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Weston s Transfer Station will implement a pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) system of trash disposal starting in October, with the estimated price for 35-gallon bags at $4 and the price for smaller bags to be determined.
The move comes on the heels of other changes at the Transfer Station, including a composting pilot program started last fall and charging for bulky waste beginning May 1.
In Massachusetts, 44% of municipalities have implemented some kind of PAYT program, including neighboring Natick, Sudbury and Wayland.
While communities that have adopted PAYT on average produce 1,086 pounds of trash per household, other towns average 1,649 pounds of trash per household.
The joys of ownership
Spring cleaning means clearing out closets, removing unnecessary clutter from our lives and making room for the new. As the globe faces a waste crisis and sustainability rises in importance, students such as senior environmental economics and management major Avery Lumsden value minimalism and the reduction of waste while decluttering.
To ease the task of cleaning, Lumsden suggested trying something similar to Marie Kondoâs KonMari Method â remove items that no longer bring you joy. Lumsdenâs minimalist lifestyle entails putting more value in fewer items and changing her mindset on consumerism as a whole.
âThe word âconsumeâ alludes to one consuming something and then disposing of it, so why not own things?â Lumsden said. âBeing an owner means that you have agency over [something] that doesnât end within your lifespan. I think that switching the mindset to valuing ownership over consumerism is a really important st
. He was the 2014, 2016 and 2018 Republican Nominee for U.S. House of Representatives (Florida-CD23). The Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop is a well-known ‘hot spot’ for South Florida bargain hunters seeking out the latest flea market deals and moviegoers heading to watch the latest drive-in flics with their families. It once featured free concerts of famous bands and a circus with elephants, clowns and acrobats. It was where Jeb Bush announced his run for Governor, well over two decades ago. Now, once every two weeks, the famed Swap Shop features extreme Muslims seeking to convert the vulnerable to radical Islam, and they are doing it in the name of Jesus, literally. The dangerous nature of this offensive endeavor must be exposed and condemned.