A storage container full of mattresses await removal at the Southwick Transfer Station. (File photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore)
SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Department of Public Works (DPW), under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, have secured new vendors for recycling of mattresses, box springs, and electronics.
DPW Director Jeffrey Neece began working with Reliable Delivery Services LLC of Glastonbury, Conn. at the start of the summer and told the board at the time that it is a much better deal.
“They will pick up a mattress or box spring for $16 each,” said Neece. “No shipping or fuel cost.”
“We have been spending $30 per mattress or box spring, plus it costs $5.49 per mattress for labor to ship them, and it is .93 cents per mattress or box spring for fuel,” said Neece. “That’s a total of $36.42 per mattress.”
The new fee for the disposal of a mattress or box spring at the transfer station is $16.00. This is a reduction from the old rate of $35.00.
The fee structure for the disposal of electronic devices, computers, and appliances will be reduced in the near future.
Neece said this week that he is speaking to someone who may take the electronics at no charge, which is a change from the costly service used now.
According to Neece, a revised fee structure for these items will be announced shortly.
