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<br />APPROVED MINUTES <br /> <br />This company just started in the Twin Cities area this year but it has been <br />operating for the last four years in the Great Lakes area. A company called <br />Simple Recycling, which is only about four years. This company, which has a <br />chain of thrift stores, was looking to get items that are more salable for the thrift <br />stores. <br /> <br />Even with all the ways that we can donate textiles in United States, we are still <br />throwing away 85% of our clothes in the trash. <br /> <br />The convenience of Simple Recycling is that a small truck comes to your <br />neighborhood the same day as garbage day and pick up the items, which are put <br />into their marked drawstring bags that you have left at the curb. Then you get two <br />new drawstring bags for every one bag you leave. They not want to compete to <br />with the charitable donations. <br /> <br />Ms. Klebba wanted to know if they take ripped or damage clothing. <br /> <br />Mr. Gardner stated yes, they take all clothing and textiles. The breakdown of the <br />textiles is about 30% goes into domestic thrifty stores, 40% goes into heavy <br />industrial towels and the rest of the material is used for insulation in car <br />manufacturing. Value of the material is what runs the business <br /> <br /> Mr. Sullivan wanted to know what kind of home goods the company looking is <br />for and do they have to be working. <br /> <br /> Mr. Gardner replied that anything that one person could lift into a van. Working <br />or not working, for someone is always looking for parts. <br /> <br />For cities that are interested they have plug and play information for web sites or <br />information for the newsletter. <br /> <br />Ms. Holmes wanted to know what other cities are participating. <br /> <br />Mr. Gardner mentioned some of the cities that they are working with now are St. <br />Louis Park, Crystal, New Hope, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center to name a few. <br /> <br /> Mr. Asleson stated that Simple Recycling sounds like a good idea but mentioned <br /> that in Lino Lakes there is an ordinance that caps how many licensed garbage <br /> companies can come into the city collecting garbage/recycling. <br /> <br /> Ms. Holmes questioned that this is a different kind of recycling company and <br /> that may be a point to bring before the council. <br /> <br />B. Jon Klapperich (Waste Wise) and Amy Ulbricht (Anoka County), Business <br /> Recycling in Lino Lakes