Waste, and waste products, were main topics of discussion at the Bowmanstown borough council meeting Tuesday night.

From possible licensed dumping to recent snow removal, to a possible borough-initiated compost pile and major sewer problems caused by disposable wipes, council members kept returning to the topics all evening.At the outset of the meeting, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. project coordinator Aaron Jeffries, who had visited council last month, again requested to use the borough's East Penn dumpsite for the upcoming Pennsylvania Turnpike project.During the January meeting, solicitor James Preston had been given authority to work with New Enterprise's solicitor to discuss a possible agreement so that the council could make a decision at Tuesday's meeting; however, no license agreement could yet be reached.Next up, resident Norman Engle said he had made a complaint about the lack of snow removal recently from borough streets.However, he also noted that, since speaking with President Ernest Guldner, the streets are now being plowed properly."I hope you continue doing that," Engle said. "They did a terrific job this last snowstorm ... I don't know why there was a hesitation on it at the beginning of the year.""I think your snow plowing problem has been taken care of," said Guldner.Next, Councilman Rob Moyer initiated a conversation, begun by the planning commission, about a possible borough-sponsored compost pile to which residents could freely bring their composting materials.He suggested it could start with simple yard waste, such as grass clippings and leaves, before possibly moving into larger waste that would require a chipper, such as sticks and shrubs.Council unanimously voted to pursue the possibility of a compost pile.Later, when Councilman Darren Thomas questioned an influent screen project at the sewer plant, discussion turned to ongoing problems there in regard to disposable waste products being flushed into the sewer system by residents.Ravert noted that, in the past, it has cost a minimum of $30,000 every time the borough has had to clean out a tank because of such waste products.Councilman John Domant asked when the problems first arose, to which other council members said they began about six years ago, ever since the advent and increased usage of so-called "flushable wipes."In other news, at its Jan. 6 biennial organization meeting, newly elected council members Moyer and Thomas, along with returning newly elected council member Domant, were administered the oath of office by newly elected Mayor William Ravert.In addition, Guldner was appointed president, Kara Scott vice-president, and Moyer president pro tem.