On April 20th, 2009, Rotary heard from Mark Thorne, Chairman of the Board of the Kings County Solid Waste Commission, a position he has held since May. Mark is also Deputy Mayor of the Town of Sussex and has been a councillor for eleven years.
The Kings County Solid Waste Commission is associated with the Westmoreland/Albert Solid Waste Commission, which is considered a leader in recycling. Mark was rightfully so very proud of the fact this area is achieving almost 90% compliance with the green/blue bag content policy...
Two free nights per year will continue where you can dispose of a half-ton load of garbage free. The next one will be this fall. Because of our good recycling efforts, our tipping fees are only $ 87.89 per tonne, which is considerably lower than in other areas. Household battery collection with sponsorship by local schools and Canadian Tire has also been successful.
Mark was introduced by Rhoda Wilson, pictured seated to Mark’s left, and thanked by Robert Lockhart.