Recycling Advisory Committee Meeting

Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting Agenda
April 10, 2019, 8am – 9:30am

 City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave, Council Chambers

Minute Taker: ??

1.  Housekeeping, 8am (10 min)

• Approve March Minutes
• Public Comment

2.  Discussion of 2019 goals (70 min)

• Single-use plastics: April 23—Health & Environment Committee hearing on ZWMP and single-use plastics.
• Compost: River Fest composting initiative
• Citywide yard sale: ??
• Business Recycling: ??
• Other initiatives:
  • Events for RAC to do outreach at (see page 2 of agenda)
  • Move-out waste reduction (May/August)
  • Maximizing yard waste collection in Nov/Dec; reducing street cleaning collection of leaves
  • Promote composting of pumpkins, turkeys, Holiday Trees
  • Back to school compost training of students in schools
  • PB ideation in May/June

3.  Closing, 9:20 (10 min)

• Action Plan/Decisions 
• Announcements

Committee members are appointed by the City Manager. All meetings are open to the public. Members of the public may speak during the public comment section for up to two minutes. If you wish to speak, please contact Mike Orr at 617 349-4815 or morr@cambridgema.gov by 1pm the day before the meeting. You may also email or mail written comments for inclusion in public comments in lieu of appearing to speak in person. The Committee Chair must first grant permission to non-members who request to speak at the meeting.

2019 Meetings
Held at City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 8:00am. Enter through back door of City Hall

• May 8, 2019
• June 12, 2019
• September 11, 2019
• October 16, 2019—NOTE the date change. Changed due to Yom Kippur
• November 13, 2019
• December 11, 2019