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WEST HENNEPIN RECYCLING COMMISSION <br />Grei.‘nfield-lndependence-Long Lake-Loretto-Maple Plain-Medina-Orono <br />1620 Maple Ave. Maple Plain, MN 55359 476-0012 <br />April 16, 1993 ''APR 1 S '1993 <br />To: WHRC Member Cities - Mayors and City Councils <br />This letter is a report from your Recycling Coordinator. <br />Recycled Tonnages & Participation <br />cur OF <br />CRCNO <br />il[l(S[lQ'^[i <br />Although two WHRC cities are below March 1992 curbside abatement, <br />collectively our cities show a 5% total abatement increase over March 1992. <br />Participation is up 3.5% over March 1992. The March 1993 cumulative <br />abatement and participation report is enclosed for your review. <br />Yardwaste Rebate Program <br />As I reported to vou in January 1993, there will be no yardwaste rebate <br />program after 1993. The Hennepin Board of Commissioners finally did approve <br />1993 yardwaste rebates. WHRC has applied for this rebate and your city can <br />expect to receive a rebate of S^ ^bv September 1993. In return, I will <br />Pe reguesting the reguired repoi^ting information from each city in late June <br />and November. A copy of the application is enclosed for your files. <br />Goodwill/Recvcle Dav <br />In response to literally hundreds of phone calls, I have been able to arrange <br />for phone books to be collected at this event on Saturday May 15 from 9 a.B. <br />- 2 p.B. at the Orono Middle School Parking Lot. We will also bo collecting <br />Goodwill donations, rigid polystyrene (aka beadboard), scrap metals, and <br />purchasing aluminum cans. Our two curbside recycling vendors • E—Z Recyling <br />and Wright Recycling will be providing services for this event, and Rick <br />Perry will collect the scrap metals. The Woman's Group of Calvin Presbyterian <br />Church of Long Lake will be preparing lunch for workers. Goodwill/Recycle <br />Days are a popular and well attended recycling event for our cities. <br />Future Hennepin Countv Recycling Grants <br />At this writing, it appears there is a good chance there will be fewer <br />dollars available to grant for community recycling programs after 1993. I do <br />not know, nor have I been able to secure a committment from Hennepin County <br />Recycling Management on what the possible outcome of a tipping fee conflict <br />between the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County will be. Conseguently, <br />I felt it wise to advise you that your city may very likely be working with <br />less recycling grant dollars beginning in 1994. I will keep you informed of <br />developments. <br />-OVER- <br />/»v WHRl with Stf'l /»v Hi'fjfuvin G'wm/v Pntitcd Rixyileti Hifvr