Gray Solid Waste & Recycling Committee
Meeting Agenda for Wednesday,
August 8th, 2007, 5:30 p.m., Stimson Hall
Congratulations! Laura is now a confirmed member of the committee!
Review of monthly Transfer Station Data.
Recycling bins to sell at the Transfer Station. Update and discussion:
New development: the solid waste committee has been allowed to carry over its allocation from last year and add it to this years allocation giving the committee $3000 to work with.
The town manager has directed that if we do sell recycling bins that we offer bins with the Town of Gray logo on them.
Brian also has the contact information for the bin company in Canada that we received quotes from.
Hazardous Household Waste Collection (HHW): Review of HHW collection preparations
See the task list on Page 2.
Trash Talk articles: Updated schedule.
Jewel M. "Recycling Room by Room". Done!
Brian S. "Illegal Dumping" or a different topic of his choice. Brian will circulate an article for review by the weekend of September 01-02.
PAYT / Improve Recycling project: Focus is review Gray SW ordinance.
Jewel will lead the discussion on the re-write of the solid waste ordinance.
Open season: What's up Doc?
Adjourn
See the HHW agenda page 2
2007 HHW Schedule of Events
Week of July 16th:
Peter will send HHW information to lake associations in Gray. Done
Randy will contact Gray Public Works to confirm that setting up the HHW event in the salt & sand shed is ok as it was last year. Randy to confirm
Peter will call Pownal and North Yarmouth to get decisions as to whether they will participate in this year's HHW collection. Done
Week of July 30th:
Finalize the format and content of the HHW handout. Done
Finalize the format and content of the HHW advertisement. Done
Send final format copies of the handout and advertisement to participating towns. Done
Saturday/Sunday August 4th/5th :
Jewel will circulate a Trash Talk article for review that will be submitted for publication in the August 10th edition of the Gray/New Gloucester News. This article will help promote the HHW collection. Done
Week of August 6th:
Jewel and / or Laura will have 800 copies of the HHW handout printed. Deliver to the Gray Transfer Station. Jewel and Laura to confirm
August 11 & 12 (Saturday & Sunday): Hand out flyers at the Gray Transfer Station.
Saturday, Aug. 11, 9 a.m. - 12 noon - Your name here and Him or her
Saturday, Aug 11, 12 noon - 3 p.m. - Pete T. and her or him
Sunday, Aug. 12, 9 a.m. - 12 noon - Pete T. and you
Sunday, Aug. 12, 12 noon - 3 p.m. - Him or her and that guy
August 18 & 19 (Saturday & Sunday): Hand out flyers at the Gray Transfer Station.
Saturday, Aug. 18, 9 a.m. - 12 noon - Peter is not available this day, so who??
Saturday, Aug 18, 12 noon - 3 p.m. - Somebody and somebody else!
Sunday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. - 12 noon - Pete T. and please sign on the dotted line!
Sunday, Aug. 19, 12 noon - 3 p.m. - Twelve MIT graduates or two recycling committee members!
Week of August 20th
Randy will contact the Gray Department of Public Works to remind them that the HHW collection will be held on the upcoming Saturday. Request keys to access to the storage building where road barricades are stored and to the salt & sand shed.
August 25th (Saturday)
Take turns calling Pete at 7 a.m. in the morning to tell him that EPI cancelled at the last minute and he'll have to face the wrath of the residents of four towns by himself….. and good luck with that, Pete!
No, really, volunteers from the Gray recycling committee meet at the salt & sand shed between 7:30 and 8 a.m. to set up for the HHW collection. There should be a least three committee members. I will definitely be there. Besides coffee, what would volunteers like for breakfast?
Peter will bring a folding table and some duct tape and masking tape.
We will need several colors of magic markers to make direction signs.
Work the collection from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and help break down after the event.
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