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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> August 6, 2009 <br /> Approved September 3, 2009 <br /> Spire replies that St. Lucie County put up $145 million, the company put up the other <br /> $250 million . This is a 600 ton-a- day plant. <br /> Norwood mentions there is a composter that sits in the kitchen . <br /> Pollock replies they' re available at $300 . They use electricity to operate . <br /> 6 . Board Member Comments Yuhasz asks regarding accepting different items at the <br /> convenience center, fluorescent tubes are not accepted there . With all the compact <br /> fluorescent lights that are being sold and used, what are the plans for accepting those <br /> [as they burn out] . <br /> Spire states we have had internal meetings on that, there is a plan to start converting <br /> the convenience centers into places where we can start capturing some of the long <br /> fluorescent bulbs as well as the screw in bulbs . We have to take great care to ensure <br /> the collection will allow for an amount that will not get broken easily [some mercury <br /> escapes] . <br /> Vickers states that there has been some dumping on Pickett Hill Rd . [actually Pickett <br /> Road, near the border of Orange and Durham County] I have seen couches, love seats <br /> and furniture . <br /> Pollock states that we will look into that. <br /> Norwood states that with the hard plastics like those holding the needles for diabetics, <br /> did you find out if they are recyclable ? <br /> Pollock replies I didn ' t make any progress in finding out if those were recyclable or <br /> not. I would need to get a hold of one to see what type of resin it is . When I described <br /> it no one could tell me . The resin type may be OK but it will be hard to handle the tiny <br /> pieces in a bale . <br /> Norwood states that regarding cutting the hours at the convenience center I want to <br /> eliminate people' s ability to hang out because it is going to be more congested . <br /> Thomas states that some changes have been made . During the week it will continue <br /> to be twice a day and once a day on Saturday . There will be a meeting with the <br /> attendants to go over this and make every effort to hurry these people along . We will <br /> also rely on the camera system to identify those that may be a problem . <br /> Smith asks what happens to the recycling once it' s collected . <br /> 10 <br />