1/15/2002 RECYCLING COMMITTEE Minutes

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i Recycling Committee Meeting Minutes January 15, 2002 Members present: Charlie Gasi r, Nikki i I esc teaux, Glenn Santos Others: Catherine Laurent, Mary Keleher The meeting began at 4:00 P.M. The meeting minutes ofthe December 1 , 2002 meeting were approved. C. Laurent reviewed the 2002 annual tonnages at the Transfer Station for municipal solid waste and recycling. The tonnage for the municipal solid waste has decreased and the tonnage for recycling has increased. She pointed out that the recycling tonnage does not include items that are not weighed and not tracked such as boobs, clothing, redeemable bottles, oil, etc. G. Santos asked if there has been any fluctuation in sticker sales. C. Laurent didn't have they exact number but she said the sales went up by about one hundred stickers. C. Laurent informed the committee that the Transfer Station is receiving more batteries and the junk mail container is almost full. N. Descoteaux asked if the chipboard container has been set up yet. C. Laurent explained that due to a disagreement with the contractor the chipboard container has not been set up. C. Gasior questioned the nature of the disagreement. C. Laurent explained that the contractor believes that adding additional recycling creates more work for them, which is not in their contract. C. Laurent"s argument is the contract states that the contractor is supposed to monitor the recycling area. In discussing the budget for FY , C. Laurent explained three separate budgets were submitted, level service, level fund and a ten percent reduction from FY03. C. Gasior asked for an explanation of the difference between level service and level ftmd. C. Laurent explained that for level fund the total for FY04 should be the same as the total for FY03. For the Transfer Station there are certain fixed costs such as the Upper Cape Regional nal Transfer Station, Bay Colony Railroad and Coastal waste Management's Contract that go up each year. Therefore, the ten percent reduction from the budget will cone from the maintenance, engineering, recycling and supervision accounts. In business recycling, C. Gasior told the committee that he would be contacting Linda Steele next week to set up a time for her to meet with the committee members. He also informed the committee that he has a contact at windchime Condominiums that he will try to get in touch with. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. The next Recycling Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 1 , 2002.