LIVERMORE — Both town transfer station attendants are now certified transfer station operators and are certified in several areas, including operating the station, reporting requirements and report preparation, and hazardous and special waste.

“This means we know how to run the transfer station,” Supervisor Juanita Jordan-Bryant said Thursday.

Having certified operators ensures the town that it is being run by Maine Department of Environmental Protection codes, town administrative assistant Carrie Castonguay said. Castonguay’s first day on the job was Monday.

The operators will need to recertify every five years, Jordan-Bryant said. She recently was recertified, and Jim Bryant, a fellow attendant and cousin, was recently certified.

She and Bryant have taken the training that is now available for free and will continue to take classes to update their knowledge and stay certified.

The state would like to see all operators get this training, Jordan-Bryant said, but some towns and people do not take advantage of it.

A lot of people bring chemicals to a station and attendants have to know how to handle them, she said.

The Livermore station had a DEP inspection this past spring and no violations were found, she said.

She said she stresses education at the station and makes sure everything is run properly.

The two attendants are preparing to begin single-sort recycling at the transfer station. Jordan-Bryant is pushing to start it Oct. 1.

Single-sort means that all recyclables can be put in the same container. Residents will no longer have to sort recyclables and put them in the different bins.

Jordan-Bryant said she doesn’t expect the recyclable compactor to be set up until next year but will start the single-sort process before that.

dperry@sunjournal.com

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