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Minutes <br /> Regular Meeting - Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> November 8, 2001 <br /> complex and set one at another business and measure the waste shifted (to <br /> recycling) . The Town' s Solid Waste Task Force wanted to stick with the <br /> original program, which leads us to this request . <br /> Pollock states that from a tip fee standpoint Chapel Hill is getting the <br /> majority of the benefits of the program . It' s not to say that we don' t want to <br /> expand the program but we are maxed out budgetarily . <br /> Tipton states she thought this was going to be a commingled program . <br /> Wilson states that would be something we wouldn t be able to do . <br /> Sassaman ask how much are they aware of what the County is doing . <br /> Pollock states that a list of every restaurant on the program and an indication <br /> of whether it was in Chapel Hill or not, was given to the Task Force . <br /> Ketchum asked what the reaction of the Task Force was to the information. <br /> Pollock states that the Task Force viewed the information and potential pilot <br /> programs as a companion piece to what happens at establishments when the <br /> Town moves to a Pay-As -You-Throw commercial waste system . How will <br /> they react when they are paying for two or three time per week waste <br /> collection? Would they recycle ? We could use the information from the bar <br /> and restaurant program to extrapolate from what we' re doing now . <br /> Vickers states that looking at the request letter what has not been done . <br /> Ketchem : Is it that the only thing you' re not doing right now is the mixed <br /> paper at commercial or multifamily sites ? <br /> Pollock states that there is the potential to work with one or two multifamily <br /> complexes to see how more potential recycling can be removed from their <br /> waste if there are more recycling sites put in to make recycling easier . We <br /> could see if they reduce their dumpster frequency further . <br /> Sassaman suggests that a letter be drafted using the materials given to the <br /> Task Force, written to Mayor Waldorf, stating what the Solid Waste <br /> Department is doing now and this is what we can do . In view of budgetary <br /> constraints, we don' t feel comfortable going to the Commissioners asking for <br /> the money . <br /> 2 <br />