Select Board approves biweekly recycling, new solid waste contract
Swampscott Select Board approves biweekly recycling and new waste contract. The board voted 3-1 to shift recycling collection to every-other-week beginning January 1, 2027, saving approximately $168,000 annually, with Danielle Leonard voting opposed and Wayne Spritz, Mary Ellen Fletcher, and Ted
Select Board · Meeting of July 7, 2026
Swampscott Select Board approves biweekly recycling and new waste contract. The board voted 3-1 to shift recycling collection to every-other-week beginning January 1, 2027, saving approximately $168,000 annually, with Danielle Leonard voting opposed and Wayne Spritz, Mary Ellen Fletcher, and Ted Dooley voting in favor. Members unanimously authorized the Chair to execute the new Republic Services contract following final legal and pricing review.
The board also unanimously approved approximately $285,000 in fiscal year-end budget transfers, with Fire Department overtime of $795,000 representing the largest expense category.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of July 7, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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