11/04/2000 RECYCLING COMMITTEE Minutes

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Town of Mashpee Recycling Committee Minutes of Meeting November 141 2000 The Town of Mashpee Hecy ling Committee Meeting was called to order in the Board of Health office, Mashpee "down Hall, 1 Great Neck Road North, Mashpee, Massachusetts at 6:30 p.m. o Tuesday, November 14, 2000 . The Chairman, Glenn Santos, presided. Committee Members present: Stephanie Jones, vice Chairman; Glenn Santos, Chairman; and veronica warden, Clerk. Absent: David Leveill e. The Chairman declared a du rum to be present and called the Meeting to order. He announced the Meeting was being taped solely for transcription purposes. As the first order o business he addressed the issue of Minutes . i Approval of minutes The Committee agreed to postponed approval of the August 1 , 2000 Minutes until such time as M . Leveille is present as he attended said Meeting) . Point of Information: The Chairman requested the word "replacement" be corrected to read "placement" on page -3- of said Minutes (which correction has been duly made) . FYI - 2001 Municipal Recycling Data sheet Veronica warden reported this information had been submitted in June. she informed the Committee that the tonnage figures recorded and submitted to the DFP appear to be down due to the fact that there had been a period of time when newspapers were not being hauled and the tracking sheet information was not readily available. There was discussion regarding the method of calculation, per item figures vs. tonnage. Ms, warden clarified tonnage figures are being recorded, and that many changes have been made in the process . Ms. Warden reported on the difficulties she experienced in preparing the Data Sheet, attributing said difficulties to the recycling companies and vendors, as well as to the transfer station contractor. According to Ms . warden, DFP has since imposed more stringent regulations upon the recycling companies as there reportedly have been many complaints filed by surrounding towns.