Minutes - Recycling - 2006-07-10 (2)•
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
MINUTES OF RECYCLING COMMITTEE MEETING
July 10, 2006
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District Recycling Committee met at 12:00 p.m. at 628 W. 19th
Street, Costa Mesa.
Directors Present: Greg Woodside, Arlene Schafer
Staff Present: Rob Hamers, Tom Fauth, Joan Revak
Director Woodside called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m.
RECYCLING COMMITTEE GOALS FOR 2005/2006
The Committee reviewed the 2005/2006 recycling goals and Director Schafer
suggested the District consider more publicity on local TV station and newspapers.
The Recycling Goals will be updated.
UNIVERSAL WASTE - REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 9, 2006
Battery Recycling
Discussion was held on the Small Battery Recycling Program through
Curbside, Inc. and it was suggested the program be added as an Addendum to
the District/Curbside Inc. Agreement
Recycling Event — Saturday, June 17, 2006
A U -Waste Recycling event with the City of Costa Mesa (CCM) was held on
Saturday, June 17, 2006 and nearly 18,000 pounds of E -Waste was collected,
the majority of it being TVs and monitors as expected by HMR. The possibility of
holding another event in January 2007 was discussed.
LARGE ITEM COLLECTION - JUNE 12 THRU AUGUST 26, 2006
Ms. Revak reported on the progress of the Large Item Collection Program
running from June 12 through August 25, 2006. As of June 30, 2006, 146.88
• tons were landfilled at a total cost of $5,812.47. Recyclable White Goods
collected during this period totaled 167.62 tons for a credit of $15,923.05
amounting to a net credit -to -date of $10,110.58. Ms. Revak also provided a
chart of the collection on a weekly basis.
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Minutes of Recycling Committee Meeting
July 10, 2006
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SOURCE REDUCTION
The topic of source reduction was addressed and how the District can promote
buying in bulk to reduce the amount of trash going to the landfills.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:53 p.m.
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