HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/15/1993 SWC MinutesMOUNT PROSPECT SOLID WASTE COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 15, 1993
PRESENT: Dick Bachhuber, Bill Donovan, Elizabeth Herbert,
George Luteri, Holly Tabbert-Johnson, Rodney Mobus, Ken Westlake
and Mary Winkler.
Lisa Angell - Public Works Staff
ABSENT: Harold Rentschler
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 PM by Chairman Westlake.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes from the March 18, 1993 meeting were approved as
written.
CITIZEN FORUM:
No residents in attendance; the Commission moved on to the next
item on the agenda.
SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS:
. Multifamily - The Solid Waste Coordinator stated two addition-
al multifamily sites have committed to the recycling program.
Pickwick Commons West - 153 units; meeting is to be scheduled
with.all building owners.
Prospect Commons - 344 units; although there are four different
management companies involved one of the management groups has
agreed to program implementation but would like to wait until
the weather is warmer.
In March ARC abruptly changed their practice of collecting
recyclables with contaminants. Without warning ARC faxed a list
of multifamily sites whose recycling toters were not collected
due to contaminants. The SW Coordinator reported there was no
forewarning and she has spent a great deal of time trying to get
the program back on track. In addition to cleaning out contain-
ers, she wrote letters to the property managers asking their
assistance in keeping the containers free of contaminants and
had special decals made up and adhered to the containers. (The
decals state no garbage, no plastic bags in Spanish and Eng-
lish.) Although there is occasional raw garbage in the toters,
the biggest contaminant is plastic bags. (Arc refused to pickup
containers with just one plastic newspaper sleeve!)
The Coordinator has discussed her concerns with ARC regarding
the manner in which they changed their practice; ARC had previ-
ously picked up toters with contaminants and never indicated it
was a problem. While the Coordinator recognized the problem
needed to be addressed, once she was aware of it, she felt ARC
should have allowed a period for re-education before refusing to
collect the containers. ARC indicated they were forced to take
immediate action based on feedback from their markets.
Single Family - Public information regarding Clean-up Week
included, newspaper articles, an interview on Talk of the Town,
the Civic sign and an article in the Village Newsletter.
Yard Material - The yard material program will begin April 1.
The same article.addressing yard material collection will be
reprinted in the Summer Newsletter.
OPEN HOUSE:
The Commission made their work schedule for the May 15 Open
House.
The schedule for the mini seminars was also set; each seminar
will run approximately 15 minutes in the Public Work's Training
Room.
Yard Material Management - Composting
George Luteri - 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM
Proper Preparation of Recyclables
Mary Winkler - 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM
A yard material display including two compost bins were con-
structed by Public Works staff.
SOLID WASTE AGENCY OF NORTHERN COOK COUNTY:
Vice Chair Luteri reported on the Village of Glenview's annexa-
tion of the Wheeling Township Transfer Station. He also provid-
ed history on zoning of that property.
Vice Chair Luteri stated the Des Plaines Times had printed the
letter submitted by the "real" SWANCC Citizens Committee request-
ing retraction of a letter signed "SWANCC's Citizens Committee
but edited criticism of the Newspaper.
MONTHLY DATA:
It was noted that the Village exceeded a million pounds in
recyclables again this month.
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OTHER BUSINESS:
The Commission requested the Coordinator inform SWANCC of Commis-
sioner Mobus' appointment and have him added to the list for
RESOURCE, SWANCC's publication.
NEXT MEETING:
The next meeting was set for Thursday, May 20, 7:30 PM in the
Public Works Facility, 1700 West Central Road.
ADJOURN:
The motion to adjourn was moved and unanimously approved. The
meeting adjourned at 9:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
M. Lisa Angell
Solid Waste Coordinator