Transfer Station and Recycling Committee approves compost bins and SWAP expenses.
Transfer Station and Recycling Committee unanimously approves $1,300 compost-bin purchase and supplies. The committee, co-chaired by Lily Fayerweather and Barbara Meyer, voted 6-0 to buy 20 bins from Recycling Dividends at $65 each and maintain a $30-per-bin subsidy. The committee also approved
Transfer Station and Recycling Committee · Meeting of April 6, 2026
MEDFIELD — Transfer Station and Recycling Committee unanimously approves $1,300 compost-bin purchase and supplies. The committee, co-chaired by Lily Fayerweather and Barbara Meyer, voted 6-0 to buy 20 bins from Recycling Dividends at $65 each and maintain a $30-per-bin subsidy. The committee also approved $500 for bolts and materials to prepare the SWAP facility, which opens April 29.
Members discussed recruitment of parent volunteers to staff school-based compost initiatives and raised concerns about year-to-year inconsistency in programming. Transfer Station usage reached 3,434 households, or 76 percent of Medfield, as of March; building repairs to steel walls from loader damage are underway.
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Source: the Transfer Station and Recycling Committee meeting of April 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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