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<br />. <br />, <br /> MEETING NOTES <br /> Village of Arden Hills <br />. Solid Waste Management Committee <br /> August 17, 1987 <br /> Attendance <br /> Attendees: Nancy Hansen, Paul Malone, Mary Trisko, Gloria Kuehn, David <br /> McClung <br /> Haulers: Dean Warden - Ace Solid Waste Management <br /> Bill Heaston - Joe Horwath - Wood lake BFI <br /> Jim Gencauski - Waste Management, Blaine <br /> Although they had agreed to send representatives, Bellaire, <br /> Manthei, Poor Richards, Red Arrow, Twin City Sanitation, and <br /> Wildwood did not attend. <br /> Approval of Minutes <br /> The notes from the July 9, 1987 meeting were approved. <br /> Obiectives <br /> The objectives established by the committee were reviewed: <br /> 1. Institute a curbside pickup program for recyclables. <br /> 2. Fund curbside pickup via a surcharge on the haulers' billings. <br />. 3. Establish volume-based refuse collection fees. <br /> 4. Maintain an open hauling system. <br /> The haulers were told that the committee would like to hear their ideas <br /> covering how our objectives might be met, or any other thoughts they might <br /> have which would allow the city to comply with the goals established by <br /> the Metropolitan Council and Ramsey County. It was also noted that the <br /> haulers might feel uncomfortable providing information in the presence of <br /> their competition, and in that case, they should feel free to communicate <br /> with the committee members, or the city, on a one-to-one basis, either <br /> verbally or in writing. <br /> Curbside Recyclable Pickup <br /> It was agreed that curbside pickup of recyclables was the best way to <br /> encourage residents to recycle. In earlier meetings a once-a-month pickup <br /> program had been considered. However, representatives of the haulers said <br /> their experience had shown participation rates to vary directly with <br /> pickup frequency. Areas serves by them in other parts of the country <br /> where pickup is made monthly have generally had 20% of the households <br /> participate, while areas with semi-weekly or weekly pickup enjoy <br /> participation rates in the 60% - 70% range. Other actions that encourage <br /> participation include education, providing consistent service, and <br /> distributing recycling containers, which make participation easier, while <br /> applying peer pressure in neighborhoods (i.e. placement of the clearly <br />. 'marked containers at the curb for pickup induces others to follow suit). <br /> -1- <br />