The Canterbury Solid Waste Committee is seeking information from ALL town citizens regarding the future of waste disposal in the town.  

The “cost” of disposal, also called “tipping fees,” continues to increase yearly, over 20% in just 3 years. The “recycling market” is continuing to challenge our methods of collecting and re-selling item materials. Some items continue to be a burden, stockpiling and sitting unused with little or no value. Storage space is limited and there is only so much that can be done on site.

Our transfer station sits atop an uncapped landfill that will someday need to be addressed. Test wells continue to monitor water quality, and there are no immediate problems. But building modification of any kind at the current site is strictly limited. 

We want to know if the Transfer Station is being properly utilized for many of Canterbury’s citizens.  Food waste continues to be a significant portion of our waste disposal costs. Can we be more efficient with our tax dollars? 

Please help the committee gather information to make informed decisions about the current and future of waste disposal in Canterbury.

You have three options for completing the survey. A copy will arrive soon in your mailboxes; you can complete the version in the print edition of the October Canterbury Community Newsletter; or you can do the survey online.

Please complete the survey by Oct. 22.  

You may return your completed survey to:

• The Transfer Station (collection box)
• At the Elkins Library (collection box)
• Submit your answers online at:
  https://forms.gle/KqiFh6d56YFW2xah8
• Or return by mail to:
  Solid Waste Committee Chair
  Town of Canterbury
  P.O. Box 500
  Canterbury NH 03224