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DRAFT <br />2 <br />Recycling Right NC <br />Rich asks if clam shells are accepted back into recycling. <br />Pollock states that there was no market for it before. The company that we pay to take the <br />recycling now has a market they can feed those into the remanufacturing process for a <br />clamshell making factory they own. <br />Marcoplos asks if the information is being announced at the Waste & Recycling centers. <br />Brown sates that we are in the process of making brochures and will be making mass <br />mailings for the urban and rural recycling routes. <br />Recycling Sort Data <br />Haven-O’Donnell asks what the potential of banning plastic bags is. <br />Pollock states this has come up repeatedly. The only model would be the Regulated <br />Recycling Materials Ordinance and was able to enforce our rules against landfilling of <br />certain materials. The State doesn’t enforce their statutory bans on aluminum cans and <br />plastic bottles. <br />Shred Center <br />Lavelle asks are people bringing it there to shred. <br />Woody states that after the resident makes an appointment, they can watch the material <br />being shredded or leave it and we shred it later. <br />Haven-O’Donnell asks what is recommended for residents that shred paper at home. <br />Woody states that residents that shred at home should take it to a Shred-A-Thon because <br />they may have more than paper such as CD in their material. <br />Pollock sates that shredded paper is no longer accepted in the curbside recycling. <br />Next Meeting <br />Marcoplos states that the next meeting will be January or February. <br />Hemminger states that there have been a lot of inquiries about the Simple Recycling <br />orange bag program since it aired on Live Spectrum. Raleigh and Morrisville are doing it, <br />Durham is starting it. Where are we? <br />Williams states that in the June meeting the SWAG board was tasked to reach out to the <br />non-profits to invite them here to hear what our plans were and get there thoughts. The <br />plan now for the next meeting is to invite WasteZero and the leaders from the non-profits to <br />hear the presentation to find out if what we are doing will impact their operations. The other <br />thing to consider is while Orange County has the technology in the trucks there will be an <br />additional cost for us to add a button to the trucks that allows the driver to indicate collection <br />for this service. <br />Hemminger states that it will reduce the tipping fee because there will be less waste going <br />to the landfill. <br />Williams states that that will benefit the Towns. The Towns will approve and authorize this. <br />The only thing the County will do is hit the button. <br />The next meeting will have a full agenda. WasteZero will be invited back to refresh us, the <br />non-profits, potentially Entsorga and possibly someone from Berkley County, SC. <br />Rich states that we should get a cost analysis for the program and the additional amount it <br />would cost the County. Why does it have to follow the recycling truck? <br />Williams states that they label it as a recycling diversion. <br />Rich states that with Entsorga we may also want to get information on if the end product <br />could be burned at the coal plant. <br />Public Comment – None <br />Meeting adjourned at: 7:19 pm <br />Name of Minute Taker Wanda McCain