Michael Morizio, Bill Lewis, Marvdee Flynn, Amos Robinson GUESTS: Joe Pasquale, Ed McQuade; FinCom members CORRESPONDENCE - Memo from Joan stating the committee has till Jan 16 to submit any articles. - Information on wood recycling in Peabody. - Brockton Iron & Steel offering to supply us with a 7 yd. container for food/beverage containers. They will pick-up and empty it for free, and remove white goods. - Memo from Planning Board telling us Marydee is replacing Linda, and Mike McClanahan will be the alternate. UPDATES t STATE GRANT APPLICATION - Grant approvals still have not been announced, and a specific date has not yet been set. Bill Vernon has been checking on our status, and will continue to push for answers. Hopefully a decision will be made soon. - MILLIS - Bill Lewis stated there has been considerable progress with the RFP. A draft was sent to the Inspector General office and was well received with minor changes recommended. The tentative RFP was sent to 45 vendor communities for review with comments expected for Feb. 6 subcommittee meeting, It was recommended that the RFP be brought before the selectmen. Bill will try to get on the agenda for next week for comments and approval from the Board of Selectmen. A suggestion was made that Mike Morizio review it on behave of the Solid Waste Committee. MEETING WITH SCHOOLS -Michael Van Splinter had a very successful meeting with the Superintendent and 15-20 students, teachers, Inter - generation members tic COA representatives. They are all ready to begin a recycling plan as soon as they get the go-ahead. FINCOM - Joe & Ed expressed that the feeling from the Board of Selectmen is one of approval. They said the money for start up costs for the park is available in the trash funds. The figures for projected costs and savings were presented by Mike Morizio for review, _Joe agreed to meet with Mike to put together a formal package to present to the Town Manager. It was suggested we get estimates for the repair of roof on the building as soon as possible. As soon as the ,job is complete, the school/municipal paper recycling program can begin. NEW BUSINESS NATIONAL RESOURCES TRUST will hold an awareness program on May 11, 1991 on the common, Mike VanSplinter will have more details when available. We hope to announce the name of the park, unveil the Logo, and launch our advertising campaign at this program. NEW MEMBER STILL NEEDED - Amos mentioned again we should try to recruit an additional member, preferably a citizen -at -large. NEXT MEETING - THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1990 - 7:30 PM PLEASE NOTE - If you are unable to attend a meeting, please contact Michael VanSplinter or Secretary, Patrice Frazier, PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of February 14, 1991, Thursday A. Review of Summary of Meeting B, Correspondence C. Old Business 1. Update on: - Millis - Bill Lewis - Anawon - Michael VanSplinter - Grant Application - Mike Morizio 2. Status of Roof estimates 3, Natural Resources Trust D. New Business E, Comments PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPMAP -0 121 L & to 2 -5 f -- U T SUMMARY OF MEETING: December 27, 1990, Thurbqb*DT-,,�' ATTENDEES: Michael VanSplinter, Michael Morizio, Bill Lewis, Dan Baublis, Amos Robinson, Bob Swanson CORRESPONDENCE - EAC is starting a recycling plant, and is offering us their 'markets'. Information was turned over to Bill Lewis for review. OLD BUSINESS 1. MILLIS - Meeting held last week, Bill unable to attend, He is waiting to receive the minutes. 2, ANAWON - Nothing to report this month. 3, PRESENTATION TO BOARD OF SELECTMAN - Michael VanSplinter was able to present to the board the committee's progress towards our Recycling Park, Even though his time was out short, he was able to present the layout of the park, and give actual cost avoidance figures. He was unable, because of time limitations, to announce the Xmas tree disposal day, and to mention the Grant Application. The Board of Selectmen endorsed the park, and on the suggestion of Ed Tartufo, gave approval for 2 signs (1 at newspaper rolloff, & I at the future site) to be posted announcing the coming of the Community Recycling Park in the spring. It was also suggested that the committee get in touch with Waste Mngmt. to see what they may do for us now that we have reduced our waste stream. Bill Lewis will review the contract and report at the next meeting on the issue of the additional 14K/yr for white goods disposal and the possibility of eliminating this clause. Mike has distributed to all members a handout of the actual figures and projections for participation, tonnage, cost avoidance,etc, for all to review, For 1990, the total cost avoidance, after expenses, was $24,243. ($12,943 - newspapers; $11,300 - yard waste). Yard Waste was really only, one season. 4. FINCOM - Mike Morizio and Bill Lewis have scheduled a meeting for Jan. 8, at 7:30 to make a presentation, and hopefully get their, approval. Topics to be presented are: - Grant Application Year-to-date figures & projections How a Community Recycling Park will be more profitable than Curbside - Advise on the possibility of establishing an Enterprise Account, NEW BUSINESS 1. XMAS TREE DISPOSAL - Sunday Jan, 6 will be the day for residents to bring their Xmas trees to the Composting site for disposal. Information will be posted in the 'local newspapers. Bob Swanson will try to get the chipper to go out curbside to the neighborhoods on collection day the week of Jan, 7 to pick up any trees being put out for pickup. 2, MEETING WITH SUPT. OF SCHOOLS - Mike VanSplinter will, meet with ,the Superintendent to discuss the involvement of the schools in this Community project, He will report on this at the next meeting, NEXT MEETING THURSDAY JANUARY 10,'1991 - 7:30 PM PLEASE NOTE - If you are unable to attend a meeting, please contact Michael VanSplinter or Secretary, Patrice Frazier, i 0 i E E 910ryKc n10 r;•1 , I PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE SUMMARY OF MEETING: December 13, 1990, Thursday ATTENDEES: Michael'VanSpiinter, Michael Morizio, Bill Lewis, Marydee Flynn, Amos Robinson CORRESPONDENCE 1. Letter of Resignation from Karl Sharicz 2. Registration forms for Recycling Conferences in Cincinnati, Milwaukee are available for all interested. ,3. Copy of. Recycling ModularPlan written by Dan Baublis wassent to all, OLD BUSINESS 1. STATE GRANT APPLICATION - MiKe Morizio completed the application yy and hand -carried it in, He commended both Bob Swanson and Joan i, Cutillo, who helped to get the application prepared in a timely manner. Mike noted that we ,are not a, priority community since we currently have curbside pickup. He reviewed the application with Bill Vernon before submitting, Bill agreed to write'a letter recommending the consideration of Mansfield's plan of a Community Module Unit. 2, MILLIS - Bill Lewis said there were two considerations mentioned at their last meeting: 1) All towns who have waste disposal contracts should submit copies of their contracts to the board, Bob :Swanson was contacted, and he will get a copy to Bill. It was suggested this committee also have a copy, 2) Request from board that all towns appoint a`backup member in the event of absence of the first member. Note made to request an appointment by the Board of Selectmen, 3, ANAWON - Michael Van Splinter appointed Chairman, 4. FINCOM - Efforts to get a Fincom member as either a permanent member of our board or as a regular guest have failed as of yet. Bill Lewis spoke to Chuck Josephs who is concerned about Town Finances for coming year and realizes the significant savings for the town from recycling. Mike Morizio agreed to go before FinCom with actual figures, draft,and the grant information, in hopes of finding an interested t member. 5,LEAF COMPOSTING - Exact amount of tonnage collected is not available yet, Piles are now being turned. NEW BUSINESS 1. PRESENTATION TO BOARD OF SELECTMEN - Nike VanSplinter plans on attending the next B.O.S, meeting to make a presentation on our current status. He will present the draft of the, Modular site and announce the Christmas tree disposal program. NEXT MEETING - THURSDAY DECEMBER 27, 1990 — 7:30 PN PLEASE NOTE If you are unable to attend a meeting, please contact Michael VanSplinter or 'Secretary, Patrice Frazier,' HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS!! PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of December 27, 1990 Thursday A. Review of Summary of Meeting B. Correspondence C. Old Business Update on: 1, Millis'- Bill Lewis 2, Anawon — Michael VanSplinter 3. Presentation to Board of Selectman. -Michael VanSplinter 4, Fincom — Mike Morizio, Bill Lewis D, New Business E. Comments PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON RE: Meeting of November 8, :f J iJ SOL I D' WASTP LX xOSAL L € ' 1990 Thursday ATTENDEES: Michael Morizio, Michael Van Splinter, William Lewis, Karl Sharicz, Dan 'Baublis OLD BUSINESS 1. Recycling Park Update: Mike Van Splinter stated the schedule for the composting site has been extended for two weeks longer with Nov. 17-18 being the last weekend. Bill Lewis and Mike Morizio reported their progress on the Site Design for the Recycling Park, Bill Lewis hopes to have the final drawings to present for the next meeting. There is still a question as to the use and repair of the present building, Mike Morizio made mention of the still lack of ability to come up with a written Business Plan for the center. Dan,Baublis volunteered to draft a written plan for two phases; Management responsibilities & Marketing, Mike VanSpiinter is handling the Equipment Design and Advertising/Education aspects, Bill Lewis motioned to stay with the original list of products and to discuss anything else as it comes along. The motion was approved unanimously. NEW BUSINESS The board members recently received information on a State Grant Program for Cities and Towns to receive Rollotfs and Curbside collection bins. It was decided that Mike Morizio would prepare a narrative on Mansfield's situation and forward it to Bob Swanson who will submit the application to the state. Since there are many financial questions arising at our meetings, it was proposed to ask a member of FinCom to join the board as an advisor. Joe Pasquale has previously expressed interest, therefore Bill Lewis will invite him to the next meeting, Mike V. spoke to Bruce at Great Woods who has agreed to donate $4000-$5000 to buy a piece of equipment for the center. They had originally planned to donate the first order of recycling bags. NEXT MEETING WILL BE DEC.13 (No meeting Nov.22-Thanksgiving) e;6 (VdUl- 4 TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MAS$AC14VSETTS �50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 yN �N ` i v J_ PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL RE: Meeting of September 13, 1990 Thursday ATTENDEES: Amos Robinson, Michael Van Splinter, Karl Sharicz, Marydee Flynn OLD BUSINESS 1. Recycling Park Update: Mike Morizio scheduled to meet with the Finance Committee on September 18 to discuss the financial aspect of the park. Copies of the written material presented to the Board earlier will be given to the Finance Committee to review. Mike Van Splinter; spoke briefly with engineer involved with the capping process to discuss the feasibility of an 'over -land" route to the 'lower level. The engineer had reservations concerning the amount of traffic traveling ;over the pipeline and indicated that Shell Oil may be adverse to the route 'being situated there. The other alternative would be a frontage road running parallel to Route 106 leading to the lower level. Mike Van Splinter had briefly mentioned to Tom Markt the possibility of the pistol range being "started" since the expensive equipment is already in use, in the area and it could be arranged to have the contractor work at the embankment. Mike will discuss this matter with Tom in more detail. Mike Van Splinter will talk to Bob Swanson concerning starting the permit process. Mike noted that although the Town Staff has limited time to devote to the composting issue, the permit process should commence to avoid delays since it can .be a lengthy process. The Committee discussed the recycling of high grade paper: in municipal buildings. It was agreed not to start any immediate program until every aspect is in place. Currently, the town pays one fee to have trash emptied and additional fee of $50/ton for disposal. Some town buildings and schools presently do not have huge containers, rolloffs or compactors. A recycling program will greatly reduce present costs. 2. Anawam Update: Mike Van Splinter reported that regional meetings will be starting up again beginning with September. 26. ANAWAM Committee will be taking part in the Mass Clean Conference as follows: November 10 'Saturday 9:00am - 12:00pm Wheaton College, Norton Anawam Committee will make a presentation featuring the topic of garbage handling. In addition, a representative from Millis, a state representative, Environmental Recovery Systems and Energy Answers are a few of the different vendors, agencies attending this conference. For more details, contact Mike Van Splinter. NEXT MEETING: September 27 Thursday 6 TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of September 27, 1990 Thursday A. REVIEW OF LAST MEETING SUMMARY B. CORRESPONDENCE' C. OLD BUSINESS 1. Recycling Park Update a. results of FinCom meeting 2. Millis Update 3. ANAWAM Update D. NEW BUSINESS E. COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC/GUESTS IMS TOWN i � Qe- �a, •� 3 . '�`�S it 3� TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MA88AnHUSETTS ggq$SPA 4$,:M]nsfield,MA02048 l ,9 F�ASA AWNLT o Via;. t PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL RE: Meeting of August 23, 1990 Thursday ATTENDEES:- Michael Morizio, Michael Van Splinter, Karl Sharicz, William Lewis OLD BUSINESS f 1. Recycling Park Update: On August 22, the Solid Waste Committee presented the recycling park concept to the Board of Selectmen for approval. The Board was very receptive to the idea and suggested the Committee meet with Finance Committee to discuss the economics of the program. Mike Van ,Splinter had submitted all the necessary permit applications to the Town Manager and staff to handle accordingly. To organize the efforts of the Committee toward implementation ofthe ,park program, each 'Committee member has been assigned various "modules" or aspects of the program for which he/she will be responsible. '[Attached is a copy of the ,(tentative) assignments listing entitled "New Horizons".] Bill 'Lewis spoke with Dave Erikson from Camp Dresser to discuss the progress of the landfill capping. Bill reported that the lower area has been leveled and graded and ;the stumps have been chipped. Bill indicated that this lower 'level seemed ideal for composting. Bill will periodically speak with Dave for ongoing progress reports on the capping process and he will also try to obtain their production schedule. At the; Board of Selectmen meeting, Bob Swanson recommended that the proposed compost/ park site be delayed and temporarily moved to another site until the capping activity is completed to avoid interference with the capping operations. Based on this recommendation, the Committee agreed to initiate the program at the lower, level area limiting the operation to composting only. The ,newspaper rolloff will remain at its current site. The following reasons to keep the two separate were cited: - the temporary site proposed for composting has limited access - residents will best accept the park concept if exposed gradually to each component, (i.e., composting, newspaper) - the current newspaper rolloff site presents the perfect place to advertise the new composting effort Mike Morizio will contact Big -4 Lumber to see if they'd be interested in donating r a wood structure to serve as bulletin board to be used to post news regarding the ` recycling/composting effort. Mike Van Splinter will arrange to meet with Bob Swanson and Jerry St. Hillaire to discuss the Committee's ideas regarding composting and to solicit their input/comments. In an effort to -creat enthusiasm from residents about the park, Mike Van Splinter Csuggested possibly holding a contest and awarding a prize to whomever comes up with the best name_ for -the recycling park. 'Companies could be requested to donate prizes and the contest could be generated through the school system. In regards to the BFI newspaper contract with the town, Jerry Fine :indicated to Mike 'Van Splinter that in his estimation, the elimination of weighing results in reduction of trucking time and recommended negotiating.a flat rate. He intimated that he would like to get,approx. $200/load. Action taken: Committee agreed for Mike Van Splinter to 'write 'letter to Tom Dwyer outlining this proposal to, renegotiate with BFI for flat rate.: 2. Millis Update: Bill Lewis reported that he recently received a draft of phase I Needs Analysis which outlines 8 or 9 potential sites; three of which are prioritized. Bill further noted that ,a $40 tipping fee has been proposed and that a few more towns have "signed''on" resulting in a population base of,approx. '350,0000. / P t MEETING SCHEDULE Next meetings: SEPTEMBER 13 Thursday 7:30pm SEPTEMBER 27 Thursday 7:30pm NOTE: IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND A MEETING, PLEASE NOTIFY Mike Van Splinter at 339-9865 or Lisa Silvestri 339-3614 (answering machine) SOLID WASTE COHHITTEE NEW HORIZONS Mike Morizio 1. Volunteer Development a. staffing at park b. drives -.outlying staffs .Mar de Linda 2. Pre -market Sales A1L 3. Hanagement of Park Mike Morizio 4. Fin Con Presentation Bil /Karl 5. Harket Identification Karl Sharicz 6. Publicity/ Ads Bill/Karl.. 7. Specification Development ji],]__ Lew; s ' ' 8. Park .Layout/Flow Mika V. 9.. Compost Mika,y. 10. Newsprint/newspaper factor. Mike M. 11. Other modules Town Staff 12. Permits Mike M. 13. Sighage 8/23/90 TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of September 13, 1990 ` Thursday A. REVIEW OF SUMMARY OF LAST MEETING B. CORRESPONDENCE C. OLD BUSINESS 1. Recycling Park Update 2. Millis Update 3. ANAWAM Update D. NEW BUSINESS E. COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC/GUESTS OLD BUSINESS TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS d',eRFisthAt; tvPa5Rsfield, nMA 02048 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL RE: Fleeting of August 9, 1990 Thursday ATTENDEES: Amos ,Robinson, Michael Van Splinter, Karl Sharicz, William Lewis 1. Recycling Park Update: Mike Van Splinter was notified that *he Committee has been placed on the Board of Selectmen's agenda as follows: SWC RECYCLING PARK PRESENTATION AUGUST 22 Wednesday 7:30pm NOTE: ALL M1BERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THIS PRESENTATION TO COLLECTIVELY OFFER THEIR EXPERTISE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. For presentation purposes, Mike Van Splinter created a written compilation rf what the Committee has accomplished to date. 'Included is an 'outline_ created by Mike Morizio along with two pages of calculations which had been used in a previous presentation to Board. [Copy attached] Since the Committee is at a crucial stage with the proper elements in place, a recommendation will be made to Board to ;appoint someone to be specifically responsible in interacting with SWC on regular basis. 2.. BFI Update: Based on a conversation Mike Van Splinter had with Tom Dwyer a couple of weeks ago, Tom Dvyer had "renegotiated" the town's present arrangement with BFI concerning the newspaper recycling program. The result of this renegotiation was the elimination of the management fee. After careful review by Mike Van Splinter (and subsequently by the Board), it was noted that. .Tom needs to renegotiate again with the objective to eliminate both weigh and management fees with reduction of trucking fees. Tom will notify Mike of his results. 3. New Members Update: The Committee's prospective member, Bruce Cummings has recently notified the Board of his ineligiblity to serve on a committee in the town since he will be moving imminently to Norton. Immediate Action Taken: Committee agreed to send letter to Board apprising them of situation and requesting the Board to begin advertising for replacement. TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of August 23, 1990 Thursday A. REVIEW OF LAST MEETING SUMMARY B. CORRESPONDENCE C. OLD BUSINESS 1. Recycling Park Update 2. Millis Update 3. ANAWAD4 Update_ D. NEW BUSINESS E. COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC/GUESTS TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ** Calendar of Meetings ** AUGUST: SEPTEMBER: August 22 Wednesday 7:30pm [Special Presentation] August 23 Thursday 7:30pm September 13 Thursday 7:30pm September 27 Thursday 7:30pm U I'Making.It Happen" THE MANSFIELD RECYCLING PARK PLAN An Environmentally Safe Plan For Reducing Solid Waste Disposal Costs. V R THE VISION The vision of the Solid Waste Committee is that of a Recycling Park functionally similar to the facility at Sturbridge, MA. Since the location under consideration for our facility is in front of our former landfill which will be capped shortly, a park -like background will be easily attainable. The front of the area is already sheltered by trees and ground cover. This area has long been "The Dump". No neighborhood complaints are envisioned. The lower section which is equally sheltered is proposed as the compost site, and perhaps in the far rear, a police; pistol range. Unpaved roadways allow easy access throughout the entire area. Each area, due to road configuration and topography, can operate independently of the other. pa. 2 The range of items handled which would grow as utilization and - participation increase would ultimately include - 1. Yard Waste 2. Metals steel copper aluminum white goods 3. Paper C.P.O. #1 High grade colored mewsprint 4. Corrugated 5. Plastics HDPE LDPE 6. Glass clear brown green 7. Textiles 8. Certain Woods 9. Tires 10. Batteries 11. Motor Oil Since categories 1 through 7 are already handled through our Solid Waste contract, diversion of those items will result in a cost avoidance of approximately $57.00 per ton. E pa. 3 Additionally, some of the items have a relative "High" market value:, 520-$90/ton. Items 9-11 can be recycled by diverting them from the hazardous waste stream. The intent of the committee in proposing this park is to create a cost effective, true recycling plan without increasing the cost of living in Mansfield through taxes, fees or 'penalties. 5/18/90 OUTLINE Section I. RECYCLING PARK FLOW DESIGN AND OVERALL SITE LAYOUT. (Site plan showing flow of automobile and foot traffic through park :including layout of major components to Recycling and Commercial Awareness Modules-) Section II. THE RECYCLING MODULE PLAN. II(1). The Recycling Module Management Plan Management Responsibility Recycling Module Staffing; Town &Volunteers Materials to be 'Collected and Recycled Marketing of Reclaimed Materials Hours of Recycling Operation Advertising,Education & Community Awareness II(2). Recycling Module Equipment Design. Equipment Selection Equipment Layout Material Handling and Transportation Design Maintenance II(3). Recycling Site Design. Fencing & Security Roadways ;& Walkways Buildings & Power Parking & Landscaping Land Preparation for, Equipment Placement II(4). Recycling Module Permits And Licenses. DEP & BOH Permits Section III. THE COMMERCIAL AWARENESS MODULE PLAN. III(1). The Commercial Module Management Plan Management Responsibility Staffing; Town Volunteer Groups Commercial Activities Allowed Hours of Commercial Operation Advertising, Education & Community Awareness III(2). Commercial Module Site Design. Fencing & Security Roadways & Walkways Buildings/stands Parking, Landscaping & Signage Land Preparation & Power. III(3). Commercial Module Permits And Licenses. DEP & BOH Permits Zoning & Commercial Licenses Section IV. THE FINANCIAL PLAN. Equipment Cost Land Development Cost Direct Operational Expenses Recycling Module Town Revenue Commercial Module TownRevenue Commercial Module Volunteer Group Revenue Disposal Cost Avoidance. .. . .................. .............._...........w............_......• .................. ............. ..................................................................................... ................ BULLET PfTAIf ......................... . .... ............... . . ............ ............. — ... .................... ........................ . .................... . !ANNUAL TONS 7300! .... ............ ... . .... . . . .......... . . ........... ....... t ................. . ............. .................................. . .. ....... ............................ ....... .. .... . . .. ...... . ............ . .................................. �YEAR OR"fW1 ...... ...................... . . .......................... . . ......... .. .............. ... . . . .. . .............. . .... . .......... ...................... ........ .... ....... . ....................... . ....... .. . .... ..................... MATERIAL .....d..__ ................. ............ ............ ANNUAL TONS iALQi E..—..R-..—...f.—...W........................R..... . .............. I ... .... ..E....T.......U........R........N.... . ... . . ....... . . . ................... ............... ...................... ..................... . .................... ... ET.........VALUE.I. A.....V......O.....—.I...D...— MILK HDPE ......... . ........ ......P....... . 6.13.16. f f ....D....... ...C.......S......T..... ..N........E....... f751.701 .$1.804....... ..5.......0...... ............ ASS .............TEXTILES . ...... ............................. ... . ................... 0 : $0.00 .......... . ....... ............ ..... 'CLEAR...... .... ................. . . ......................... .............. . .... 2108 ...... .......... ................... . .......$3,325.................. .......................... ........ : ............ . ........... .......... ppj ..................... . ..... $5,653.43 COLUkED29.9825 ....................... .. . .......... ......... .. .. ........ . .......... $20.00 ......... $599.65 . ........... .. ....... .............. $ .. ....... ................$2 312 ..... . ........... ($3,704.72)1 ............. . WW71*1 kuR, An:. ...................projection. .................................................... ......... ). .I..t....t...L......................................*............................... . I.:........... ........................................ I...................................................................� ............... $0.00 . ......6.00.i......... ................ .. .. .. NEWSPAPER ................—......448-92 ..................... . {$18.00) .............................................. ($8212. }�§4200. , ........,................. .,.. 17 430 00- .. . .......9..................... .....u...... $0.00 0.00 ........ ........'... ."...."...........................*. $56,206.08it56A206.08 . ..0 ...... .0...... . ....-.... ......—.. ...... . ...... ............. ......... GOODS ..............................*.*.*....................................................... 31-68: .....I............ ... .. ........ .. . ................................... ...... ........... ..0......... .... .* . .............TEXTILES . ...... ............................. ... . ................... 0 : $0.00 $0.00i $0.00 ALUM. & FOILS .................. .............................. .............................. ....................................... . ........................................ . ..................... .. ...................................... : $0.00 i ......................... $ .. 0 . . 0 .. 0 T NS RECY'CEDI 1579.11331 .................................................. .. .......... ....... ................. : . ........ I .......................... ................. . .. . ........... ($3,704.72)1 ............. .......... . ................ . .......................... $90 ............................... ............. ...................projection. .................................................... ......... . ....... ............. ....................................... . ...... . . . ...... . ........................... ....................... . . ............ ................................... .......... . ... ................................... . . ........................................... . .................. . .. ................................... Ll 86.493.92 . . . .................................. ........ . ......................... XXXhXXXXXXXXXXXXXPXXXXXXXXXXXXX ...............................................xx:xxxxxxxxxxxxx .......................... ..... . ... ................... : ..................................... SIS ........................ MATERIAL......... ... . .................. ......... .............. ......... .... . ....................... :AMT-INTONS! . .......... . ....... PA RTICIP- RE-6tff" ....... * ............ ALL .............. ................ .......... .. . ........ ....................................... ................. COLORE50"[OiC ... ..... . .. ........... 3---0- .... 0-`-%----: ........................................ : ; .......... 219: ................ - — -------- ig: .... ............................. . .... MILK( .A.P.T.) ............ . ..... . . .. . ............... ....... . ............. 219 15%: . ............... . ............... ............. ALL :8.1% COMBIN54i ..... ............ ... . ........... ....................................... .......... ... ... .. ....................................... . ............................... CLEAR ............... .... . .... ................... . ......... ............... ........................ 2-1,1 -- ............. COLORED ................. 3.00%: ...... . ...... ... 2191: .. .. . ............ ............ . . . ...... . .. . . ............. : ............ :: 29.93: ... .......... o... .......... iffliff—A LO S ............ —; ................................ 8- % COMBIN635.1 . . ............. -- . ............... ............................................ 0 ...................... STEEC................................ CANS .................... ...................... ... . ...... .. . ............................. ...... ......................... . ......... ........................ 0 .... . . ... 15%i ............. . .................... *—* ....... ..... ALUM. & FOILS ................ 0 ............. ............ .................. ...................... 0 ......................... . : .................. 15Z ; 0.0- ........ .................. --- ............. WHITE GOODS 8 70 .............. . ..................... .... 5%:: . . 31.68: ...... ...... I ...... ALL PAPERS ............ . . ......... . ................ :41% COMBIN12993 ......... . ......... I ..... . .... .. ............... ................. . ....................................... CPO.* ................................. .............................. .................. . ................... 4 ............. 0: a I .................. ............ 90%:: . . ....... ... ...... ........ 0.00: 0 .......... . ............. hJEW PAPER* .. ... ......... --- ... .......................... a....... ........................ i............ ...... 41.00%;: : — ........ 2993: ..................... ................ 15%; . .............. ; .................................... 448.92: V4RY 3- T E ............. ................................ ....... ................................... 18 .00V .........................0.0 . . . ..... 13141 :.o . ................ ........ ... ; .. 75%4: ............. . . . .. ........... .......... 984.00: .............. . ...... . ..... TEXTILES ........... .................................. t .............................. 0: . .. -; ......... Is%: .............. .. ... ......................... 0.00! 0 .............. .... . ...................... ........... ...... .... ..... . ............... . ............... ................................. ...... ................ .................... ............ ... — - ------- ......................................... .......................... ........... .................................. . ... ........................................ ...................................... JOTAL.......... .......................... . ......................... ........... ....................................... ....... ........ .. . .... ............ ....................................... ...................................... .. 0* ------ ...........9.1.......................................... .................. . ................ ............. ...... . ........ ........................... . .... ........................................ .. ......... . .................... ............... . .................................... .............. % OF TOTAL MSW 3 ..... %- ....... ....................... . . .... 110 CLASSROMSAN6 .5 Lb. PER FTE ..... .............. ................. ............ . ... . ......... . ................ ................ ........... . .... Page I DATE 5/11/90 TIME 11:19 PM .....................................................................9.............................. LAbIIhJAbAIN; tYtRbUARD'. NAT113NAL � ............. ............... a.........................., BAILER $1 01000 00;.._. a LABOR. 5 FT.E Z0 00 GLA;,SREDUCERT $4'500.00; ..9 ........... .._........................._................._......9. :ELECTRICITY 9 $600.00 I......3.................8......... ELECTRICAL $500.00€ .........................._.............__............................................._. _................................. a.... :RENTS/LEASES: p 'NATIONAL FENCING .....................1....... 4,500 00' _...__..........;....................................... ............:.........__...... ROLLOFFS ;.... ._................................... 7.....:.:: X4,000 00 GRADING/GRAVEL_ ......$13000.00 .......... P ................... HIGHWAY SAL.: ... ..... MISSA' $50000 _._. ......... q ..................._.............._L..CANS ............................$........ $9 240 00 ....._ :TRUCKING' .. :SUPPLIES ....8........ _ $1 _............__.................:...:....1..r80O:00.. ..................................... ADVERTI5ING ....................................P................. $1 000 00 x$1.2 t7.O0 FOR COMPOST SITE _..... .......1. """"' i................... TOTAL4334000 00 TOTAL $37'020 00 `l .......................... ...A.. v ... {hhxxx`,xxxx ,� �c xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxXXRRR,�ti,;RR, �xxxxXiXXX%�1�xx�"XiXriXxXXx.xxxx.�{r{xxxxXir1xxxxX ................................. ......................_.................................................._.. .................................................... :........... .................... ......9............. _......................... �..................... :....................................9................. a....................................... .................................................. :...................................... :........... ...............n.................. 6_._ `MARKET IDENTIFICATION .. ...._................. ......... .............................. .............. MATERIAL € ..... ..........> ...................................................... .....__........._9.....................__.......................... ............................................... ......_........................................._i....................._ P111K H.D.P.E. ...................._.. ......... . q ..................._........... EYERBOAR6 NATIONAL 9 HARVEY GLASS............_ _ GOOD EARTH a MILFORD �1dRTH ATLANTIf+. .... NATIf1NAl� �HOI7vFV I-L4UKEU:rua3liL.l': ..._......„......................P..._................_..._.................................................... LAbIIhJAbAIN; tYtRbUARD'. NAT113NAL � STEEL CANS'GOOD P.............._.. EARTH ':BROCKTON IRON: .......................................P............................................................ .P............................... ........ LPO GOOD EARTH HANNA . ,NATIONAL. ........ ..... _ AYON FIBER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER* FINE TREE FARM p 'NATIONAL YARD WASTE” ........ FINE TREE FARh1 i .....a................................................. NATIONAL' WHITE GOODS ................................................................................._.........P.............__..............................................._..._............................._........_....d.......GOODWILL .......... P ................... HIGHWAY SAL.: . 9..... .._ ' NATIONAL ' ... . ................ ,............................:.—...,..,........I...."....'STYROFOAM $ALYATION_ARMY :NATIONAL..... ;__..... �LUht vp F01LS GDOD.EARTH ....... ...____._.__,_a NATIONAL ................................... PLASTICS AGAIN ......... P.._..... NATIONAL . Page 2 DATE 5x'11190 TIME 1 1:19 PM �( - l.�k ANSf/�� a TOWN OF MANSFIELD MA gHTJ TTSo a 50 West Street Mansfield, MA 020!48 N.�lF�A5 A 0�`'�p.� 4, -{ it Will �� HAS SA C.,u�S%T T S PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON _SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL RE: Summary of meeting of June 14, 1990 Thursday CORRESPONDENCE 1. For informational purposes, Mike Morizio issued letters to Board of Selectmen and all other town boards concerning the availability of government surplus personal property. This property encompasses a wide range of items (ie.,forklift, tables, folders) that are granted -on a first come basis depending on availability. An 'administrative feemay be charged for. certain items. To be considered for this property and placed on state's list, the town must be certified by filling out certain documents. 2. Mike Van Splinter received letter from Town Manager informing the SWC that the literature on Brockton Iron & Steel proved interesting and that it was forwarded to Dick Lewis to pursue further. 3. Eleanor Harry, secretary for Board of Selectmen,forwarded cover letter and resume from interested applicant for membership to SWC for review. Immediate Action Taken: Committee agreed to notify Board of its interest in applicant with.: requestto pursue further. With 'regards to new members, it is noted that to date, no formal acknowledgement was received from the Board with respect to the letter issued to the Board from the SWC concerning membership. OLD BUSINESS 1. Recycling Park Update Mike Van Splinter spoke briefly with Will Sarro and was ;informed of no new developments since the Board was unable to meet with Town Manager. Immediate Action Taken: The Committee agreed to focus attention on developing formal comprehensive business plan/presentation of the Recycling Park Facility. The compost aspect will not be addressed since it will be handled as outlined by Town Manager in budget. Based on Mike Morizio's suggestion and previous outline, the Committee agreed to approach the project by assigning each member a particular recyclable item or r' "commodity" as follows: ii Karl Sharicz: metals Bill Lewis: plastics Mike Morizio: glass Mike Van Splinter: paper Each member is responsible for thoroughly researching the item and devising a viable means of handling the collection and disposal of the item (excluding thin marketing aspect). Subsequently, the Committee will collectively review the individual proposals tomodifyand finalize. Mike Van Splinter will attempt to obtain aerial photos of the proposed site. And Bill Lewis will bring in Recycling Park map/model for Committee's review. For next meeting, ;each member is requested to compile all literature pertinent to the recycling park project.to serve as reference library for members. 2. Millis Update 3 Bill Lewis reported that during Millis' last meeting on May 23, the consultants, ARI, presented the following schedule of events: June: site evaluation; currently accepting site proposals July: review specs of facility; RFP preparation Sept: formal RFP presentation; create by-laws Legal firm created by-laws and were presented for review at last meeting. It was recommended that all bills be directed to Millis who will be responsible for remitting payments. Before or on July 1, all towns truly interested in participating should remit the requested 20C/capita 'fee. Some towns have already passed the necessary warrants to allocate appropriate funds for the Millis project, while other towns are awaiting town meetings to convene. Charlie ,Le-tou,:DEP rep. to Millis Consortium, stated that.. hewould like all interested towns to pass warrant article or send letter of support from towns boards. Immediate Action Taken: The Committee agreed to send letter to Board of Selectmen requesting their formalsupportto allocate 20p/capita for Millis project. (Note: it will be researched to see if a similar letter has already, been sent to Board) Mike Van Splinter will inform Board of Selectmen that Bill Lewis will make presentation on the Millisprojectto the Board, if so requested. Immediate Action Taken: The Committee voted in favor of recommending Bill Lewis be appointed official:town,representative to Millis Consortium in the event the Board ,formally endorses the town's participation. ANAWAM Update Mike Van Splinter reported no new developments. NEW BUSINESS Mike Van Splinter informed the Committee of a presentation being made by ERS, Environmental Recovery Systems, a vendor currently proposing a site for composting facility for Norton. Key info: June 28 Thursday at Ann's Place cocktails 6:30 pm dinner 7:00 pm ($13.50/person) program 8:30 pm The Committee agreed to schedule next meeting at 6:30 and to later adjourn to to attend the ERS program at 8:30pm. I TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of June 28, 1990 A. REVIEW OF SUMMARY OF LAST MEETING B. CORRESPONDENCE i C. OLD BUSINESS 1. Recycling Park Update 2. Millis Update 3. Anawam Update 4. New members D. NEW BUSINESS Preparation of Recycling Park presentation ERS Presentation 8:30 pm E. COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC/GUESTS r" �N ANSp�rO a o o TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHU-$E;TS 50 Westrget tns jId MA 02048 N.4lF�4ss o�5�1�1� t: r #{ 4 AWN �N ty PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE_ ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL RE: SUMMARY OF MEETING OF APRIL7.6,1990 Thursday ATTENDEES: Michael Morizio, Michael Van Splinter, William Lewis OLD BUSINESS 1. RFP Update: Town opted for split bid process for new solid waste contract and attracted three main bidders: Laidlaw, BFI, Plainville The bid ranges were: collection $200,000 - $300,000/yr disposal high $40's - low $50's The separate recycling program element of the contract elicited the bids in a range of $112,000 - $200,000/yr. And each offering was substantially different. Tom Dwyer intimated that the Town would look seriously into accepting one of ,the recycling proposals. Mike Morizio commented that the small amount of bidders could be attributed to the complexity of the Town's bid documents. 2. ANAWAM Update: The SWC regional committee hosted presentation a by Taunton on their recycling program. Capitol Paper provides town with 50cubic yard rolloff with sliding interior -panels which serve to compartmentalize the different recyclables. Taunton is expending alot but is not achieving high efficiency due to problems requiring handstacking of newspapers daily and also some compartments_ filling to capacity faster than others. Capitol Paper quoted the following for Mansfield: rental of multipart rolloff container -$140/mo price offered for tin/steel cans` -$20/ton glass $20/ton natural HDP $.80/lb colored HDP $20/ton Harvey from Capitol Paper strongly suggested renting steel compactors if dealing<with plastics. He further commented that the best markets were local but the company would haul it anywhere town could find a market. Haul fee can be up to $120. Capitol is equipment supplier and hauler. Bill Lewis reported that Waste Systems figures are similar in range to Capitol's. He has no concrete figures yet on Highway Selvage Co. t 3. Recycling Update: Recycling program is currently averaging 11 tons of newspaper every 8 days. At special town meeting on May 14th, Committee will seek support/approval of ammendment to capital budget to add $11,000 for capital in, creating and°implementing recylcing park concept. Primarily be presented as modification of two proposals: 1) Town Mgr and staff request to burn stump dump and provide compactor for composting 2) SWC recycling park proposal Estimates of recycling park concept: $4500 fencing/gating $5000 baler $30000 labor Based on these estimates, 13J% participation is required to breakeven. 4. Membership issue: Committee agreed to send letter to Board of Selectmen requesting the Board set SWC membership at eight, including Board member; or seven members without Board member. It was also requested that the remaining open: seats be 'designated to citizens at large to ensure a higher level of interest and participation among members. Mike Van Splinter will follow up with phone call. 5. Millis Update: Bill Lewis reported that the consultants, ARI, have created the following schedule of action: Phase I Present -feasibility study in progress; survey of recyclable markets; identifying options; economic analysis; evaluation impact June/July -comparison of MRF, bidding, siting methodology, site selection August -preparation of RFP specs, report Phase IISept prepartion of RFP Phase III October -analysis of bids Phase IV -vendors prepare bids ARI will present two proposals: one based on 450,000 pop. with high tech mechanical operation and the other based on 250,000 ,pop. with low tech transfer station type setup. Palmer&Dodge was the lawfirmchosen by the Millis Consortium to handle the legal aspects. In order to cover the legal expense, towns are: requested to make definitive judgements as to whether or not they are serious and to reach decision by June with funds in hand. Millis is presently only town with the appropriate funds, but some towns are bringing it to town meeting. It has been cited that those towns counted "in" by June will reap benefits of initial investment and will experience favorablly lower fees. Additionally, in next two months,each town is requested to designate an individual with the authority to decided on town's behalf issues such as site selection, loading fees, etc. Committee voted in favor to approach Board to allocate approx. $3200 (20�/capita) withtheunderstanding the Town of Mansfield is merely buying share -in participation of study with no further obligation or any expectation of getting any money back. In addition, the Board is requested to empower Bill Lewis to authorize decisions on town's behalf on the Millis Consortium project. The Commi.ttee's intent, is to keep all options open. *** R E M I N D E R NEXT MEETINGS IN MAY ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS: MAY 10 Thursday 7:30pm MAY 24 Thursday, 7:30pm ALSO REMEMBER: MAY 14 Monday- Special town meeting; $11,000'ammendment proposal If you are unable to attend a meeting, please contact Mike Van Splinter 339-9865 or Lisa Silvestri 339-3614 E,. 00 TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 9rF�ASAU�`'�14, AWN \d 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 PERMANENT SUBCOW1ITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of May 10, 1990, Thursday A. REVIEW OF SUDHARY OF LAST DEETING B. CORRESPONDENCE C. OLD BUSINESS 1. RFP Update - Mike Mo. 2. Response from Board ,`re: membership 3. Millis Update 4. ANAWADI Update 5. Recycling Park/Ammendment Update D. NEW BUSINESS E. CODDIENTS FROM PUBLIC/GUESTS E pNSfj�O o?A �� TOWN OF MANSFIELD, M�4& " S + o 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 48 N SA ` 1�N' 9014AY 17 AN 8: v �IriftiS�i`�LD h1ASSACHUSEiTS PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL RE: Summary of meeting, March 8, 1990 Thursday ATTENDEES: William Lewis, Karl Sharicz, Michael Van Splinter, `Michael Morizio CORRESPONDENCE Michael Van Splinter received from Tom Dwyer a copy of the Board's letter issued to Rep. Bill Vernon in support ofgrantingfunds to Millis Consortium. [Copy attached] OLD BUSINESS 1. BFI Update: Mike Van 'Splinter reported that SO yard recycling container is on site (2 feet 'higher in dimension) resulting in approx. 2 tons more being picked up. Mike had 'indicated that hasn't been receiving any data or feedback from townconcerning cost figures, etc. - lie will discuss with Tom Dwyer about establishing some type of reporting "mechanism". In an effort to eliminate the incidence of plastic bags in the recycling container, Mike Van Splinter will discuss with Tom Dwyer the possibility of installing sign on site stating no plastic. 2. Millis ,Update: Based on conversations with George Russell (Natick rep.) and the secretary for Consortium, Bill Lewis 'reported that the Millis Consortium did receive the $40,000 grant from the State. Most of the grant will be: allocated to performing feasibility study and site selection (111st phase") through employment of consulting firm. Millis is still in the running for additional aid from NY-based plastics group. Both Sen. Kerry, Kennedy and Rep. Frank are focusing some time and effort in persuading the NY plastics company of the idea and its viability. 3. "ANAWAM Update: Mike Van Splinter reported that Martinson presented program on promoting yard waste and leaf composting in "low-tecli" form using gravel and Jersey; barriers. Mike had also noted that in 1992 no more yard waste or leaves will be allowed to dump on landfills. As a result, DEP and State Board of Health is encouraging backyard composting of leaves. Jerry St. Hillaire and Tom Dwyer ,applied for permit to burn out .the old tree stumps at landfill site to make room for future leaf compost site. g 4. Trips: Trip to Sturbridge recycling facility leas been arranged for MARCH 17 Saturday Depart from Town Hall at 8:00 am NEW BUSINESS - Bill Lewis received letter from Andrew Martin, consultant for Highway Selvage Recycling Inc. of Lakeville which specializes in collection and disposal of metals, aluminum, copper, brass, big white goods, etc. 'Bill will pursue for details and arrange for Martin to attend a SWC meeting. - Karl Sharicz reintroduced the topic of stopping usage of styrofoam; he cited a_ current gradual educational campaign being implemented at his workplace and suggested if feasible or worthwhile to attempt it at town level. - Based on discussion with; private owner of an Attleboro landfill, Al Dumont, Mike Morizio has `created ,package of information based on state studies and comprised of the following: Exhibit A - copy of Norton contract (to be used as model) Exhibit B - Foxboro trash collection contract Exhibit. C draft of sample contract (based on Norton's) outline According to Mike's presentation of information in this package, the town of Mansfield could realize considerable cost savings. IMM4EDIATE ACTION TAKEN: The Committee voted in favor to approve formal transmittal of this proposition to Town Manager and Staff for their review and consideration. Mike Van; Splinter will hand deliver the package to the Town Manager's office with brief cover letter. - [Cbpies of Mike's proposition will be distributed at next meeting to those members who were absent.] *** R E M I N D E R Next meeting is scheduled for: MARCH 22 Thursday 7:30 1 NOTE TO MEMBERS; If you are unable to attend a meeting, please call MIKE VAN SPLINTER at 339-9865 or LISA SILVESTRI at 339-3614 t a ?N ANSf/fro TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS ;p s� 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 Snas�1 TOWN \� March ,2, 1990 The Honorable William B. Vernon State House, 'Room 443 Boston, MA 02133 E Dear Bill: I am writing to advise you that the 'Mansfield Board of Selectmen voted at its February 21, 1990 meeting to support the pending grant applica- tion of the '`Millis Consortium for recycling. This grant request is now being held in the Office of Administration & Finance of the State for fur- ther review urther'review and funding determination. The Town has consistently supported recycling efforts and, in particular, has endorsed .the progressive work of the Millis Consortium. Our Solid Waste; Committee has participated in the Millis Consortium work and has supported the, Consortium's determined efforts in securing State funds to help in the 'study of this important issue. We are aware that the Solid Waste Committee has already written to you on its behalf asking for your support. The 'i Board is happy to join its voice with that of the Solid Waste Committee in this effort. On another note, we 'thank you for attending the Board's meeting February 28th to discuss local aid. We all were pleased to learn once again of your continuing strong support of adequate State funding for municipali- ties. Sincerel , Cly Thomas E. Dwyer TOWN MANAGER TED:ebh cc: Board of Selectmen d Waste Committee Douglas Priest/Millis Board of Selectmen 4� CS�MANSFjF�o'�y ap — TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 �bWN'\N PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of March 22, 1990, Thursday A. REVIEW OF SUCDJARY OF LAST MEETING B. CORRESPONDENCE C. OLD BUSINESS 1. BFI UfAate - Mike V. 2. Tullis Update - 'Bill 3. ANAWAM Update - Mike V. 4. Feedback on Mike Pt.'s proposition - Mike M. 5 Trip to Sturbridge 6. Volunteer Effort.' D. NEW BUSINESS E. CORD ENTS FRODI PUBLIC/GUESTS �NpNSfj�O ' oa��' TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS qi ��,(� 50 West Street, , FEB' F PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSALn RE: Summary of meeting, February 8, 1990, Thursday ATTENDEES: Marilyn Powers, .Karl Sharicz, William Lewis,, Michael P4orizio, Michael Van Splinter, Marydee Flynn, John Dunn OLD BUSINESS 1. BFI Update: Tom Dwyer sent letter to Brian Magner, District Manager at BFI, confirming BFI recent verbal agreement with Mike Van Splinter to provide 50 yard container at DPW site. [Copy attached] The Committee recently received a letter from a Mansfield resident congratulating the newspaper recycling program and brochure and had commented on the feasiblity of ,glass recycling. [Copy attached] 2. Brochure Update: The newspaper recycling brochures were mailed out to town residents. John Dunn reported that the delay was due to the post office's requiring that the brochures be grouped in amountsaccording to each rouge. The necessary recounting and preparation for mailing was performed by Elinor Harry, secretary to the Board of Selectmen. Immediate Action Ta)cen: The Committee voted in favor to send a letter of"thanks 'to Elinor for her time and effort with the brochures. [Copy attached] 3. Millis Update: Bill Lewis recently received a call from George Russell, the Natick .representative from the Millis Consortium,' urging individuals to contact state representatives in support of the proposal of funds' ($40,000 grant) for the Millis Consortium.; Russell had indicated that. the possibility exists that the State may still award the 'grant to Millis. Immediate Action Taken: The Committee voted in favor of Bill Lewis sending letter to Reps. Vernon and, Keating in support of funds for Millis Consortium. The letter will be followed up with a,phone call and:a copy of letter will be sent to Board of Selectmen urging them to send a similar letter of support to reps. 9. ANAWAM Update: Mike Van Splinter reported that a meeting will be scheduled.to discuss long range planning. He also noted that"industry watchers" characterized the ANAWAM regional committee as as being the best operating group in existence now. 5. Volunteer Effort: Marilyn Powers made preliminary contact with the Boy Scouts and will arrange a meeting with them to further discuss concepts and ideas. Marilyn also noted that Marguerite Carruthers from Mansfield Housing Authority reported that residents of Park Court are eager to participate y' in newspaper recycling but require help. A similar scenario exists at Senior Citizen dousing. The volunteer effort will begin its focus in these areas of immediate need. 6. Trips to recycling facilities: Trip to Sturbridge facility is tentatively scheduled for MARCH 3,,' Saturday. Details are forthcoming. Gerry Fine, as well as Dick Lewis and Bob Swanson will be invited to 'join this excursion.. 7. Allocation of funds for SWC: Mike Van Splinter personally submitted the formal version of the Town Article on January 30. [Copy attached] Mike informed Tom Dwyer of the Committee's sponsorship of the Article and also discussed the recycling "dark" concept at the old landfill site. Dwyer commented favorably but noted ;that more concrete calculations would have to be made to substantiate the ,$11,000 figure requested in the Article. blike also noted that Great Woods is willing to buy, huge leaf bags :for town's leafcomposting efforts. 8. Reduction of membership,: Board of Selectmen approved of the Committee membership be reduced to eight members. [Copy of letter attached] r As a result, only four members will now be required to reach quorum. 4 NEW 'BUSINESS In preparation for the renewal of the town's solid waste contract, the Board of i . Selectmen voted during the Feb 7 meeting that the Solid Waste Committee is to report back or "jointly present" with Dick Lewis and Bob Swanson their research and recommend- ations to the Board. As a result, ,the following schedule of meetings has been arranged: FEBRUARY 20, Tuesday workshop meeting between Solid Waste Committee, Dick �t Lewis, Bob Swanson, Tom Dwyer i FEBRUARY 22, Thursday regularly scheduled Solid Waste Committee meeting devoted to going over details -based on'info exchanged i during workshop, meeting with intent to establish r :consensus for Board presentation FEBRUARY 28, 'Wednesday meeting with Board of Selectmen as collaborative group with Dick Lewis, Bob Swanson, Tom *Dwyer to present consensus of staff and Committees * Please note: Dick Lewis and Bob Swanson will be meeting with Finance Committee to obtain their input. Mike Morizio will be performing a comparative analysis of viable alternativesto be discussed and reviewed during the workshop meeting. Mitre will also create an outline. Due :to time constraints, Bili Lewis will obtain for Mike the pertinent info concerning Norton's present leasing program; Marydee Flynn will obtain info concerning the Foxboro disposal contract. FYI: See attached listing of landfill data handed out by Mike Morizio for review. Both Dick Lewis and Bob Swanson created three different handouts, for the Committee's review - see attached `copies. The three handouts are a RFP, Summary, arid questionnaire. OTHER NEW BUSINESS - The Committee formally aclmowledges the name change of member Marilyn Powers, previously referred to as Marilyn Ouellette. - Karl Sharicz mentioned the following "FYI" for fellow Committee members: Citizen's Advisory.Board for Rhode Island Solid Waste Management is sponsoring a a panel discussion on solid waste management fora 1-12 hour sesion including meal Date: February 20, Tuesday Place: Rocky Point Park Palladium Time: 6:00 pm If interested, please call Karl for details. i 4 *** REMINDER *** Next meetings are scheduled for: FEBRUARY 20, Tuesday 7;30 (special FEBRUARY 22, Thursday 7:30 i i Special Board presentation: FEBRUARY 28, Wednesday 7:30 PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to attend any of these meetings, please notify Mike'Van Splinter at 339-9865 c or j Lisa Silvestri at 339-3619 i �jLkNS r,%Her F�O3 3 TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS o 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 P Nq JE�ASAo�s111 rOyyN \t� January 30, 1990 Mr. Brian J. Magner, District Manager Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. 190 Mulberry Street Brockton, MA 02402 Dear Mr. Magner: Enclosed please find the correspondence we discussed by telephone the other day in which Pat Murphy, formerly of BFI':s northeast regional office in Boston; indicates to the Chairman of our Solid Waste Committee that your 'firm will be able to supply us with a 50-yard dumpster for newspaper recycling.You ' and Iihave previously talked about this question in earlier I conversations. Based on our most recent conversation of January 29, I understand ' that you will be able to supply to us within the next two to three weeks a 50-yard'dumpster as specified. We look ' forward to receiving it. If, for any reason, the dumpster cannot be placed at the Highway Garage ,,within the next three weeks,,please let me know. j i Sincerely,. 1 ' Thomas E. . Dwyer Town Manager TED/eo cc: Robert Swanson, DPWiDirector/Town Engineer John Rhind, DPW Maintenance Superintendent �NIichael:Uan Splinter, Chairman,�Sohd aste Committee, ,�. � a.0 Enclosure I ANSf/FSO TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS O 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 ASA��S�'� IbWN \\1 February 12, 1990 Elinor Harry c/o Mansfield Tovm Hall 50 West St Mansfield, MA 02048 a Dear Elinor, The Mansfield Solid Waste Committee wishes to express its thanks to you for all ,your time and kind effort taken in properly preparing the newspaper recycling brochures for 'mailing. The success of the town recycling program is due largely in part to unselfish contributions of support such as yours. The brochure mailing has already elicited a response from a town; resident who sent a letter to the Committee applauding both the brochure and the program. Thanks again for your help in our endeavor. Sincerely yours, ��rfic i el van Splinteru Chairman Permanent Subcommittee on Solid Waste Disposal (a/k/a Mansfield Solid Waste Committee) I i AM, 3a��'�j Januar 26, 1990 Ms. Judith Scott Mansfield Town Clerk Mansfield Town Hall 50 West Street Mansfield, MA., 02048 Dear Ms. Scott By unanimous vote on January; 25, 1990, the Permanent Subcommittee On Solid Waste Disposal moved to sponsor the below Article for the next Annual Town Meeting. Please accept this letter as the subcommittee's formal submission of this Article for inclusion in the Annual Town Meeting Warrant. Article To 'see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, $11,000 to establish a` recycling project for the purpose of reducing trash disposal costs. t Thankyou. Sincerely, Michael Van Splinter Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee On Solid Waste Disposal' (a/k/a Mansfield Solid Waste Committee) f_ N,aNSF/F� TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 09 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 9q lF�4S A\St 1 AWN �d 1 I MEMORANDUM TO: Solid Waste Committee FROM: Board of Selectmen I DATE: February 8, 1990 RE: Reduction of membership i Please be advised that the Board of Selectmen, at their Janu- ary 24th meeting voted to approve the reduction of your member- ship from ten to eight. ebh I E 4 ALL LANDFILLS IN SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. PROJECTED TONS PROJECTED P/YEAR ; BOH DEP ACRE CLOSE (TPY) FOR TOWN OWNER ACRE ACRE DIFF. DATE 1989 BARNSTABLE MUNICIPAL 64 61 3 1996 40000 BELLINGHAM MUNICIPAL' 0 0 0 ' 1989 8600 BOURNE MUNICIPAL 24 11 13 2006 14500 BREWSTER MUNICIPAL 32 22 10 1998 6500 CARVER MUNICIPAL' 95 4 91 1999 ` 20000 CHATHAM MUNICIPAL' 50 50 0 1996 6200 COHASSET MUNICIPAL` 9 7 2 1989 7800 DARTMOUTH MUNICIPAL' 115 18 97 1988 0 DENNIS MUNICIPAL' 70 0 70 1998 14000 DIGHTON MUNICIPAL' 16 16 0' 1990 2000 DUDLEY MUNICIPAL` 9 9 0 1990 7400 DUNSTABLE MUNICIPALi 0 0 0 1988 0 E. BRIDGEWATER MUNICIPAL 75 37 38' 1988 0 EASTHAM MUNICIPAL 55 9 46 1988 0 EDGARTOWN MUNICIPAL` 17 0 17 1991 4550 FAIRHAVEN MUNICIPAL' 27 27 0 1995 16000 FALMOUTH MUNICIPAL 50 50 0 1993 28500 FOXBORO MUNICIPAL 30 30 0 1993 8000 FREETOWN MUNICIPAL' 56 0 56 ` 1990 6000 HARWICH MUNICIPAL 150 47 103 1997 8500 HINGHAM MUNICIPAL' 31 31 0 1993 14600. HOLBROOK MUNICIPAL 25 0 25 1988 0 KINGSTON MUNICIPAL 20 20 0 1999 4500 LAKEVILLE MUNICIPAL 1$ 18 0 1996 5400 MARION MUNICIPALi 95 95 0 2010 23000 MARSHFIELD MUNICIPAL 58 26 32 1995 10200 MASHPEE MUNICIPAL 61 61 0 1988 0 MATTAPOZSETT MUNICIPAL 25 25 0 1999 2200 MIDDLEBORO MUNICIPAL 25 23 2 1988 0 MILLIS` MUNICIPAL 12 12 0'' 1988 0 MUNICIPAL' 130 30 100 1988 0 .MILTON NANTUCKET MUNICIPAL' 47 47 0 1993 12000 NEW BEDFORD MUNICIPAL' 0 0 0 1990 150000 NORFOLK MUNICIPAL 50 16 34 > 1995 4000 N. ATTLE60RO MUNICIPAL 47 47 0 1997 20400 NORWOOD MUNICIPAL 16 16 0 1988 1 0 ORLEANS MUNICIPAL 20 20 0 1990 5200 PEMBROKE MUNICIPAL 30 30 0' 1992 5500 PLYMOUTH MUNICIPAL 16 14 2` 1988 01. PROVINCETOWN MUNICIPAL 0 25 -25 1990 4200 RAYNHAM MUNICIPAL 12 14 -2 1997 5500 REHOBOTH MUNICIPAL' 0 0 0: 1989 5500 ROCHESTER MUNICIPAL 24 0 24' 1989 4000 ROCKLAND MUNICIPAL 92 92 0 1993 20200 SANDWICH MUNICIPAL 14 10 4'. 1988 1 0 SCITUATE MUNICIPAL 57 57 0 1996 20000 -1 - SEEKONK MUNICIPAL 14 14 0 1988 0 SHARON MUNICIPAL 35 35 0' 1988 0 TAUNTON MUNICIPAL 58 30 28` 1990' 27000 TRURO MUNICIPAL 16 6 10 1990 2500 .WELLFLEET MUNICIPAL' 8 0 8 1988 0 WESTPORT MUNICIPAL 0 0 0= 1990 5200 YARMOUTH MUNICIPAL 125 105 20 1989 24500 ATTLEBORO PRIVATE 155 26 129' 1997 109000 BOURNE (OTIS) PRIVATE 0 100 -100 1988 0 BRIDGEWATER'' PRIVATE 50 30 20 1988 0 COHASSET PRIVATE 20 20 0 1994` 78000 DIGHTON PRIVATE ' 12 12 0 2035 0 E. BRIDGEWATER PRIVATE 30 "25 5 1992 237250 FALL RIVER PRIVATE 136 71 65' 1993 547500 HALIFAX PRIVATE 44 44 0 1996 547000 PLAINVILLE PRIVATE 139 133 6 1999 547500 RANDOLPH PRIVATE 64 64 0 1988 0 SOMERSET PRIVATE 24 24 0' 1994 16000 LANDFILL TOTALS ........... 674 549 125 2656400 MASTER PLAN DATA ---------------- SOUTHEAST MA. INCINERATES....: 600060 PLUS + SEMASS EXPANSION 279225 TOTAL SE MA INCINERATION ...................... 879285 PLUS + LANDFILLS 2656400 TOTAL LANDFILL & INCINERATION CAPACITY ......................... 3535685 SOUTHEAST MA. GENERATES 1557698 SOUTHEAST MA. EXCESS DISPOSAL CAPACITY.......................... 1977987 2 IVATE LANDFILLS _ PROJECTED TONS EST. P/YEAR BOH DEP CLOSE (TPY) FOR TOWN TEL: ACRE ACRE DATE 1989 COMMENTS/CONTACTS ATTLEBORO 222-7454 155 26 1997 109000 AL DUMONT BOURNE (OTIS) 0 100 1988 O OTIS AFB BRIDGEWATER 697-4468 50 30 1988 0 BFI?,1988 9500 TPY COHASSET 383-1664 20: 20 1994 78000 DIGHTON 12 ` 12 2035 0 E. BRIDGEWATER '588-2260 30, 25 1992 237250 BFI, RICH MCEWEN FALL RIVER 678-8860 136 71 1993 547500 BFI, RICH MCEWEN HALIFAX 263-9595 44 44 1996 547000 BFI, MARK LYONS PLAINVILLE 699-2267 139 133 1999 547500 LAIDLAW, JIM CLEARY RANDOLPH 265-9595 64 64 1988 A BFI, 1988 32500 TPY SOMERSET 24 24 1994 16000 BRAYTON PT RD, RT 6 LANDFILL TOTALS . . 674 549 2082250 ..,STER PLAN DATA FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS -------------------------------------------------- 8 SOUTHEAST MA. INCINERATES ........... 600060 CALCULATED AT 80% & PLUS + 85% EFFICIENCIES. SEMASSiEXPANSION 279225 AT 85% EFFICIENCY.' TOTAL SE INCINERATION... 879285 PLUS + PRIVATE LANDFILLS....... 2082250 MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS..... 574150 TOTAL INCINERATION & LANDFILLS ...... 3535685 SOUTHEAST MA. GENERATES ............... 1557698 MASTER PLAN DATA SOUTHEAST MA. EXCESS DISPOSAL CAPACITY.. 1977987 3 HANDOUT - SUMMARY ? l SOLID WASTE_ DISPOSAL i r l ' I have drafted a request. for Proposals (FFP) for Solid Waste Cr;l- lection and Disposal. The intent of this handout is to present the majoritems in the FFP and the (proposed method of addressing them. I' have summarized these points below: 1. F'ROC D9ED SCO E,_DF• SEFV,I.CFS Alter n�i c--� Liirl�: Base Bid and three_ Altfrnativr. Bids BASE BID -- Weekly pick-up of Residential. Solid Waste i.nclud i ng ;White Goods/Bulky Waste and Yard Waste. Also, weekly pick-up from small businesses 'with six bags/containers per week: (same as present contract). ' Alternative 1 - Same as Base Bid, but with only semi-annual pick-up of White 'Goods;/Bulky Waste. 1 Alternative 2 •- Same as Li..;se Bid, but excluding Yard Waste i (requires mandatory recycling a+ yard Waste or composting.) Alternative v - Same as Base Bid, but with Sema --annual pick- up of White Goods/Bulky Waste and excluding Yard Waste. j (Note. White Goods/Bulky Waste could be collected quarterly 1 or semi-annually). 2., PIq ITEMS ;. Present. - $/household Proposed $/ton of waste 1 Pluses with $/tun: F1: If we recycle thee; cut>t of dislrc;<_,al is offset. ' Minuses with $/ton: A: More difficult to project annual cost of disposal witt; $/ton versus #/households. Latest 'records show 7200 tons/year of waste, but it can very. We now pay $140.00/ton. B: Cash Flow: With proposed method we pay more during beginning of contract. In Spetember, 1990, we would be paying :#13,000 more than if 12 equal monthly payments were made. See attached chart. 1 11f167E [r[_RIk=FiF1T � f7N I N_ P'lkR1FiC I E.I,.D �' j Monthly ! Percentage Cumulative Present of Waste Total Billing i August, 1990 9.8% 8.8f 8.3% September, 1990 9.2% 18.0% 16.7% ' October, 1990 7.7% 25.7/ 25.0% November, 1990 8.2% 33.9% 3.3% December-, 1990 8.7% 42.67. 41.7% January, 1991 7.:3% 49.9% 50.0% February, 1991 6.4% 56.3% 58.3% March, 1.991 7.8% 64.1% 66.7"7, April, 1991 8.0% 72.1% 5% May, 1991 9.9'7. 8._'.0% F33.3% June,, 1991 9.4% 91.41 91.7% . i J. July, 1991 8.6% 100%* 1{`o% . A difference of i% in these columns represents $10,000 } j Worst Month: September, 1990 (18 -- 16.7'= 1.3%) We would be $ 1..,'-+,000. above -t the pr'.esent equal payment' method. t i i r �+r-eaFdo�an of ltd l,ic_m fur f �7itirrct Break dawn rate into fee for collection and fee for, transportation and disposal„ Mon Collection :#ltton Transport and Disposal. Pluses: a) if Town contracts for a disposal site (such as SEMASS) then we can terminate or renegotiate e+gotiato the transport and disposal portion of the costs. 3. EVALUATION-9E-91% _r Aa i Over Three Years l{ta Qualifications -- Bidders crust certify that. a. Solid Waste is major l business b. Have 5years experience or •} 1,,000,000. in receivables collecting waste C. Own vehicles d. Have contracted disposal site for length of contract µ. TEFtMINAIION C1F-_gONIRACT ' Town can terminate for: a. Contract.or'a non-performance b. b. If Town contracts with r=a separate disposal site, .Town could try to renegotiate the transport and disposal + portion of the contract. Contractor can terminate fora a. Town's attempt to renegotiate ' h. If 5% of the services contracted are reduced or ' removed by the Town. (For instance mandatory rec:ycling could reduce the tonnage by ^ %, or if the Town did have its: own disposal site this could reduce the, transport and disposal fee significantly.) 5. RE. YCILINC, Present Voluntary newspaper recycling. Citizen drop-off , at Highway Garage. We rent the 50 yard covered container- from BFI for the drop-off. BFI reimburses us for the monies they c•ol.lect at waste paper- redemption companies. The net cost t. of our present recycling system iszero: the cost is offset by the reve=nue. Proposed - Voluntary newspaper recycling at Highway Garage. with citizen drop-off. The cost of the So yard container is included in the Contractor's bid Q/ton). The Contractor empties the container ars needed and the recycled newspaper them become his property, The weight of the newspapers is not included int he Sold Waste tonnage charged to the Town. In this mariner the tonage of newspapers removed from the Solid Waste is recycled or disposed of at no cost to the Town„ b. Collection Days Present: A days Tuesday through Friday. Proposed: Contractor sets schedule. Pluses I assume this will result in the most economiccal. bid.' Minc.seS2 Cbnti actor may propose 5 day pickup with Saturday pickup on holiday weeks. i i i f 1 SOLID WASTE RECYCLING THE MANSFIELD POTENTIAL L Overview Between 9/15/BQ and 10/15/89 a scattered survey; of just 3 local and regional ne:•ispapers showed an average of 3-4 articles per wee{; on solid :usaste issues. Recycling options were key components of most of these articles. Clearly the need and the desire to recycle is on the minds of State Officials, Public Interest Organizations and the general public. Each of these groups are motivated by different factors, but the factors seem to boil down to being "Environmentally right and/or Economically true". it is our opinion that recycling is "environmentally right". It is also our opinion that until the cost of recycling a ton of material exceeds the cost to dispose of this material through a standard landfill/incineration method, then recycling is the economically correct disposal option. Our analysis and recommendations are ;based on these ooiniors. This memo will review the 'following: I. Mansfield's experience with newspaper recycling, w -hat happened and why? II. Assessment of experiences of other communities. SII. Necessary components of a successful Recycling Program. IV. Recommendations for recycling in Mansfield a. Composting b. Newspaper C. Glass d. Metals and Plastics For item III, issues such as markets, locations, manpower and costs will be considered.'_' I_Mansfield's Experience With Newsapaper Recyclino - What Happened and Why? And the chicken'exRgriment. Much has been written and said about the short lived arrangement with American Paper Recycling (APR) for collection; transportation and dispbsal'of dropped off ne:'ispapers, so 't-)2 won't 90 into details here.. In our opinion, the shortcoming of the agreement with' APR' that undermined this. first stab at recycling was that APR received no compensation for ,their efforts. If Use media reports of 'APR costs being --t-45:.00 per ton for disposing of the paper was correct, then APR should +, have been paid at least that amount. Again, until APR's cost reached $56.00 a ton, the avoided cost from BFI was economically beneficial for the Town. 1 a Or. the positive side, it should be noted that 'while there was a very ;limited ;public education campaign to inform Toxin 'resident's that newspaper recycling option existed,; the level of participation and the tonage of collected papers was on the increase. Bags of ;papers are still being left at the former Collection Site. The proposed arrangement to compost newspapers with chicken manure seems to be a rood short term project that would help keep recycling in the minds of Town residents. It might be prudent to create an agreement for this cooperative agricultural composting project to end on July 31, 1490 when the contract with :PFI expires. II. Assessments of Experiences of other Communities Several information sources literature reviews, media reports, personal communications, etc. - have revealed a variety of approaches towards and a range of experiences with, recycling options in other communities. Since each community is different, the approaches and experiences have differed.' Many factors such as infrastructure, history of solid waste management and disposal, and timing of the entrance into a recycling program, all play a part as to how successful the program will be. The experiences 'of these other communities can best indicate the potential that can be reached in Mansfield and how it can be achieved. Lexington: Lexington, a town with 24,500 residents, generates 47,000 tons of solid w-aste a ,year. In August, 1987 the Board of Selectmen appointed a;Waste Tast: Force Committee comprised of toxin staff and residents. The 1988 'Town Meeting enacted 'a mandatory recycling by-law requiring the separation of certain materials. A contract bid package was prepared and put out to bid. Lexington (con't) The contract was awarded to Ne:-; Enoland Crinc. Costs are as follotis: COST OF CONTRACT WITH NEW ENGLAND CRINC Year One - nine months iFY89? collect glass, newsprint, mag. $ 50,125.00 supply, distribute 15 gal.bins 46,170.00 public education : marketing 16,540.00 TOTAL first year $112,835.00 Year tvio (FY90) collect glass, newsprint, mag. 66,S33.O0 public education 7,068.00 TOTAL second year $ '73,901.00 Year three (FY91) same as year two In the first 9 months of the contract the Town recycled: Avg.TPD* Total for period -tons ' Newsprint 8.43 1612.75 Aluminum J2 3.95 Steel .O06 1.21 Flint Glass .93 183.79 Nixed Glass 1.72 339.03 Total Tonage 11.12 2180.69 The participation rate was approximately 76.4'1. Pickup for'; each household is every other week. One container is initially ' supplied by the town. New'England Crinc handles the separation. The Town has also offered leaf composting for several ;ears This once voluntary program is now mandatory_ Residents an Either drop laves off at the old land -Fill and place them in. z barrels o.r use biodegradable paper bags for regular curbside pick rap. All municipal offices participate in the recycling of office paper. ( N.E. CRinc also disposes of this material. According to the Assistant Town Manager,; the success of the recycling program is a result of an intensive educational campaign and the concerted and dedicated efforts of the DPW Director and the DPW staff. The bid package and examples of educational materials are attached as Appendix A. Wellesley Wellesley (population 27,000) appears to have the longest running recycling operation in the commonwealth and possibly in the nation. Source separation began in 1971, and today recycling is a primary component of the Town'sRecycling and Disposal Facility (RDF). The Town has no curbside pickup. Approximately 83 percent of the residents use the RDF site, which is both a transfer istation and the recycling center. Recycling began with a strong and effective citizen and voluntary effort. The RDF, open 60 hours a week 0.1on. Sat 7;010 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), is today operated by seven DPN! staff. Two attachments (Appendix: $) outline some of the numbers (tons and dollars) for the Towns recycling and solid waste program and are a good example of their educational material. Like Lexington, education is es.tremely important to the continued success of e ache recycling effort. ewton Newton has run a successful leaf composting operation for several years. This leaf composting site is located at the former demolition landfill adjacent to the City's landfill. The facility has, for the most part, relied upon leaves collected from the City -Streets. This year residents will be able to pile their yard leaves at curbside for.- pickup. A site visit in late September showed a clean and well run site. According to the City's Director of Public Works the composting operation requires no additional personnel and no increase in departmental budgets. Careful maintenance and oversinht of :the program is the key to the creation of a well composted product. In Newton the compost is'mixed 'with sand, street sweepings and a small amount o= low grade loam. :The end product is used for Town prefects (grass strips, ball 'fields, etc.). Due to the inclusion of street sweepings, the city does test the compost for.metals and other hazardous materials. -a Attleboro The Citizen Group - Re -usable Resources of Attleboro - has operated voluntary recycling drop-off centers for approximately ten years on the first Saturday of every month. Presently, three drop-off ,points 'are used. Between 1200-1400 cars 'arrive to deposit papers, aluminum, car batteries, brass and cooper. The Citizen=- iGroup will begin to collect olass in December. Waste Systems Inc. provides the roll -offs for ,collecting the recyclables. They drop-off the container an Friday afternoon or Saturday morning and pick-: them Lip following the evert. Reusable Resources of Attleboro takes in almost :$300.00 in returnable bottles and cans each month. They use this money to offset theirexpenses. If the market for recycled newspapers continue to drop, this x300.00 will also be a=_ed to pay to dispose of the collected pagers. Presently much of the recycled paper is being baled and shipped over seas. Nationwide, many communities have recycling success stories. r, short sampling includes: St. Louis Park, Minnesota Operates weekly voluntary curbside pickup for ;paper, metal and glass. The city provides each household with three stackable recycling containers at approximately $6.00 per container. Billing is separate from the tax rate. Residents who recycle receive a credit or, thier' refuse bill=_. The city had 807 participation for the first 5 months of 71989. Four Vermont Towns Windsor, Woodstock, Hartford and Hartland (total population 17,0001 jointly purchased a recycling trailer that spends one week in each community. The.volume ofirecyclable5 is increasing monthly. San Jose, 'California Operates a highly successful curbside pick-up program. Appra imately 60% of the residents participate. The recycling hensive set of goals and principles program sprung from a compre for solid waste management, developed in 198:3.' One goal was to reduce the waste stream by 257• by 1990. -5 IIL Necessary Components of a SuccessfulRecycling Program No matter what type of recycling program is established, there are several components which must be included in order for the program to succeed. a. Public Education A widespread public education campaign, utilizing brochure and flyers, slogans and logos, media support etc., must be in place prior to the start-up of the recycling program and should remain in place throughout the program. Special events (contests, school programs_ etc.) and door-to-door canvassing could also be utilized. The education campaign should stress why recycling is important (the economic and environmental reasons and lhow to ; participate. b. Convenience This is crucial to a successful program. For a volunteer drop-off center, the hours must be tailored to, promote participation. If residential curbside pickup is utilized, pilot programs and studies have shown that higher participation rates are achieved if colored storage containers are provided by the collector of the town. c. Incentives To encourage new and continued participation in a recycling program, even a mandatory one, residents must have an incentive which could be either positive or negative. An example of a' positive incentive is found in Plymouth, Minnesota. There the city selects a resident at random and a city employee checks that house on collection day.'If that person is participating in the recycling program they win a $100.00 cash prize. Another example might he a discount on the collection fee. Examples of a negative incentive might be where individuals do nct participate and pay higher collection fees, ;or households which do not seoarzte recyclable will not have =their trash picked -up. E There is little question that positive incentives would be more palatable and enticing to' town residents. m b i d. Marketing If no contract is put together with a private firm for disposal of the recyclables, the town :-fill have to find mar}.ets for these= materials. For a successful program, the town must either get commitments from one or more firms to purchase and/or take the materials (paper, metal, glass, etc.) or be prepared to seek out from a variety of -firms ;the best price at a given point in time. Depending uecrr the types of materials collected, the latter option could be time consuming. e. Management of Collection Center If the option of a central collection center is pL;rsued. then time and energy will have to be committed to maintaining and managing ,the renter. It must be set-uo to make it as easy as possible for residents to drop-off their 'rac clabl.es. A clean center will prima L:i� participation and., adeouate storace and processing space- must be a r. i_za L_e. The comoonen=_s listed above are by no means comprehensive. ' Depending upon the final program chosen, additional needs may arise. i F.Lldt 1 i i i I t i I i Ii i TEN (10) KEY DECISION POINTS CONCERNING SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING OPTIONS Basic Collection and Removal Services 1. Do you agree that; the cost should be calculated on a tonnage basis? 2. Doyouagree that there should be flexibility to move away from the traditional four-day collection schedule? 3. Do you support periodic collection of bulky waste to save money? 4. Do you agree that', the cost of collection should be separated from the cost of transport and disposal of waste? Recycling Service 5. Do you agree that the Town is not yet ready for 'mandatory recycling? 6. Do you think the Town should consider a voluntary curbside recycling program in the coming year? If so: What items and Under what conditions? 7. Do you agree that the priority order for voluntary drop-off recycling activities should be: a) yard waste b) glass' c) metal (Assumes newspaper recycling continues.)' 8. If savings materialize from the new bid,; should that amount be directed to recycling programs (curbside collection; drop-off centers; capital equipment; educational information) or to strict budget/tax savings? Solid Waste/Recycling Costs 9: Do you think the Town should seriously pursue a refuse removal fee in FY 1.991? 10. Do you think a fee based ;system should be pursued with recycling incentives or disincentives? f _ ANSfjF�O 00 TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 .4 lFOAS A OVSN rOyyN \� M'EMOR'ANDUM TO: Bob Swanson Dick Lewis; FROM: Larry Harrington DATE: February '8, 1990 RE: Solid Waste Proposal Please allow me to apologize for any mis-spoken words at last evening's meeting. I never intended to imply that you by- passed or; ignored the Solid Waste Committee. My only point was that the Solid Waste Committee should have received the material in advance; that way they would have been prepared to, provide the Board of Selectmen with any constructive'com- ments. I realize that you and all the staff work very hard and do an effective job of communication. Again, I apologize - for any impression to the contrary. LJH:ebh cc: Town Manager olid Waste Committee Board of Selectmen TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 FAQ PERMANENT SUBCODDUTTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL '" Jx 1' RE: Summary of meeting , January 17., 1990, Thursday Vw� CL ATTENDEES: Michael Morizio, William Lewis, Michael Van Splinter, Karl Sharicz, Marilyn Ouellette, Dennis Baker, Marydee Flynn OLD BUSINESS 1. BFI Update: Mike Van Splinter reported that the recycling operation is working relatively smoothly but noted that BFI is providing a 42yard container instead of the 50 yard container initially 'offered". Careful review of the BFI agreement by Mike and the Town Manager revealed that. the container size was never specified. Since the reduced, size results in an increased frequency of pickup and higher costs, Dlilce,suggested the Committee start exploring otheroptionsavailable after the_6 month trial period. Mike also stressed that it would be advantageous to set up allocations for the recycling program at :next Town Meeting. Mike also reported that Jerry Fine is very comfortable with the recycling program but indicated that lie has witnessed more plastic than desired. 2. Brochure Update: E Mailing of the recycling brochures has been delayed until John Dunn meets with the Postmaster to resolve the problem concerning the bulk permit. According to the Postmaster, bulk mailing requires that brochures be sent to all sectors of the community - i.e., commercial, industrial and residential. In order to comply with this regulation, it has been estimated that: 2000 additional brochures need to be printed. John Dunn will report his results at next meeting. Marilyn Ouellette and Dennis Baker have arranged to personally dispose of the 'original" brochures into the BFI recycling container. 3. Volunteer Effort: Marilyn Ouellette reported that Marguerite from Elie Mansfield Housing Authority was very responsive to the recycling effort. klarguerite' had suggested starting 'a "pilot" program at Park Court since it is readily accessible to both the tenants for dropoff and for the volunteer ¢ to pickup. Based on the success of this program, Marguerite targeted € Cedar Court as next site to include in recycling. Marguerite is still considering the feasibility of Bicentennial Drive. Mike Van Splinter will contact Joe Allen, President of Mansfield Jaycees,regarding the volunteer effort. 9. Millis Update: Bill Lewis reported no new developments concerning Millis. 5. Absent Members: Michael Van Splinter received from the ZBA a formal notification that their current representative, Eric Butler, will no longer serve as a member of the Solid Waste Committee. The ZBA does not intend to appoint a replacement. Mile also noted that 'he has not received any response from the Finance Committee regarding Barbara Hagg's continued absence. IPMEDIATE ACTION TAKEN. The Committee agreed to issue a letter to the Board Of Selectmen informing them of the ZBA's decision and the lack of response from FinCom with a request to the Board to approve the Solid Waste Committee membership at eight members. [Copy of letter attached] NEW BUSINESS Michael McClanahan submitted to Mike Van Splinter his formal resignation as member of the Solid Waste Committee on 1/11/90 citing personal and business reasons. Marydee Flynn has been appointed by the Planning Board as replacement and Linda Solm will serve as Marydee's "alternate" in her absence. The Committee agreed to make arrangements to view botli the Sturbridge and Johnston, RI recycling facilities. Mire Van Splinter will handle Sturbridge and will also attempt to obtain ,a copy of the l 'i hour tape of the Sturbridge Recycling Center; which includes segments of the operation and ,various meetinas. Milce Morizio will handle Jolinston,RI, which is a larger scale operation. - The Committee agreed to explore the feasibility/profitability of expanding the recycling operation to include glass with the eventuality of incorporating leaf compost, yard debris, grass cuttings, and Christmas trees into a more compreliensive program. blike'Morizio cautioned that glass recycling requires more space and careful monitoring to ensure the "integrity" of the glass debris to avoid refection from the glass company due to bottlecaps,;etc. - In an effort to ,find another viable means of expanding the recycling program, Mike Morizio is currently conducting an experiment to determine the feasibility of in-liome separation of residential junk mail As a matter of convenience, Mike suggested using simple wood containers to aid in separation. Mike intends to collect two months of data and will present his findings to the Committee. Mike Morizio also indicated that in-liome or at -office white paper separation can be be made easier with use of the type of three dimensional posters currently displayed throughout federal buildings. The posters explicitly state what's acceptable and it has been reported to greatly contribute to the quality of separation. - Marilyn Ouellette distributed to all committee members a memo from Dick Lewis requesting assistance in terms of information in preparation for new town solid waste disposal contract. [Copy of memo attaclied.] - IPMtEDIATE ACTION TAKEN: The majority* of the Committee voted in favor of limiting meetings to one liour; any business left: will go on next week's agenda. Exceptions are: 1) if speaker is scheduled; and/or 2) if majority rules to extend meeting time. *one dissenting vote s ***** R E M I N D E R ***** NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 25, Thursday 7:30pm Please note: If you are unable to attend January 25th meeting, please contact Mike Van Splinter at 339-9865 or Lisa Silvestri at 399-3614 TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGENDA: Meeting of January 25,1990 Thursday A. REVIEW OF SaDIARY OF LAST MEETING B. CORRESPONDENCE C. OLD BUSINESS I. BFI Update - Mike V. 2. Brochure Update - Jotin 3. Millis Update - Bill 4. ANAWADI Update - Plilce V. 5. Volunteer effort. - Marilyn/ Mike V. 6. Trips to 'recycling facilities - Mike V./Mike Mo. 7. Allocation of funds for SWC - Marilyn/ Mike Doo. 8. Tmm Paper Recycling - Mike V. 9., Response from Board re: absent members - Mike V. D. NEW BUSINESS E. CODAIENTS FROM PUBLIC/GUESTS - — - - - - -- TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 January 17,1990 Edward Tartufo Chairman, Board of Selectmen c/o Mansfield Town Hall 50 West Street P4ansfield MA 02048 Dear Mr. Tartufo: This is to inform the Board of Selectmen that the,Ptansfield Solid Waste Committee has been formally notified by the Zoning Board of Appeals that its currently appointed representative, Eric Butler, Will no longer serve as a member of the Committee. The Zoning Board also noted that it, does not intend to appoint a replacement for Por. Butler. In addition, repeated correspondence issued from the Mansfield Solid Waste Committee to the Finance Committee concerning the continued absence at meetings of its appointed representative, Barbara Hagg, has elicited no response. Based on this response or lack thereof, the Mansfield Solid Waste Committee respectfully requests the Board to formally approve the reduction of the Committee's membership from its current ten members to eight members. This approval will consequently solve the Committee's occasional 'quorum problems and ensure a sincere interest of all its members. If you have any ,questions or comments concerning this matter, please call me. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Michael Van Splinter Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Solid Waste Disposal (a/k/a Mansfield Solid Waste Committee) TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 MEMORANDUM TO: The Solid Waste Committee FROM:� Richard Lewis, ��-- Environmental & Conservation Planner DATE: Janoary 3, 1990 SUBJECT: Recycling Information and Planning As the Town staff prepares the bid package for .solid waste dis- posal beginning August 1, 1990, the need to more clearly define our recycling options becomes evident. Clearly the Solid. Waste Committee has invested time and energy in. exploring the many options available. As I stated in my memo to the chairman of Your committee last October, to avoid duplication of efforts, I would appreciate getting your latest information on recycling options - markets, experiences of other towns, costs. etc. If it is easier to speak directly with individual_ members Of your committee regarding certain aspects, please let me know. Thank you for your anticipated cooperations. RL/dt cc: Board of Selectmen Town Manager enc.