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the bin. When she lived in a condo the association had dedicated recycling bins for each item that made it very easy to recycle. --Mary has a friend who lives in an apartment az�d is upset large coniplexes don't recycle --Yard Waste disposal What concer�s you about garbage? --Like that it goes to the RRF and is used for fuel --Jim asked if there was a requirement that haulers use the RRF. Would the City conixact with haulers to use the RRF? --Tom ��vas conccrned about the role of free enterprise in the system. F�e said most people are concerned about cost, choice and environmentally friendly disposal. Hc asked if choice would keep cosis down. (The answer was no}. --Torn was also concemed about service. For instance if he doesn't like his cable, he's out of luck. --Minimized landfilling, maximizing recycling and limit impacts such as truck traffic �Vhat excites yon abont garbage? --Glad someone takes it away --Wheeled carts with. lids (concemed because sometime recycling spills and litters neighborhood — eclioed 4 times} --Wheeled carts also cut down on labor costs -=Excited city wants to recycle more W�at are the issues that need to be considered? --Wastc disposal in terms of environment --Gctting out more information through videa, newspaper, newsletter and perhaps field trips --Incentives to recycle (perhaps modeling St_ Louis Park system that used financi.al credit far recycling) --Final destination of recycling --Keep it simple and easy for the homeowner --Need to entice reluctant recyclers From our discussion, what do you see as the City's enost immediate garbage collection chalienges? --Get more people to recycic --Wide range of services --Limit number of haulers --Encouraging haulcrs to use the RRF --Keep costs down while meeting goals --Keep comrnunication open Issues Co�nmittee should consider --Amount of truck traffic, safety of kids --Too many trucks becausc some only make one stop in his neighborhood