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Town administration will determine the timing for implementation of tipping fees. Residential and commercial customers can expect the rates local haulers charge to increase. Continue Reading →
“RESIDENTS will pay hundreds of dollar more yearly for their garbage to be transported to Holly Hill by their hauler.
Businesses, offices, restaurants, schools, housing authority, government buildings, etc, will pay thousands of dollars more yearly for their garbage to be transported to Holly Hill by their hauler.” Continue Reading →
“Back in 2019, serving as a State Representative, Fred Camillo minced no words when he said, ‘Here’s a fact: tolls are taxes, and we have enough of those in Connecticut.’ Now that he’s responsible for a budget, he’s changed his tune.” – Jonathan Perloe Continue Reading →
“Over 40% of recoverable materials in residential trash are compostable organics, and this figure skyrockets to 68% for restaurants and 51% for grocery stores. …The majority of food waste from Greenwich businesses ends up on the tipping floor at a cost to taxpayers.” – Julie DesChamps, Founder, Waste Free Greenwich Continue Reading →
“A combined program of Tipping fees and PAYT will reduce the tax burden on Town residents, provide appropriate compensation to our haulers, and create a more sustainable and fiscally responsible solution to the growing problem of solid waste.” – Gina Gladstein, Old Greenwich Continue Reading →
Volunteers at the book swap at Holly Hill hope to deliver enough for the parents to choose books for all of the 2,600+ children supported by the program. Continue Reading →
This is an ongoing need and is quite flexible. Volunteers can choose to help out one day a month, once a week, or just be on the sub list on call for when regular volunteers are on vacation. Continue Reading →
The shed is open Friday and Saturday mornings from 7:00am to 12:00 noon.
“We get about 150 people a day who can take up to 10 books for free,” said Lorrie Stapleton who volunteers at the book shed. Continue Reading →
The most important changes are that plastic bags, shredded paper, and styrofoam are no longer be accepted into single stream. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Public Works Commissioner Siebert woed the RMA with an exhaustive list of projects and responsibilities that fall to her department. She touched on dredging Binney Pond Park, millings pile at the dump, leaf and snow removal, and the hundreds of miles of roads and sewer lines that are under the purview of DPW. Continue Reading →