Description
DRAFT
Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting Agenda
April 12, 2017, 8am – 9:30am
City Hall, Sullivan Chambers
1. Housekeeping, 8am (10 min)
- Approve Minutes
- Public Comment
2. City Updates, 8:10am (15 min)
- Staffing Update—Waste Reduction Program Manager
- HDR Consultants update
- BYOB Ordinance tally—volunteer event
- Waste Wizard
- Marketing updates
- Curbside compost update in May/June meeting
- Business recycling update
3. Discussion Topics, 8:25am (55 min)
- Recap on HDR consultants (15min)
- Sub-committee breakout (40min)
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Sub-Committees:
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Potential Goals
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Education in schools
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Creating a seamless transition of home-life composting/recycling with school-life compost/recycle. Engaging school kids in environmentalism in general. Meryl will guide this group.
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Events
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What would the ideal booth/table at an event look like for Cambridge Recycling? What’s the marketing/psychological effects that would draw-in residents so we may engage with them?
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Analysis/Policy Recommendations
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How can this group leverage the Analytics groups findings to influence policies? Specifically, I believe this group could research how to revise the solid waste ordinance.
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Behavior Change and Marketing
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What should the City prioritize to engage and change behavior? How can web, email, and print materials be optimized?
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Analytics
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How do we get to 30% reduction by 2020? What resources are needed for diverting different materials?
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4. Closing, 9:20 (10 min)
- Action Plan/Decisions
- Social for RAC
- 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.
2017 Meetings
Held at City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 8:00am. Enter through back door of City Hall
- May 10
- June 14
- September 13
- October 11
- November 8
- December 13
Volunteer Opportunities
- Saturday 4/15, 12:00 - 4:00pm -- Cambridge Science Festival at the Rindge Field House
- Saturday 4/29, 10:30am-1:30pm—Earth Day volunteer event promoting BYOB Ordinance and curbside compost.
- Sunday 5/7, 12:00 - 6:00pm -- May Fair in Harvard Square
- Saturday 5/20 , 11:00am – 3:00pm Fresh Pond Day at Fresh Pond
- Saturday 6/3, 12:00 - 6:00pm – River Festival at Cambridge Parkway and the Lechmere Canal
Email Camilla (celvis@CambridgeMA.Gov) and she will follow up with more details.