HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING COMMITTEE
2013
Solid Waste / Recycling
Carlisle generated a total of 2,757 tons of solid waste in 2013. There were 1,809 tons of trash taken to the NESWC incinerator for disposal and 948 tons were recycled. This was a recycling rate of 34.4%.
The following is the list of recycled materials for 2013.
|
Recycled Item |
Tons |
Revenue($/Ton)* |
Total Revenue ($)* |
|
Newspaper |
67.9 |
+ 20.00 |
+ 1,358 |
|
Mixed Paper |
186.1 |
+ 20.00 |
+ 3,722 |
|
Cardboard |
161.2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wood (Construction Debris) |
256.2 |
- 72.00 |
- 18,446 |
|
Metal |
82.6 |
+ 120.00 |
+ 9,912 |
|
Clear Glass |
44.5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Colored Glass |
71.1 |
- 35.00 |
- 2,489 |
|
Mixed Plastic |
47.6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aluminum and Tin Cans |
11.7 |
+ 100.00 |
+ 1,170 |
|
Tires |
11.5 |
- 125.00 |
- 1,438 |
|
Freon Units_______________ |
7.9 |
__ _ 0 |
___ 0 |
|
TOTAL |
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(year-end) (- 6,211) |
* The amounts received and total revenues are the year-end figures.
Historical Summary (Tons)
|
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Recycled Item |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Newspaper |
190 |
162 |
155 |
117 |
92 |
90 |
71 |
68 |
|
Mixed Paper |
219 |
214 |
189 |
183 |
179 |
166 |
184 |
186 |
|
Cardboard |
141 |
128 |
151 |
155 |
155 |
161 |
153 |
161 |
|
Wood |
351 |
281 |
314 |
292 |
344 |
321 |
271 |
256 |
|
Metal |
124 |
110 |
99 |
105 |
99 |
86 |
88 |
83 |
|
Clear Glass |
40 |
34 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
45 |
|
Colored Glass |
70 |
66 |
73 |
74 |
74 |
76 |
81 |
71 |
|
Milk Jugs |
4 |
4.6 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
7.1 |
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|
Mixed Plastic |
29 |
34 |
47 |
39 |
28 |
55 |
66 |
48 |
|
Aluminum/Tin Cans |
11 |
9.5 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
16 |
11 |
12 |
|
Tires |
14 |
9.6 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
6.0 |
12 |
|
Freon Units_______ |
13 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
___11 |
___11 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
|
Recycle Total |
1,206 |
1,064 |
1,111 |
1,097 |
1,055 |
1,037 |
985 |
948 |
|
Trash Total |
2,028 |
1,882 |
1,838 |
1,795 |
1,890 |
1,874 |
1,818 |
1,809 |
|
Total Material |
3,234 |
2,946 |
2,949 |
2,892 |
2,945 |
2,911 |
2,804 |
2,757 |
|
% Recycled |
37.3% |
36.1% |
37.7% |
38.0% |
35.8% |
35.6% |
35.1% |
34.4% |
Household Recycling Committee - 2013 Page 2.
Other Activities
• Refrigerated liquid (“gable-top”) cardboard food containers were added to the mixed plastic waste collection stream.
• More Than Words Bookstore and Café continued their pick-up of the used books from the Swap Shed instead of disposing of them with the recycled paper. The books are sold at their Bookstore/Café in Waltham. MA.
• The Styrofoam collection bin continues to be very popular. The ReFoamIt Company from Framingham, MA continues to pick up the material when the bin is filled. The large roll-off container is emptied about once a month. The weight is not substantial but it has diverted a large volume of material from the trash containers which must be hauled to the incinerator for disposal. The ReFoamIt staff held an outreach day in the spring to promote Styrofoam recycling.
Members:
Daniel Scholten Robert Wallhagen
Launa Zimmaro Gary Davis (DPW)
Robert Peary, Chairman