By Alice Waugh Editor’s note: A huge thank-you to Susan Donaldson, DPW office manager, for her prompt and helpful answers and explanations as the Lincoln Squirrel was researching and writing these articles. Also in this series: Part 4: Beyond the transfer station Part 3: Recycling beyond single-stream Part 2: Trash Part 1: Single-stream recycling Lincoln’s…
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“Where does it all go?” Part 4: Beyond the transfer station
By Alice Waugh Not everything you’re done using can be recycled, of course, but here are some destinations for recycling or repurposing items that the Lincoln transfer station doesn’t handle, as well as additional places for things it does accept. The DPW’s transfer station website also has links on the left-hand side of the page…
Corrections
There are several corrections and additions to the “Where does it all go?” series, and the articles have now been updated. “Part 2: Trash” The new trash compactor on order is not replacing the so-called commercial hopper, which will remain in operation for bulky items that are appropriate for the regular trash (though residents will…
“Where does it all go?” Part 3: Recycling beyond single-stream
By Alice Waugh Previous articles in this series looked at what happens to Lincoln’s trash and single-stream recycling. The DPW recently published a guide that lists everything accepted at the transfer station and where residents should put things (see Section 6 in the regulations). But what then happens to all that stuff? Also in this…
“Where does it all go?” Part 2: Trash
(Editor’s note: this story was updated on August 8, 2022.) By Alice Waugh Before there was a transfer station and before most people had heard of recycling, Lincolnites either burned their garbage in their back yard or brought it to the landfill, a.k.a. the town dump. The grassy hill with white gas vent pipes on…
“Where does it all go?” Part 1: Single-stream recycling
By Alice Waugh Lincolnites are pretty conscientious about trying to recycle, but contamination is a problem here and everywhere else. Through carelessness or misunderstanding, people sometimes throw things that ought to be recycled into the trash, and throw trash into their recycling bin. In this series of articles, the Lincoln Squirrel will look at what…
Town bans almost all outside watering
Lincoln has gone to Stage 4 of watering restriction measures, meaning that all outdoor watering except for once-weekly drip irrigation and limited hand watering is banned until further notice. The move comes just days after a July 17 announcement that the town had gone to Stage 3 restrictions (watering allowed once a week). Since then,…
ConCom approves new rules for town’s conservation trails
After months of debate and hundreds of comments and opinions shared by residents, the Conservation Commission unanimously approved new trail use regulations last week, meaning more trails — about 24% of the total or roughly double what’s currently allowed — will be open to bikes. The new set of regulations (available in both abbreviated and…
ConCom proposes adjustments to new trail use guidelines
After getting pushback on a number of proposed changes to conservation trail use regulations, the Conservation Commission revised some of its recommendations and postponed a vote until at least June 22. In recent weeks, dozens of residents submitted comments on the proposals and attended a May 18 public forum, while more than 70 people attended…
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Trail use forum on May 18 There will be a Lincoln trail-use public forum held on Zoom on Wednesday, May 18 from 7–8:30 p.m. sponsored by the Lincoln Conservation Commission and the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. The two organizations have completed a comprehensive review of the multiple uses of Lincoln’s trails and how best to…