Managing Municipal Materials in Difficult Markets

1. Transfer Station &
Recycling Facility
Transfer Station
Gatehouse
Recycling Facility

2. Users
Sticker Fee
(without SMART)
Sticker Fee
(with SMART)
1st Sticker 210.00$ 100.00$
2nd Sticker 30.00$ 15.00$
Senior 55.00$ 10.00$
Replacement 10.00$ 10.00$
Recycling 75.00$ 15.00$
Senior Recycling 20.00$ 5.00$
$1.50 30-gallon bag
$0.80 15-gallon bag
$0.50 8-gallon bag
Trash Bags
Access Sticker
Transfer Station &
Recycling Facility
Board of Selectmen
July 2014
Feb 2015
Finance Committee
Feb 2015
Public Forum
March 2015
Annual Town Meeting
(non-binding vote)
April 2015
Board of Selectmen
July 2015
PAYT Program – start date
Sept 2015
Public Meetings Fees

3. What Will it Cost?
• Sticker Program
– Without SMART
• Sticker Fee $210
– With SMART Program
• Sticker Fee $100
• SMART Bags $110
Examples:
Quantity Type of Bag
73 30-gallon bags, or
137 15-gallon bags, or
220 8-gallon bags
• Senior Program
– Without SMART
• Sticker Fee $55
– With SMART Program
• Sticker Fee $10
• SMART Bags $45
Examples:
Quantity Type of Bag
30 30-gallon bags, or
56 15-gallon bags, or
90 8-gallon bags
Transfer Station &
Recycling Facility

4. Transfer Station & Recycling Facility
PAYT/SMART Program
Implemented September 1, 2015
Sept 3rd Sept 10th Oct 6th

5. Transfer Station & Recycling Facility
PAYT/SMART Program
Solid Waste (tons)
Fiscal Year July August September October November December January February
FY13 312.95 315.95 208.71 309.43 311.38 314.43 278.74 209.1
FY14 333.11 323.29 303.93 297.1 275.75 329.9 273.13 213.76
FY15 338.21 279.7 299.39 289.99 308.41 319.32 255.57 203.02
FY16 347.89 389.05 182.3 170.55 165.51 194.49 178.28 119.95
Average (Pre-PAYT) 333.04 327.00 270.68 298.84 298.51 321.22 269.15 208.63
Tonnage Difference(Pre vs Post PAYT) 88.38 128.29 133.00 126.73 90.87 88.68
% Change 33% 43% 45% 39% 34% 43%
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Tons
Transfer Station
(Monthly Solid Waste Tonnage)
FY14
FY15
FY16

6. Transfer Station & Recycling Facility
PAYT/SMART Program
Recyclable Material (tons)
0
20
40
60
80
100
FY2013 FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
Mixed Paper
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
July 58.4 54.94 44.15 64.36
August 54.37 55.46 41.27 69.24
September 57.25 56.77 50.45 61.59
October 68.26 57.64 50.3 69.05
November 76.66 40.53 35.11 73.08
December 66.79 35.13 42.51 90.91
January 62.9 32.32 33.98 73.00
February 45.49 37.68 41.29 64.67
0
10
20
30
40
50
FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Commingle
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
July 31.77 37.99 42.63 32.89
August 36.39 34.91 38.32 30.99
September 25.3 35.28 40.34 27.57
October 32.64 28.57 30.18 33.04
November 36.72 32.6 19.99 29.59
December 46.92 33.39 25.51 42.05
January 34 27.06 33.78 34.28
February 35.25 21.47 32.13

7. Transfer Station & Recycling Facility
PAYT/SMART Program
Sticker Sales
Fiscal Year
Non-Senior
(1st Sticker)
Senior
(1st Sticker)
Non-Senior
& Senior
Sept-Feb Sept-Feb Sept-Feb
FY2013 2610 966 3576
FY2014 2537 994 3531
FY2015 2462 1029 3491
Average 2536 996 3533
FY2016 (PAYT) 2252 1094 3346
Difference -11.2% 9.8% -5.3%
PAYT (Implemented on September 1st)
0
1000
2000
3000
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5000
AccessStickers
Sticker Sales
SMART/PAYT Comparison
(September - February)
Total Sticker Sales
Non-Senior (1st
Sticker)
Senior (1st Sticker)

8. Transfer Station & Recycling Facility
Enforcement

9. Transfer Station & Recycling Facility
PAYT/SMART Program

10. Transfer Station &
Recycling Facility
Thank You
Corey York, Acton DPW Director
Email: Cyork@acton-ma.gov
Tele: 978-929-7740