Swampscott's Solid Waste Advisory Committee reviewed early problems with the town's new automated trash and recycling system and a reworked bulk-pickup fee.
Swampscott's Solid Waste Advisory Committee settled on a single-week switch to automated trash and recycling carts rather than stagger the two services as hauler Republic Services had proposed.
Swampscott shifts waste responsibility and launches automated trash and recycling collection August third. The Solid Waste Advisory Committee approved the new trash contract following the official July 13 transfer of responsibility from the Department of Public Health to Public Works. Postcards
Swampscott held a public information session on its new automated trash and recycling contract, fielding resident questions.
Swampscott Solid Waste Committee reviews new trash contract details ahead of August 1 launch. According to a presentation by Nick Connors, the shift to automated pickup from manual collection would avoid costs of $480,000 for just one year of manual service. DPW ex-officio member Gino Cresta
Swampscott's Solid Waste Advisory Committee elected new leadership after its chair joined the Select Board. Members unanimously chose Emily Westhoven as chair and Alix Smullin as vice chair, with outgoing chair Wayne Spritz abstaining because his new Select Board seat barred him from voting.
Solid Waste Advisory Committee approves prior minutes and advances work on waste services vendor RFP and multi-family recycling survey. Chair Wayne Spritz led the two-hour meeting, where the RFP Contract Workgroup reported near completion of the proposal with an expected vendor start date of July
Solid Waste Advisory Committee approves prior minutes and updates 2025 waste data. Chair Wayne Spritz presented figures showing the town remains among the state's leaders in waste reduction with declining total waste, though the year was skewed by a three-month trash strike; Spritz used nine months
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