An electronic copy of the Recycling Plan and Analysis Solid Waste Landfill Facilities Master Report for Fairbanks North Star Borough prepared in December 2005 by MACTEC is now available for download.
Please click here to download this report – or see the link in the right sidebar under “Documents”.
Categories: Task Force Update
We have a new location for our Recycling Roundtable to be held this Saturday, February 2nd from 1-4pm. The new location is the Wood Center Dining Room (rather than the Ballroom). Signs will be posted on the Ballroom door directing folks to the new location.
Here is some additional information about how this Roundtable session will work:
We have listed 8 topics related to recycling listed for discussion and have a corresponding number of tables. Topics and corresponding table number are listed below. Each of these table seats up to 12 people. Participants seat themselves at the table hosting the topic that interests them the most. There will be one or two chairperson(s) at each table to facilitate discussion of assigned topic. Chairperson will collect the group’s list of interest, suggestions & questions. Each table will then present the summary their discussion to the whole group. Note new topics may develop as the discussion progress. The Saturday session will be divided in to 4 parts
Part I. Each table brain storms on assigned subjects
Part II. Each of the 8 table reports their finding to the whole group
Part III. Back to the tables to develop Action Plan for the groups area of interest
Part IV. Discuss Action Plan with the whole group
Below is a list of Topics for our table discussions:
Table 1: RECYCLING THE BIG FIVE
Tires
Plastic (bags, bottles)
Electronic Equipment
Metals /Aluminum
Paper
Table 2: EXAMING THE BEST PRACTICES OF OTHERS TO CREATE A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FAIRBANKS
Examples from Other Communities - Kodiak’s Municipal Recycling Program
Models from businesses: Alaska Cruise Ships recycle 60%; Fluorescent lamp campaign
Table 3: PUBLIC EDUCATION
Curriculum Development K-12
University Level
At the Workplace
Vocational Education
Consumer Education
Table 4: HOW TO MAKE RECYCLING USER FRIENDLY & CREATING INCENTIVES TO RECYCLE
Community Buy-In
Simplicity
Motivation
Table 5: IMPROVING TRANSFER STATION OPERATIONS
Restructuring – Improvements
Funding – Startup Grants / Public Appropriations
Table 6: CONSUMER CHOICES
Recycling Starts at Home
Voting With Dollars
Public Participation
Table 7: ENGAGING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
End User Identification
Waste to Energy, Waste to Wealth
Creating Business Opportunities
Market Search & Creation
Table 8: TAKING ACTION: THE NIKE APPROACH!
Just Do it
Harvest That Low Hanging Fruit (Yum!)
See you all on Saturday!
Categories: Task Force Meeting Announcement
The minutes from the last Recycling Task Force meeting held on January 11th in the FNSB Assembly chambers are now available. Click here to view the minutes.
Categories: Meeting Minutes
Our next meetings for the FNSB Recycling Task Force are as follows:
Recycling Community Roundtable – Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
1pm to 4pm at the Wood Center Ballroom (UAF parking is free on weekends)
Recycling Task Force Meeting – Friday, February 22nd, 2008
4:30pm to 6:30pm at the FNSB Assembly Chambers
Categories: Task Force Meeting Announcement
Reference documentation from the 2005-2006 FNSB Recycling Task Force efforts have now been posted. Please see the new category called “Documents” at the right, or click below to go directly to the documents.
FNSB 2005 Recycling Analysis – brochure
FNSB 2005 Recycling Analysis – powerpoint
FNSB 2006 Recycling Task Force – presentation
FNSB 2006 Recycling Task Force Recommendations
FNSB 2006 Recycling Task Force Recommendations – Cost Analysis
FNSB 2006 Recycling Task Force Recommendations – Quantity Estimate
Categories: Task Force Update
Here are the meeting minutes from our introductory meeting.
Thanks to Joan and Andrea for putting these together for us!
Categories: Meeting Minutes
Here is the agenda for the January 11, 2008 meeting. We hope to see you there!
Categories: Task Force Meeting Announcement
The Fairbanks Recycling Task Force has two important meetings coming up and our fellow Sustainable Community Action Network (SCAN) Fairbanks group is also having a meeting. Here are the details:
The next meeting of the Fairbanks Recycling Task Force will be at the FNSB Assembly Chambers on Friday, January 11, 2008 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. We will hear from Mayor Whitaker and FNSB staff and from past Recycling Task Force members regarding their views on recycling in the Fairbanks North Star Borough past, present and future. Prior to the meeting, the minutes from our previous introductory meeting will be posted on this website. Minutes collected from this meeting will also be posted here on a later date.
The next meeting of the (SCAN) Sustainable Community Round Table is on Sunday, January 13, 2008 from 1:00 to 6:00 PM. at the Wood Center Ballroom at UAF. Parking is free. The discussion will be based on The Natural Step for Communities, by Sarah James and Torbjorn Lahti. If you would like to purchase a copy of their wonderful book, please email Mike Musick at mike@cchrc.org. SCAN Fairbanks is a great group and we like to support like-minded organizations throughout our community.
On Saturday, February 2, 2008, Ground Hog’s Day, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM the Recycling Task Force will host a community-wide discussion on recycling in the Fairbanks North Star Borough at the Wood Center Ballroom.
We will make it a common practice to post information about our meetings and additional events on this blog so come back frequently for updates!
Categories: Task Force Meeting Announcement
Tagged: meeting, recycling, task force
Pam Seiser wrote an excellent summary of the recycling topics brought up in our first introductive meeting.
In her summary, you will find information on the two major interests posed by the group:
View Pam’s report here.
Thanks Pam!
Categories: Recycle
Tagged: landfill, prevention, Recycle, reuse
