This afternoon Mike Sullivan shared with the selectmen the following good news (trash down and recycling up) on the figures for solid waste and recycling rates for the last four fiscal years (the town’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June30):
| Recycling and Incinerator Tonnage by Fiscal Year | ||||
| FY Year | Recycling | Incinerator | Total | % |
| Tonnage | Tonnage | Tonnage | Recycled | |
| FY11 | 984.92 | 3176.92 | 4161.84 | 23.7% |
| FY12 | 935.97 | 3035.90 | 3971.87 | 23.6% |
| FY13 | 998.36 | 2907.93 | 3906.29 | 25.6% |
| FY14 | 1006.10 | 2843.94 | 3850.04 | 26.1% |