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AGENllAITL'M#9A
OCTOBER J, 2006
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October 2, 2006
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the Commission
FROM: Jim Hanson
City Manager
SUBJECT: City Manager's Report
Hazardous Waste Collection Day; The next Hazardous Waste Collection Day has been
scheduled in the City Hall parking lot in Atlantic Beach on Saturday, March 10, 2007. Past
~„ hazardous waste collection events at the beaches have set records for the amount of turnout in
Duval County.
~,, Recycling and Green Waste Collections; The city's sanitation company collects approximately
12,400 tons of solid waste per month in Atlantic Beach. Of that amount, approximately 2400
tons (19.25%) is green waste which is sent to a special landfill site and another 1,150 tons (9.3%)
~. is recycled. Consequently, almost 30% of the waste stream originating in Atlantic Beach is
being kept out of the regular landfill. This certainly implies a commitment of Atlantic Beach
residents to use environmentally sound solid waste disposal practices.
Jeff Minton moves on to another iob; Jeff Minton has announced that he will be leaving the
Beaches Leader to take a job with a private company in the Jacksonville area. He has worked as
~* the government.. reporter for the Leader since May of 2001. As of the date of the writing of this
report, there has been no announcement about who will take his place.