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Swap shop use prompts TAR staff to consider limits; facility wins Green Government Award nomination
Summary
The household pollutants facility reported higher year-over-year pollutant collections and growing swap shop use, prompting staff to propose a trial of limits on repeat takers to ensure donated items are available to citizens who drop off material.
Brian Lewis, speaking for the household pollutants program, told the board the facility served 438 customers in September (10 fewer than the previous month) but collected more pounds of pollutants than the prior month and nearly 11,500 more pounds than the same time last year.
Lewis said 223 customers visited the swap shop and took 922 items during the month, removing…
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