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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017.11.07 Conservation Commission - Waste Reduction Subcommittee Notes 8/29/25,9:58 AM Waste Reduction Subcommittee Meeting-Conservation and Climate Outreach Committee-City of Ashland,Oregon Learn about the City's plan to construct and move the water treatment plant - Clean drinking water is an essential right Agendas Minutes City of Ashland Conservation and Climate Outreach Committee (View All) Waste Reduction Subcommittee Meeting Agenda Tuesday, November 07, 2017 Waste Reduction Subcommittee November 7, 2017 2:00 p.m. Commissioners present: Marni Koopman, Risa Buck, Roxane Coryell-Beigel and Jamie Rosenthal Public attendee: Louise Shawkat Subcommittee Priorities were identified as: 1. Plastic straws 2. Revisit bag ban 3. Education on waste reduction 4. Address disposables city wide 1. STRAWS Louise communicated her desire to see Ashland join many other cities in a plastic straw ban or voluntary effort to reduce straw use Seattle and Austin have programs to reduce the consumption of straws in those cities. https://old.ashland.or.us/Agendas.asp?AMID=6824&Display=Minutes 1/4 8/29/25,9:58 AM Waste Reduction Subcommittee Meeting-Conservation and Climate Outreach Committee-City of Ashland,Oregon Commissioners will do some research to see what other cities are doing, how they communicate it, whether there are cost savings that can be touted, what problems they have encountered, and how successful they are. Can we talk to Standing Stone about their straws and how successful they have been. Would Jamie at Mix/Flip be willing to be a guinea pig and try out other straws/no straws? 2. BAG BAN We need an update on current progress and enforcement What is the current state of compliance? How many stores enforce, forget to enforce, or willingly defy the ban Can we get pre-and post-ban bag use from Albertson's? How do we determine whether the fee needs to be increased? What is the goal that we are aiming for, and what is the threshold that should lead to an increase in the per-bag fee? 3. EDUCATION/OUTREACH Sharing film Plastic China - contact the director to see if he will enter it in the Ashland Film Festival. See if the Varsity would play it for Climate Week (first week of March). Also host a panel discussion. Other outreach options - SOU, high school 4. Address disposables city wide - long term goal. Not yet addressed. Submitted by, Marni Koopman https://old.ashland.or.us/Agendas.asp?AMID=6824&Display=Minutes 2/4 8/29/25,9:58 AM Waste Reduction Subcommittee Meeting-Conservation and Climate Outreach Committee-City of Ashland,Oregon Online City Services UTILITIES-Connect/Disconnect, Request Conservation Pay your bill & more Evaluation Connect to Proposals, Bids Ashland Fiber Network & Notifications Request Building Apply for Other Inspection Permits & Licenses A �+ Building Permit Register for Applications Recreation Programs L � s Email Updates Sign up to receive local important News & Events. Email Address Subscribe Unsubscribe Home Water Advisory Mayor/Council Taxes Departments Codes Commissions Archived City Records Web Links https://old.ashland.or.us/Agendas.asp?AMID=6824&Display=Minutes 3/4 8/29/25,9:58 AM Waste Reduction Subcommittee Meeting-Conservation and Climate Outreach Committee-City of Ashland,Oregon Emergency Contact Info Police&Fire,Water,Electric, Red Cross,Jackson County Health, Recology Ashland Sanitary... Let Us Know Name Phone or Email Question or Comment I'm not a robot reCAPTCHA Privacy--rerms Submit ©2025 City of Ashland, OR I Site Handcrafted in Ashland, Oregon by Project A https://old.ashland.or.us/Agendas.asp?AMID=6824&Display=Minutes 4/4