Transfer Stations
Extracted from the Norfolknet Notes.The note below was sent in as a follow-up to the question regarding our local transfer station fees.
3/11 8:40am Surrouding Town Trash update.
Medfield:
About 2 years ago the Town of Medfield formed a committee appointed by the Board of Selectmen to determine policies including fee schedule for the Transfer Station. The Committee looked at "pay as you throw" like you have in Norfolk but decided not to implement it at this time but to revisit the issue at a later date. There is currently no sticker fee for Medfield residents to use the Transfer Station for trash and recycling drop off. Commercial establishments must pay a per ton fee if they choose to use the Transfer Station for trash drop off. They can use the recycling area free of charge. - Per Town Adminstrator Franklin:
The Beaver Street Transfer Station: Trash cards must be prepurchased at the Municipal Building for a fee of $33. This is good for 15 containers of trash. The life of the card is not to exceed six months. There is an additional fee of $20.00 a cubic yard to dispose of construction materials. The following items are free: Yard waste - free, scrap metal & appliances - free, branch and brush (no tree stumps)- free, tires - rims removed - free, motor oil - free, auto batteries - free, newpapers - free, glass, plastic, tin cans - free. Cost for curbside pickup is $50.00 per quarter. - Per Franklin DPW Medway:
In Medway there really is no transfer station. They pick up at the curb, but will only pick up "Medway" trash bags which are bought for $1.50 each. The per year fee is $50. - Per a Resident in Medway - NS
3/7 10:28pm Hi, I have a few names of companies that offer curbside trash pickup and was looking for some more suggestions as to who offers curbside pickup in Norfolk. With the board of Selectmen just approving an increase of the trash bag stickers from $1.75 to $1.90 PLUS the $40 sticker fee, this is getting really expensive. I don't mind paying but if I am paying I would like the convenience of not having to use expensive plastic bags and just use green Rubbermaid waste containers like most people own and most other towns use., i.e.. Medfield, Medway, Franklin (to name a few). How many people have small plastic bags for their kitchen waste, when that gets full put it into a larger green plastic bag? Talk about waste. Plastic biodegrades in how many years???? Medfield lets you throw trash in any type of container you have. I plan on doing a surrounding town survey for comparison (NOT Sudbury as was presented at Selectman's meeting) to see where we stand for rates. I suspect we are very high. But in the meantime if I'm paying through the nose I'm going to hire someone to lug my trash, hence the first sentence in my rant. It will most likely not cost me any more PLUS I'll save my time and not have to worry about running out of bag stickers. This seems to be the trend because Saturday mornings at Main Street Hardware tells the whole picture. People are mad and getting out. - NS