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the abnormally cold temperatures. The last event was The DPW also continues, with the assistance of on March 19th. SEMASS, its program to remove mercury from the waste stream. Mercury is a toxic element that has var- To date for the 2004-2005 winter season, the ions adverse health effects on humans,particularly the DPW has responded to five (5) events requiring either elderly, pregnant women, and children. The DPW sanding or plowing. The biggest event was December offers a free mercury fever thermometer exchange as 27-28 when over fourteen inches (14") of wet, heavy well as an exchange of mercury thermostats. Over 200 snow fell in an approximately 16-hour period. The mercury thermometers have been turned in replace- weight of the snow hampered not only plowing, but ment by digital thermometers since the program also caused numerous tree breaks and loss of power to began. Through the thermostat exchange program, a number of households throughout Mashpee. residents are given two one-dollar ($2 total) coupons for Dunkin Donuts for each mercury thermostat turned Transfer Station in for recycling. In 2004, the Town of Mashpee generated 9,328 A new contractor assumed operation of the tons of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Of this total, Transfer Station on July 1, 2004. The company, We 4,775 tons were collected at the Transfer Station and Care Transportation,LLC,based in Jordan,New York, 4,553 tons were collected by private haulers from was the lowest of the three bidders for the contract commercial properties and from residential curbside which may be renewed annually up to five years. pickup. Cemetery Approximately 2,011 tons of materials were col- lected at the Transfer Station for recycling (general Improvements at Great Neck Woods Cemetery recycling, yard waste, and bulky waste only), a slight continued in 2004. Stone columns were constructed increase from 2003. along the property frontage and fencing between these columns will be erected in 2005. Several new walk- Below is a list of some of the materials collected ways were also constructed. at the Transfer Station with a comparison of the quan- tities collected in 2004 versus 2003. In 2004, seventeen (17) plots were sold at Great Neck Woods Cemetery. Since the cemetery's opening 2004 2003 in 2002, a total of fifty-four (54) plots have been sold. In addition, one (1) niche in the columbarium was Newspaper 292 tons 272 tons sold. Cardboard 123 tons 123 tons Magazines 60 tons 43 tons During 2004, twenty-seven (27) interments were a Paper/Junk Mail 21 tons 9 tons held in Mashpee, thirteen (13) at Great Neck Woods Chipboard 17 tons 6 tons Cemetery and fourteen (14) at Indian Meetinghouse ' z Scrap Metal/Appliances 281 tons 353 tons Cemetery. Glass 92 tons 74 tons Plastic 24 tons 25 tons Respectfully submitted, Cans 13 tons 15 tons Yard Waste 1,000 tons 1,000 tons R. Gregory Taylor Tires 991 tires 686 tires Director Used Oil 3,300 gallons 2,500 gallons Antifreeze 165 gallons 55 gallons _ ' Car Batteries 264 batteries 405 batteries Fluorescent Bulbs 2,654 feet 2,966 feet Electronics/CRTs 48 tons 36 tons Propane Tanks 599 tanks 1,071 tanks r Mattresses 835 mattresses 503 mattresses " The DPW continues to offer free recycling bins ' to residents at the DPW garage at 350 Meetinghouse, Road. Over 3,000 bins have been distributed in the past three years in an effort to make recycling more convenient for residents. 94