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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY yilVEj��,\ <br /> �•- K SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT <br /> �LpR10A BOARD MEMORANDUM <br /> Date: January 4, 2013 <br /> To: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br /> Thru: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br /> From: Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E., Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District -O ry\, <br /> Subject: Public Announcement for the Indian River County Electronics Recycling Event <br /> on Saturday,January 19, 2013 at the Indian River County Fairgrounds <br /> PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: <br /> The staff of the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) is pleased to announce to the SWDD Board <br /> and to the public that the Indian River County Electronics Recycling Event will be held on <br /> Saturday, January 19, 2013, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Indian River County Fairgrounds. <br /> This event is free to all residents of Indian River County and provides a great opportunity to bring <br /> outdated computers, televisions, and consumer electronics and to keep electronics waste and its <br /> hazardous components out of our landfill. <br /> �•- AERC Recycling Solutions will provide staff to collect and transport the electronics to their facility <br /> in Melbourne, Florida, where they have a Zero-Waste-to-Landfill policy and will disassemble and <br /> recover components for resale and recycling of metal, glass, and plastics. AERC will provide a <br /> certification of recycling for the event and have a strict policy to remove and erase all computer <br /> files, software, or other information contained on electronics. AERC also will be raffling a <br /> refurbished laptop to a lucky resident. The cost by AERC to SWDD to host this event is $1,150 for <br /> mobilization & forklift rental plus price per pound according to the contract that SWDD is <br /> piggybacking from Brevard County. The cost is $0.28 per Ib. for TV's, $0.06 per Ib. for monitors. <br /> Under the contract, SWDD will be paid per pound for CPU's ($0.25), Laptop ($1.90), and Copier <br /> Machines ($0.10). There is no charge for all other electronics. Therefore, the total estimated cost <br /> is to not exceed $1,500.00. Funding is available in the Recycling — Other Professional Services <br /> Account No. 41125534-033190. <br /> The event will be co-hosted by Keep Indian River Beautiful (KIRB) as part of their scope of services <br /> with SWDD. Vicky Wild, Executive Director of KIRB, and staff will provide educational and recycling <br /> information to the public. In addition, KIRB staff will provide recycling bins to residents that need <br /> new or replacement bins. <br /> APPROVED FOR AGENDA: Indian River Co. Ap roved Date <br /> Administration l f0 5 <br /> By: Budget <br /> '41W Jos ph A. Baird, County Administrator Legal <br /> F r: /5 r�Df3 SWDD <br /> Date SWDD - I- �3 <br /> SWDD Agenda-Public Announcement for a-Event 011913 Page—1— <br />