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Approve and Authorize the Donation of Shredded Office Paper and Surplus Plastic Bins to Local Nonprofit Organizations.
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Staff:
Department:
John Richardson, Community Sustainability Manager
Town Manager's Office
Elizabeth Houghton, Sustainability Outreach Coordinator
Overview: The Town of Chapel Hill's municipal activities generate shredded office paper on a regular basis, which cannot be included in mixed recycling and has historically been sent to the landfill. This shredded office paper can be commercially composted, but there are opportunities to reuse shredded office paper for various purposes, including for the benefit of local nonprofit organizations. Statutes allow records to be destroyed by shredding, and the Council to adopt a resolution prior to making any donation of surplus, obsolete, or unused personal property.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council adopt a resolution to donate shredded office paper and surplus plastic bins to local nonprofit organizations.
Attachments:
* Resolution
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE DONATION OF SHREDDED OFFICE PAPER AND SURPLUS PLASTIC BINS TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (2023-04-26/R-2)
WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill's municipal activities generate a significant amount of shredded office paper on a regular basis; and
WHEREAS, this shredded office paper cannot be included in mixed recycling and has historically been sent to the landfill; and
WHEREAS, this shredded office paper can be commercially composted, but there are opportunities to reuse shredded office paper for various purposes, including for the benefit of local nonprofit organizations; and
WHEREAS, there are local nonprofit organizations that could benefit from receiving donated shredded office paper for uses including but not limited to animal bedding, animal habitat enrichment, and mulching material; and
WHEREAS, statutes allow records to be destroyed by shredding, and donating already-shredde...
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