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Solid-waste staff warn of needles in recycling, market pressures and staffing impacts on sticker sales
Summary
Solid-waste staff reported e-waste and event funding submissions, warned of rising needle/medication contamination in recycling loads and described pressure on sticker sales, staffing at transfer stations and a weak PET market; the committee approved surplus-equipment disposals and routine transfers.
Solid-waste staff provided an operations update and several areas of concern. Annual reports — including an e-waste report — were filed and the 2025 event-grant reimbursement was submitted; staff plan an October 10 collection-day event for 2026.
Staff said a recent recycling audit found an increasing presence of needles and medication in recycling loads at…
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