Lisbon has sold between 1,500 and 1,700 stickers at
$10 for the first and $5 for a second.
LISBON – “The public has accepted it well,” said Solid Waste Director Wayne Ricker, referring to the new transfer station disposal fee and sticker system adopted in September.
Despite dire predictions by naysayers that outlying roadsides would be littered with old refrigerators, stoves, television sets and other trash if people had to pay to dispose of these items and buy stickers – it hasn’t happened, according to Ricker.
Instead, he said, the sale of stickers has exceeded estimates. Combined disposal fees, stickers, and higher income from the sale of paper, cardboard and steel, has resulted in $50,000 in income for the first five months of the fiscal year. He had previously projected total income at the transfer station for the entire fiscal year, which ends July 30, would be $90,000.
Since September residents have purchased between 1,500 and 1,700 stickers, which allows them to bring everyday household waste to the transfer station. Earlier projections set that figure at 2,200 for the year. The stickers are $10 for the first vehicle in a family and $5 for the second vehicle, and sales have been brisk – with few complaints.
Additional fees are charged to dispose of such things as furniture, mattresses, brush, wood, shingles, drywall, computers, appliances, televisions, computers, etc.
Ricker attributes higher transfer station revenues to a combination of factors, including an upturn in the local economy. “New stores are coming into Lisbon, and others are seriously interested in locating here.” He said he met with a new company last week.
The economy may be in a slump in other areas, he said, but “not in this little corner of the state” that includes Lisbon and surrounding communities like Durham and Bowdoin – “we are seeing an influx from places like Portland and Scarborough, new businesses and new homes, everything seems to be coming together at the right time.”
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