To continue to fund efforts to educate the public on the importance of reducing the waste stream in order to negate the need for incineration.

To generate public support for the closure of the local trash incinerator and to encourage increased recycling in the Merrimack Valley.

To fund a public campaign to promote alternative methods of trash disposal and to gain the public mandate to shut down "NESWC" (Northeast Solid Waste Committee) incinerator located in North Andover, MA.