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NRRA Full Cost Accounting Analysis Report 

NRRA created Full Cost Accounting (FCA) models and analyses for five New Hampshire town transfer stations based on their 2023 Fiscal Year.

Full Cost Accounting can help towns educate residents, make data-driven decisions and program changes, and can be used for financial planning, fee and rate setting, and vendor negotiations.

Each model calculated the cost per ton and cost per person for municipal solid waste (MSW), construction and demolit

NRRA receives requests from municipal members who are interested in hearing about members with current food scrap composting programs. They want to know where to start, how to survey their community, how to get their residents involved, and how to get the decision-makers on-board.  We hope that the communities below can serve as an example to other municipalities who need to know where to start to set up their own food scrap composting programs. Please check out their resources and reach out with questions.

Food waste should be kept OUT of municipal solid waste (MSW) whenever possible. 

They can either be composted (in the luxury of your own yard), or deposited at a facility such as the examples below.  Check out these resources to see if they offer a solution for you! Additionally, you may want to check with your local transfer station, local farms, and garden centers to see what options they offer as well. 

The Littleton, NH Transfer Station conducted a pilot program to increase diversion of construction and demolition debris (C&D) and bulky waste from being landfilled through residential reuse of wood, doors, windows, and other reusable building items, as well as bulky waste such as furniture and pallets. The pilot program lasted from July 9^th to August 14^th, 2024 with technical assistance from the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA).

The Pemi-Baker Solid Waste District partnered with Casella Waste to provide mattress and box spring recycling to the 19 district towns plus the town of Bethlehem, NH where the Casella-owned Transfer Station and Landfill are located. The pilot program lasted from July 2^nd to August 16^th, 2024 with technical assistance from the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA). Of the nineteen district towns, seven are North Country towns. These towns, along with Bethlehem, represent over 25% of North Country towns and just under 29% of the North Country population.

The Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) created a Full Cost Accounting (FCA) model and analysis for the Littleton, NH Transfer Station based on the 2023 Fiscal Year. Full Cost Accounting can help towns educate residents, make data-driven decisions and program changes, and can be used for financial planning, fee and rate setting, and vendor negotiations. The primary focus of the FCA model was the financial impact of Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) and Bulky Waste on Littleton’s solid waste operations.

Key Takeaway: When passing along items, be sure they are in usable condition – if you wouldn’t use it, don’t assume someone else will. If it’s broken, smelly, overly stained, etc., it won’t be a good candidate for donation.  

Backhauling C&D from NH North Country to Reprocessing or Reuse Facility

In 2023 and 2024, the recycling nonprofit Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) engaged local solid waste management stakeholders, including transfer station operators and town leaders, to better understand the construction and demolition debris (C&D) diversion and reuse landscape in the North Country, New Hampshire (NH).

NRRA is often asked for Solid Waste Consultant recommendations. Below is a list of consultants found in the Northeast. Please note, this list is provided for informational purposes only and are not recommendations, nor is this a complete list. This can be used as a starting point for vendors. Thank you.

CMA Engineers

Portsmouth, NH

• (603) 431-6196

• CMA Engineers Website