How much is trash costing West Boylston? |
In Fiscal Year 2008, West Boylston budgeted $161,000 for trash disposal at the Wheelabrator incinerator in Millbury ($76/ton) and $243,000 to collect the trash, bringing the total to $404,000. This year (FY09) $418,000 is budgeted for trash. Costs have gone up dramatically. In FY04, the town's total trash costs were $249,000, so costs have gone up 68% in five years. |
How much does it cost the town when I put out one bag of trash? |
It costs the town $2.38 to pick up and dispose of an average bag of trash containing 25 lbs of waste.
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How much does the town pay to dispose of recyclables? |
While regular trash costs the town $76 per ton to dispose of at the Wheelabrator incinerator, the town pays NO disposal fee for recyclables - their disposal is FREE!
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How much would I have to pay a private hauler to pick up my trash? |
Some towns, such as Boylston, do not provide trash service and their residents typically pay about $265 per year to hire a private hauler to take their trash. Many haulers are now charging $400-$500 per household, per year.
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Does the town receive revenue when our recyclables are sold for recycling? |
 According to the town's contract with our collector, Allied Waste, the town should receive revenue from the sale of recycled paper. Each month, the town should receive a credit for each ton of recycled paper. This credit per ton is equal to the 80% of the average yellow sheet price minus $45 for processing. For example, in May,
when the average price of paper was $70/ton, the town should have received a credit of ((0.8 x $70) - $45) which equals $11/per ton. Figures on the amount of credit received by the town have not yet been provided to the SWAT by the DPW.
The town does not receive any revenue from the sale of our containers to recyclers. In fact, the hauler must often pay to get rid of them. However, diverting containers to be recycled does reduce the town's disposal fees at the Wheelabrator incinerator, which charges $76/ton for trash.
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