Subject: Re: Board meeting & recycling questio
From: Shiju Elakkatt (selakkatt@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Jul 03 2007 - 06:56:33 CDT
Hello everyone....I am all for recycling as well...
But on a completely different subject, we are having problems with our track
lighting. Some of the lights went out and we cnahged the bulbs, but a
couple of the lights are still out. I know absolutely nohing about stuff
like this..Anyone have any suggestions or know of any electricians if I need
one? Thanks
Shiju Elakkatt
703
On 6/14/07, Manosh John <manoshjohn@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Recycle.
> Manosh
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> On 6/14/07, Jeff Cook <jeffcook35@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Recycle.
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> > Jeff
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> > >From: Jim Thomas <jthomas@sun.soci.niu.edu>
> > >Reply-To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
> > >To: Vanguard Lofts Listserv <vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu>
> > >Subject: Board meeting & recycling question
> > >Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:07:02 -0500 (CDT)
> > >
> > >
> > >I'll put more detailed minutes of tonight's Board meeting up in a few
> > >days, but one question came up that the Board would like some feedback
> > >on: Recycling.
> > >
> > >Currently, our waste management people are independent contractors,
> > >not the City of Chicago, which is notoriously bad at recycling. Our
> > >current contracts claim that they try to go through the waste and
> > >separate out things in blue recycling bags. The problems:
> > > --Many people in the building don't use the bags
> > > --the trash compactor on the first floor makes it questionable
> > > whether blue bags tossed down the chute actually are able to
> > > be recycled
> > >
> > >An alternative: For $36 a month, the Association can obtain a 95 gallon
> > >recycling can. One for paper, one for metal, and one for plastics would
> > >be 3 cans x 12 months = $1,296 a year. These would be picked up once
> > >a week by a special truck and recycled.
> > >
> > >The question: How much interest is there for recycling among you all?
> > >If there is enough interest, and because as a large building we have
> > >considerable recyclable material, the Board will pursue this if there
> > >is enough interest.
> > >
> > >Jim / Board sec'y
> > >
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Jim Thomas / NIU Distinguished Teaching Professor (emeritus)
> > > Department of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
> > > jthomas@math.niu.edu / http://www.jthomasniu.org
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