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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />April 24, 1990 <br /> <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />Public Hearing, continued <br /> <br />Williams noted that a White Bear Township hauler has begun to offer <br />refunds to residents who recycle and reduce their volume of waste. <br /> <br />Walt Witzke, 771 Emerald Drive, suggested adoption of an ordinance <br />to conduct a 6 month tri a 1 program for mandatory recycl i ng. The <br />proposed ordi nance may i nvo 1 ve a haul er I s refusal to pi ckup, if <br />recyclables were found mixed in with regular trash. <br /> <br />Lynn Skripka, 2330 Erin Court, League of Women Voters President, <br />agrees wi th the goals in the pol icy statement, and suggests the <br />inclusion of one refuse hauler per district. <br /> <br />Ted Smith, 2005 Longview, said there is a need to educate residents <br />of what is recyclable. Fridgen noted a recycling brochure was sent <br />out to residents and encouraged residents to contact him of any <br />problems with the recycling program. <br /> <br />A straw poll was conducted of <br />mandatory recycl i ng program. <br />indicated that they do not feel <br />would be acceptable. <br /> <br />the audience's feelings towards a <br />No one present in the audience <br />that a mandatory recycling program <br /> <br />Dean Warden, Ace Solid Waste, said a recycling education program is <br />very important, and noted that Ace is now accepting plastic water <br />and milk bottles. <br /> <br />Judy Haworth, 487--11th Avenue NW, agreed that an resident recycling <br />education program is needed. <br /> <br />Roy Hockey, Waste Management, feels mandatory recycling would <br />require a hauler to be a "garbage policemen". It would be time <br />consuming and expensive for the hauler to sift through trash to <br />retri eve recycl ab 1 es. Mr. Hockey noted that the best way to get <br />people to recycle is to make it as convenient as possible. <br /> <br />Michelle Vance, 648--19th Avenue NW, supports an organized system <br />and feels the main concern is to reduce the damaging effects to the <br />environment. <br /> <br />Dan Dahms, 675--4th Avenue NW, suggests that the County extend the <br />hours at the Arden Hills Composting site and that the City create <br />a recycling/drop-off site within the City which would be manned by <br />volunteers. <br /> <br />Joel Gainsly, 767--7th Avenue NW, suggested a one-time expense to <br />residents for the purchase of a recycling bin. <br /> <br />Public Hearing <br /> <br />Solid Waste Plan <br />Report 90-94 <br />Resolution 90-30 <br />
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