2026-09-16 - Solid Waste Advisory Committee

00:09probably be environmentally sound. The

00:11water is not working just spreading them

00:14around. But y'all have a solution that

00:16would be great. Welcome. All right.

00:18Welcome to the Wednesday um September

00:2216th sol commission. Welcome everybody.

00:26We don't have a form. We're going to be

00:28approving any minutes and um I do thank

00:32staff for sending out the um report from

00:36KCCB recycling collection division and

00:39landfill. Does anyone have any comments?

00:44>> I have just to update you on the three

00:47division reports. It will say on there

00:50we're under waste reduction that the

00:52information will be forthcoming to an

00:54email. Hello to Denise was pulled it

00:57together for us and let me tell you

00:58what's going on. They have so many

01:00events and and waste reduction is down

01:0250% of their staff. So you got two

01:05people with they're hiring. They're

01:07they're working on hiring but with and

01:09she'll explain that but with 50% down

01:13and we hadn't one intern that was out

01:15for a very long time due due to her

01:17death of her mother. we um we we just

01:20didn't have that up and it's because

01:22we're we're so poor advanced is

01:26slain for employees. Hopefully that'll

01:28change soon and um we do have a crown

01:32now. So please know it is in there and

01:36it's through no thought of any staff's

01:38fault. It is just we're down staff here.

01:42>> Yeah, that's

01:44if you need a helping hand. I can only

01:46help out to 4:30.

01:51>> There will be some opportunities for

01:53help coming up.

01:55>> Yes. Um I do have a question on

01:57something interesting. Hey ACCB,

02:01can anyone speak for the CTSB district

02:03office garden?

02:05Yeah, we uh we do volunteers for

02:08different gardens throughout the

02:10district and the sustainability

02:12coordinator for the district and needed

02:15help and so we sent some volunteers over

02:18there.

02:19>> So

02:20>> I've not seen it.

02:21>> Okay, that's cool though.

02:23>> Okay, so kids get to participate and get

02:26to learn about a garden that Yeah.

02:30Can we go back to there are no public

02:32comments on that on record and we can go

02:35back to the the last me minutes.

02:38>> Can I get a a motion to approve the

02:41>> I have just a quick question on old

02:44business. The third point it says uh

02:47springs at a hall to the working face.

02:50What

02:50>> it is fa working face and it is face.

02:54I know I had to get clarification. The

02:57working the working base means where

03:00they're actually putting garbage in.

03:02>> Okay.

03:03>> Okay. It's 70s something acres, but the

03:05working

03:05>> I don't know if that was a typo. I don't

03:07understand it

03:08>> because working phase makes more sense,

03:11but I've been told that it's face.

03:14>> Okay.

03:14>> So, uh, correct me if anybody else knows

03:17different.

03:18>> That's right.

03:18>> No, it's working face.

03:20>> And that's that's the the patch where

03:22we're the cell we're putting.

03:24>> Okay. Oh yeah.

03:25>> So what we were referring to is we

03:27charging people that are putting

03:29mattresses in actually dumping it into

03:32the hole.

03:33>> Okay.

03:35>> And having approval of the June 17, 2026

03:40meeting minutes.

03:45>> I think we approve these minutes.

03:47>> A second.

03:48>> All right. All in favor?

03:52>> Thank you so much. those have passed and

03:54moving on to going back to the garden

03:58which I think is cool.

03:59>> Um is that monthly annually?

04:04>> So it's just as volunteers ask that for

04:07service. So we try to rotate them around

04:10to get as many gardens as want help

04:12throughout the district. So it doesn't

04:14have to be one or two a month and then

04:16it'll slow down if we don't have

04:18volunteers to turn around.

04:20>> That's pretty cool. Anyone else have any

04:24questions?

04:28Moving on to AAC, excuse me, AH

04:33um cleanup report 912. Um me and Michael

04:37went out last weekend and played one of

04:39their roles. Luckily, um the role was

04:42not that bad, but Buddy Krishna was

04:44terrible.

04:45>> Um do you know who done Buddy Krishna?

04:49Which organization? There's a plant

04:51somebodyated.

04:53>> Be the police department.

04:56>> Not sure if they're active or not, but I

04:58think it's a particularly bad stretch

05:00where they'll clean up and then because

05:02our volunteers are just required four

05:04times a year sometimes, but

05:07doesn't really touch it,

05:08>> especially closer to Cherokee Road and

05:12>> it's like

05:13>> there's been a lot of they did some road

05:15work there and they had a lot of people

05:17stopped for long periods of time. Oh,

05:19this is a good time.

05:21>> Anytime there's like green houses like

05:25>> Yeah. But um went wrong wasn't too bad.

05:28We got it done and um it wasn't too bad.

05:32I did get bit by a whole bunch of ants.

05:33So,

05:35>> but weed it through, right?

05:38>> And I do want to congratulate the

05:40wonderful people to continue on with the

05:42sideways advisory commission. That's

05:44Meline and the two Donald Susie and

05:47Staries. Thank y'all for putting up with

05:50us.

05:51>> Thanks for having me.

05:52>> A little bit longer. And the passing

05:56bag. Um I saw the video online. Would

05:59you like to speak on that?

06:01>> Yeah, sure. Um I mean it I think it went

06:03really well. Um we had some we had some

06:05great questions. It was it seemed like

06:07really productive conversation. um they

06:11moved it to another conversation that

06:13we're having on October 1st um also with

06:15the LRC where they they asked the the

06:18lawyers at the mayor's office to

06:19actually draft up some some language and

06:21to compare against other language

06:23specifically in um the two locations in

06:26Georgia and then looking at other

06:27similar college towns. Um but it wasn't

06:30it wasn't a no. It was a it they're

06:34asking for some more information um and

06:36some more concrete stuff, but it seems

06:37like it's it's moving along. Um there

06:39wasn't any major opposition there. Um

06:41but there were also a few folks that

06:43weren't in attendance. So

06:45>> um we'll see how this next one goes in

06:46October 1st. But um yeah, Denise or

06:48Susan, if you've got other things to add

06:50from it. I think it went pretty well.

06:52>> No, I had one great questions and I

06:56think they

06:58received all the information um

07:00appropriately. So I think they there's a

07:03little bit of appetite for it

07:04potentially. So we'll see.

07:06>> Yeah, we will. Um, when I saw it online,

07:09um, I was shocked. I was like, "Wow."

07:12>> Um, and the feedback afterwards was

07:15still positive. So,

07:16>> good.

07:16>> Um, but if you were interested in

07:19watching the meeting or attending the

07:21meeting, it's Thursday, October 1st at

07:231:00 in room 301 in City Hall. Thursday,

07:291:00

07:30um October 1st at City Hall. the meeting

07:33last about an hour so it won't you know

07:36it won't take up too much of your time

07:39but please attend and support and after

07:42whatever they decide in LRC goes to the

07:44four man commission for a vote and if

07:47they finish up in October um we will sit

07:50in November if they finish up in

07:52November we'll sit in January okay

07:54>> so we tend to take we may sit in

07:58December if the mayor I want mayor yeah

08:02we We actually Yeah, we'll see it if

08:04they finish it in November, we'll see it

08:06in December. But give me a highlight.

08:10All right,

08:13we'll move on to new business and

08:16upcoming Charm Chambers. I'm interested

08:18in business.

08:19>> All right. Um, so Charm has been open.

08:22We're at 10 years now. Um, the first

08:24year we took about or processed those

08:27hardwood charm with the numbers. We are

08:29counting as stuff's coming in. It's what

08:31we're shipping out. um in our total. So,

08:33we're getting in a lot more than we're

08:34actually shipping out shipping out. Um

08:36but in that first year, we had 76 tons

08:38of material that was either recycled or

08:40safely disposed of. Last year, we had

08:43540 tons.

08:45>> So, I haven't quite done the math on

08:46that, but that's a lot more. Um and due

08:49to the tremendous success, overwhelming

08:51popularity of the facility, um we are in

08:54need of changing the operations over

08:57there. It's not a safe environment for

09:00staff, for customers, and the

09:02environment. Um, just because we are

09:04overwhelmed with material, we've got to

09:06get it processed. We've got to get it

09:07shipped out safely. Um, so we are moving

09:11towards self-s serve, which really is

09:13the model for most other centers like

09:16ours. Um, in Atlanta they do have some

09:18volunteers to help, but Sue has visited

09:21um in South Carolina and Colorado and

09:23it's pretty much like other drop sites

09:25where you everything's labeled and the

09:27residents drop everything appropriately

09:29and then the staff is the one processing

09:31stuff behind the scenes. Um, so I do

09:33have flyers. I have a larger one. Um,

09:36and then if you want to share with

09:37anyone, the quarter size one, I can pass

09:39this around. Um, we're still working on

09:41the final

09:43um, layout of everything. So, it's a

09:45rough draft on here. So, that's why

09:47everything's really gray and not exactly

09:49labeled yet. Um, but it's not going to

09:52change too much actually how it looks

09:54right now. Um, just you won't be seeing

09:56staff. Um, they we have great customer

09:58service, but they are hands-on more than

10:01we need them to be with customers. Um,

10:03so we need them to be behind the scenes

10:05processing everything. Um, so it's it's

10:07a safety issue. We've got battles, we've

10:10got chemicals, we've got things that can

10:13do bad things. Um, and we don't want

10:14that getting into the river that is

10:16right at the property there. Um, so

10:18we've got to get the material processed

10:20safely and shipped out. Um, so we'll be

10:23doing lots of education that first week.

10:26Um, we're I'm saying fall. We're our

10:28goal is middle of November. Um, but we

10:31do still have a lot of things behind the

10:32scenes. We have to get ready for it

10:34first. Um, biggest thing is lots of

10:36signs. Um, but uh, we'll have staff out

10:39there that first week to help guide

10:40people. Um staff is already trying to be

10:43a little more hands-off um because we do

10:45have stuff already kind of laid out

10:48again similar to how it would be um

10:49later this fall. Um and they'll check in

10:53with an attendant um and they'll answer

10:56questions and give you guidance and then

10:58they'll drop everything off. Some things

11:00you do have to pay per item. So, we'll

11:02give them a little piece of paper with a

11:03golf pencil where they can mark off how

11:05much paint they brought us and then

11:06they'll check out on the end um so that

11:08we can they can pay for what no one's

11:10going to count how many paint cans they

11:12put in their car. Um but we will make

11:14them count them as they're getting them

11:15out. Um and then for those that are

11:17concerned about um anyone with

11:19disabilities or have a hard time with

11:20some of their larger items that we do

11:22get a charm, we will have an online form

11:24where they can request um an

11:26appointment. Well, they'll probably come

11:27on a day. We're still finalizing that,

11:29but it'll probably be on a Thursday when

11:31the facility is closed to the public um

11:34to assist them. We are encouraging

11:35people to bring a buddy. If they got it

11:37into their car, then they should be able

11:39to get it out of their car um without

11:41staff assistance. But if circumstances

11:44um do not um coincide with them having

11:46someone come with them, then they can

11:48fill out the form. Um and then uh also

11:51commercial businesses will also have to

11:53make an appointment which they are

11:54already supposed to but um it'll be very

11:56tight on having to do that because our

11:57staff will not be out there to assist.

12:00Um and then also along with that the

12:02store has had um enormous success as

12:05well and so we're getting large loads of

12:08stuff and Sandy does have a great group

12:10of volunteers um but they're not enough

12:12to um get everything sorted

12:17with the large bugs that are coming in.

12:18So trying to streamline that through

12:20appointments as well. So that'll all be

12:22in that same form. Um but also more

12:25education on planning ahead of time if

12:27you are cleaning out and other

12:29opportunities besides the teacher reuse

12:31store. Um can you find it a home before

12:33let us be the class stop. Um they you

12:36know try your little network first. um

12:38or even Sandy can post on our Facebook

12:41so that we're not housing and being the

12:43middleman um for some of these materials

12:45because a lot of it is furniture that we

12:47just don't have the space for right now.

12:49So um so both of that will be on a form

12:51that will be going live well go live

12:54when we start doing the self-s serve um

12:56looking at November. Um but I think

13:00that's mostly it. Um, so it's mainly so

13:02that our staff can focus more on

13:04processing the materials and stuff moved

13:06out.

13:09>> You guys have to make any more flyers. I

13:10suggest you put your hours of operation

13:12on here.

13:13>> Okay.

13:14>> Because that's the biggest problem.

13:15That's the biggest question we get calls

13:16for in our office.

13:17>> Yeah.

13:18>> Where is the charm?

13:20Where where is the physical location of

13:23it? So I don't see the physical address

13:25on

13:25>> the idea with this. These are handed out

13:27at charm, right? So they're already

13:29there. But no, that's a great point.

13:31>> People are always asking what are the

13:33hours of operation. Even when we brought

13:35some stuff, we had to call to make sure

13:37that somebody was there.

13:38>> Oh, anytime someone asked, I had a

13:40little pause. It's Tuesday. It's not

13:42normal hours.

13:43>> It's not.

13:44>> And so I am hoping that I we'll see.

13:47We'll see how this with this model how

13:49things could change. Um so we could

13:51change the hours um if our staff is able

13:53to keep up with the inflow materials. Is

13:57the launch plan still to eventually move

13:58it over to this MURF when this moves

14:00over to the landfill or is that still

14:02like

14:02>> that is that's still up in the air on.

14:04So I mean that that would happen if the

14:07new

14:07>> if that moves over to the landfill. Got

14:09it. Okay.

14:10>> But that good. Yeah,

14:13>> that makes sense.

14:14>> Yeah, it's cool. It's a good idea.

14:16>> Yeah.

14:17>> Yeah. And two, we're really trying with

14:19my education at least when I do tours

14:21and stuff trying to put more

14:22responsibility on consumers. Um, and so

14:25making things be more um people more

14:28aware where their stuff is going to be

14:30more responsible for stuff um and

14:33hopefully if it's a little more trouble

14:36um then they'll think twice about

14:37getting that brand new TV just because

14:39it's two inches bigger

14:40>> or maybe if they see a trailer full of

14:42these things like I need to be uh happy

14:46with what I've got or repair it or

14:47something.

14:48>> Right. Exactly. I think the paint is the

14:51best of what you guys take. Like I mean

14:53you need to promote that more if you

14:55guys take paint.

14:56>> We got so much paint.

14:57>> You do. We bought it cheap from

15:00customers.

15:00>> Yeah.

15:01>> Because they just pile I mean it's

15:02better than going in the back of the

15:03garbage truck

15:05>> being poured out in the landfill and

15:06everything. And

15:07>> you guys do and the guy was like when I

15:09was the attendant there was like man you

15:10combine them. I listen buddy we're not

15:12worried about that right now.

15:14>> Here's 35 gallons of paint. I mean it's

15:16not really it's not really gallons. It's

15:18only, you know, if you get that much

15:20paint left in your can, it's hard to get

15:22rid of that. So,

15:25>> we have a lot of customers that

15:26compliment what you guys do.

15:28>> Yeah. And I do think with this new

15:29setup, too, people will see more of what

15:32we take because some of it's kind of

15:33hidden. And I think a lot of people are

15:35going to be surprised once they can

15:36actually see everything what all we do

15:38take there because it's a lot.

15:41>> Well, thank you for that update. That's

15:43pretty cool.

15:45So I let people know and look forward

15:48for the changes. Um do is there appetite

15:51for

15:54residents to pay for home pickup?

15:57>> We would love to be able to do that. Um

15:59it is complicated um to be able to do

16:01that. There's only certain things that

16:03DOT regulations allow us to pick up

16:05without um all the paperwork that goes

16:08behind it. Um, I know we had talked

16:11about potential having downtown

16:13collection of storm stuff. Um, but we

16:18always have appetite for doing more

16:19waste reduction. So, down the line, who

16:21knows?

16:22>> Can Can you um give away paint there if

16:26people want to use it?

16:28>> Yeah, a lot of times it's available

16:29>> because I mean I've gotten I've gotten

16:31paint when I've volunteered there before

16:33at the repair cafe and it's been

16:35wonderful. It worked great. I did my

16:37deck. I did this project, that project,

16:40all with several cans of different paint

16:43if you're not too picky about the color.

16:44>> Veronica has bought a house and

16:46repainted her whole house from a farm.

16:48Like mixing the colors.

16:49>> Oh wow.

16:50>> Oh, that's cool.

16:51>> It's so like everything in her

16:53>> because people throw away good paint.

16:55>> Yeah. And she's mixed and made

16:57everything.

16:58>> Yeah. [laughter]

17:01>> True.

17:02>> All right. Any more questions?

17:04>> So could you have a sign there? If you

17:05know if you if you see a colored in

17:07white, take it.

17:08>> That's a tricky area because people have

17:10paid to dispose of it.

17:11>> Um so for us to give away materials that

17:14um people with the intent of getting it

17:16recycled um can't exactly do that.

17:19>> Well, it is being re reused which is

17:22more virtuous than recycling. So I mean

17:24which that can be a conversation of if

17:26it is still good which that is a

17:29objective with some customers um that

17:32[clears throat]

17:33they could donate it to teacher reuse

17:34store instead. I I have seen communities

17:36that have um a center for hardware

17:38recycle um facility that's partnered

17:41with a reuse like a full free to reuse

17:43store which really like a thrift store

17:46um that takes a whole lot more stuff

17:47than we can at the teacher restart but

17:49we just don't have the space for that

17:51>> um

17:51>> which would be an ideal

17:53>> I mean that might be something you know

17:54you're going to get a new place

17:55eventually at the landfill right one day

17:57here

18:00>> charm will be

18:02next door

18:03>> so as long as we can get the floor plan

18:04worked out in the budget and

18:06>> you know to like you know one can even

18:08look at the paint like this is good

18:09paint you know we'll put it up here for

18:11to for people to reuse you know

18:12>> the problem is that the the liability

18:14that comes in this world now is so much

18:17you

18:17>> well that's I mean you got your

18:18disclaimer stuff just people now it's

18:22like they took the paint home and they

18:23thought they're going to paint the wall

18:24and it wasn't the right color or it

18:25didn't adhere correctly and it turns

18:28into a liability for the county and

18:29that's one thing that everybody in any

18:31business and the countyy's a business

18:33has to look at and they are like moving

18:35target for that all the time.

18:37>> Yeah. And even though it was free when

18:39we was free

18:40>> from you store people that like this

18:42doesn't work like well it was free.

18:44>> It was free. Bring it back.

18:46>> We can't test everything. Sorry.

18:47>> And li liability will

18:50burious in the graveyard.

18:52>> Yes.

18:52>> You know with all the crap

18:54>> you kind of said ahead of time too like

18:56when it was self-service that you were

18:58doing education to divert things before

19:01they went to the child. would like that

19:03like paint be like that like are there

19:05places you could take it where people

19:07could reuse it or

19:09>> Yeah. So, that's what I was focusing on

19:12really the form is going to have that

19:14like it'll before you fill this out,

19:16have you done this? Have you done this?

19:17Have you done this? Um, but we could add

19:20in more give.

19:22>> Yeah.

19:24>> Be creative. Yeah.

19:26>> Just a question. How's the batteries?

19:29How batter?

19:30Have you seen an increase in people?

19:32>> Yes.

19:33>> Yes.

19:35Especially since they're free.

19:40Hey,

19:40>> and and our our fires have gone down.

19:42>> No.

19:47Any further questions?

19:50Moving on to Latinfest. Culture Fest and

19:54Rivers Alive.

19:57Latin Fest was last for today.

19:59>> Saturday is this Latinfest.

20:01>> Yeah, this is Latinfest.

20:03>> All the compostables. So, we provide the

20:05compostables for all the vendors for

20:07Latin Fest. So, our staff will be down

20:08there Saturday. Some are coming Friday

20:11because some like to prep stuff ahead of

20:13time. Um, so some ask if they could come

20:14Friday, but then Saturday our staff will

20:16be there to distribute. Um, so they

20:18order specifically what materials they

20:20want and we'll be there and then we'll

20:22have extras that they run out to as

20:24well. Um, this will be I think this is

20:26the third time now that we've done this

20:27for Latin X and we do it for Hot Corner

20:30as well. Um

20:33um but then we'll be there also to do

20:35we'll do a post sort of um the materials

20:38just to make sure that the compost went

20:40into the compost instead of the landfill

20:42which is often happen.

20:44>> That's cool. And um vulture feds which

20:47is really cool. Hate that it's really

20:50early on a Saturday morning though but

20:52um

20:53>> that's cooler. That's when the birds are

20:55back.

20:55>> Yeah. The birds can wait. [laughter]

20:59I do encourage y'all to participate.

21:01It's really fun. Um any updates on that?

21:05>> Uh I it's kind of same old same old. Um

21:07we'll have Auburn out there. Uh it's uh

21:10October 10th, so it's really soon. Um

21:13we're at a point though where we're

21:15getting close with capacity. Yeah. But

21:17we might have to be looking at

21:18alternatives for park for parking. And

21:21at least for people, it's the cars um

21:22that are the issue. So um that's one

21:25thing that we're actually going to meet

21:26about next week. um just to finalize

21:28where we're going to put everybody.

21:30>> I know a church nearby.

21:31>> Well, are you are are we good relations

21:33with them? I know previously. Okay.

21:37>> Oh, is it your church?

21:39>> Okay. So, we had asked about getting a

21:41bus with transit. Um just because our

21:43our tours we typically get like the

21:44little shuttle um they have for leader

21:47services and we've outgrown that shuttle

21:49um and now we probably need like a full

21:50bus um but it'd be great to use it also

21:53for parking potentially. Um, but that we

21:56may reach out then to see if that's the

21:59opportunity to not as convenient as

22:01being on property, but what do I have to

22:04do?

22:06>> Yeah.

22:08>> But yeah, so it'll be lots of vulture

22:10activities. Um, we do usually have a

22:12touch truck there. So the kids like to

22:15see the truck the trucks and learn about

22:16them. Um, Ottabon Society will do their

22:19normal walk in the morning with birds.

22:22Um and then our um we also just added

22:25last year a craft vendor show. Um but

22:28that'll probably that's going to be

22:29bigger. So people that artists that have

22:32reclaimed or recycled um materials or

22:35animal um components to their artwork

22:39>> [clears throat]

22:39>> um once that event

22:44October

22:44>> 10

22:47anniversary on the move

22:49>> of the church. So that tends to also

22:53happen

22:56to vote purple.

22:57>> Yeah. [laughter]

23:00>> Okay. So if you can get up there early,

23:02please participate with your friends and

23:06live

23:08>> that is on October 24th. Expect the

23:12signups to go live on the 21st of this

23:15month. So you should start seeing

23:17signups being available.

23:19>> Sign up quick. Yeah, they will

23:23>> love the water testing, all the regular

23:26sites. It's always a very fun time.

23:28They're going to be meeting at Dudley

23:29Park and then fanning out

23:33>> and they feed you breakfast. You get a

23:35t-shirt. Um it's really nice. It's a

23:38great way to meet new people. A lot of

23:40university um people, but um did you

23:44about seven eight sites? Not that

23:47>> Oh, I think more than that.

23:48>> More than that. um run multiple sites

23:51and you have to sign up online and um

23:55but it that's a rewarding treat. It

23:57doesn't take too long, maybe like an

23:59hour and a half, two hours. We drive to

24:01your site and clean up a river, clean up

24:04um and a lot of the people fellowship,

24:07we make jokes and so it's it's a good

24:10it's a good time and you're doing great

24:12work for the environment. So, um, last

24:15time I participated, I did,

24:18uh, what's that? The the food hall up

24:21for Baxter at the bottom of Back Lumpin.

24:24Um, green up.

24:28>> Is it Bolton?

24:29>> Yeah.

24:31>> Um, yeah. And that was fun. I had a good

24:33time. So, I encourage everyone else to

24:35participate. Sign up quickly.

24:38>> You also do the award for the most

24:39unique thing to do. Yeah.

24:43May you find some interesting things.

24:48>> Anything else? Any old new business?

24:51>> I do. Last week was the board of swana

24:54conference in Jackal Island and we uh

24:58Athens claws

25:01received the state award for safety for

25:04the batteries go boom um campaign. So um

25:09you'll be seeing that coming up. They'll

25:11be presenting that to mayor commission

25:12before the October 6 meeting. So it was

25:16recognized by the state. We also had an

25:18employee at the landfield, Bobby Martin,

25:20who was recognized as the public as the

25:23solid waste landfill employee of the

25:26year for the entire state.

25:28>> Wow.

25:28>> So he he was there to accept his award.

25:31So we'll be

25:33>> presenting that. The mayor will

25:35officially also. Um so anyway, we're

25:38really proud of staff. I mean, they're

25:40getting recognized.

25:42>> Did the state leave any money?

25:46>> I think Bob gets $100. We ain't getting

25:50for the safety award, but

25:53>> just the money we saved, not starting

25:55the trucks on

25:56>> and and and and Denise said it um that

25:59was written in the report is that we've

26:01cut because since batteries go boom, the

26:05uh fires at the landfill have cut 50%.

26:08>> Wow. We were getting one.

26:15>> Deal with that.

26:17>> Did y'all notice a difference too?

26:19>> You know, it's just it's us just being

26:22more aware, our employees just trying to

26:24be that much more aware of it. I mean,

26:27if you if you live through that, if you

26:30go and that happens to you mentally and

26:32physically, you're extra aware at all

26:36times. You're looking for tools.

26:39>> You're looking for that laptop. You're

26:41listening for that clank in the back of

26:43the truck.

26:44>> Um, you know, where the the county's

26:47using fully automated. That's I was in a

26:50meeting with some other haulers and um,

26:52you know, every trying to go fully

26:54automated with these arms and grab the

26:55can. Well, grab the can. Yeah, it's

26:57great. You took out the human error of

26:59the can and liability of a person, but

27:02now your fires have gone up

27:05exponentially because there's no human

27:07watching what's going into the truck.

27:10>> And uh we had a very large meeting about

27:12it about two weeks ago and you'd be

27:14really surprised when I say people bring

27:16crazy things and they find them. We we

27:19get people talk about whole

27:20transmissions

27:21in trash can

27:24fill them with concrete rock things like

27:27that and you know they take the whole

27:30basketball pole and stick it in there

27:32and we get these pictures like you

27:33didn't pick it up like what but that's

27:37yeah we have seen it but it's I think

27:38it's more um you know hopefully it is

27:40awareness with the public which we thank

27:42the public always for being with it but

27:46I think it's also has a lot to do with

27:48people are trying our our team, our

27:51staff is trying to do a better job

27:52watching what's going out. You know, if

27:55there's a scooter or something like

27:57that, that's the biggest thing. We had

27:59truck last year with a scooter. They

28:01threw the kids scooter in there had a

28:03battery in the bottom of it. Don't any

28:04of those cars or toys, those large

28:07items, just leave them off for the time.

28:09They've got to get them disposed of. All

28:11uses and then they tell them, "Hey, get

28:13the battery out." Well, they don't make

28:15it very easy to get those batteries out

28:16of those things either.

28:18>> So, now that's become another problem.

28:20But we have been reading a lot about um

28:23new types of batteries coming out that

28:25are not going to be made with lithium.

28:26They're going to be made with salt.

28:28>> And this is going to be hopefully

28:32revolutionized and be able to last as

28:34long as well as not have the firepower.

28:37>> This is a real problem even in car

28:39batteries and

28:41>> all that. So, yeah. Do do haulers let

28:45customers know about the bulky waste

28:47that the batteries? We do. I don't I

28:50mean, you know, I don't know. I can't

28:52speak for every hauler, but I mean, you

28:53know, we uh we our guys take pictures of

28:58stuff and then it's they the customer

29:00calls in and they say, "Well, we can

29:01haul it off or you can call, you know,

29:03if they're in Clark County and get it

29:05set up with you guys and go that route."

29:07And then the their the odd items we tell

29:09them, you know, Charm, we tell we we

29:12send a lot of people to charm. I think

29:13the mattress and the box spring thing

29:15has been a big deal in the last year

29:18where we tell people, hey, you know,

29:19it's it's a minimum of $50 for the just

29:22the disposal and we have to charge you

29:24the trucking and everything. That's, you

29:28know, it's a shame that it has to be

29:29that expensive because it is turning

29:31people because that's a lot of money

29:33>> to do a mattress. But I also understand

29:36where we're coming from.

29:37>> Yeah. Just gas. You got labor. Oh, yeah.

29:41No offense, but um All right. But it's

29:44good to know that at least TripleA is

29:46letting people know from the volcano

29:48services. Right. Any other

29:52next meeting will be in November be the

29:55third Wednesday. No. I don't know what

29:57that date is.

29:58>> It's on the bottom of your agenda.

30:00>> Bottom of a

30:01>> November 8th,

30:02>> November 19th. The last one for the

30:05year.

30:06>> The last one for the year.

30:07>> And that Saturday before

30:09>> Yes.

30:09>> It be our last we're our fourth

30:12>> um world clean up

30:20motion to adjourn.

30:26All right. You guys enjoy your week and

30:29remember this Saturday your board latex.

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