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Solid Waste Committee for Trenton, Maine
Town of Trenton Solid Waste
Committee
Agenda for April 1, 2009 meeting
1.
Attendees:
2. Administrative:
-Vote to accept minutes from March 4,
2009 meeting
New and Old Business
by category:
3. Waste materials by category
Recycling
Dumpsters:
General – results
of discussions with Selectmen and Planning Board concerning permanent
location of dumpsters, shelter, zoning setbacks (Tom and Chuck
report). A grant to help pay for the
shelter could be applied for through Maine Community Foundation (mainecf.org). Their Community Building Grant Program
submission deadlines are January 15 and May 15 each year. Does Dotty have any additional
information about grants?
Cardboard & Paper
dumpsters
– cardboard tarp is becoming damaged at tie-down rings. Metal clips are disappearing. Are they being stolen? Graffiti is a new problem.
Plastic & metal containers
dumpster – trash found a second time (two times in two months?). Does that constitute a ‘problem’?
Glass containers dumpster – Selectmen
approved spending funds to build container.
Jim Cameron only specified that it needs to be portable. Now, who’s
going to do it? Will one or two
individuals design as well as build it, or should we design it tonight in
Committee?
Fruit/vegetable/plant
composting
– We decided to not sell compost bins ourselves, but to educate residents
about their use, and where they can purchase them, right? Have we identified places to
purchase? Will a vendor ‘cut us a
deal’? How are we informing them?
Minority
(Bulky, Construction & Demolition Debris, Metal, Hazardous) - nothing
to discuss?
Remaining
MSW
– nothing to discuss?
4. Bypassing ‘middleman’
Possible curbside pickup and
take directly to PERC? On hold for
now.
5. Communication:
Website – Additions related to
composting? Tom again discussed with
Selectmen direct access to web site.
Mailing – no current mailing
plans
Town TV – nothing to discuss
Radio Public Service
announcements – nothing to discuss
Newspaper Public Service or town
section notice – Peter?
Education (schools, etc.) –
Peter “trash fair” update?
6. Other old or new business:
-SWC and ADD letters for Town
Report were submitted March 17, 2009 (attached)
-status of Eastern Maine Recycling
(EMR) contract – Peter?
-MRRA event May 4-5 in Bar Harbor –
Will anyone commit to going? Will
the Town foot the bill?
7. Identified Action Items:
8. Adjourn meeting
Next
meeting is Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 7PM in the town office.
Attach:
SWC & ADD letters for Town Report
MRRA agenda and registration
form
Minutes for April 1, 2009 meeting
1.
Attendees: Tom
Sproule, Dotty Young, Chuck Starr, Mike Gilmartin
2.
Administrative:
Met at 5:30 at town office due to
scheduling conflict with Trenton Planning Board.
Voted to accept minutes from March 4,
2009 meeting, 3 yes, 0 no, 1 abstentions
New and Old Business
by category:
3. Recyclables
Cardboard & Paper
dumpsters
– discussion on continuing tarping and overhead shelter.
Plastic & metal containers
dumpster
– dumpsters made it thru winter in decent condition and support from snow
plowing, etc.
Glass containers dumpster – discussion
on building a wooden box to replace the rented dumpster for the following
reasons:
1)
Glass accumulates slowly. A 2’ x 4’ x 4’ box
will probably fill once per month
2)
Discontinuing rental of the 2 cubic yard
dumpster from Gott’s will save the town $17/month or ~$200/year.
3)
Since the box will be much smaller than the
dumpster, it will be much easier to reach into.
Action
item: Mike Gilmartin agreed to build the box,
possibly with help from other committee members (The Selectmen have agreed
to spend $200-400 for this project).
Overhead Protection – discussion
of future dumpster locations (Salt and Sand Way, Acadia Gateway Center, and
current location) and possibility for an enclosed shelter.
Graffiti – discussed
incident of graffiti on dumpsters.
No action needed, will look into any future problems.
4. Communication:
Web access was discussed.
Input into 2008 Town Report (SWC
letter and ADD letter) was approved.
5. Other old or new business:
Composting bins and expense were
discussed.
Maine Resource and Recovery
Association meeting May 4-5 in Bar Harbor was discussed. Selectmen are willing to pay for two
members for our committee to go. Peter
has indicated that he will attend the second day but not the first. Tom, Mike and Chuck all expressed some
interest, but none committed to attending.
6. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40PM. The next meeting is Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 7PM in
the town office.
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