Transfer‑station manager says recycling saved New Boston $41,806 in 2025

Jerry Cornett, the town’s transfer‑station manager, told the Select Board the town’s recycling program produced $41,806.08 in cost avoidance for 2025 and that the revolving fund pays for trucking and processing, reducing the burden on the general fund.

"For 2025 just for recycling, not including demolition or mattresses, we’re at a $41,806.08 that we didn't have to put into our budget," Cornett said. He urged the board to maintain the program’s current standards rather than loosening them and noted the program pays for itself.

Chair (speaker 2) thanked Cornett for the report and members asked that staff include the figures in the next formal report to the board. The board acknowledged the operational value of the transfer station and accepted that further documentation to the finance committee would be useful for budget planning.