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Home My WebLink About06/21/2001 - Waste Reduction and Recycling Advisory Commission AGENDA WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING ADVISORY COMMISSION EAGAN, MINNESOTA Eagan Municipal Center City Council Chambers THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2001 5:30 p.m. I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA (5:30 -5:32) II. APPROVAL OF APRIL 19, 2001 AND MAY 17, 2001 MEETING (5:32-5:35) MINUTES III. VISITORS TO BE HEARD IV. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS A. Sign Oath of Office V. INFORMATIVE A. "Improving Recycling of Residential Paper" Grant (No Discussion Necessary) VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Procurement /Green Building Discussion (5:45 -6:25) B. Mural Wall and Reusable Mugs in Cascade Bay (6:25 -6:57) VIII. ADJOURNMENT Next meeting- August 16, 2001 will be televised _7:00) The mission The mission of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Advisory Commission is to proactively assist the Eagan City Council by educating, encouraging and assisting the community in reducing and managing waste in an environmentally sound manner. MEMO TO: MEMBERS OF THE EAGAN WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING ADVISORY COMMISSION FROM: COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR FOOTE DATE: JUNE 14, 2001 SUBJECT: EAGAN ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 21, 2001 A regular meeting of the Eagan Waste Reduction & Recycling Commission will be held on Thursday June 21, 2001 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., at the Eagan Municipal Center in the City Council Chambers. This meeting will be televised. There is no meeting scheduled in July. Please contact Joanna Foote at (651) 681 -4604 by Tuesday, June 19 to indicate if you cannot attend. I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA (5:30 -5:32) The agenda, as presented or modified, requires adoption by the Commission. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: approve, deny or modify agenda II. APPROVAL OF APRIL 19 AND MAY 17 MEETING MINUTES (5:32 -5:35) A copy of the minutes of the Waste Reduction Commission meeting of April 19, 2001 and May 17, 2001 are included as an attachment. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: approve, deny or modify April 19, 2001minutes. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: approve, deny or modify May 17, 2001 minutes. III. VISITORS TO BE HEARD IV. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS A. Sign Oath of Office The newly appointed member will be asked to sign an oath of office form. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: Sign and return oath. V. INFORMATIVE A. "Improving Recycling of Residential Paper" Grant (No Discussion Necessary) Over one -half of the surveys have been returned. A copy of the survey results is included as an attachment. A brochure has been sent out providing more information about the pilot project. Copies of the brochure will be available to view at li n PAPER RECYCLING SURVEY RESULTS... the next meeting. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Procurement /Green Building Discussion (5:45 -6:25) At the May meeting, the Commission briefly discussed what their role was in the design process and expressed an interest in receiving updated information. Ken Vraa and Beth Weilde have provided written updates regarding the Design/Development and construction process of the Community Center, for the Commission. The Commission may wish to further discuss their role and priorities in the design process. The memo from Beth Wielde is included as an attachment, copies of the Xcel Energy: Energy Assets Custom Consulting/Eagan Community Center report from Ken Vraa, dated May 15, 2001 will be available at the meeting. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: Discussion and direction. B. Mural Wall and Reusable Mugs in Cascade Bay (6:25 -6:57) The Commission has expressed an interest in utilizing and promoting recycled- content products over the past year. Two possible projects to use recycled- content products exist in Cascade Bay. The Commission may wish to discuss the mural wall and reusable mug projects. ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THIS ITEM: Discussion and direction VIII. ADJOURNMENT Next meeting- August 16, 2001 will be televised (6:57- 7:00) INCREASING RESIDENTIAL PAPER RECYCLING SURVEY RESULTS (TOTAL SURVEYS( 271 1 51.7% 1. How often do you recycle paper products from your household? RECYCLING RATES NEWSPAPER MAGAZINES HOPM BOXBOARD CARDBOARD ONCE/WEEK 213 78.6% 110 40.6% 123 45.4% 53 19.6% 43 15.9% ONCE/MONTH 38 14.0% 90 33.2% 35 12.9% 29 10.7% 85 31.4% RARELY 8 3.0% 44 16.2% 46 17.0% 66 24.4% 107 39.5% NEVER 12 4.4% 23 8.5% 56 20.7% 123 45.4% 34 12.5% NO REPLY 0 0.0% 4 1.5% 7 2.6% 4 1.5% 2 0.7% 2. Does your household currently subscribe to a newspaper(s) delivered to your home? 3. Do you currently bring newspapers home from work, or newsstand purchase, on a regular basis? NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS NONE 26 NONE BUT BUY 17 ONE 185 ONE AND BUY 14 TWO 23 THREE 3 FOUR 1 TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 226 % w/ SUBSCRIPTIONS 83.4% TOTAL w/ NEWSPAPERS 243 4. Does your household currently subscribe to a magazine(s) deliver to your home? MAGAZINES SUBSCRIPTION FREQUENCY WEEKLY 57 MONTHLY 224 QUARTERLY 54 TOTAL RESIDENTS 239 88.2% WITH SUBSCRIPTIONS 5. Does your household currently utilize alternative reuse or recycling options for magazines other than our curbside recycling service? ALTERNATIVE NO. OF REUSE RESPONSES ECO -SITE 6 SHARE 11 LIBRARY 6 WORK 5 KEEP THEM 2 HOSPITAL/ 7 NURSING HOME SCHOOL 2 6. Do you have school -aged children or are you in school yourself? SCHOOL RECYCLING RATE ONCE/WEEK 38 ONCE/MONTH 17 RARELY 17 NEVER 22 NO REPLY 5 TOTAL 99 36.5% 7. Why do you throw paper in the trash? WHY PAPER IS THROW AWAY REASON WHY NO. OF CONTAMINATED 171 63.1% THROW IN TRASH RESPONSES CONFIDENTIALITY 105 38.7% LAZY /CONVENIENT 14 UNSURE 101 37.3% NEED CONTAINERS/ 3 TOO DIFFICULT 31 11.4% HOW TO SORT? OTHER 28 10.3% LACK OF SPACE 2 NOT KNOW COULD/RECYCLING 8 NOT AVAILABLE 8. How do you collect your paper for recycling? CONTAINER USED TO OTHER RECYCLE CONTAINERS BAG 230 84.9% PLASTIC BIN 70 25.8% 2 CONTAINER BOX 10 3.7% OLD TRASH CAN 1 OTHER 5 1.8% BASKET 1 NONE 16 5.9% 9. Do you have a home office? HOME OFFICE HOURS SPENT IN OFFICE 1 - 19 HRS 45 20 - 39 HRS 7 40+ HRS 9 TOTAL # OF HOME 61 22.5% OFFICES 10. How important is recycling to you? RECYCLING IMPORTANCE VERY IMPORTANT 154 56.8% IMPORTANT 109 40.2% NOT IMPORTANT 8 3.0% NO REPLY 4 1.5% 11. Which of the following motivates you to recycle? REASON MOTIVATED ENVIRONMENT 239 88.2% REDUCE LANDFILL 227 83.8% WASTE CIVIC DUTY 160 59.0% REDUCE WASTE 113 41.7% BILL OTHER 16 5.9% NONE 9 3.3% 12. What would motivate you to recycle more of your paper? MOTIVATION COMMENTS NOT LIKE TO STORE/ 7 LACK OF SPACE EASE 34 ECONOMIC 26 BENEFIT /$$$$ EXTRA/BETTER 35 CONTAINER BE ROLE MODEL/ 4 ENVIRONMENT MORE EDUCATION 65 BETTER/PROVIDE 5 SERVICE 13. Would you be willing to sign a commitment card to recycle more of your paper? SIGN A COMMITMENT CARD YES 171 63.1% NO 65 24.0% DEPENDS 10 3.7% NO REPLY 25 9.2%