12/14/2011 UPPER CAPE REGIONAL TRANSFER STATION BOARD OF MANAGERS Minutes

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there were benefits to using rail,trucks and also benefits to partnering with Bourne. Mr. Jack emphasized that the volume of MSW would be reduced due to increases in recycling volumemandated by the State.Mr. Jack suggested that the UCRTS offered the mechanism and logistics to offer a recycling operation. Mr. Jack noted that there were a number of issues to be considered, including town-wide recycling issues, disposal and transportation contracts and the IMA. Brent Putnam, Falmouth Selectman, agreed that changing regulations would impact the management of the waste stream. Mr. Putnam suggested the benefit of working collaboratively to address the issue, noting a movement to focus more on working.together on a regional basis. Mr. Putnam suggested the possibility of developing the facility into a county-wide operation, working cooperatively with other facilities on the Cape. Mr. Putnam noted the challenges associated with towns managing their waste differently, such as with pay-as-you-throw versus pay-per-pound, and how it would impact the UCRTS, and the need for member towns to consider waste disposal consistency. Mr. Putnam expressed concern about utilizing trucks which would place more vehicles on the road and recommended transporting trash over the third bridge by rail. Mr. Costello suggested reviewing the situation as it currently existed, noting that each town contributed financially to the operation of the UCRTS. Mr. Costello referenced challenges with enforcing flow control regulations and noted Mashpee's efforts to ensure compliance. Mr. Costello stated that each community would benefit from enforcement, ensuring that volumes were maintained which would then reduce the financial burden to the town. Mr. Costello agreed that recycling would be a major component in considering the future of the UCRTS, or in collaboration with the Bourne facility,particularly due to the public policy shift. Mr. Costello stated that there was no reason to continue to maintain the UCRTS if there was no benefit to the member communities, but recommended that regionalization was the future. Rather than dismantle the UCRTS, Mr. Costello recommended reconsidering the facility to ensure its benefit to the region. Mr. Costello noted that the IMA and the rail contract were in place for three more years and recommended that member communities consider a long term plan, whether the facility would be extended or disbanded. Bud Dunham of Sandwich, noted that, with the expected increase in cost per ton, each town would pursue efforts to reduce their volume of municipal waste. Mr. Dunham reported that pay- as-you-throw, initiated July 1 in Sandwich, hadresulted in a decreasing municipal solid waste to 40% and recycling had increased by more than 40%. Mr. Dunham also referenced the County's efforts to negotiate future costs. Carl Cavossa of Cavossa Disposal stated that flow control regulations were again being- challenged eingchallenged in Superior Court and suggested that flow control was not an answer to the facility. Mr. Cavossa recommended including haulers, UCRTS customers, as part of the discussion about the future of the facility. Mr. Cavossa stated that commercial trash changed with the financial model, as was seen with the Covanta discount that generated additional trash. Mr. Cavossa stated that the UCRTS could only work for commercial since residents prefer to dispose their trash locally. Mr. Cavossa also noted that Bourne and UCRTS were in competition on Cape, and discussed the benefits of competition. Mr. Cavossa stated that rail could provide the competition necessary to reduce pricing, by transporting waste to locations off-Cape. Tom Guerin from Bourne suggested that the UCRTS offered a municipal asset to the region and recommended that it be reconfigured to be a non-costing situation for all of the communities 3