Re: Salvage sheds

[Jamezetta Bedford]

Hi Terri,

On behalf of the Board, the Solid Waste Department is going to move the cleaning and sanitizing day for the shed from Sunday to Wednesday.  The move will increase our employee costs slightly, but the moving to Wednesday should enable more residents to recycle during the weekend. Announcements will go out soon for the change date. 

Sincerely,

Jamezetta Bedford, Chair

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From: Terri Buckner <tbuc...@ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 2:02 PM
To: Robert Williams <rowil...@orangecountync.gov>; ALL_BOCC_MANAGER_CLERK <OCB...@orangecountync.gov>; r...@carrboronc.gov <r...@carrboronc.gov>; asea...@townofchapelhill.org <asea...@townofchapelhill.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL MAIL!] Salvage sheds

 

Dear Commissions, SWAG members, and Mr. Williams,

I am writing today with concerns that the County is taking a step backwards from our goal of zero waste. While I applaud the Solid Waste Department's recent public education actions to help residents stop contaminating their recycling bins, that positive step is offset by the decision to close the salvage sheds on Sundays. 

Weekends are the most heavily used times at the sheds and they play a significant role in keeping usable materials out of our solid waste and recycling bins. If the sheds are now so busy that 2 full days a week are needed for staff to clean, then we need to look at other options for collecting that material for reuse instead of forcing it into the trash.

Orange County is the star of North Carolina when it comes to waste reduction. We need to move forward, closer to the zero waste goal, not farther away. Please reconsider this decision, or ask staff to delay implementation until there are alternative plans put in place to collect the materials that would normally be dropped off on Sunday afternoons.

https://terribuckner.substack.com/p/a-step-backwards-from-zero-waste

Terri Buckner