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Home My WebLink About10/26/1989 SWC MinutesMOUNT PROSPECT RECYCLING COMMISSION K'?.. iv �:-a{e_, �;Oe ;-`z .L*.{. 3r_a^ �:�__�:�C^, 'a _:'J ir`l �.nkr, Ro[1 '�t�0, �al i_.._ Pr^Dspec_resident, was alSo pcesen-1- ABSENT: Elizabeth Herbert and Dick Bachhuber The meeting was called to order at 7:45 PM, at which time Chairman Ren Westlake called for approval of the August Meeting Minutes. With one revision; (page 3, last paragraph, line 2 to read) one day plastics drive, the minutes were approvel. The following.topics;1were addressed under,Old Business: r I. Parks on Plastics Vice Chair Steve Polit stated the project remains at staff level. A major obstacle the Park.District faces is storage of the plastic containers; there is no site available in Mount Prospect. The Park District is considering taking the containers to one of Chicago's drop-off centers. .Another option the Park District would like to pursue is having the containers chipped and then transported to Hammer, however, Hammer will not accept plastic chips because of the high risk for contamination. A member of the Park District contacted.Hammer to see if they would accept chipped plastic"If 'purity,was" guaranteed. At this time Hammer has not responded. George Luteri shared his experience touring the City of Chicago's plastics operation. Although Steve Polit and George Luteri both indicated the cost of plastic equipment is more expensive than wooden there seemed to be some disparity in costs. The information on the Park Districts efforts to implement a plastics program prompted Commission members to reevaluate the Village's involvement with the program. Chairman Westlake suggested the Village may want to tie in our plastics with a market closer than Hammer in Iowa. Brian Robertson questioned the ability of local communities obtaining enough volume for a local plastics market, considering the difficulty Chicago is having reaching adequate volume levels. He also indicated that the collection of plastics would probably not be a cost justified program if the Village decided to implement collection. Chairman Westlake suggested there may be merit in conducting a local market survey. The -following contacts are to be made: Waste Management & Eagle Brook Plastics Mary Winkler BFI Glen Andler 0 1_ _.i _moi c n _ la -3 _3...J._ r aL_ a-:ce r_ pla.:;ziC =hr ^y: OliL _ e 'I -_-age and then `_ranspor =?d -J :�rccassing centers. Mr. Poiit suggested efforts be focused at the state level to encourage the adoption of bottle bills to include Mastics, glass and' aluminum. II. Chairman Westlake distributed copies of his letter to local publishers, encouraging them to use recycled newpaper. The letter was well received and will be typed on Village letterhead before mailing. III. Distribution and use of recycling bins by the Park District has been coordinated by Glen Andler and Mr'.- Wally Cook. Lois of the Park District will monitor the program for the Park District. Browning Ferris will pick-up bins at the curb. Commission members also asked whether bins werein the schools and Village Buildings. Glen Andler responded that most Village buildings have recycling bins, and at this time there are no bins in the schools, but this will be pursued. IV. Yard Materials Glen Andler distributed copies-ofsproposed, alternative (s) for the collection and disposal -'of grassr'clippings`,'-leaves and brush. Grass Clippings Residents would be able to continue bagging their grass clippings with biodegradable 30 gallon paper bags. The cost of the bags would include: collection and disposal costs and cost of the bag itself. The purchase of the bag is the responsibility of the resident and would be available at various retail sites throughout the Village. Negotiations with BFI by Mr. Andler resulted in a $0.34 per bag fee versus BFI's original proposal of $0.71 per home per month. This proposal presents an equitable answer for all residents as only those residents who choose to bag their clippings will bear the cost of the service. Pick-up service would be once a week, same day as regular garbage/recycling collection. Service contract would be from April 1 through December 1 each year. r. Leaves At this time`the V1llage's`1eaf_program would remain in existence at the same service' Teve'1._"At the "end`of 'the program residents can use the bag system for the, Collection and disposal of their leaves. Again, the cost of the service would only be borne by those using the service. Brush Brush collection would" be.'(contracted .out "to the -scavenger at a cost of $0.39 per home per month for 12 months. Collection of brush would be available to residents 'eight. (8)" times a year, with the cost to be included in'the 'refuse'disposal budget. Service contract would provide for collection one week each month Frrinj April l F�ry ,.1. n, ..i, -=r .. Tti..e _tet:e s r?.I .i...� 73 Yr. r_^.712r ai �0 v GWe� _ ., ,._ _�^. meir ers 're _ransier s:te to be locac:ed at Melas Paxk. The cost to construct this site would be approximately $130,000.00. It is Public Wcrks intention to apply for state grant funding to help defray the cost of the site. The Commission unanimously supported Mr. Andler's proposal and plan to recommend the proposal to the Mayor and Trustees at the November 14 Committee of the Whole Meeting. _.The Commission also unanimously approved the quoted costs for various services by BFI. Commission members discussed the cost of the bag, to the resident, with close scrutiny. As there are several costs already associated with the system, as well as costs that, at this time are yet to be determined, ie, tipping fees, Mr. Andler will submit figures reflecting these costs with a proposed per bag cost, by the next meeting. Recognizing the time constraints with the November 14 meeting the Commission decided to meet again Tuesday, November 7 at 7:30 PM in Conference B of the Public Works Facility. Chairman Westlake and Glen Andler will work together to formulate the Commission's recommendation(s) to the Village Board. New Business I. Education Video Brian Robertson and Steve Polit met with Karen Giet, Cable Administrator to work on video for the schools. Due to Ms. Giet's schedule it was proposed that a video from Focus Magazine addressing recycling be used until a video could be produced in May. As there was a question of the suitability of the Focus Magazine video for young children this video will not be used. The Commission agreed that the original recycling video should be expanded and used as it has greater educational value for Mount Prospect students. Glen Andler will talk to Ms. Giet about working with Mr. Robertson and Mr. Polit on the video. The next regularly scheduled Commission meeting will be held December 21 with the following items on the agenda: 1) Disposal of large appliances 2) Collection of "recyclable" materials, ie, clothing, appliances, en masse, similar to collections done in Wheeling. As there was no other business the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 PM. Respectfi;lly sulpitted M. Lis Angell