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Newton City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Ave
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617-796-1000
TDD/TTY 617-796-1089
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Monday - Friday
8:30am-5:00pm
Tuesday
8:30am- 8:00pm
SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE
PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE
See City Ordinance
Contact: Division of Environmental Affairs
617.796.1471 recycling@newtonma.gov
MEMBERS
Alderman Sydra Schnipper, Chairman
David DelPorto, Vice Chairman
Robert R. Rooney, Commissioner, Public Works, Ex-Officio
David Turocy, Deputy Commissioner, Public Works, Advisory
Elaine Gentile, Director, Environmental Affairs
Nunzio Piselli, Environmental Affairs
Barbara Herson, Environmental Affairs
Ann Dorfman, Member
Steven Ferrey, Member
David Queenan, Member
Amelia Raven, Member
Michael Rourke, Advisory
The Solid Waste Commission meetings are held twice a month at 7:30 am.in City Hall
2007 Meetings
- January 11, 15
- February 8, 22
- March 8, 22
- April 12, 26
- May 10, 24
- June 14, 28
- July 12, 26
- August 9, 23
- September 13, 27
- October 11, 25
- November 8, 22
- December 13, 27
2007 Minutes
- 04/26/2007 Minutes
- 04/12/2007 Minutes
- 03/08/2007 Minutes
- 02/22/2007 Minutes
- 02/08/2007 Minutes
- 01/25/2007 Minutes
- 01/11/2007 Minutes
2006 Minutes
Secs. 2-303—2-319. Reserved.
DIVISION 5. SOLID WASTE COMMISSION
Sec. 2-320. Establishment.
A commission known as the Newton solid waste commission is hereby established.
Sec. 2-321. Composition and organization.
(a) The commission shall be made up of fifteen (15) members who shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the board of aldermen. The members of the commission shall be citizens of the city and shall, so far as practicable, be selected so as to provide representation from any advisory group to the mayor and/or board of aldermen dealing with the issue of solid waste disposal or recycling, to the extent that such groups exist, as well as representation by other citizens with expertise or interest in various areas within the field of municipal solid waste disposal, including but not limited to recycling, composting, resource recovery, hazardous waste environmental engineering, and solid waste collection. The public works commissioner shall be an ex-officio member of this commission.
(b) Each member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years or until a successor takes office. No member shall serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms, provided, however, that a member appointed to fill an unexpired term may serve for two (2) consecutive terms after completing such unexpired term.
(c) The commission shall annually elect one of its members to serve as chairperson and may elect such other officers, adopt procedural rules and regulations and establish any subcommittees as it deems appropriate.
(Ord. No. V-86, 6-17-96)
Cross reference—Regulations governing appointment and service on commissions, etc., § 2-8
Editor’s note: The original version of the ordinance provided that five (5) of the initial members be appointed for a one year term and five (5) of the initial members be appointed for a two (2) year term.
Sec. 2-322. Purpose, powers and duties.
(a) The purpose of the commission shall be to advise the mayor and the board of aldermen on all aspects of municipal solid waste collection, disposal and recycling affecting the city and to monitor and make recommendations regarding the city's activities relating to solid waste collection, disposal and recycling.
(b) The commission's powers shall include the following:
To investigate methods of recycling, waste stream reduction. and household hazardous waste collection and to disseminate information thereon; to consider new technologies for handling municipal solid waste; to monitor federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to municipal solid waste disposal with regard to the impact of such laws and regulations upon the city; to monitor and make recommendations relative to the city's solid waste disposal activity and any contracts which implement such activities; and to apply for and receive grants and expend funds appropriated for its use for the purposes set forth in this subsection, provided that no expense may be incurred by the commission without the prior approval of the commissioner of public works.
(c) The commission shall file an annual report with the mayor and the board of aldermen which shall contain recommendations concerning the city's solid waste collection and disposal activities and recycling programs. The report shall also set forth an outline of the committee's goals and objectives for the upcoming year. (Ord. No. S-325, 9-6-88)