Tyngsborough Sustainability Committee finalizes fall event lineup, reviews rising trash costs

Sustainability Committee · Meeting of August 18, 2026

Tyngsborough's Sustainability Committee found recycling now costs more per ton than trash as it locked in a busy fall calendar. Chair Diana Keohane reported the town's FY26 trash and recycling bill rose to about $1.33 million from $1.25 million, with the recycling processing fee jumping to $107 a ton from $91 while the trash tipping fee rose only to $103 from $100. "We're not saving money.

We used to," Keohane said, citing a collapsed market for recycled materials, especially glass. The committee also finalized a Sept. 19 Health Fair, an Oct. 24 Repair Cafe relocating to Town Hall's community room, a Nov. 7 Zero Waste Day co-captained by Carolyn Scafidi and Debbie Schneider, and a Nov. 15-Jan. 15 Holiday Lights Collection led by Tony Buschur. Members discussed a proposed New York-developer battery storage project near Route 3 and possible tree-planting or payment-in-lieu-of-taxes requests as part of a 20-year agreement.

The committee unanimously approved its June 16 minutes.

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Source: the Sustainability Committee meeting of August 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.