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Draft <br /> <br />Solid Waste Advisory Group Meeting Summary <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: June 17, 2019 <br /> <br />LOCATION: Solid Waste Administration Training Room <br /> <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos, County Commissioner Penny <br />Rich, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger, Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle, Hillsborough <br />Commissioner Mark Bell, Hillsborough Commissioner Matt Hughes, UNC-Chapel Hill <br />Representative Brad Ives <br /> <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Chapel Hill Council Member Donna Bell, Carrboro Alderman Randee <br />Haven-O’Donnell, UNC-Healthcare Representative Mel Hurston <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Solid Waste Director Robert Williams, County Manager Bonnie <br />Hammersley, Hillsborough Public Works Director Ken Hines, Carrboro Assistant Public Works <br />Director Kirsten Benoit, County Solid Waste Staff: Bruce Woody, Evan Brown, Blair Pollock, <br />Rachel Smith, Wanda McCain, Chapel Hill Public Works Staff Wendy Simmons, UNC-Chapel <br />Hill Solid Waste BJ Tipton <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Call to Order <br /> <br />Approval of Meeting Summary <br /> March 27, 2019 meeting summary approved <br /> <br />WasteZero- Textile Recycling Presentation, Dennis Wise <br /> M. Bell asks are there areas not covered in Orange County. <br /> Wise states that the areas covered would be the municipalities – Chapel Hill, Carrboro, <br />and Hillsborough. There are outlying areas in the county that would be too far to drive <br />which would defeat the purpose of keeping the cost down. <br /> Hemminger asks how the relationships with non-profits work. <br /> Wise states that we are happy to have a conversation with them. This activity has zero <br />impact on charities. This is aimed at getting that material out of the trash cans. <br /> Marcoplos asks about the percentage of households reached and how many households <br />are gained once you’re in a community. <br /> Wise states that in terms of reach we go after everyone. With participation there are two <br />big cleaning time periods – Spring/Fall. <br /> Pollock asks about multifamily participation and how Raleigh is doing with counts per <br />household. <br /> Wise states that Raleigh needs a little more work to bring up their volume. Simple <br />Recycling will pickup recycling wherever you all pickup recycling. <br /> Marcoplos states that at the next meeting we can have information from the appropriate <br />staff of how it might impact their jurisdiction. <br /> Williams states that the SWAG leadership will take on the role of contacting the non- <br />profits to get their input and invite some of them to the next meeting.