http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/ Carlisle, Massachusetts USA Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:14:46 GMT Launa Zimmaro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2692 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2692 A town compost site is something I've wondered about, too. Just haven't done any research on the possibility. My initial sense is that siting and maintenance Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:11:39 GMT Lee D Perlman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2691 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2691 ... Launa - would it be feasible to have a composting operation at the transfer station? Could the compost be sold? Lee Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:24:07 GMT LowellSJ@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2690 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2690 During a time when town budgets are set level or a very moderate increase, I believe any additional cash needs to be allocated to the stabilization fund. I Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:02:09 GMT LowellSJ@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2689 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2689 Is there a better way to manage access to the Transfer Station? One consideration is to provide a key card access only with a yearly renewable fee. This Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:47:08 GMT LowellSJ@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2688 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2688 Laura, When I put things in the Carlisle Swap Shed my intent is that it go to someone in Carlisle that can use it. That was the original intent of the Swap Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:24:17 GMT Laura Scarbro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2687 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2687 If you want to make sure that your stuff is put to good use, try donating it to an organization like HGRM (http://www.hgrm.org/). It is not as convenient as Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:22:56 GMT Launa Zimmaro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2686 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2686 2008 was a very different year than 2007 in the world of recycling. The + sign in front of figures below indicates money for the town; the - sign indicates Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:20:52 GMT Edward Fields http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2685 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2685 great math Bob, love it! ... -- "It is quite human and even pragmatic to passively accept reality as it is. Until it's too late to do anything. -- Joe Bageant Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:10:28 GMT Susan Stamps http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2684 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2684 I agree with Diane - collecting cans would be a good fundraiser.? Better yet, don't drink soda?and use?a refillable?water bottle - those two simple acts would Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:35:05 GMT Rwallhagen@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2683 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2683 At $50/ton for the aluminum cans we recycle; that amounts to 2 1/2 cents/pound. There are about 35 empty cans/lb; so we get approx. 0.07 cents/can. If someone Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:23:35 GMT Larry Bearfield http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2682 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2682 The real culprit is construction debris which tends to put the recycling center in the red. An effort was made to clamp down on it but I'm not sure how Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:05:35 GMT Edward Fields http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2681 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2681 Oops, I blew it The 2007 recycling report indicates the following revenue : *Recycled Item* *Tons* *Revenue($/Ton)* *Total Revenue ($)* Newspaper 162 + 60.00 + Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:01:45 GMT Edward Fields http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2680 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2680 In order to give residents a chance to make a 'find' at the swap shed, lets discuss the following solution: 1) Since Carlisle's dump days are Tues, Thurs, and Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:47:34 GMT Tim Pierce http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2679 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2679 ... That is already town policy and not disputed, as far as I know. In the past, checking of stickers has been pretty lax, but in the last year I have found Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:28:40 GMT Diane Miller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2678 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cityinthewoods/message/2678 Tim Hult mentioned an idea that scouts or another group might set up a place for deposit type containers at the transfer station, with the redemption money