Hi all,
Thank you for all that attended the meeting. Below are the minutes from the meeting.
Long Range Planning Committee
November 23, 2009 Meeting Minutes
Chris Kelly from Metro Waste Paper gave a presentation on recycling. Metro Waste is owned by Cascades (5th largest mil group in North America). They have a cardboard box, plastic, and tissue division.
How the program works:
The program is very customizable. You can have 96 gallon totes that can be filled with acceptable items (see list below) and picked up on an as needed basis or a regular schedule. The number of totes and their location is up to the district. We can also elect to have a dumpster for cardboard. The totes must be full and in a location the driver can access them.
November 23, 2009 Meeting Minutes
Chris Kelly from Metro Waste Paper gave a presentation on recycling. Metro Waste is owned by Cascades (5th largest mil group in North America). They have a cardboard box, plastic, and tissue division.
How the program works:
The program is very customizable. You can have 96 gallon totes that can be filled with acceptable items (see list below) and picked up on an as needed basis or a regular schedule. The number of totes and their location is up to the district. We can also elect to have a dumpster for cardboard. The totes must be full and in a location the driver can access them.
The paper does not need to be bagged but if it is it must be in a clear bag. Shredded paper must be put in a clear bag. Staples, paperclips, and spiral notebooks are okay to include. The metal hanging folders cannot be included unless the metal strips are removed. Textbooks are also acceptable and it is recommended to have a separate pickup. Contamination can be a problem especially food waste, therefore, milk cartons are not acceptable. Styrofoam is also not acceptable.
We also discussed “closing the loop” by having the items that we recycle turned into products we purchase (toilet paper, paper towel, copy paper, etc.). There would obviously be a cost for this.
The paper is weighed and the district receives a check based on the commodity price of paper. Reports can be generated monthly by building.
The cost of the program is $0.00 (zero).
Other school districts using this program include (references need to be checked):
Livonia
Avon
Roberts Wesley College
Bishop Kearney
MCC
RCSD (on a modified basis)
We are also going to contact Chris and determine the specifics of how many totes/dumpsters, their locations, the pickup schedule, etc.
There were some additional programs that could utilize (recycling of bulbs, recycling of confidential materials, etc.) but would have a cost associated with them.
After Chris’s presentation we discussed the program and decided that we would check some of the references and then proceed to implement the program. We also discussed having the Board of Education approve the program. We talked about creating a vision to use as a road map. We discussed changing the culture. One idea was to share the revenue with the buildings.
We discussed that this program could actually reward people for increasing consumption. We need to monitor this and develop ideas to reduce consumption (online forms, using both sides of paper, electronic work order system for the print shop, etc.).
We set our next meeting for December 14th at 5:00 PM. Our agenda will include creating a vision, share results of references, provide details for a program in Hilton, and schedule next meeting.
We also discussed “closing the loop” by having the items that we recycle turned into products we purchase (toilet paper, paper towel, copy paper, etc.). There would obviously be a cost for this.
The paper is weighed and the district receives a check based on the commodity price of paper. Reports can be generated monthly by building.
The cost of the program is $0.00 (zero).
Other school districts using this program include (references need to be checked):
Livonia
Avon
Roberts Wesley College
Bishop Kearney
MCC
RCSD (on a modified basis)
We are also going to contact Chris and determine the specifics of how many totes/dumpsters, their locations, the pickup schedule, etc.
There were some additional programs that could utilize (recycling of bulbs, recycling of confidential materials, etc.) but would have a cost associated with them.
After Chris’s presentation we discussed the program and decided that we would check some of the references and then proceed to implement the program. We also discussed having the Board of Education approve the program. We talked about creating a vision to use as a road map. We discussed changing the culture. One idea was to share the revenue with the buildings.
We discussed that this program could actually reward people for increasing consumption. We need to monitor this and develop ideas to reduce consumption (online forms, using both sides of paper, electronic work order system for the print shop, etc.).
We set our next meeting for December 14th at 5:00 PM. Our agenda will include creating a vision, share results of references, provide details for a program in Hilton, and schedule next meeting.
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