1 & 3 Year Plans
From the re-inception of the Waste Disposal Commission last April one of the Commissions goals was to come up with a 1 and 3 year plan. The following is what the commission has adopted as what we feel are our guidelines to success. These plans will be reviewed yearly in an effort to address Transfer Station issues on a real time basis.
Francestown Transfer Station
1 Year Plan
- Budget: Review the TS line items and track expenditures and revenue monthly. Outcome should be a more accurate TS budget for 2008. The expenses and revenues are now being tracked monthly. The 2008 proposed budget is based on real numbers. In addition, fees were reviewed and adjusted to reflect the actual cost of disposal or recycling to the town.
- MSW: Look for ways to decrease MSW and lower expenses. Outcome should be decreased tonnage and decreased costs. Educational efforts have been aimed at increasing recycling and removing more waste from the compactor. In addition, the employees at the TS have been retrained and supported in efforts to assure that bulky furniture, mattresses, and recyclable items are not placed in the compactor. MSW tonnage has been reduced.
- Recycling: Our goal is to increase the amount of material recycled by the residents and to improve the process of recycling. The outcome should be increased tonnage in paper, plastic, glass and aluminum. Continuing educational efforts have paid off. Plastic and paper tonnage is trending up. We are only recently able to obtain tonnage on glass so we have no comparison data for 2006. We are also unable to compile accurate data for aluminum in 2006. These items will be tracked going forward for trends. We are also educating residents on cleaning and rinsing containers and removing caps to improve the process. A system for recycling e-waste has also been added.
- Education: Develop methods to re-educate residents on what materials we recycle and how it benefits both Francestown and the environment. The outcome should be an increase in the recycling program and a better understanding of the fees charged for certain items. A quarterly newsletter has been initiated and monthly articles have been placed in both the Francestown News and the Monadnock Transcript Ledger. An Educational Open House is being developed. A whiteboard has been purchased and will be used to post MSW and recycling tonnage. Recycling numbers are being tracked and are trending higher than in 2006.
- Review of Physical Layout: Determine if physical changes to the layout would improve the flow and processing of MSW and recycling. Outcome would be an improved traffic flow and a cleaner operation. Two presentations were made on possible changes to the physical layout of the TS. Items under review include additional roll-offs, a possible additional compactor for paper, adding a road access to the back of the property and changing the location of some areas including C&D and composting.
Francestown Transfer Station
3 Year Plan
- Implementation of Physical Changes to the Layout: Determined in the 1 year plan
- Meet Recycling Goals of 40%: Look for new avenues for recycling
- Develop Plan for CIP
- Annual Review of Changes to the Physical Layout: Replacement of compactor; Water source for hosing surfaces around compactor; Fire Pond; Water source to put out the burn pile before it cools
- Annual Review of Fees