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<br />Environmental Services
<br />ROLE: To
<br />manage envi-
<br />ronmental ser-
<br />vice programs,
<br />including con-
<br />tracted curb-
<br />side refuse col-
<br />lection and dis-
<br />Expenditures
<br />Payroll
<br />FY07
<br />FY06
<br />$ 1321387
<br />$ 1281441
<br />Expenses
<br />$212011791
<br />$211061408
<br />Personnel
<br />Full Time
<br />2
<br />2
<br />Part Time
<br />1
<br />1
<br />posal; curbside recycling collection of mixed paper, plastic,
<br />glass and metal containers, yard waste, and appliances, and
<br />drop -off of corrugated cardboard; manage operations of the
<br />Minuteman Household Hazardous Products regional facili-
<br />ty, including the special collection of cathode ray tubes
<br />( CRTs) and other electronics; manage operations at the
<br />Hartwell Avenue Compost Facility (HACF), including the
<br />processing and collection of leaves, yard waste, brush, tree
<br />waste, wood chips and other organic materials from con-
<br />tractors, residents, and municipal curbside materials; oversee
<br />the provision of composting - related services completed by
<br />private contractors; administer the contractor permit pro-
<br />gram for yard waste and brush; and develop and implement
<br />marketing program regarding the sale of various
<br />compost /loam products.
<br />Superintendent of Environmental Services: Robert Beaudoin
<br />since September 2001
<br />HIGHLIGHTS:
<br />• Visible Recycling Ban: In 2006, the Board of Selectmen
<br />voted to enforce a visible recycling ban (VRB). The Town
<br />developed a plan to work with the contractor, Waste
<br />Management, to implement this ban effective September
<br />11 2006 and better enforce the Town's current recycling
<br />regulations. Through June 2007, the implementation of
<br />the VRB resulted in the reduction of nearly 700 tons in
<br />trash and an increase of nearly 30 tons in recycling.
<br />• Household Hazardous Waste Contract: In response to a
<br />Request for Proposal for new service for the Minuteman
<br />Regional site, three competitive bids were received and a
<br />3 -year contract was awarded to PSC Environmental com-
<br />mencing with the April collection.
<br />• Refuse and Recyclables Collection Hauling and Disposal
<br />Contracts: Received seven competitive bids in response to
<br />the Request for Proposals to continue the weekly curbside
<br />collection of mixed paper and plastic, glass, and metal
<br />containers along with residential trash. A new 3 -year con-
<br />tract was awarded to JRM Hauling & Recycling Services
<br />beginning July 1. Waste Management of Massachusetts
<br />had performed both contracts for the past nine years.
<br />• Grants Awarded: Applied for and received Massachusetts
<br />Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) technical
<br />assistance grant to improve participation at the
<br />Minuteman HHP Regional Facility and a municipal waste
<br />reduction grant to provide recycling education materials
<br />and equipment.
<br />• Recycling Statistics: Residents recycled 5,249 tons of
<br />glass, metal, plastics, and mixed paper through the curb-
<br />side and drop -off collection program, an increase of about
<br />28 tons from the previous year. A total of nearly 2,000
<br />appliances were collected from Lexington residents
<br />through the curbside collection program. Recycling access
<br />for cardboard was expanded at the DPW facility, resulting
<br />in the recycling of approximately 265 tons of cardboard.
<br />Recycling Outreach
<br />— Researched collection options of "green waste" at the
<br />Hartwell Avenue Compost Facility.
<br />— Over the past year collected and recycled nearly 2.5
<br />tons of broken recycle bins.
<br />— Conducted site visits of area recycling facilities to
<br />assess best end - market for Lexington's recyclables.
<br />— Developed Request for Proposal Bid Document 07 -24
<br />for the collection of household hazardous waste at the
<br />Minuteman Regional facility and Bid Document 07 -26
<br />for refuse and recyclables collection, hauling, and dis-
<br />posal in Lexington.
<br />— Worked with Civics Group to expand recycling at
<br />High School.
<br />— Sharps Program.
<br />— Continued CRT collections at Hartwell Avenue
<br />Compost Facility (HACF), where items were now
<br />accepted at two collection points, thereby significantly
<br />reducing wait time.
<br />— Continued coordination of Lexington, Arlington,
<br />Bedford, Belmont, Burlington (LABBB) collaborative
<br />program to collect ink -jet and toner cartridges from
<br />municipal departments and from CRT special drop -off
<br />collections. LABBB students have collected thousands
<br />of cartridges and sent them to a facility that reprocess-
<br />es them.
<br />— Placed new public -space recycling containers in center
<br />and at various ball fields.
<br />— Continued expanded weekday and weekend spring and
<br />fall hours of operation at the HACE
<br />— Provided new public recycling event boxes to several
<br />civic organizations to recycle beverage containers at
<br />annual fairs, festivals, and fundraisers.
<br />— Revised annual trash and recycling collection calendar
<br />and mailed to all households.
<br />— Provided recycling access, education materials, and
<br />demonstrations at public events including League of
<br />Women Voter's Forum, Earth Day Fair, DPW Open
<br />House, Discovery Day, and Patriots' Day Parade.
<br />— Continued the fluorescent bulb recovery program at
<br />public schools, municipal buildings, and the
<br />Minuteman HHP Regional Facility, recycling nearly 3
<br />miles of fluorescent bulbs and receiving nearly $1,000
<br />in grant funds to subsidize collection costs.
<br />— Promoted the reuse of construction materials such as
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