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COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
MINUTES OF RECYCLING COMMITTEE MEETING
SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District Recycling Committee met at 9:30 a.m. in conference
room 1A at the Civic Center, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Directors Present: Dan Worthington, Jim Ferryman
Staff Present: Rob Harriers, Tom Fauth, Joan Revak, Bobby Young
FOOD RECYCLING
Mr. Hamers informed the Committee that Director Worthington acquired a copy of a study
prepared by the University of Wisconsin on managing food waste. The study determined
the three least costly alternatives for food disposal in order are:
• 1. Disposal of food as solid waste with final disposal in a landfill.
2. Disposal of food as solid waste with composting.
3. Food going down the sink through the garbage disposal to the sewer treatment
plant.
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Option 1 does not provide any recycling and in Option 2, there are currently no large scale
composting programs in Orange County nor any immediate plans to construct a facility.
The committee acknowledges that Option 3 provides for recycling of the food waste at the
treatment plant as the effluent water at the outfall is treated and found not to be harmful to
the environment and the solids are processed and applied to the land as fertilizer.
However, encouragement of the use of garbage disposals may lead to breakdowns and
premature wear of the garbage disposal units.
Therefore, the committee will recommend to the Board of Directors that the University of
Wisconsin study be sent to the County Integrated Waste Management Department for
their review and consideration. The committee will also recommend the Sanitary District
add to its public information that at the present time the use of garbage disposals does
provide a measure of recycling that the current solid waste disposal system does not offer
but there are potential impacts to the homeowner by increasing the use of their garbage
disposals.
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LARGE ITEM COLLECTION PROGRAM
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Ms. Revak reported the ten -week Large Item Collection Program for 2002 that began on
June 24 concluded on August 30, 2002. A total of 518.35 tons of large items were
collected and taken to the landfill at a cost of $11,400.00. The District received a credit for
92.41 tons of white goods in the amount of $2,310.41 resulting in a total program cost of
$9,089.59. Ms. Revak presented a historical perspective on the tonnage and cost factors
for this program, which showed white goods down by 25% over last year with the landfill
tonnage about the same. The salvage value (credit of white goods) is up by $5.00 a ton
from $20.00 to $25.00. Ms. Revak explained that Adams Steel pays a flat rate per ton
delivered and uses "gross ton" = 2,240 lb/ton (not 2,000 lb/ton). The current rate for white
goods is $25.00 /gross ton, however the price is adjusted once a month in accordance with
the market. The rate is down overall since November 1997 and the last two months the
rate has gone down $5.00 /ton each month, however, Costa Mesa Disposal continued to
receive $25.00 a ton. Ms. Revak added that the program continues to be very successful
and generates many appreciative phone calls from the community.
Director Worthington informed the Committee that he met with Midway City Sanitary
• District (MCSD) Manager Ron Briles to discuss their large item collection program. MCSD
provides a once -a -month call -in program for the collection of large items. Staff will contact
MCSD for more information regarding their program as well as determine the feasibility of
increasing CMSD's call -in program to two per year.
MINI TELEPHONE BOOK RECYCLING PROGRAM
Ms. Revak reported the Mini Telephone Book Recycling Program ran from July 17 through
August 28, 2002, with collection bins placed in front of City Hall and at the Orange Coast
College Recycling Center. A total of 2,825 (5.65 tons) yellow page directories were
collected which compares with 4,500 books (9.00 tons) collected in the 2001 program.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments; no public in attendance.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:34 a.m.
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