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51210 Ashfield Chesterfield Cummington Goshen Huntington Middlefield Plainfield Westhampton Williamsburg Worthington Note The HRMC covers approximately 270sqmi and serves approximately 13370 residents ID: 803004

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Eric WeissAdministrator, HRMC5/12/10

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AshfieldChesterfield CummingtonGoshenHuntingtonMiddlefieldPlainfield

WesthamptonWilliamsburgWorthington Note: The HRMC covers approximately 270sqmi and serves approximately 13,370 residents

The HRMC member Towns are;

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The HRMC was formed as the result of a grass roots effort by its member Communities in 1989. Waste disposal crisis created need for a regional rural, recycling solid waste disposal plan.Working regionally provides important costs sharing and information sharing which cannot be achieved by its member Towns individually.

Each Community pays an annual assessment to the HRMC based on tonnage and population.Background Information

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The HRMC, since 1989, has been a very successful venture by and for the Communities it represents. Recycling helps save over $134,300 each year in disposal costs for all of its member Towns combined.HRMC monitors all solid waste and recycling programs for its member Towns as well as providing technical assistance when needed.

In 2006 the HRMC added addressing rural Hilltown sustainability issues to its core mission.Background Information, Cont.

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Huntington Transfer Station

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HRMC Board sees recycling as part of the overall “sustainability equation”.The HRMC has been a “good deal” for its member Towns providing many services regionally that could not be provided on per Town basis. HRMC is currently promoting both important regional recycling programs and new regional sustainability and green energy efforts.

Background Information Cont…

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Williamsburg Transfer Station

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MRF Recycling Program

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Paper Products Newspapers & MagazinesSchool Paper & Office Paper

Flat Cardboard Corrugated (brown) CardboardPaper Board & Poster PaperConstruction PaperEnvelopes & Junk Mail

Clean Pizza Boxes & Phone Books Container Products

 Tins Cans (Soup, Catfood, Veges

, etc)

Aluminum Cans & aluminum Foil

Milk Cartons & Juice Boxes

All Plastic Containers (#1-#7)

All Colors Glass Bottles

What is recyclable at the MRF ?

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Large Metal ItemsTiresClothesBooksElectronics

PaintFluorescent Light BulbsMercury Containing ProductsCompostingWaste Oil – Depends on the Town ** We also hold a Regional Household Hazardous Waste collection every fall – the next one is scheduled for October 23, 2010.

What other items do we recycle?

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Open Top Boxes for Bulky and Metal Items

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Book Recycling

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Total Annual Green House Gas Savings =5,316.4 Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent

FY 2009 Annual Recycling & Disposal Information (Tons)

Town

Recycling(Tons)Recy(%)

GHG Red

(

Tns

Crbn

)

Ashfld

249.8

39.4

717.0

Chstrfld

101.4

38.0

291.0

Cmmngtn

126.5

34.6

363.1

Gshn

118.9

43.3

341.3

Hntngtn

257.2

34.3

738.2

Mddlfld

72.0

34.7

206.7

Plnfld

87.1

43.3

250.0

Wsthmptn

216.1

39.0

620.1

Wllmsbrg

417.5

42.2

1198.1

Wrthngtn

205.2

43.1

588.8

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The HRMC is involved with the following programs for its member programs:MRF recycling program (all household recyclables)Electronics recycling programFluorescent Light Recycling ProgramPaint Recycling Program

Annual regional HHW collectionTechnical Assistance and required annual submissions to Mass DEPAttend State & local meetings for member TownsHRMC Program and Efforts

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Provide outreach and education InformationAcquire grants to promote HRMC missionMonitor solid waste and recycling tonnagesTowns pay directly for their portion of all HRMC managed programs.Currently assisting Towns in determining Green House Gas (GHG) savings from their existing recycling programs and efforts.

Promote new sustainability and green energy efforts in the Hilltown service region.HRMC Programs and Efforts Cont.

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Electronics Recycling

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Fluorescent Light Recycling

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HRMC Towns share a beautiful rural regionPreservation of quality of life is extremely importantRegional approach for rural towns saves costs and allows Administrator to accomplish tasks volunteers are unable to pursue individually.Regional nature helps us pursue new sustainability efforts which make practical sense like recycling & green energy projects.

Regional Approach

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Recycling is an important part of the overall sustainability equationHRMC Administrator is the first ever Chairman of the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network (PVSN)Recycling helps increase sustainability and reduce the Towns “carbon footprint”HRMC is working with member Towns (which are interested) in becoming Massachusetts designated “Green Communities”

Sustainability Goals

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HRMC initial sustainability goal is to work with member Towns to explore ways rural Communities can reduce their “carbon footprint”Potential wind and solar energy sites will be examined first.Sites will be municipally owned such as schools, closed landfills, town buildings, Town land…etc.

First specific site to be evaluated for its wind power potential is the New Hingham Elementary School in Chesterfield.

Sustainability Goals Cont…

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August 2009 - $5,600 from Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to perform Initial feasibility study of a wind turbine installation the New Hingham School.December 2009 - $8,500 from WMECO for the HRMC to perform sustainability workshops in area schools and Towns over the next 18 months.

February 2010 - $121,000 ARRA Grant for the Town of Middlefield to install high efficiency boiler and replace all windows at its Town hall. HRMC will oversee the grant.March 2010 - $30,000 Grant from the Clean Energy Center to hire SED to perform a comprehensive site assessment of the New Hingham School site for the potential installation of a 225kw wind turbine.

Recent Sustainability Grants obtained by The HRMC

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The HRMC is here to serve the recycling, waste disposal and sustainability needs of its member Towns to help reduce their carbon footprint !The HRMC will continue to aggressively promote recycling, reducing and composting the waste stream from Hilltown Communities!

The Northampton Landfill will close in April 2012. The HRMC is now actively working on and exploring other long term disposal options on behalf of its member Towns.What does the Future hold ?

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* Since 1989 all HRMC member Towns have used the Northampton regional Landfill for their primary disposal option.We create only 6% (11 tons per day) of the trash which goes to the Northampton Landfill* Since 1989 the HRMC has aggressively created and promoted many recycling efforts in the region. Last year we:

Recycled 1,955.41 tons of material Disposed of 2,867.10 tons of materialHad region wide recycling rate of 41% !Saved 5,613.03 equivalent metric tons of carbon

Northampton Landfill Closure

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MRF hauling is done under a single regional hauling contract managed by the HRMC for its member Towns.HRMC manages all other recycling efforts on a regional basis.Solid waste disposal contracts with Northampton are held by the Towns but managed regionally.Towns all bid separately for solid waste hauling services through the HRMC.

Regional Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal Efforts

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Bid for a Single Disposal Long Term ContractPro – Keeps existing local haulers in businessCon –Longer distance = hauling increase.* Create a regional 10 HRMC member Town bid request for disposal services.

* Work with the City of Northampton and other “former” users of the Northampton landfill to create a larger regional disposal services bid.Post Northampton Landfill Option #1

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Northampton Disposal Cost = $72.50/tonCurrent HRMC Region Disposal and Hauling Costs

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Bid for Combined Hauling and DisposalPro – Lower costs for hauling and disposal.Con – Drive local haulers out of the market.* Create a 10 HRMC member Town hauling and disposal contract.

* Work with the City of Northampton and other “former” users of the Northampton landfill to create a larger regional hauling and disposal services contract.Post Northampton Option #2

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Disposal Cost = $79.75/tonFuture (FY 2013) HRMC Region Hauling and Disposal Costs

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Town

Disposal Hauling Total

Ashfield

$ 2,785 $ 1,421 $ 4,206

Chesterfield

$ 1,219

$

881

$ 2,100

Cummingtn

$ 1,732

$ 1,378

$ 3,110

Goshen

$ 1,127

$

699

$ 1,826

Huntington

$ 3,579

$

2,023

$ 5,602

Middlefield

$ 983

$

1,077

$ 2,060

Plainfield

$ 828

$ 564

$ 1,392

Westhamptn

$ 2,452

$ 1,353

$ 3,805

Williamsbrg

$ 4,190

$2341

$ 6,531

Worthington

$ 2,687

$1815

$ 4,502

Preliminary Projected Disposal and Hauling Cost Increases to FY 2013 Budget

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1) Local Hauling for Disposal (< 50 Miles)- South Hadley Landfill- Covanta Waste–To-Energy, Springfield- USA Waste, Somers Ct.2) Hauling & Disposal (combined)

* (Disposal location may not be local)- Waste Management- Allied waste- Cassella Waste - County Waste- Possibly Some Local Haulers

Potential Disposal/Hauling Options

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Explore/develop how a regional hauling system will work.Explore/develop how a regional hauling and disposal system will work.Additional forums in 2011 & 2012 to discuss and promote solution(s) to the Towns.Develop and have new bid effort complete by January 2012 in time for Spring 2012 Town meetings.

Next Steps

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This organization belongs to the member Towns only you can make it work!Feel free to contact Eric Weiss, the HRMC Administrator at:

Cell Phone : (413) 687 -3356Email: hrmc@crocker.com

Please Contact Us Anytime