BARTLETT/JACKSON TRANSFER STATION
2007 was another busy year at the transfer station. We were able to grind about 1,000 yards of glass and turn it into 500 yards of usable aggregate for the highway departments. The recycling market continues to be very favorable and the market prices have remained high. We are receiving $80.00 per ton for mixed paper. On our last shipment, we received $115.00 a ton for OCC (Old Corrugated Cardboard). We shipped 40 bales of OCC to market on January 9, 2008.
Due to a change in vendors for scrap metal late in 2006, we showed a considerable increase in revenue this year. The volume of paper being recycled is only 20 tons more than last year and is equal to 2005. There has not been a full year of data for comparison for OCC and metal.
The total revenue for recyclables this year was approximately $43,046.93. These revenues offset the operating cost of the transfer station. We have used these funds for repairs and maintenance of transfer station equipment. This does not include the compactor that is maintained by each town, municipal solid waste, or salaries for each town.
We were also able to purchase a piece of equipment from these revenues. Let’s continue to improve these numbers by recycling. There is still a great deal of paper and OCC being disposed in the compactors. In the average household, paper and OCC equal about 40% of waste.
At this time we do not have the amounts for 2007, but 2006 figures showed we were only recycling 10% of our total waste. We can easily ALL do our part by being cognizant of how we dispose of paper and cardboard. Remember, it cost the towns about $70 per ton for landfill waste. If we just recycle only paper, it would equal a net savings for the towns of over $150 per ton!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO RECYCLE!
Respectfully submitted,
Jon Edgerly
Bartlett/Jackson Transfer Station Supervisor
Additional materials disposed at the Transfer Station in 2007
757 Mattresses were sent to the landfill
244 pieces of furniture were sent to the landfill
254 Televisions were sent to recycling company for proper disposal
Recycled
178.49 tons of mixed paper 73.12 tons of old corrugated cardboard
216.07 gross tons of scrap metal 6.74 tons of aluminum cans
Total: 474.42 tons were recycled in 2007
Jon Edgerly
Jackson Transfer Site Supervisor
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