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Draft <br /> Pollock states that the revenue received from the sale of the textile recycling at the <br />Eubanks Road and Walnut Grove Church Road Waste & Recycling Centers is going to <br />the PTA Thrift Shop and OCIM. <br /> <br />Food Waste Program Update – Amy Fulford – Brooks Contract, Justin Senkbiel – Compost Now <br /> Lavelle ask how the home subscription service for Compost Now works. <br /> Senkbiel states that once you sign up, the container is provided and swapped out based <br />on the subscription level or the frequency of collection. It’s weighed and put on a <br />dashboard so the customer can see how much material is diverted. <br /> Hemminger asks how successful are the drop off programs. Is there too much <br />contamination? <br /> Fulford states that contamination isn’t too much of a problem now. There is some <br />contamination from time to time but it’s not much. <br /> Marcoplos asks about the cost of a subscription service. <br /> Senkbiel states the range is $19 - $29/month for weekly or bi-weekly collection. The <br />cost is a function of scale – how many people are on it, level of density and the level of <br />service offered. In our surveys, we found that people in a lower income bracket aren’t <br />going to pay anything for a service so it’s best to create some other program that is <br />financed a different way. <br /> Hemminger asks how you get other businesses to sign up to do this. Why should they <br />sign up? <br /> Fulford states that we are currently under the direction of OC Solid Waste staff on how to <br />expand. <br /> Williams states that everything is financed by Orange County and there is a contract <br />budget amount. We are letting the larger users know that they can finance this on their <br />own and allowing smaller generators to be added. In looking at the scope of what we <br />are trying to do with organics, through the Solid Waste Master Plan, we can identify the <br />proper way to proceed. <br /> Hughes asks as large users are shifted off, do they continue to compost. <br /> Pollock states that our experience shifting larger users off is that they have all continued <br />to compost. Initially Whole Foods, Weaver Street Market (4 locations) and UNC Hospital <br />took up their own composting collection. This year, Carolina Inn, Carol Woods, Granville <br />Towers, Mediterranean Deli and Rizzo Center will leave the County program November <br />1 and have stated their intent to continue composting using Brooks or its subcontractor. <br /> Rich asks can we do an online survey to see if people are ready to do compost pickup. <br /> Hammersly states that as part of the Solid Waste Master Plan, an important part of that <br />is to manage expectations. Not to discourage composting but as we look at what the <br />recycling market is facing, we will have to manage expectations of how things are done <br />going forward. <br /> In response to asking the larger generators to go off, we told them that we would no <br />longer pay for the large corporations. <br />Regulated Recycling Material Ordinance Update <br /> Marcoplos ask how many are cited for violations. <br /> Woody states that there are currently 13 active cases. <br />Entsorga, WV Trip <br /> Williams states that there will be doodle poll to choose a date to visit the Entsorga facility <br />in August. <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at: 7:40pm <br />Name of Minute Taker Wanda McCain