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v Solid Waste Management Plan: Community Engagement Report Synopsis A Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan) is being developed to guide the City's approach to solid waste. The Plan will cover components of solid waste management, including recycling, waste reduction, yard waste collection, food waste/organics recovery, mixed solid waste collection/recovery and land disposal. The Plan is intended to give the City a clear vision of potential solid waste and recycling policies to meet the City's goals. Community engagement is a key component in developing a sustainable solid waste program. As such, the City has been seeking active involvement and input from the community throughout this project. The Community Engagement Report documents the details of the outreach methods used in the engagement process and the results that have been obtained so far. The report is a “living” document that will continue to be updated throughout the engagement process. A copy of the report can be found on the City’s website. All public comments received through January 31, 2014 are also catalogued and addressed by the report. A synopsis of the results of the community engagement process is provided below. Throughout the process, the City of Bloomington has been, and will continue to, solicit input and feedback from concerned parties and interest groups. Along with residents, business organizations, the Master Recyclers and Composters (MRC), the Bloomington Sustainable Coalition, the Park, Arts and Recreation Commission (PARC), and waste haulers have been engaged. A wide variety of outreach tools are being used to help ensure every resident has an opportunity to provide input. The City Council will adopt the resident-formed Plan only after adequate opportunity has been provided for public input, including: ♦ City Council meetings ♦ Open Houses ♦ Surveys ♦ Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission (PARC) meetings ♦ Meetings with interested groups and organizations ♦ Other community meetings ♦ Solid Waste Management Plan web page ♦ Phone calls, emails, and other electronic/social media The Community Engagement Report supporting the Solid Waste Management Plan can be downloaded from the City’s web page at: http://BloomingtonMN.gov/main_top/ 3_homecomm/trash/waste.htm?r=us. Additional comments will continue to be received until the public hearing on the draft Solid Waste Management Plan. A public hearing has been tentatively scheduled for April21, 2014 to present the Plan.