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Green Committee Minutes 5/7/2008
Our meeting started at 6:30 pm in the Chambers office 1st floor. We had three new Windsor residents in attendance to express their Green interests.
Jonathon Mejias demonstrated his recycling slide show for the Shad Derby exhibit. He gave an update on the success of the Sage Park Recycling Program. He extended a big thank you for the support Jon Waivers , Cyd Groff, and others provided to support the recycling kick off and competition.
Jon Waivers donated a beautiful piece of art that he made entirely from trash. This artwork was given as a trophy to the winning Sage Park Team. The students loved the piece and thought it was made of blown glass. Thank you Jon W.
John Zito of the Alchemy Caf donated a stone carving to the teacher that helped Jon M. start the recycling program at Sage Park. Thank you to John and Imani Zito at The Alchemy Caf in Hartford.
The Eco Warriors series has begun on WIN TV. The series provides information and motivation for recycling and other Green activities. Anyone interested in supporting this TV program can e-mail greenecowarriors.org@gmail.com Jon is willing to have other youth involved in upcoming show creations.
Action Note: John W. suggested Jon M follow up with the school board and relay the successes. He asked Jon to contact Adam Gutcheon .
Group discussion regarding Styrofoam trays used in schools: The group expressed concerns about the use of throw away Styrofoam trays in Windsor schools. The waste it creates was shocking. Peter Faulk provided a visual, in one year Windsor schools use enough trays that if stacked are bigger than all four of the world's tallest buildings, combined! That is amazing and scary.
Clean energy Sign ups at the Shad Derby: The green committee is providing the opportunity for Windsor residents to sign up for clean electricity at the Shad Derby. Sign up Forms and computer access to online registration will be available at the booth sponsored by the Green Committee and the Chamber. The booth will feature information of the cost offsets of using efficiency bulbs, and good energy reducing techniques.
Solar Panels : The Town Gave permission for the one kilowatt panel to be placed at the Chamber, we only 63 more homes to sign up for the second kilowatt panel!
Solar Power classes: The committee discussed the idea of holding solar power classes sometime in the future.
Lou Cance of Windsor Sanitation: attended the Green committee meeting. He provided an amazing history of the handling of trash in Windsor. He recounted the days when things like clothing and rags were recycled. He explained the process of Recycling collection and sales at the market as it stands today. Lucien explained that not only is recycling good for the environment, but it is also good for business. Items like aluminum, cardboard, and newspapers bring in good, money at the market. He told the committee that when Windsor Sanitation was tracking recycling statistics they counted a 78% percent recycling rate. Windsor Sanitation fully supports the town's recycling efforts. Lucien was very excited about the Green Committee's projects. He offered to donate the recycling bins for the green to be used at the Shad Derby!
Orange recycling Bins will be placed next to trash cans at the Derby to encourage people to recycle. Windsor Sanitation will pick up the bins after they are emptied into the larger recycling container behind Town hall.
Action Note: Get List of recyclables for the Town of Windsor posted on WIN TV. Run announcements about recycling and the importance of recycling on WIN TV. Recycling facts ect.
BOOTH ROSTER AT SHAD DERBY
Mark Levesque was new at the meeting: MarkLevesque@sbcglobal
He offered to make the name badges for the badges at the Derby.
Action Item: Logo to Mark
The booth roster is as follows:
Diane Moulthrop
Larry Moulthrop ( Lmoulthrop@mac.com )
Jon Mejias
John Waivers
Leticia Colon
Jamie H
Randy Cole
Mark Levesque
The Shad Derby booth set up was finalized: Larry M. will choose parts of the film "Kilowatt Ours" to play at the booth. There will be electricity displays featuring solar energy, and high efficiency bulbs, we will have list of "things you can do to help lower your carbon footprint" featured in the center of the booth, there will be a recycling informational slide show, clean energy sign-ups, and committee members will be there to talk with shad derby goers.
Booth Set Up time: We will meet at 7:30 a.m. the day of the Derby to set up the booth.
Action item: Larry is writing and article about the booth. This article will be sent to John Waivers for publication.
Action Item: Create sign up: sheet for people who want to know more about the green happenings in Windsor, and committee sign ups. Also look at setting up PC to collect people's mail info at derby.
Action item: Extension cords needed to create light set up, with switch and comparison of bulbs. TED set up, Power outside window to connect to,
Discussion regarding promotion of Green lawn care: mark had an idea to work on getting the Green to Go Green. He explained chemicals like Grub X and Scott's lawn care 4 application systems are being connected to "total bee collapse" and kill many other types of beneficial bugs. These chemical lawn treatments have also been linked to high rates of cancer in dogs and children. Articles can be found at www.SafeLawns.org and Newton Mowers website.
List of Recyclable Materials for Windsor Connecticut Curbside Collection
Mixed Paper
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
NEWSPAPERS PLASTIC BAGS
CARDBOARD (please flatten boxes and tie larger bundles, or place in brown paper bags) WAX PAPER
BROWN PAPER BAGS TISSUE PAPER
MAGAZINES TRASH ITEMS
ALL GRADES OF OFFICE PAPER FOOD DEBRIS
PHONE DIRECTORIES
JUNK MAIL
FILE FOLDERS
CHIP BOARD PRODUCTS (cereal boxes - remove bags)
CATALOGS
COLOR INSERTS
SCHOOL PAPER
BOOKS (hardcover / soft cover)
ENVELOPES (with or without cellophane windows)
Bottles, Cans, Plastics
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
CLEAR, BROWN OR GREEN BOTTLES CERAMIC ITEMS - CUPS, PLATES, DISHES
TIN CANS PYREX WARE
ALUMINUM CANS PLASTIC BOTTLES - #3 THROUGH #7
ALUMINUM FOIL - RINSED ONLY, PLEASE PLASTIC TOYS, PLASTIC BAGS
PLASTIC BOTTLES - #1 & #2 ONLY TRASH ITEMS
ASEPTIC CONTAINERS (milk or juice) UN-RINSED CONTAINERS
PLEASE RINSE ALL ITEMS
LIDS AND CAPS ARE OK
Pots and Pans
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS
METAL POTS
METAL PANS
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