INC NEWS - Solid and Yard Waste being mixed before transporting

Fri May 25 10:01:08 EDT 2007

I think Kelly and Barry are both right, with Kelly on two counts!  Any  issue 
(or item) citizens wish to comment on is appropriate fodder for the  
"neighborhood" Listserv.
Our ill conceived yard waste program is no exception, in fact, it's a prime  
example, in my opinion.

I haven't forgotten Howard Clement's statement on the order of "Let's give  
this a try, and if it doesn't work..."
Well, we've given it years, and it hasn't worked!

Hope I'm not the  only citizen who intends to hold Howard to his word.

Bill Anderson
INC Past President

In a message dated 5/25/2007 9:38:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
kjj1 at duke.edu writes:

David--
I don't understand why its too lengthy an issue for the  listserv. I 
think the question of why we're paying for a yard waste  program that 
isn't currently operating is a very valid question. The $60  fee for yard 
waste program has been a disaster from day one--with most  city residents 
simply opting out of it. Those of us who are participating  are now left 
to wonder--why we're supporting a yard waste program that is  simply 
dumping our recyclable yard waste in with the garbage and hauling  it off.

Can we expect a refund? An extension of our contracts once a  real yard 
waste program begins again?

Kelly Jarrett

David  Harris wrote:
> Bill I will be happy to discuss this item (This is not  an issue) with 
> you/others. It is too lengthy for the  listserv.
> NC state law prohibits mixing solid and yard waste. This is  the reason 
> for the permit from NCDENR.
>  
>  Director Long/rep from SWM will be at our next INC meeting to address 
>  SWM questions.
> We are anticipating by then this item to be a mute  point.
>  
> /David Harris/
>  /919-906-2023/
>  
> ----- Original Message ----
>  From: "TheOcean1 at aol.com" <TheOcean1 at aol.com>
> To:  harrisdl2003 at yahoo.com; inc-list at durhaminc.org; PBaker8667 at aol.com
>  Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 11:34:56 PM
> Subject: Re: INC NEWS - Solid  and Yard Waste being mixed before 
> transporting
>
> The  neighborhood delegate who brought up this issue might wish to 
> chime  in....
>  
> But from my perspective the question seemed more  poised from an 
> environmental stand point.
> Glad to know we are  fiscally responsible, but if yard waste and 
> garbage are being mixed,  it begs the question of why we are being so 
> careful not to mix them  at the curb.
>  
> Anyone else feel for the new neighbor who  rakes their lawn and puts 
> plastic bags by the curb? We all secretly  wonder how long the 
> bags will sit there before the new neighbor  realizes they are not 
> going to be picked up.
> If we're mixing  yard waste and garbage, those bags need not sit there 
> for eternity,  they could be added to a garbage cart with extra room.
>  
>  What a nice way to meet your neighbor who doesn't know the system, 
>  perhaps doesn't speak English. Offer to top off your trash cart with 
>  one of their leaf bags, so they don't become permanent features of the  
> neighborhood, while you explain the system to them.
>   
> In short, if yard waste and home waste are eventually mixed, why  
> shouldn't we mix them at the curb?
>
> Bill  Anderson
>  
> In a message dated 5/24/2007 9:03:14 A.M.  Eastern Daylight Time, 
> harrisdl2003 at yahoo.com  writes:
>
>     Hi all
>
>   Action item from Tuesday's INC meeting referencing Solid and  Yard
>     waste being mixed before being transported  from Durham 's transfer
>     station to the landfill in  Virginia .
>
>      
>
>   On Wednesday May 23rd, City Manager Patrick Baker presented  us
>     with a letter dated December 18, 2006 from  NCDENR (North Carolina
>     Department of Environment  and Natural Resources) to Donald Long,
>     Director of  Durham's SWM, permitting Durham to transport solid and
>   yard waste in the same truck from Durham's transfer station  to
>     Brunswick Waste Management Facility, LLC  Landfill located in
>     Brunswick,  Virginia.
>
>      
>
>   There is a lengthy explanation for this action in which I will  not
>     go into, other than to say the action is cost  effective and good
>     stewards of Durham 's financial  resources.
>
>      
>
>   /David Harris/
>      /919-906-2023/
>
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