HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrash/Recycling Comm. 02/10/2020Trash & Recycling Task Force Ad Hoc Committee
February 10, 2020I I o i
MEETING MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT: Kathy Aguiar, Finance Committee
Lee Azinheira, DPW Director
Christina Collins, DPW Office Manager
Steve Schoonveld, Select Board Member
Graham Wilson, Board of Health
MEMBERS NOT PRESENT Mike Ahern, Public Buildings/Special Projects Manager
Neil Rhein, Select Board Clerk
Amy Donovan -Palmer, Health Agent
Kevin Dumas, Town of Manager
1. Call to Order
Kathy calls meeting to order and called Mr. Schoonveld who will be participating through
conference call for the first fifteen or so
2. Approval of Minutes
January 13, Minutes:
Deferred to next meeting as they were not circulated before this meeting date
3. Update of Metrics Development
Discussed and looked over some printouts that Lee provided to the Committee with regard to
Miller Recycling numbers; Bulky Items and White Goods numbers and costs; Simple Recycling
information; and trash and recycling trends for cost per ton of each
Discussed number of bulky items and white goods being collected curbside along with costs
associated with same
For next meeting add agenda item "consideration of fees for bulky items and
white goods
2. Increasing cost of stickers to match actual cost to Town will net an additional
$23,000 for bulky items alone.
Discussed the costs and credits from Miller Recycling for materials removed from the Green:
1. Lee will meet with Randy Miller to get his input and see if there are any cost
saving measures available
2. For next meeting, DPW to also provide costs and details for the TV and
computers brought to the Green; also make sure those stickers cover the cost of
the disposal of same
Discussed the table that shows population, recycling and trash from 2001 to 2019; Committee
requested that we provide additional information/columns showing percentage changes from
year to year for the trash and recycling generated per household, per year; trash tonnage has
dropped off significantly as the Town went from picking up everything with no limit to an
automated cart system
4. Goals & Objectives
Continued discussions of various alternatives and options for trash and recycling, such as:
Investigate how much we would save if recycling curbside was restricted to paper/cardboard and
plastic and all other recyclables had to be taken to the green;
Change base trash container to 35 gallon and people who wanted the 64 gallon container would
have to pay a yearly fee;
Find out if any community in Massachusetts that provided curbside trash and recycling stopped
providing the service; also discussed the fact that communities that do not have curbside pick-up
usually have a transfer station and recycle park where they can bring trash and recycling
Also, continued discussion of ways to improve the Green, such as:
1. Look for funding in the current budget to see if we can get a professional in to
redesign and/or reconfigure the Green area so it is more user friendly;
2. Lee will bring in a large GIS map of the Mansfield Green with labels for the
containers that are currently there;
3. There are a large number of clothing bins for various non -profits; how much are
they being used and emptied; is there a better way to provide for textile collection
at the Green such as one vendor who pays back to Town?
Continued discussions about ideas to reduce the solid waste and recycling in Town and different
programs; maybe remove items from curbside recycling; different ideas presented and discussed
Discussed briefly the February 6`h meeting with Lee, Christina, Neil and Jessica Wozniak with
regard to communications to residents and various ways to do same; Jessica currently presents
the recycling program to the Mansfield Schools
5. Items Not Known 48 Hours Prior to Meeting
6. Next Meeting March 2, 2020
Lee will notify the representative from Republic about this meeting; will have him focus on pay
as you throw option; 35 gallon toter option; and the one similar to our current method of
collection and the pros and cons of each one and his experience with each of them.
7. Meeting Adjourned @ 8:30 ; Collins/Wilson — unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Lee Azinheira
Date o Ac eptance