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Regarding the EPR, Mr. Hayducsko said he meetsmonthly with our counterparts in the other <br />counties,and one of the high prioritiesisfiguring outhow we manage a lot of our products. <br />What we have done is come up with a list of our high priorities. <br /> <br />First, what we want to do is we want to improve our existing program, such as the ADF for <br />glass. We would like to see that increase. That’s one example. He provided a list of what was <br />identified as the high priorities, which the other counties are also willing to work on. We are all <br />willing to work together to come up with EPR programs for the following: <br /> <br /> White goods and appliances: These are difficult to manage, very costly to manage, and <br />some of them contain Freon. We would like to see all white goods managed under an <br />EPR program. <br /> Photovoltaic system panels and batteries: We are getting more and more calls about <br />these, and it’s going to be a much bigger problem in the future. We would like to see <br />some kind of program. <br /> Electric vehicle batteries: We are seeing more and more electric vehicles and hybrid <br />vehicles that we would like to see under an EPR program. <br /> Mattresses <br /> Carpets <br /> All other batteries <br /> Lighting: Including fluorescent and compact fluorescent bulbs; <br /> Medical sharps (needles et cetera) <br /> Pharmaceutical products <br /> Auto switches <br /> Junk mail <br /> Mercury thermostats <br /> Gas cylinders <br />Pesticides <br /> Textiles <br /> <br />The last six are considered lower priorities, but still a concern that the counties are trying to <br />work together on. The goal is to get the burden off the taxpayers. <br />4a.PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA (deferred) <br />Kristine Kubatestimony submitted to the <br />Commission. To follow up on the previous discussion, the Council is the policy-making body of <br />the County. They have already set policies in favor of zero waste and everything the <br />Commission has discussed. So officially, there is no need to go to them. But there could be a <br />potential ethics violation in asking them to support a particular nonprofit. It’s not clear that <br />they would be a vendor. For instance you wouldn’t go to the Council to ask them to support <br />15 <br /> <br /> <br />