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Minutes of the Recycling Committee Meeting Held August 8, 2000
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District Recycling Committee met at 9:00 a.m. in conference
room 1A at the Civic Center, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Directors Present: Dan Worthington, Greg Woodside
Staff Present: Rob Harriers, Tom Fauth, Joan Revak
Public Outreach Program
Mr. Fauth presented charts and information on the progress of the video being
produced as part of the District Public Outreach Program. The video is being produced
to better inform the public of the programs offered by the Costa Mesa Sanitary District.
The most recent focus of the videotaping occurred at Steven's Pharmacy, promoting the
Sharps program. Mr. Fauth noted the main focus of the video to date has been on the
recycling programs offered by the District and suggested including information on the
sewer system by exhibiting the commitment the District has to the sewer system. Mr.
Fauth provided the Committee with a copy of the script for the video produced to date.
Mr. Fauth also informed the Committee that Media One might attend a future Board
meeting to video a regular meeting in progress. Areas not yet addressed include
customer service response to the public, new resident package assembly, City Hall,
used tire locations, CMSD website and sewer line equipment. Mr. Fauth noted a
significant amount of information would be contained in the video.
Standardized Container Program
Mr. Harriers presented a list of benefits of the Standardized Container Program which
include:
1. Improved neighborhood appearance on trash collection day.
2. Increase in worker safety since containers are mechanically emptied; decrease in
insurance costs.
3. Faster and more efficient pickup; fewer containers to pick up; more volume per
container.
4. Wheels on containers allow easy maneuverability.
5. Attached lid provides rodent control and keeps out rain.
6. Fewer trash spill occurrences; more stable in wind.
7. Allows for future variable rate structure.
8. Covers spectrum of manual, semiautomatic, or fully automatic emptying.
9. The underside of the container lid provides a forum for disseminating information
to residents.
10. The containers have a long -life expectancy
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Mr. Hamers informed the Committee that the Specifications and Notice Inviting Proposal
for Refuse Containers have been printed. Staff is in the process of compiling a bid list
for distribution of the Specs.
Director Woodside commented that when discussing the standardized container
program with neighbors and explaining the danger of chemical spills, residents
responded that worker safety is of utmost concern to them.
Large Item Collection
Ms. Revak reported the seventh week of the Large Item Collection program was
completed. Costa Mesa and Santa Ana Heights residents serviced by the District look
forward to this yearly program as evidenced by the many calls to the District office. Ms.
Revak also presented a letter of from Costa Mesa residents, Dick and Dianne Putman,
expressing their appreciation for the annual large item collection program. The program
began on June 19 and will run through the week of August 21, 2000. After completion
of the seventh week of the program, 61.12 tons were collected at a total cost of
$6,404.00. White Goods collected during this period totaled 69.94 tons, amounting to a
• credit of $1,919.05, and a net cost of $4,484.95 for the program thus far.
Mini Telephone Book Program
Ms. Revak reported the Mini Telephone Book Recycling Program ran from June 3
through July 14, 2000. Bins were placed in front of City Hall and at the Orange Coast
College Recycling Center where a total of 2,870 yellow page directories were collected
(5.72 tons) compared with 3,920 books (7.84 tons) collected in the mini program last
year. Ms. Revak noted that the lower rate of books collected this year could be
attributed to families saving the yellow page directories to include in the School
Telephone Book Recycling Program when the white pages are distributed.
Beverage Container Grant
Ms. Revak presented the final report submitted to the Department of Conservation on
the Beverage Container Recycling Grant. The District was awarded $18,350 in grant
funding for the purchase of beverage container receptacles for the grant period
November 2, 1998 through June 30, 2000. The report summarized the objective of the
District project, "Choose to Recycle" as being a convenient mechanism for the collection
of beverage containers at public facilities and venues. The project enabled the District
• to purchase receptacles for placement at sixteen locations in the City. The project was
successful in providing a heightened awareness of the benefits of recycling beverage
containers.
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Survey of Orange County Trash Hauling Programs
Ms. Revak presented an Orange County Survey of Solid Waste Rates and Services
prepared by Hilton Farnkopf and Hobson, LLC of Newport Beach. The independent
survey provided some of the information District staff compiled for the District survey but
was not as extensive. Also presented was a list of countywide commercial rates
received from Jan Goss of the County Integrated Waste Management Department.
Household Hazardous Waste Program
Mr. Fauth provided information on the Chapter 11 protection filed by Safety - Kleen
(Curbside Inc.) In a letter from the President of Safety - Kleen, the Chapter 11 filing was
a direct result of a hostile takeover and the District was assured that services provided
by Curbside would be unaffected by the action.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 a.m.
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