Groton Recycling Committee Meeting

Town Hall Small Meeting room, first floor Thursday, September 12th at 7 pm.

Agenda

Welcome

Review prior meeting minutes

Committee chair

Action items

- Grotonfest registration completed

- Update Grotonfest plans

            Friday booth supplies delivery

            Saturday booth staffing shifts

            9-11:30 Set up

            11-1:30

            1-3:30

            3-5:30 Clean up

- Recycling Containers for the Cub Scouts to maintain recycling collection? Jamie?

- Refine GrotonFest theme/focus/plans, Reduce, MassDEP RecycleSmartMA.org or other

                Sign: “HOW DO YOU REDUCE AND REUSE? with sample suggestions.  Supplies, Post-Its for suggestions.  Handout labeled pens? Review wording and price.  Complements of: RecycleSmartMA.org, GrotonMA.gov, Recycle for Your Health & Safety

Action items

- Feedback from IT

Future items

- Update on School Recycling

- Brainstorm Clean Recycling practices, RecycleSmartMa.org

- John Giger proposed Encourage Use of Reusable Bags and Ban Single-Use Plastic Bag in Groton

- Develop Reduce, Reuse, Recycle promotion

- Brainstorm Reduction Techniques

- Black Earth Compost presentation

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.