Solid Waste Advisory Commission

AGENDA Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Advisory Commission Wednesday, September 20, 2023 5:30 P.M. I. Welcome/Introductions II. Review of Public Comments III. Approval of Minutes: Wednesday August 16, 2023 IV. Reports:  Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful  Recycling/Recovered Materials Processing Facility (RMPF)/TRS  Collections Division  Landfill Status V. Old Business  Adopt-A-Highway Clean-up - (Saturday, October 28th 10-11 am)  Bulky Waste collection – Rome, GA info. VI. New Business  Elimination of Plastic bags and Styrofoam (see below) VII. Adjournment NOTE: Items Assigned - Future Consideration: Develop a draft ordinance for presentation to the Mayor and Commission by the end of CY 2019 (extended but needs to move forward in the next six months) eliminating plastic bags and Styrofoam containers at points-of-purchase, including at least a 12-month phase-in timeline for community-wide education and distribution of alternative items. The committee should engage with retail and restaurant businesses to identify alternatives for their use of these products. They should also develop a timeline for elimination of these items at events on ACC public property. (Update: Attorney’s office needs data to show bag impacts in ACC before ban would be acceptable. Staff/residents using DebrisTracker App to attempt data collection for impact information.) From the ACC Manager’s Office: (please see SWAC webpage https://accgov.com/1373/Solid-Waste-Citizens-Advisory-Committee for details)  Environmental Justice concerns  Expansion of landfill  Composting and bio-solids  Odor Complaints  Old schoolhouse (UPDATE – coming soon. ACC hired an Environmental Attorney to make recommendations on landfill property. The meeting will be streamed and broadcast live. Interested members of the public can watch live online via YouTube at At the February 1, 2022 Mayor & Commission meeting, Mayor Girtz referred the following to the SWAC: www.youtube.com/accgov. Make a recommendation to the M & C regarding the future of our residential collection zones and franchise arrangements, and consider/modifying Note: The SolidtheWaste status of collections that Advisory create is open Commission differences to in thethe urban services public. However, district publicand general services comments are notdistrict. received during the meeting unless the Commission Chairperson requests that an individual provides information to the Commission. Public comments can be emailed to SWAC Secretary Susan Lyon at susan.lyon@accgov.com. Future meeting dates: October 18, 2023 November 15, 2023 December 20, 2023