 Williamstown Select Board Talks TrashNancy Nylen, who represents the town on the 14-town Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management District, was before the board at its late September meeting to talk about the district's activities and the operations at the town transfer station.  North Adams Group Launches Nip Bottle Return Pilot ProgramThe group is launching a pilot program that will offer a 5-cent refund for each clean nip bottle returned to BFAIR's redemption center, starting Nov. 1, and continuing as long as funding permits.  Adams Recycling Efforts Paying BenefitsThe town has diverted some 119 tons in "commingled" recyclables of paper, plastic and glass and trash collected was 172 tons. Berkshire Communities Awarded Recycling, Waste Reduction GrantsBerkshire County communities were awarded just over $100,000.  Pittsfielders Want Extra Recycling Toters, Not Trash TotersAbout a month into the new trash system, more than 2,200 extra recycling toters and over 500 additional trash toters have been requested.  Dream Green Makes Mattress Recycling EasierKennedy, a longtime employee of Central Radio in North Adams, noticed a problem. It was not easy to recycle old mattresses, especially since the 2022 state law banning their disposal in trash. Dalton Green Committee Member Receives MassRecycle AwardLocal environmental activist and Green Committee member Thomas Irwin was awarded the inaugural outstanding volunteer award during MassRecycle's 29th annual award ceremony.  Pittsfield Council Advances Toter Contract to Final VoteThe City Council has taken a move toward toters, preliminarily approving a five-year contract with Casella Waste Management. Berkshire Athenaeum Computer Recycling CollectionAccepted items include monitors, scanners, computer mice, printers, keyboards, laptop batteries, ink and toner cartridges, computers, hard drives, speakers, cords, and cables. No television sets will be accepted. Pittsfield, North Adams Support Paint Stewardship ProgramPittsfield's City Council last week voted unanimously to support a resolution requesting the Legislature act favorably on the bill before the House Ways & Means Committee. The North Adams City Council did the same.  Composting Company Talks Bettering Municipal Waste at BEAT's Green DrinksSecond Chance Composting picks up food scraps and other organic matter and processes it into compost, covering the Berkshires and parts of Southern Vermont. |
