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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Dispos al Options <br /> <br /> <br />v2.1 202 10/22/12 <br /> Changing the residential collection schedule could provide cost savings to the Town <br />and provide for better utilization of personnel and equipment. Changing the <br />collection days would require rescheduling and re-routing for MSW and yard waste <br />collections. More detailed routing studies are needed to assess the current <br />performance of the residential collection system to develop an optimized routing <br />network. <br /> Automating the Town’s collection fleet appears to provide long-term potential cost <br />savings, primarily through reduction in staffing costs (automated trucks require fewer <br />people than the Town’s current manual rear loader collection fleet). <br /> Implementing a PAYT program could potentially reduce the amount of waste <br />requiring disposal and reduce long-term costs to the Town. The PAYT program costs <br />include additional administrative support costs and the capital requirements for the <br />purchase of collection containers and periodic replacement of these containers. <br /> Constructing a new transfer station within the Town limits and contracting with a <br />landfill for disposal appears to yield only slightly higher costs to the Town when <br />compared to direct hauling the MSW to other landfills as a long-term solution. <br /> Given the relatively low quantities of waste generated by the Town, implementing an <br />organics diversion program (residential and/or commercial) would likely increase the <br />Town’s solid waste management costs; however, this conclusion would need to be <br />reviewed periodically as new organic processing facilities are developed in the <br />region. The costs included in the organics diversion analysis include additional costs <br />for the separate collection of organics and processing costs. The Town should also <br />consider public private partnerships that might improve the financial feasibility of <br />organics diversion. <br />Other non-quantitative factors (such as those related to risk management, environmental impacts, <br />socio-economic issues, sustainability, etc.) also need to be considered before a final decision is <br />made regarding the “best” scenario for the Town. <br /> <br />