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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> May 4, 2006 <br /> Approved June 1 , 2006 <br /> Scavenging at Convenience Centers Wilson states that there was a letter in the paper by <br /> Flicka Bateman . She spoke with one of the commissioners who brought it up in a <br /> meeting . On my " to do " list is to bring back a more liberal [scavenging] policy . <br /> Sassaman states that it will take someone getting hurt before they realize the danger . <br /> Wilson states that with the staff, the commitment and standing we have in the <br /> community the insinuation that we would rather landfill something than reuse or <br /> recycle it is absurd on its face . Like with everything, there are certain balances you <br /> must make and accommodation for other reasons . We set the goal at 61 % because it' s <br /> practical and reasonable . It' s not 100 % . <br /> Sassaman asks if the argument can be made that scavenging some products increases <br /> the amount of material that is landfilled i . e . electronics . [In that they are worthless <br /> after the chips, and other useful components are removed . ] <br /> Wilson states that with electronics the case would be instead of getting some <br /> preferential treatment regarding the cost to recycle, they would start charging more to <br /> handle it . <br /> Sassaman asks if there is someway to make that argument rationally . <br /> Wilson states that anyone who read the memo could see that it states as plainly as <br /> possible, all the arguments . Most of the convenience centers are physically deficient <br /> and can' t accommodate larger salvage situations . Two have no room at all for a <br /> salvage shed . Ideally we would expand the size of the salvage shed (s ) . Generally the <br /> salvage sheds are not used for computers . We advertise to take usable computers to <br /> the PTA Thrift shop . For the people that use our facility, one issue is confidentiality <br /> and security, very few people know how to clean their hard drive . If you allow <br /> scavenging we can' t guarantee that security . <br /> Norwood states that every time we bring this up , we talk about computers . Most <br /> people I know don' t care about them . If that is an issue, can' t the computer be placed <br /> inside the fence where no one could get to it? Not in the convenience centers but at <br /> the landfill . <br /> Wilson states that you could do that but for those that live in the extreme north part of <br /> the county will probably not take the time to drive to the landfill to recycle a <br /> computer . <br /> Pollock states that we started out with just the site at the landfill and it was a popular <br /> demand with the commissioners to expand it to the convenience centers as well . We <br /> followed their lead and the public lead on that . <br /> 5 <br />