Groton Recycling Committee Meeting

Town Hall Small Meeting room, first floor Thursday, February 13th  at 7 pm.

Agenda

Welcome

Review prior meeting minutes

Town website posting of PDF Transfer Station collection bay descriptions

Brainstorm Transfer Station access/barriers

Reusable Bags: promotion, bag quotes, shopping List, A signs, others?

Refill Bottle Stations

Brainstorm questions for questionnaire and acceptance by Mike Bouchard

Discuss ways to publicize the reuse of recyclable items including use of containers & space for storing them and perhaps use of reusable labeled bags

Action Items

Future items

- Brainstorm Reduction Techniques: Single-Use items

- Brainstorm Reuse Techniques: Glass

- Brainstorm Reuse/ Reduction Techniques: Reusable Bags

- Update on School Recycling

- Update: Black Earth Compost-Groton Food Waste Collection

- Field trip to other transfer station(s)

- Set up volunteer rotations to help assist TS users with better recycling

Adjourn

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.