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The Cost of Trash & RecyclinginSturbridge
Reviewing Our Approach&and Our Providers
 
 
Fee-based Communities in the Commonwealth
as reported by theDepartment of Environmental Protection (DEP)
124 towns/cities in MA have implemented “Pay asyou Throw” (PayT), Sticker Fees or both
Of those communities, 13 have reported some issueswith illegal dumping
It was suggested at a Sturbridge selectmen’smeeting, that the main obstacle to fee impositionat the Sturbridge recycling center, is illegaldumping
The science and the numbers
DO NOT
in anyway support that position
 
 
Recycling Rates
as reported by DEP
Of the 282 MA Communities that recycle andreport to DEP, Sturbridge is ranked 241 - basedupon DEP’s reported numbers
Sturbridge has a per capita recycling rate (asreported by DEP) of just over 94 lbs. per 
The City of Worcester (as reported by DEP) has aper capita recycling rate of 116 lbs.
Based upon DEP numbers, The City of Worcester recycles at a higher rate than does Sturbridge
This is odd in light of our “commitment” toenvironmentalism
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