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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> May 7, 2009 <br /> Approved June 3, 2009 <br /> Vickers states that item 2 says to delay work on the solid waste management plan, is <br /> that feasible ? <br /> Wilson states that it is feasible . The State will just have to understand . <br /> Vickers states that rural recycling is twice a month, is there any consideration of doing <br /> that in the Towns . <br /> Wilson states that it has been discussed : It has not been pursued or recommended for <br /> a number of reasons . The urban residents have had recycling a lot longer than the <br /> rural residents . On a household basis it is a lot cheaper . Going to every other week in <br /> the urban areas the result would be not people holding their stuff for two weeks but <br /> taking it to the drop - off sites and we would be over burdened at the drop- off sites . <br /> We would be shifting the expense and materials from curbside to the drop - off sites . <br /> Norwood states that there are some people that receive [handicapped] special service <br /> where a separate truck goes to the house to get the materials, do you all still do that <br /> and would it be more cost-effective if the driver of the regular truck just picked it up . <br /> Wilson states that the Town used to have a special truck get the garbage depending <br /> on the situation . Regarding the recycling in the urban area it is serviced by a <br /> contractor and they are doing it the most efficient way . I don' t think there is any <br /> money to be saved there . <br /> Pollock states that they don' t charge any extra for that service . It is a flat fee per <br /> household . <br /> Yuhasz asks on the elimination of the permit distribution and the mattress acceptance <br /> do you have any guess of how much that would increase illegal dumping? And how <br /> much illegal dumping there is now . <br /> Wilson states that I have a notion that there is less illegal dumping than there has ever <br /> been. A combination of expanded enforcement, general awareness and little <br /> reluctance from the public if it is seen and due to expansion of the towns there are <br /> fewer good places to dump . We scout those more frequently . Regarding the <br /> mattresses and elimination of permits, [it] could result in illegal dumping . I suspect <br /> that at first there could be a brief period of illegal dumping because they cant get a <br /> permit or they' re protesting . But illegal dumping is a hard way to get rid of waste on a <br /> regular basis, so eventually they' re going to do whatever they have to do . <br /> Spire states that 25 % was counted for large loads being redistributed back into the <br /> convenience centers through the process of education that the public would know you <br /> couldn' t bring an over flowing pickup but only a regular load and still dispose of it at <br /> 10 <br />