Southtowns Record

2024 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation

Government
Town of Boston
Posted by publisher
Oct 1, 2026
Kind
Budget
Topics
Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight, Housing

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Waste Mgmt – Contract Renewal
  (July 2022 – June 2028)
  Blended value netted the Town a
  rebate for 13 months & low costs
Recycling Cost ‐ “Blended Value” Calculation Example:  for 6 months. Now, since the
  market changed, the Town is
  seeing astronomical recycling costs
  Revenue Share Calculation ‐ Single Stream

  Current
  Compostion Market
  Commodity  Index *  %  Value/Ton Values
  OCC (Cardboard)  PPW OCC #11  18.52% $ 145.00 $ 26.86
  Mixed Paper (All other paper)  PPW #54 Mixed Paper  48.68% $  75.00 $ 36.51
  Aluminum Beverage Cans  SMP for Aluminum Cans (Loose, cents/lb. dropped off @ RC)  0.24% $ 1,740.00 $  4.18
  Steel/Tin Cans  SMP for Steel Cans (Sorted, baled, $/ton and picked up)  2.37% $ 320.00 $  7.59
  PET (Plastic #1)  SMP for PET (baled, cents/lb. picked up)  3.70% $ 600.00 $ 22.23
  Natural HDPE (Plastic #2)  SMP for Natural HDPE (baled, cents/lb. picked up)  0.61% $ 1,160.00 $  7.08
  Colored HPDE (Plastic #2)  SMP for Colored HDPE (baled, cents/lb. picked up)  1.31% $ 640.00 $  8.39
  PP Plastics #5  Plastics PP post consumer (baled cents/lb, picked up)  0.34% $ 460.00 $  1.57
  Glass  Actual Value  17.22% $  (29.71) $  (5.12)
  Residue  Residue Fee  7.00% $ (240.00) $ (16.80)
  Total/Blended Value  100.00%  $ 92.49

  MRF Processing Fee (Annual adjustment)  $ 95.00

  50% share above Fees  $ (2.51)

*Blended Value is Calculated Monthly.
*PPI means the higher of the prices issues by RISI Pulp & Paper Index for the New England Region, Domestic Price, 1st issue of the month retroactive to the first of the month.
*SMP means the higher of the price published at www.SecondaryMaterialsPricing.com for the New York Region, first dated price each month, retroactove to the first of the month.
*Actual Value means the average price paid to or charged to the processing facility during the month of delivery, less any freight or other charges paid to third parties.
*Residue Audits will be conducted periodically. If residue exceeds the 7% threshold, excess residue tonnage will be charged at a rate of $275.00 per ton.
*When blended value is above the processing fee, Town gets 50% of the difference. When blended value is below the processing fee, Town pays processing fee minus the blended value.

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