Summary
Stow pays over $7,000 per month for cardboard recycling, and contamination (food and random items in bins) is a big problem. Members agreed recycling education is perpetual and communities should know where their recyclables actually go.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Stow pays over $7,000 monthly for cardboard recycling.
Better education could save money and keep recyclables out of landfills for all three communities.
Taxpayers absorb the high cost of contaminated recycling streams.
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