Turnkey Recycling and Environmental Enterprises - Community Advisory Committee - Overview. The Community Advisory Committee is a volunteer advisory group created at the request of Waste Management to more fully address community issues associated with Turnkey Recycling and Environmental Enterprises (TREE).
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Overview


Definition 
The Community Advisory Committee is a volunteer advisory group created at the request of Waste Management to more fully address community issues associated with Turnkey Recycling and Environmental Enterprises (TREE).


Statement of Purpose 
The Community Advisory Committee's purpose is to:
  1. Inform Waste Management officials of issues regarding odor management and landfill operations as viewed from the perspective of area residents and business.

  2. Conduct information sessions as deemed appropriate for the purposes of soliciting further community perspective and technical expertise.

  3. Advise company officials regarding areas for broader dialog between various TREE constituencies.

  4. Communicate to other members of the community efforts underway or planned which have been designed to mitigate landfill odors, as well as other TREE operational issues.


Committee Meetings 
The committee will convene for its first introductory meeting in July with monthly meetings thereafter. It is anticipated that the committee will meet on a regularly scheduled basis through 2004. Meetings will be scheduled at the convenience of the committee, however, it is anticipated they will take place on a weekday evening. Each meeting will be from one to no more than two hours long.

The Community Advisory Committee will meet at the TREE facility in Rochester.


Committee's Scope of Effort 
Although no specific timetable has been established, it is expected that the vast majority of the committee's work will be completed in approximately six to nine months.


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