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Northampton 2019 waste.xlsx6/22/2020 Massachusetts Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Surveys This spreadsheet contains information about municipal solid waste and recycling programs from survey responses. IMPORTANT NOTE: This is not the same data as MassDEP collected for 2008 and prior years. These survey responses do not include municipal recycling rate calculations. Therefore, it is not possible to directly compare this data to data collected for 2008 and prior years. Recycling rates calculated based on this survey data also will not be directly comparable to rates that MassDEP has calculated for prior years. Municipality Name Contact Name Total Number of Households Households Served by Municipal Trash Program Households Served by Municipal Recycling Program Trash Service Type Carts for Trash Trash Cart size Recycling Service Type Recycling Collection Frequency SS Recycling Carts for Recycling Recycling Cart Size Food Waste Service Type # of weeks collected curbside Weeks the drop-off center open to residents Municipal Buildings Trash and Recycling Service School Trash and Recycling Service Business Trash and Recycling Service Non-Resident Trash and Recycling Service Solid Waste program funded by property tax? Solid Waste program funded by annual fee? Solid Waste program funded by a transfer station access fee? Solid Waste program funded by per-visit fee? Solid Waste program funded by PAYT/SMART revenue? What is the annual fee? What is the transfer station access fee? What is the per-visit fee? PAYT/SMART Enforced Trash Limits at Curb Maximum # bags/barrels/cart per week Bag/barrel/cart size in gallons (eg 32 64 etc) Trash Enforced by Muni Trash Enforced by Hauler Dedicated Trash Enforcement Personnel Enforced Mandatory Recycling Applies to Residential Generators Eligible to be Served by Municipal Program Applies to Residential Generators Not Served by the Municipal Program Applies to Commercial Generators Recycling Enforced by Muni Recycling Enforced by Hauler Dedicated MR Enforcement Personnel # Hours Enforcement Personnel on Street Private Hauler Regs that Require Recycling Applies to Residential Generators Eligible to be Served by Municipal Program Applies to Residential Generators Not Eligible to be Served by the Municipal Program Applies to Commercial Generators Swap-Shop Reuse area at transfer station / recycling center? Compost Bin Distribution Program Trash Disposal Tonnage Does trash disposal tonnage include bulky waste? Bulky waste tonnage Fee for bulky waste? Annual Bulky Waste Limit Tip Fee as of 1/1/2020 Tons Single Stream Recyclables Newspaper Cardboard Mixed Paper Commingled Bulky Rigid Plastic Scrap Metal / White Goods Textiles/Used Clothing Wood Mattresses Carpet Food Waste Yard Waste E-Waste C&D Auto batteries Auto tires TVs and Computers Other electronics (DVD/VCR phones stereos etc) Waste/Used engine oil Household batteries Propane tanks - 1 lb. Propane tanks - 20 lb. Anti-freeze Used oil filters Latex paint Oil based paint Fluorescent lamps/CFLs Button batteries Thermostats Thermometers Other products containing mercury Expanded polystyrene Medical waste (sharps) Textiles/Used Clothing Bulky Rigid Plastic Books/Media Plastic Film Fire Extinguishers Did your municipality hold comprehensive household hazardous waste collection events in 2019? How many events? Regional Reciprocal Town or City Name of person who filled out survey Total number of households in community Total number of households participating in the municipal trash program Total number of households participating in the municipal recycling program Curbside or Drop-off program. None = no municipal program exists Does the municipal trash program provide trash carts to residents? Indicates the size in gallons of trash carts municipal trash program provides Curbside or Drop-off program. None = no municipal program exists Frequency of curbside recycling collection. Is the municipal recycling program single-stream? Does the municipal recycling program provide recycling carts to residents? Indicates the size in gallons of recycling carts municipal recycling program provides Curbside or Drop-off program. None = no municipal program exists Number of weeks yard waste is collected Number of weeks the drop-off accepts yard waste Are municipal buildings included in the municipal trash and/or recycling program? Are schools included in the municipal trash and/or recycling program? Are businesses included in the municipal trash and/or recycling program? Are non-residents included in the municipal trash and/or recycling program? Is the Solid Waste program funded by property tax? Is the Solid Waste program funded by annual fee? Is the Solid Waste program funded by a transfer station access fee? Is the Solid Waste program funded by per-visit fee? Is the Solid Waste program funded by PAYT/SMART revenue? What is the annual fee? What is the transfer station access fee? What is the per-visit fee? Does the municipality have a pay-as-you-throw/save-money-and-reduce-trash trash program? Are there enforced trash limits at the curb? Indicates the maximum number of trash bags/barrels/carts that are collected each week Indicates the size in gallons of trash barrels Is the trash limit enforced by the municipality? Is the trash limit enforced by the hauler? Does the municipality have dedicated trash enforcement personel? Does the municipality enforce mandatory recycling? Mandatory Recycling applies only to residential generators that are eligible to receive municipal service. Mandatory Recycling applies to residential generators not served by the municipal program, including large apartments, multi-families, condominiums and mobile homes. Mandatory Recycling applies to commercial generators such as businesses, industrial and institutional entities within the municipality. Is Mandatory Recycling enforced by the municipality? Is Mandatory Recycling enforced by the hauler? Does the municipality have dedicated mandatory recycling enforcement personel? Number of hours per week the enforcement personnel is on the street performing enforcement tasks Does the municipality have private hauler regulations that require recycling? Hauler Regulation applies to haulers serving residential customers that are eligible to receive municipal service. Hauler Regulation applies to haulers serving residential customers not eligible to be served by the municipal program, including large apartments, multi-families, condominiums and mobile homes. Hauler Regulation applies to haulers serving commercial, industrial and institutional customers. Does the municipality operate a Swap-Shop or Reuse Area at their transfer station or recycling center? Is there a reuse area at the transfer station/recycling center? Does the municipality distribute compost bins? Indicates the total amount of trash in tons Does trash disposal tonnage include bulky waste? Indicates the total amount of bulky waste in tons Does the municipality have a separate fee for bulky waste disposal? Indicates the annual limit on the number of bulky waste items the municipality will accept. What was the solid waste tip fee as of 1/1/2020? Indicates the total amount of single stream recyclables in tons Indicates the amount of newspaper recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of cardboard recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of mixed paper recycled in tons. Typically includes all recyclable paper and cardboard Indicates the amount of commingled containers recycled in tons (e.g., as collected in a dual-stream system) Indicates the amount of bulky ridig plastic recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of scrap metal (including white goods/appliances recycled in tons. Indicates the amount of textiles recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of wood (e.g., dimentional lumber, wood furniture) recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of mattresses recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of carpet recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of food waste composted in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of yard waste composted in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of e-waste recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the amount of residential construction and demolition waste recycled in tons, when collected separately Indicates the number of collection days per year for the particular item Did your municipality hold comprehensive household hazardous waste collection events in 2019? If yes, how many events? Were these household hazardous waste collection events open to other municipalities in the region? Were these household hazardous waste collection events reciprocal? CY 2019 Recycling and Solid Waste Survey Municipality Name Northampton Total Trash Total Recyclables Total Waste Diversion Rate Contact Name Susan Waite 944.83 1120.4 2065.23 0.54250616154133 Household Information Total Number of Households 12147 Metric tons 857.13560355 1016.410074 1873.54567755 Households Served by Municipal Trash Program 2947 Households Served by Municipal Recycling Program 2947 Trash Trash Service Type Drop-off Carts for Trash Trash Cart size Recycling Recycling Service Type Drop-off Recycling Collection Frequency SS Recycling Carts for Recycling Recycling Cart Size Food Waste Service Type Drop-off Yard Waste # of weeks collected curbside Weeks the drop-off center open to residents 52 Municipal Buildings Trash and Recycling Service Both School Trash and Recycling Service Both Business Trash and Recycling Service Both Non-resident Trash and Recycling Service Neither Program Funding Mechanism Solid Waste program funded by property tax? Solid Waste program funded by annual fee? Solid Waste program funded by transfer station access fee? Yes Solid Waste program funded by per-visit fee? Solid Waste program funded by PAYT/ SMART revenue? Yes What is the annual fee? What is the transfer station access fee? 25 What is the per-visit fee? PAYT/ SMART Yes Trash Limits Enforced Trash Limits at Curb Maximum # bags/ barrels per week Barrel size in gallons (eg 32 64 etc) Trash Enforced by Muni Trash Enforced by Hauler Dedicated Trash Enforcement Personnel Mandatory Recycling Enforced Mandatory Recycling Yes Applies to Residential Generators Eligible to be Served by Municipal Program Yes Applies to Residential Generators not Eligible to be Served by the Municipal Program Yes Applies to Commercial Generators Yes Recycling Enforced by Muni Yes Recycling Enforced by Hauler Dedicated Mandatory Recycling Enforcement Personnel No # Hours Enforcement Personnel on Street Private Hauler Regulations Private Hauler regulations that require recycling Yes Applies to Haulers Serving Residential Generators Eligible to be Served by Municipal Program Yes Applies to Haulers Serving Residential Generators Not Eligible to be Served by Municipal Program Yes Applies to Commercial Generators Yes Swap-Shop Yes Reuse area at transfer station/ recycling center? Compost Bin Distribution Program Yes Trash Trash Disposal Tonnage 864.66 Does trash disposal tonnage include bulky waste? No Bulky waste tonnage 80.17 Fee for bulky waste? Yes Annual Bulky Waste Limit Tip Fee as of 1/1/2020 79.3 Basic Recyclables Tonnage Tons Single Stream Recyclables Newspaper Cardboard Mixed Paper 505.11 Commingled 301.18 Other Recyclables Tonnage Bulky Rigid Plastic 3.49 Scrap Metal / White Goods 103.27 Textiles/Used Clothing 9.77 Wood Mattresses Carpet Food Waste 192.18 Yard Waste E-Waste 5.4 C&D Auto batteries Year Round Auto tires Year Round TVs and Computers Year Round Other electronics (DVD/VCR phones stereos etc) Year Round Waste/Used engine oil Year Round Household batteries Year Round Propane tanks 1 lb. Year Round Propane tanks 20 lb. Year Round Anti-freeze Year Round Used oil filters 0 Latex paint 0 Oil based paint < 6 Fluorescent lamps/CFLs Year Round Button batteries Year Round Thermostats Year Round Thermometers Year Round Other products containing mercury Year Round Expanded Polystyrene < 6 Medical Waste (Sharps) Year Round Textiles/Used Clothing Year Round Bulky Rigid Plastic Year Round Books/Media Year Round Plastic Film 0 Fire Extinguishers Year Round Did your municipality host comprehensive household hazardous waste collection events in 2019? Yes How many events? 1 Regional No Reciprocal Yes