VILLAGE RESIDENTS CURENTLY PURCHASE STICKERS THAT GO ON BAGS THEY MUST ALSO PURCHASE. THE STICKERS ALONE ARE $1.45. THERE IS ONLY ONE COST TO THE CONSUMER WITH THE BAG SYSTEM: IT WOULD BE $1.40 PER 15 GALLONS. LOCAL CASELLA MANAGER SKIP BISNETT TOLD THE BOARD MONDAY A MOVE TO BRIGHTLY-COLORED, NEARLY COUNTERFEIT-PROOF PLASTIC BAGS WOULD SERVE TO CUT BACK ON A COMMON PROBLEM--STICKER FRAUD:

BISNETT SAYS LANDFILL FEES WENT UP IN JANUARY BY $5.50 A TON, SO ANYTHING THE VILLAGE CAN DO TO HELP STEM THE FRAUD IS NEEDED:

TRUSTEES WERE RECEPTIVE TO THE BAG SYSTEM REQUEST, AND ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT LATER THIS MONTH FOR IMPLEMENTATION SOMETIME THIS SPRING. THE BAG SYSTEM WOULD NOT APPLY TO RECYCLABLES, ONLY TRASH.