Pay as You Throw Bag Holiday

The Town of Tiverton is suspending the required use of pay as you throw trash bags for the holiday week of December 26, through 30th.
Residents should continue to recycle cardboard and Christmas gift wrappings.

Meeting minutes September 22, 2011

     Regular Meeting Minutes

· David Dimaio and Joseph Vinagro of Patriot Disposal met with committee to discuss extension of existing contract. David explained how Patriot has worked with town and made financial adjustments in contract to fit within town budget. He made recommendation that town maintain status quo for life of contract or until closure of landfill and then determine direction town elects to go (direct haul , or transfer station) and adjust contract language going forward in bid for new contract.
· Committee discussed the effects that Single Stream Recycling (April 2012) might potentially have on contract. David commented that pickups would remain the same and that Patriot would most likely incur more runs to Johnston (rirrc) and absorb the added cost.
· Mr. Berlucchi brought up the idea of the town adopting the large totes for recycling and having Patriot pay for the totes over the life of contract. David responded to the idea of patriot purchasing totes for the town in that it would best be done in new contract. Discussion proceeded to evaluate the pros and the cons of the town moving to large totes.
· Mr. Lambert suggested that we allow residents to decide which bins they would prefer to use. Mr. Berlucchi offered that potential grant monies may be available to start pilot program to gauge the interest in using the larger totes.
· Mr. Berlucchi made motion to recommend extending 5 year contract to Patriot Disposal for trash and recycling pickup. Three voting members approve extending contract. Deborah Dupont, Steven Rys , Steve Berlucchi
· Pare Engineering will be at next meeting
· Meeting minutes approved for 8/25 meeting with minor changes.
· Mr. Rys stated the recycling totals for August at 178 tons. The number for August 2010 was 158 tons.

Special notice from DPW 11/9 /2011

The Department of public works is requesting residents to refrain from placing the following items in the recycling bin

• Pipes
• Needles
• Rope
• Chains
• Cables

These items can cause equipment damage and serious injury, as well as lost time repairing equipment at the recycling facilitates in Johnston.

Residents are reminded that they can bring scrap metal to the landfill for proper disposal.

Recycling committee is working on developing a program to properly dispose of needles/sharpes

Residents can receive free collection & disposal kits from Walgreens http://investor.sharpsinc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=615409

Agenda committee meeting 10/26

TOWN HALL

343 HIGHLAND ROAD

Wednesday October 26, 2011 6:30 PM

·        Approval of minutes.

·        Status of Pare Engineering report. (transfer station options)

·        Landfill / Recycling reports

Curbside Yard Waste Collection Schedule 2011

 SPECIAL CURBSIDE YARD WASTE COLLECTIONS WILL BE HELD DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEKS ON YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED TRASH PICK-UP DAY

MAY 2^ND – MAY 6^TH 

MAY 16^TH – MAY 20^TH

JUNE 6^TH – JUNE 10^TH

JUNE 27^TH – JULY 1^ST

AUGUST 1^ST – AUGUST 5^TH

SEPTEMBER 26^TH – SEPTEMBER 30^TH

OCTOBER 17^TH – OCTOBER 21^ST

OCTOBER 31^ST – NOVEMBER 4^TH

NOVEMBER 14^TH – NOVEMBER 18^TH

NO PLASTIC BAGS, ALL YARD WASTE SHOULD BE IN BIODEGRADABLE PAPER BAGS OR IN SEPARATE TRASH BARRELS AND MUST BE PLACED CURBSIDE BY 6:00 AM.  BRUSH AND BRANCHES NOT EXCEEDING 3” IN DIAMETER BY 4’ IN LENGTH, TO BE TIED IN BUNDLES NOT TO EXCEED 40 POUNDS.  YARD WASTE THAT IS LEFT CURBSIDE, WHICH DOES NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, WILL NOT BE COLLECTED.  CONTACT THE TIVERTON DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS WITH ANY QUESTIONS (401) 625-6760.

Tiverton Garden Club Cleanup Week

Tiverton’s Annual Clean Up Week

Saturday, April 16^th to Sunday, April 24^th

Sign up sheets at Coastal Roasters or Essex Library

for a specific location, or clean up an area of your choice.

Contact Jan for details, 816-0276

Bags and gloves available after April 6^th at Essex Library.

 

For details,

Call Marcia at DPW, 625-6760,

or Bonnie at 816-0968

 

Sponsored by the Tiverton Garden Club, the Tiverton Litter Committee

Plastic Bag recycling

 You can bring all of your plastic bags, regardless of where they came from, to any ReStore container. You can find ReStore containers in most RI supermarkets, big-box retailers, and pharmacies.  

With the exception of Saran wrap (which is made of PVC, and is NOT accepted), a good rule of thumb for determining which materials are accepted in the ReStore Program is to try stretching the plastic with your thumb. If it's easy, it's in. The following are major examples of what is accepted in ReStore containers.  These need to be clean and dry:

• All shopping bags
• Dry cleaning bags
• Newspaper bags
• Bread bags
• Bagel bags
• Paper towel and toilet paper overwrap
• Produce bags
• Mattress bags
• Shrink wrap from cases of beverages
• Electronic overwrap

The following is a list of participating stores:  ALDI markets, Bennys, Burlington Coat Factory, CVS, Kohls Department Stores, Lowes Home Improvement, Price Rite markets, Rite Aid, Shaws markets and Wal-Mart Stores. You may also take your plastic bags directly to Tiverton Department of Public Works garage  50 Industrial way  401-6256760