Solid Waste Plan Update 2012

City of Ann Arbor staff and community advisors will be developing a five-year Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan over the next six months. The 12-member committee includes volunteer representatives from Ann Arbor residential neighborhoods, businesses, and other key stakeholders. 

The Solid Waste Plan Advisory Committee is anticipated to meet monthly, from January to June 2012. Additional meetings will be scheduled as desired by the committee. The public is welcome to attend these presentations and discussions. Additional information, including meeting summaries, will be posted online following each committee meeting.

Meeting Discussion Summaries and Handouts

1. January 19, 2012, 4-6 p.m., 4th floor Larcom City Hall, 301 E. Huron

Meeting Summary (pdf)
Committee Task Timeline (pdf)
Solid Waste Plan Outline (draft pdf)
City A2 Solid Waste Organizational Chart (pdf)
City A2 Solid Waste Financial Plan FY 13 (pdf)

2. February 16, 3-4 p.m. site tour (vans provided leaving from MRF site),
4-6 p.m. meeting in the 2nd floor education center, Materials Recovery Facility, 4150 Platt Road, www.a2gov.org/mrf.

Directions to MRF (pdf)
        Key topics to cover: Composting, Review draft public survey,
         other topics for plan
Handouts:
Grasscycling and home composting guide (pdf)
A2 food service compost options (pdf)
Residential Recycling Survey Results Fall 2011 summary (pdf) full report (pdf)
2008 ICMA citywide survey, solid waste topics on pages 4, 22-28, 50, 54, 57, 58, 82 (demographics) (pdf)
2007 ICMA citywide survey, solid waste topics on pages 28, 33,34, 39, 40 (pdf)

3. March 15, 4-6 p.m. Basement Larcom City Hall (agenda)

Meeting summary (pdf)
Reports from the Organics Subcommittee (link to subcommittee page)
Updates from the Drop-Off Station Subcommittee (link to subcommittee page)

4. April 19, 4-6 p.m. Basement conference room, Larcom City Hall

Meeting Agenda (TBA)
Reports from the Organics Subcommittee (link to subcommittee page)
Updates from the Drop-Off Station Subcommittee (link to subcommittee page)

5. May 17, 4-6 p.m. Basement conference room, Larcom City Hall

6. June 21, 4-6 p.m., Basement conference room, Larcom City Hall

Selected background documents

• 5-yr Solid Waste Plan 2002-2007 Full report (pdf)
• WasteWatcher newsletter Fall/Winter 2011-2012 (pdf)
• Washtenaw County Solid Waste Report 2011 (pdf)
• Ann Arbor Solid Waste Timeline 1917-2011 (pdf)
• Compilation of recent research in solid waste management 2011 (pdf)Additional resources are posed on the solid waste reference web page and the systems planning web page.

Please also see proceedings from the Organics Subcommitte (new web page) and Drop-Off Station Subcommittee (new web page)

Committee Members

Sabra Briere, City Council
Pat Greves, Private Hauler (WMI).
Sheryl Korsnes, Multi-Family (Crossings)
Jeff Krcmarik, Washtenaw County
Barbarb Lucas, Resident
Doug McClure, Business (Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick)
Jenny Oorbeck, Resident
Kendra Pyle, Recycling Hauler (Recycle Ann Arbor)
Alison Richardson, Insititution (University of Michigan)
Chris Riggs, Resident
Nancy Rucker, Business (Zingermans)
David Stead, Environmental Commission

For more information, to arrange for a presentation to your group, and/or to send comments, please contact solid waste coordinator Tom McMurtrie, 734.794.6000 x 43707, tmcmurtrie@a2gov.org.