Los Alamos County

On February 21, 2019, the Environmental Sustainability (ESB) approved the formation of the Save As You Throw (SAYT) Research Subcommittee with a 6-0 vote. The purpose of the SAYT Research Subcommittee was to research tiered rate structures for Los Alamos County residential solid waste services, gather public input regarding a tiered rate structure and provide a recommendation to the Environmental Sustainability Board. Los Alamos County Council approved the creation of this SAYT Research subcommittee on April 2, 2019.

On July 16, 2020, the Environmental Sustainability Board moved to accept the findings of the Save As You Throw Research Subcommittee as presented in the SAYT Final Report and asked staff to forward the Board’s decision to County Council. 

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/tools/payt/web/html/index.html

Econservation Institute http://www.paytnow.org/

Pay-As-You-Throw/Variable Rates for Trash Collection: 2014 EPA Region 9 Grant Report http://www.paytnow.org/PAYT_EI_R9_v25_Vol1

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection  https://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?q=324920

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection  https://www.mass.gov/lists/pay-as-you-throw-paytsave-money-and-reduce-trash-smart

Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association  (NEWMOA)http://www.newmoa.org/solidwaste/projects/smart/

PAYT Paves Way to Zero Waste  (BioCycle, Oct. 2018) https://www.biocycle.net/2018/10/11/payt-paves-way-zero-waste/

Analysis of PAYT Impact in Southern Maine  (WasteZero, June 2018)   http://wastezero.com/resources/analysis-of-payt-impact-in-southern-maine-ecomaine/

Community Support for Recycling Pays Off (Scientific American, Oct. 2018) https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/community-support-for-recycling-pays-off/

Community Spotlight: Economic incentive brings high diversion for Colorado city https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2018/06/25/community-spotlight-economic-incentive-brings-high-diversion-for-colorado-city/

UNH Research Finds Pay-As-You-Throw Trash Policies Cut Solid Waste Disposal https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/news/release/2018/11/05/unh-research-finds-pay-you-throw-trash-policies-cut-solid-waste-disposal