The way I see it is that the City has received 3 bids for the recycling contract. In essence what service they are offering and their price and ability to guarantee the service are all about equal. Two of the companies (BFI and Waste Management) are first cousins to Enron and Halliburton and are multinational corporations that are organized for the purpose of making money for the filthy rich. One of the many things they do to make money is to take on contracts to pick up and process recyclables. The other company (Eureka) is organized for the purpose of pulling materials, otherwise destined for the land fill or garbage burner, out of the waste stream to be recycled or reused. Which one do you think I should vote for?
Dean Zimmermann Minneapolis City Council Member/Ward 6 612-673-2206, Office 612-724-3888, Home [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace/Shalom/Salaam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Minneapolis Issues Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:12 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Garbage > On 1/26/04 10:58 AM, "Jim Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The big question: are they [Eureka] as reliable and efficient? Would they be > > as "painless" as the system we have know which has generated a high degree > > of participation in my corner of Minneapolis. > > Yes, according to colleagues of mine who live in St. Paul, where Eureka is > currently in the midst of a 10-year contract. Maybe some of our neighbors to > the east who follow this forum might care to weigh in as well... > > > I think a lot people like their mission and commitment! > > I do! > > On 1/26/04 5:02 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is the Eureka Recycling that has a contract to do recycling in part of > > Minneapolis, the same Eureka Recycling that does the TwinCitiesfreemarket.org > > website? I think that is such a great idea and has been a tremendous help to > > me as I am de-cluttering my house, that I would support them for a new > > contract on that basis alone. > > Eureka does not currently have any contracts in Minneapolis to my knowledge, > but yes, this is the group that coordinates the Twin Cities FreeMarket. > > I agree that the FreeMarket is a great idea and I'd love to see what kind of > impact that might have on reducing disposal of large items like furniture > that might still be put to good use. > > Mark Snyder > Windom Park > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
