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industry. Mr. Pratt defined the often-used terms "MRF" and "MSW" as <br /> "materials recovery facility" and Municipal Solid Waste" respectively. <br /> Councilmember Willmus arrived in the audience at this time, approximately 6:55 p.m. <br /> Discussion included revenue parity between China and the United States, with <br /> China having significantly lower labor costs and impacts on manufacturer market- <br /> driven issues; cost of and ownership of carts with potential change from a dual to <br /> single-sort systems with no identifiable competitiveness based on provision of <br /> and/or amortization of carts; percentage of participation if and where organic <br /> collections are offered without significant increases in evidence and not <br /> necessarily encouraging a change of vendors by participants based on that factor <br /> alone; collection of organics weekly and differing from summer to winter <br /> seasons; and market forces and trends of manufacturers for potential future <br /> collection of plastic bottles at their point-of-sale. <br /> Further discussion included examples of residential organics that could be <br /> collected (e.g. food scraps; non-recycling papers, such as food boxes with <br /> coatings; tissue and paper towels; dryer lint; vacuum cleaner bags); and the need <br /> for any ongoing research on future program for soiled diaper collection. <br /> As the PWETC began consideration of the community values for the next RFP, <br /> Chair Vanderwall clarified that this should be an initial discussion, with staff then <br /> taking values provided by individual members after tonight's meeting, and <br /> averaged on a spreadsheet for consideration at the next discussion for further <br /> refinement. <br /> Collection Category <br /> Discussion included whether having lids on bins provided any influence on <br /> participation levels and/or volumes collected; efficiencies of lidded bins on <br /> robotically-collected routes; sizes of bins for single-stream collection and impacts <br /> to increased collection; potential increased workers compensation rates for <br /> vendors in addressing size and weight of bins; and the need for continued <br /> education and feedback from haulers on contaminants and in keeping quality <br /> control in place. <br /> Further discussion included ease of communication between vendors and <br /> participants to keep quality of collections up; ease of participation for residents; <br /> ongoing evaluation of participants and collections to eliminate contamination; <br /> single sort versus co-mingling of materials; how to encourage product <br /> stewardship by manufacturers; and the need to alert participants to the broader <br /> range of materials and their types as the markets become available. <br /> Member Felice expressed concern with the term "co-mingling" and what was <br /> intended in previous value discussions. <br /> Page 3 of 10 <br />