TIMES RECORD • September 10, 2020
Brunswick’s decision to stop recycling glass is, in my opinion, not only distressing, but downright irresponsible. We have a duty not only to our town budget, but to the larger community and the environment. If the estimated savings to the budget between now and June 2021 is $7,000, that means that to continue recycling would cost each of Brunswick’s 20,000 citizens 35 cents. If the anticipated long term savings is $75,000, the result is that it would cost Brunswick’s citizens $3.75 apiece to continue recycling glass. The math alone shows that this decision is not only foolish, but unconscionable. It should be reversed immediately. ~ Margaret McGaughey, Brunswick