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Recycling education and voucher program cited as expanding; large spring 'big clean' scheduled
Summary
MET staff described school and community outreach, reported 375 household voucher uses this fiscal year and previewed a series of spring hard‑to‑recycle events at county venues.
Mister Schultz provided the board with an update on MET’s education, voucher and community collection activities, describing outreach in schools and a partnership with a food distribution program.
Schultz said January outreach included McLean High School’s new recycling program and work at Bover’s Elementary School, and that MET has begun an education partnership with Food on the Move to reach adults and households about recycling and composting.
On vouchers, Schultz said MET issued 375 household pollutant collection vouchers so far in the fiscal year. He said vouchers allow citizens of member governments outside Tulsa to bring up to 45 pounds of materials to the household pollutant collection facility at no charge; MET administers the vouchers and the participating governments purchase them. Schultz said Broken Arrow had used 66 vouchers, Owasso 63 and Jenks 51. “If the average is 45 pounds, that’s almost 17,000 pounds of materials that have gone to the collection facility through the voucher program,” he said.
Schultz previewed a calendar of hard‑to‑recycle collection events: a large spring clean at the Tulsa County Fairgrounds (the coming Saturday), Oakhurst cleanup on March 15, a fire‑extinguisher and smoke‑alarm event at LaFortune Park on March 20, Glenpool on March 29, Bixby on April 5, Broken Arrow on April 12, Turley on April 20, Claremore on May 5 and another LaFortune event on May 8. He listed items to be accepted at various events, including plastic bags, household and automotive batteries, paper shredding, tires, fire extinguishers, medications, medical sharps and ammunition; he cautioned some items (e.g., televisions and monitors) carry disposal fees and will be charged to the citizen at cost.
Schultz thanked partners and volunteers, named New Solutions and media partners for logistics and promotion support, and said MET collects ZIP codes at events to measure participation by community. He said volunteers are scheduled for morning and afternoon sessions at the large spring clean and that the program aims to reduce illegal dumping and improper disposal.
