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Canton Sustainability Minutes Oct. 7th, 2019
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Canton Sustainability Committee Minutes Canton Library Oct. 7th, 2019 Attendees:Christine Smith, Trish Boyden, Patty McDermott, Carolyn Elkort Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm. Motion was made and seconded to approve August & September minutes. Unanimously approved. Republic Recycling presentation recap – well attended and helpful information. Christine & Patty will meet with Charlie Aspinwall Tuesday, Oct. 8thabout Baystate Textile recycling, Energy Aggregation, contacting DPW to coordinate a recycling audit so we can apply for DEP Grant for Recycling IQ Kit, and request getting a DPW employee appointed to this committee. There was a discussion on Black Earth Composting and starting a town-wide composting program and how best to go about doing this. Sharon and Westwood both use Black Earth Composting.Trishwill create a sign-up sheet, for residents who may be interested in participating in a pilot program, and have it available to sign at the Green Fest, Nov. 16th. Christine announced that GreenFest is being organized by Canton Residents for a Sustainable Equitable Future and will be held on Saturday November 16 at Canton High from 1:30-5. There was a discussion about Sustainability Committee having a table at the event but it was decided that we do not have enough yet to have a table of our own, but members could attend and support the event. Carolyn is organizing a table for the Canton Library at GreenFest. Meeting adjourned at 7:47