Topsfield Sustainability Advisory Committee approves annual report and advances composting rebate.
Sustainability Advisory Committee · Meeting of March 24, 2026
Topsfield Sustainability Advisory Committee clears annual report and composting rebate using grant funds. Chair Zillie Bhuju confirmed the town finance team and outside legal counsel approved a $45 rebate for residents enrolling in six-month Black Earth curbside composting; the committee unanimously approved the FY25 Annual Report; and announced that waste tonnage fell 22 percent within three months of switching to automated bins, with fewer than one-quarter of residents purchasing second carts. The committee will theme this year's May 2 Earth Day event around waste reduction and resident success stories; 33 people have already signed up for the upcoming library speaker series.
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Source: the Sustainability Advisory Committee meeting of March 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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