LTC 305-2009 America Recycles DayOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# 305-2009 LETTER TO COMMISSION
r0: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: November 3, 2009
SUBJECT. America Recycles Day
The purpose of this letter to commission is to announce the celebration of America Recycles
Day. On Saturday, November 14"' between 10 a. m. and 2 p.m., representatives from the
recycling industry, non-profit environmental organizations, and City staff will have informational
tables on Lincoln Road at the Euclid Circle to present educational materials to the public.
Participants will include Waste Management Inc., which will provide information about the
County's single-stream recycling program that began in December 2008. ePlanet/eWaste, LLC
will be collecting used electronics such as computers, keyboards, monitors, printers, cell
phones, and batteries during the event at the Euclid Circle. The company will also be raffling off
five (5) refurbished computers. The non-profit organization ECOMB along with the Miami Beach
Chamber of Commerce's Sustainable Living Council will educate the public on community
recycling and the benefits recycling offers the health of our local environment. In addition, the
non-profit organization ReThink and Reuse Center will also provide ahands-on exploratory play
table for young children that uses reused materials to deliver the message of reduce, reuse, and
recycle. The Public Works. Environmental Division staff will provide educational materials about
the City's recycling efforts, including the latest addition to the City's recycling program that
provides recycling bins at beach entrances from South Pointe Park to North Shore Open Space
Park, selected parks Citywide, and along the main City sidewalks such as Lincoln Road, Ocean
Drive, Washington Avenue, 41st Street and 71st Street.
In addition to the educational tables at Lincoln Road, the Sanitation Division in cooperation with
Waste Management and ePlaneUeWaste will provide recycling drop off points at 75th Street &
Dickens Avenue and at the event site of Euclid Circle on Lincoln Road. Residents can drop off
electronics and commingled recyclables (office paper, magazines, cardboard, newspaper,
plastic, metal, glass) at both of these two (2) locations during the event times.
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