Environmental Advisory Board
Community Recycling Study
As part of their Strategic Plan Goal of a Beautiful and Environmentally Sensitive City, Westminster’s City Council has established as an objective a convenient recycling program for residents and businesses with a high level of participation. This objective was established in response to the 2008 Citizen Survey results regarding recycling.
To reach this objective, Westminster is conducting a critical analysis of trash and recycling services in the City. Instead of running trash collection, Westminster licenses collectors for both trash and recycling. The current system has varying service levels from haulers and inconsistencies with pricing. Residents are confused over what can be recycled, how much it will cost and where materials are going.
Currently, we have a recycling system with no incentive to recycle.
Through the Fall of 2011, we are working with trash collectors, residents, businesses, the Environmental Advisory Board and the Green Team to identify a system that will incentivize recycling.
Find out more by visiting the webpage dedicated to this project....
The mission of the Environmental Advisory Board is to:
(A) Advise City Council and staff on matters in the community pertaining to solid waste disposal, yard waste recycling, air quality enhancements, hazardous waste management and storm water quality.
(B) Make recommendations to City Council and staff regarding the development of city-wide community and/or neighborhood programs to address long-range recycling and solid waste disposal issues; programs to address grass, tree limb and leaf recycling; programs to address air quality enhancements, such as ground-level ozone programs to address hazardous waste recycling and/or disposal; and to educate the community and serve in an advisory capacity regarding storm water quality programs.
(C) Encourage citizen participation in community recycling efforts and promote public education on the environmental benefits of various community programs, including curbside recycling, Christmas tree recycling, composting, ground level ozone action alerts, wood burning bans and household hazardous waste disposal opportunities.
The board meets the last Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, Upstairs in the City Council Board Room (4800 West 92nd Avenue).
All meetings are open to the public. For more information on the board’s activities, please contact Carey Jensen, 303-658-2183.
Board members:
Lisa Bressler (Chairperson)
William Lange (Secretary)
Michele Christiansen
Ron Gallegos
Nick Pizzuti
Rhea Staniszewski
Mary Lindsey, Co-Council Liaison
Faith Winter, Co-Council Liaison
Staff Liaison: Carey Jensen
303-658-2183
cjensen@cityofwestminster.us
NOTE: The date of the March 2011 meeting of the EAB was written incorrectly on this page as taking place on March 24, 2011 but was calendared correctly on the official City calendar as March 31, 2011. To reduce confusion, please see the official City calendar for all Environmental Advisory Board meeting dates.
Agenda: February 23, 2012
Minutes: November 17, 2011