Tune in to CNN at 1 pm and 2 pm Friday, The first airing of the new CNN Fargo segment on conservation is at 2 pm today.
Just a heads up that CNN will be running a Fargo segment at 2pm central today and rebroadcast this week-end (Schedule below). This is a new segment that’s a follow up on last years feature on Fargo conservation update.
This is an update to the Fargo’s trash to cash program last year. Here’s the link to last years segment http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2009/08/30/whitfield.revenue.rubbish.cnn.html
Thanks to Bruce Grubb and his staff, Fargo’s Renewable Energy and Conservation Committee we started in 2005, and many other city employees for your excellent work continuing to find ways to work together to make better use of resources and reduce waste.
Thanks again for helping Fargo prove to the nation that conservation saves and pays! Let’s keep it going!
Here’s the schedule for the Fargo segment sent by the CNN reporter:
Just wanted to let you know that the updated Solutions piece about Fargo will be airing this weekend on CNN and HLN.
It will air on Friday, 6/25 on CNN in the 3p hour, Eastern time. It will air on HLN Friday, 6/25 in the 2p hour, ET. It will air on Saturday, 6/26 on HLN in the 11a hour, ET. And it will air on Sunday, 6/27 on HLN in the 11a and 1:30p hour, ET.
Well, the revised Fargo trash program may be keeping some material out of the landfill. However, the customer service of solid waste has diminished greatly from its awesome past. We had leaves sit on our berm this spring for over two weeks before I finally made several trips with my fossil fuel burning vehicle with leaves in tow. The increased number of garbage vehicles driving around has increased burning more fossil fuels. Similarily, the employees appear to be stretched a little thinner. Hats off to their good work. The clutter of several garbage cans in our entry for the various different types of garbage is overwhelming. We thought we had the extra handling of the recyclables solved. We bought some plastic, fossil fuel produced new garbage cans that fit neatly into the blue fossil fuel produced recycling tub. Some asshole stole them and dumped the recyclables together causing us to get a warning for not separating. We will have to buy some more fossil fuel produced new replacement garbage cans as the paper sacks blow away and scatter recyclables over the neighborhood.
In the end, what good has been accomplished? Not much except for a bunch of busy work for all. But we feel better. We are saving the fragile ecosystem.
Hi Henry,
Thanks for recycling and for your note. Sorry someone took your good plastic bins, we use them too, though reusable grocery bags work well for separating too, and less likely to blow away and can take some rain.
The residential recycling rate has increased greatly and reduced the volumes going to the landfill that helps extend the usable space of the facility. We will continue to look for more ways we can make better use/reuse of these materials. Here are some of the stats:
As a summary of City residential recycling programs:
1. Since the adoption and implementation of the volume based residential collection and free curbside recycling, we have seen curbside recycling participation increase from approximately 10 % to 75% and a waste stream tonnage reduction up from approximately 20-25% in 2009 to 30-35% through the first quarter of 2010. This has resulted in a revenue increase of approximately $10,000 per month at today’s market rates for recyclables.
2. Increased revenues will be utilized to continue development of new recycling drop sites located throughout the community. The City currently provides 25 drop sites, which are designed to provide recycling opportunities for multi-family rental properties, commercial properties, and yard-waste recycling for all properties.
Thanks for the tips.