Wicked Local
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.