Pay-Per-Bag System at Acton Transfer Station Approved

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Acton voters on Tuesday approved a pay-per-bag system at the transfer station.

The measure passed by a vote of 110-60 during Town Meeting deliberations.

Currently, residents pay a $210 fee to dispose of trash and recyclables at the transfer station. The pay-per-bag system would reduce that fee to $100—but residents would have to purchase bags to dispose of their trash. The bags would come in three size and cost anywhere from 50 cents for a small bag to $1.50 for a large one.

Advocates say the system will reduce trash and increase recycling.

Before the vote, Acton Patch ran a poll that found about 56 percent of respondents were against the system.

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