Minutes - Recycling - 2000-07-11is
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
Minutes of the Recycling Committee Meeting Held July 11, 2000
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District Recycling Committee met at 9:00 a.m. in conference
room 3A at the Civic Center, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Directors Present: Dan Worthington, Art Perry
Staff Present: Rob Hamers, Tom Fauth, Joan Revak, Ron Hayes
Survey of Orange County Trash Hauling Programs
Ms. Revak provided a finalized copy of the Survey of Orange County Trash Hauling
Programs compiled by Staff. Ms Revak reported responses were received from all
Orange County cities with the exception of Los Alamitos. Staff will poll the participants
on any rate increases in September and will update the survey yearly to reflect current
information. Director Worthington requested Staff obtain information on County
residential collection rates.
• Public Outreach Program
Tour of CR Transfer by Director Worthington and Media One
Director Worthington informed the Committee that he, Tom Fauth, and Mark Andrews of
Media One accompanied Curbside, Inc. on a household hazardous waste pick up to
obtain footage for the District video that is in progress. Mr. Fauth is in the process of
preparing the script portion of the video. A visit to one of the Sharps participating
pharmacies is planned for videotaping the process of obtaining containers and returning
them to the pharmacies for recycling.
Standardized Container Program
Mr. Hamers reported meeting with Raul and Ray Rangel of Costa Mesa Disposal. Raul
will provide information requested by District staff. One of the items discussed was
container size. The 60- gallon container will allow the District to implement a variable
rate structure at a future date. Mr. Hamers recommended bidding the project with 60
and 90 gallon linear or cross -link material to obtain a matrix of initial costs. Also
discussed:
1. Ways to save money in changing from old to new containers.
• 2. New cans could be phased in.
3. Life expectancy is not yet known.
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Minutes of the Recycling Committee Meeting July 11, 2000
• 4. Gates of many residences are not large enough to accommodate a 90-
gallon container. Two 60- gallon containers should accommodate most of
the residences.
5. Weight is not a factor in empting the containers.
Mr. Hamers advised there are six or seven companies that will be able to bid the project
and more research must be completed. The cans will be designed to work with both
semi - automated and fully- automated trucks.
Large Item Collection
Ms. Revak reported the Large Item Collection program began on June 19 and will run
through the week of August 21, 2000. During the first three weeks of the program
130.46 tons were collected at a total cost of $2,869.00. White Goods collected during
this period totaled 28.34 tons, amounting to a credit of $805.49.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 a.m.
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