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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
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ROGER J.DOUV
General Manager
Chie(Engineer
May 17, 1993 KKA7ONl,.ALAI
Counsel fir the District
RECEIVED � (5700.58-7.130
The Honorable Tom Torlakson � JOYCE E. RPH1
Secretory o(the District
County Administration Building2 41993
651 Pine Street, Room 106 b MAY
Martinez, CA 94553
CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA CO.
Honorable Torlakson:
HENRY'S WOOD FARM
All of us who are involved in solid waste are endeavoring to meet the State-mandated
goal of 25 percent reduction by 1995. In order that this ambitious goal be met, green
waste must be composted. Alas, backyard composting alone will not allow us to meet
our diversion goals. Larger scale composting is the solution which will get us over the
top. Currently, Henry's Wood Farm is exactly the kind of approach to waste diversion
that is being pursued both by franchising agencies and those in the private sector. Mr.
Henry's experience and expertise in composting makes him a valuable asset to both the
County's recycling efforts and to the spirit of recycling and waste diversion.
It is requested that the County assist Mr. Henry in his effort to keep his composting
service available to County residents. Currently, Mr. Henry is diverting countless tons of
waste from the landfill and producing a product that is both usable and generates tax
revenue for the County. This kind of enterprise where everyone wins is rare in the solid
waste diversion field. It is requested that your staff work with Mr. Henry to assist him
in bringing the Henry's Wood Farm operation into compliance with regulations so a small
business can thrive and an important waste diversion effort continue to be made available
for County residents.
Sincerely,
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Join B. Clausen
(iPresident, Board of Directors '
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cc: Board of Directors J. Murphy
R. Dolan Henry's Wood Farm
E. Jacobs
P. Morsen ADS/Morsen#3/HenryWd.ltr
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
bVII,I,IAMC.DALTON BARBARA D.IIOCKETT JOHNS.CLAUSEN MARIOM.MENESINI SUSANM&ULTYRAINEY
President
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FROM:: M a n f L2 /URGNG l ON CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA CO.
TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SUBYECT: COMPOSTING
WE STRONGLY URGE FULL SUPPORT FOR WRY 116NRY SO //6
MIq#T BE ALLOWED TO RESTORE GS COMPOSTING BUSINESS
FREE OF POLI TICAL fIARRASSMENT.
IT IS INCONCEIVABLE WT T ITIS COMPOSTING OPERATION
S#OULD BE STYMIED BY GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE.
#0 WE BEEN COMPOSTING BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL SINCE
1943 when. ROBERT RODALE BEGAN WRITING ABOUT T flE PROBLEM
DUE LACK OF RECYCLING ORGANIC MATERIAL T1IE ACME LANDFILL
WOULD WOULD NOT BE FULL AND T#6 TAXPAYERS OF TGS COUNTY
AND T#6 ENTIRE COUNTRY WOULD #4VE #0 YEARS BEFORE T#6
PRESENT PROBLEMS CONFRONTED T#6M.
COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO RECYCLINq IS SLOWLY BEING
INITI,4TED NATIONWIDE:
MOT#6R NATURE fIAS TAKEN CAWS OF RECYCLING ORGANIC MATERIAL
LONG BEFORE ENVIRONMENTALISM OR EPA WERE EVER CONCEIVED AND
IF LEFT ALONE TO A COMMON SENSE 4PPRO40 IT WILL CONTINUE
TO DO SO. GARDENERS, PRIVATE, CITY, COUNTY AND STATE AL L
CAN UTILIZE T#6 END PRODUCT OF COMPOSTING. RECENTLY WE
WERE IN KANSAS CITY, M0, AND FOUND T11AT TfIE DISPOSAL CO.
DOES NOT PICK UP YARD WASTE AT ALL . T GS #4S RESULTED IN
CREATION OF COMPOSTING COMPANIES SUCII AS #ENRY 'S TO
PROPERLY COMPOST T#E MATERIAL AND RETURN IT TO T#6 GARDENER!
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