Proposed new rules for trash Collection and Recycling

The following are recommendations to encourage residents to recycle more, to help alleviate abusive illegal use of the landfill, to lengthen the time the landfill is available to Tiverton homeowners and to provide funding for estimated landfill closure in 2015.

The Recycling/landfill Committee unanimously recommends the following changes to the Tiverton Solid Waste Disposal program.

· Recommend each residence put out both a green and blue bin with rubbish for a weekly collection or their rubbish will not be picked up. If additional bins are needed, they will available at the DPW garage or a trash barrel labeled with a recycle sticker supplied by the town may be used if separated from regular trash.

· Require use of standard 32-gallon container for rubbish.

· Require $2.00 sticker be applied to the top bag of rubbish in each barrel dropped off at landfill.

· Require $2.00 sticker be applied to top bag of rubbish in each barrel pick up curbside.

· Recommend all revenue from sticker program, less expense of stickers be deposited in the reserved landfill closure account