Agenda

 

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

Meeting ID: 965 3389 2090

Passcode: 117286

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

 

 

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