Recycling Authority

TAYLOR COUNTY RECYCLING AUTHORITY Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Grover Town Hall The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hoffman at 6:02 PM. The Ple dge of Allegiance was said. Members present/absent were: Browning: absent Chelsea: Jon Rief Cleveland: Scott Nichols Deer Creek: Ray Sackman Ford: Brad/Kim Meyer Goodrich: absent Grover: Julie Gaunt, Nicole Butler Hammel: Joe Zenner Holway: Mary Eder, Sarah Holtz Jump River/McKinley: Billy/Brenda Miller Little Black: Dan Hoffman Maplehurst: absent Pershing: Ron Brenner Roosevelt/Lublin: Todd Benkowski Stetsonville: Randy Mayer Taft: Del Kroeplin Also present were April Schmeiser, Kyle Noonan and Sue Noland. Michelle Grimm was absent. Meeting Minutes: Motion by Kim Meyer and seconded by Amber Larson, to approve the May 20, 2025 minutes as mailed. Motion carried. Agenda: Motion by Joe Zenner and seconded by Julie Gaunt, to approve the agenda as posted with 13 items. Motion carried. Tonnages & Expenses through September 2025: Tons: Report was reviewed through September 2025 vs. 2024 comparison. Most of the towns show a decrease in volumes, with just a few going up. The towns present feel they are getting the same amount of recyclables coming in. All towns have new containers placed from GFL. They seem to be a bit smaller than the previous containers. Expenses: Administrator reported expenses to date are $ 52,725. The current balance available is $ 55,709. It is anticipated there will be an additional $ 9400 of expenses before Year-End. An estimated balance forward to 2026 is around $46,000. Clean Sweep: The Clean Sweep collection was conducted on June 12 in Medford. There were 138 participants. Collected was 7606 pounds of hazardous waste from residences, 1500 pounds from small businesses, 1894 fluorescent tubes along with 208 pounds of batteries. Most of the participants learn of the collection newspaper and the posters & flyers that are distributed. There were 37 participants who had never been to a Clean Sweep before. Tire collection: The 2025 tire collection was conducted in August at 3 different sites. There was a total of 81 participants with 1415 tires collected, plus tubes. There were 6 towns that brought in tires from road ditches . Bee Line picked up 36.36 tons of tires, which included tires from the Highway Dept. Highway will reimburse their charges back to the Recycling Authority. Melvin Company tires were also picked up and will reimburse the cost back to the Recycling Authority. Summaries were reviewed for number of tires collected by site, by town, number of participants and expenses/revenues. All towns provided a worker for the collection and Bee Line picked up the tires without delay from the sites. Total expenses for the tire collection were $11,221.20 with revenue reimbursements of $10,604. Some of the advertising was paid by the Solid Waste budget as the collection is offered county-wide to residents. When comparing only the tires picked up bill vs. the dollars collected, we were $264 ahead which will go towards advertising. Cooperative Agreement s: We were recently informed the Village of Rib Lake wants to withdraw from the Joint Rib Lake Commission and do curbside pickup. The Towns of Greenwood and Rib Lake are discussin g their options. There are no agreements to sign at this time, but regardless of the outcome, it appears all 3 municipalities still want to remain part of the Recycling Authority with a Cooperative Agreement. The base 1999 grant dollar amount will need to be determined in order to distribute funds separately in the future. Motion by Randy Mayer and seconded by Kim Meyer, to work with the municipalities to obtain the required agreements whether it be two or three. Motion carried. The agreements allow parties involved to obtain more grant dollars rather than if submitted separately. The Recycling Office prepares all the grant applications and does annual reports based on each entity’s expenses and tonnages. Molitor request to Join : The Town of Molitor may be interested in joining the Recycling Authority. They currently have a contract with Waste Management that does not expire until July 2027. The ir curbside collection is becoming quite expensive and they would like to switch to containers. We will exchange information over the next several months and will discuss again at a future Recycling Authority meeting. Recycling Rule Revision : The DNR has revised the administrative code for Responsible Units effective recycling programs. The rule revisions took effect July 1, 2025. Some of the changes required are education, collection requirements, ordinance modifications for multi -family, non- residential, and tenant notification requirements. All responsible units are required to update their recycling ordinance. Taylor County’s last update was in 2004. Other Business: a) 202 6 grant was submitted to the DNR by the October 1st deadline. The application is requesting close to the same funds as prior years . The grant included the Joint Rib Lake Commission as it had previously. b) 2026 recycling brochures will be prepared with updated report cards and distributed with tax bills. Any site changes were reviewed. The next meeting will be held on May 19, 2026, hosted by the Town of Taft at 6:00 PM. Motion by Joe Zenner and seconded by Randy Mayer , to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 PM. Motion carried. ____________________________ Susan Noland, Secretary TAYLOR COUNTY RECYCLING AUTHORITY Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Town of Goodrich Hall The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hoffman at 6:03 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Members present/absent were: Browning: absent Chelsea: Jonathan Rief, excused Cleveland: Scott Capelle Deer Creek: Ray Sackman Ford: Kim Meyer Goodrich: Debbie Fuchs & Ashley Dahl Grover: Julie Gaunt & Amber Larson Hammel: Joe & Renee Zenner Holway: Amber Larson & Mary Eder Jump River/McKinley: absent Little Black: Dan Hoffman Maplehurst: Amber Larson Pershing: absent Roosevelt/Lublin: Sam Zagorski Stetsonville: Randy Mayer Taft: Del Kroeplin Also present were Kyle Noonan, Michelle Grimm and Sue Noland. Meeting Minutes: Motion by Scott Capelle and seconded by Kim Meyer, to approve the October 15, 2024, minutes as mailed. Motion carried. Agenda: Motion by Joe Zenner seconded by Amber Larson to approve the agenda as posted with 13 items. Motion carried. Year-End 2024 Per Capita: A comparison of 2023 vs. 2024 pounds per capita was reviewed. The 2024 weights are up slightly. All municipalities in the Recycling Authority met the DNR per capita requirement of 83.7# per person except one; with the average being 137.7# per capita collected. Tonnages/Expenses for 2025 to date: So far in 2025, the weights through April are down approximately 6% compared to 2024. Ten of the sites are down in volumes with 6 sites increasing. There was $54,076 carried forward from 2024 into 2025. The expenses to date are $20,843. The current balance available is $33,233. The DNR has notified us we will be receiving $88,473.04 in grant dollars which is approx. $13 more than the prior year. The Recycling Authority will receive approximately $43,800 of the grant dollars for operating this year. Appliance & Electronic collections: The collections were held on Saturday, May 3 in Medford and Gilman. There were 374 participants in Medford for the electronics with 550 TVs/monitors collected. There were 84 participants in Gilman with over 150 screens collected. We do not have the pounds of electronics at this time, but 3 semis were totally filled. The appliance collection in Medford had 205 vehicles with 306 appliances collected. In Gilman, there were 54 participants with 87 appliances collected. The Medford Lions again provided workers at the Medford site for electronics, along with some County Board members and assistance from the Land Conservation Dept. The Village of Gilman supplied their tractor and fork again for loading the trailer. We greatly appreciate all the volunteers who assist with making the program run smoothly. Hazardous Waste Collection: The Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep will be on Thursday, June 12 from 10 am to 2 pm in Medford. Collected will be chemicals, pesticides, cleaners, oil base paint, stains, fluorescent tubes, etc. There are some fee items but mostly it is free. We have distributed posters, flyers, and advertising has started. Tire collection: Bee Line was contacted for a quote and they bid $275/ton (same as last year). In discussing dates, prices, size of tires, advertising, workers, etc., it was decided to collect on August 9 in Medford and Gilman and on August 16 in Holway from 8 AM to Noon at each site. Each town will provide a worker to help with the collection. If there is a “no show” the town will be charged $100. Municipalities in the Recycling Authority will be allowed 10 free tires from road ditches. The tire prices and sizes will be: up to 22” (car/SUV/pick -up) is $5/tire; 23” to 24” (includes semi) is $20/tire; 24” to 30” (tractor) is $25/tire; and over 30” (oversized, end loader, skidder, etc.) is $60/tire. Advertising will be conducted the same as last year. After discussion, motion by Joe Zenner and seconded by Debbie Fuchs, to proceed with tire collections as discussed, which is basically the same as in 2024. Motion carried. Other Business: Some towns have received new containers at their sites and briefly commented on issues they’ve had. The next scheduled meeting will be on October 21, 2025, hosted by Town of Grover at 6:00 PM. Motion by Randy Mayer to adjourn the meeting at 6:45 PM, seconded by Del Kroeplin. Motion carried. Susan Noland, Secretary