Wellfleet Recycling Committee Meeting - Virtual-

APRIL 4, 2023 at 11AM

Wellfleet Recycling Committee Meeting

Zoom link and Agenda below

In conformity with the provisions of Chapter 30A, Massachusetts General Laws, and

Ch. 22 of the Acts of 2022, Notice is hereby filed that a meeting of the Wellfleet Recycling

Committee will be held on 7 April 2023 at 11AM. Said meeting will be open to the public

and the press as required by the provisions of the Open Meeting Law. Instructions for a

Zoom video conference meeting, which also allows phone dial-in, are given below. If you

have technical difficulties, please contact the Chair of Committee at the following email

address, wellfleetrecycles@gmail.com

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/96533892090?pwd=QnA3cElXanltZE9xSUpMbnN0cmg3QT09

Meeting ID: 965 3389 2090

Passcode: 117286

Join by Phone: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

AGENDA

Welcome, Introductions, Announcements

1. UPDATES & NEWS

a) Transfer Station/Recycling Center:

- Paint Recycling resumes (April 1 to October)

- Schedule visit to Eastham TS/RC

b) Mass DEP/Barnstable County: Recycling Dividends Program points,

Worksheet link

c) Wellfleet Elementary School (WES) Spaghetti Supper, zero waste event, silverware,

plates, paper napkins, composting. Raffle prize(?).

d) Energy & Climate Action Committee liaison

2. OUTREACH

a) Annual Town Meeting: Swap Shop info poster?

b) Plastic Beverage Bottle Ban bylaw, effective May 1, 2023 (Health & Conservation

letter / Chamber of Commerce email blast)

c) Nauset High School ‘Adulting 101’ event review

d) Carry In Carry Out signs update, Olivia

e) Recycling guides / Foodware guides

f) Food Rescue planning, Lydia

g) Community Classified, 50-word item in The Provincetown Independent

h) Social Media posts, Chris

i) wellfleetrecycles. org website updates, Olivia

3. WASTE REDUCTION

a) Library of Things CLAMS / more things?

b) Refill Stations/Refill Cape Cod, Christine

c) Reusable Food Containers, Jaya

d) Takeout Container Survey, Lydia

e) Reduce Aquaculture Plastics / lobster fishery & right whales

4. CALENDAR NOTES

APR 15 Boomerang Bags sewing bee, Wellfleet Library, 2 to 5PM

APR 22 Earth Day Beach Clean-Ups: Audubon statewide day of service / Eastham

Chamber of Commerce / Center for Coastal Studies.

APR 23 Amnesty Day, Wellfleet TS/RC, 8AM to 2PM

MAY 05 WES Spaghetti Supper, 5 to 7:30PM

JUN 03 Hazardous Waste Day, TS/RC, 9AM to 1PM

MAY – OCT Mass Oyster Project / Farmers Market, dates pending

REPORTS

MINUTES & ACCOUNTING

VACANCIES 1 regular, 2 alternates

CORRESPONDENCE: emails

FUTURE CONCERNS

Next meeting: MAY 2, 2023

RC: Jaya Karlson, Olivia Kraus, Nancy Najmi,

Christine Shreves, Lydia Vivante, Chris Wisniewski