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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1998 <br /> to City Council on a project they had done to review the desire for and need for greater recycling <br /> <br />efforts in the City. Conclusions drawn from the facts collected and a survey of citizens were that <br />there was a strong interest in greater recycling, that recyclable waste represented a waste of <br />valuable landfill space, that the City has no policy on recycling other than to let the current <br />industrial efforts meet the State requirements, and that curbside recycling should be more fully <br />explored and promoted, as it would save space in the landfill and be more environmentally <br />friendly. The group closed by asking for Council's support of recycling. Vice-Mayor Crabtree <br />stated his pride in the work the students had done and stated that the work prompted additional <br />questions about costs, methodologies, materials and equipment needed to do more recycling, and <br />other related issues. Council Member Haskell noted that the survey done showed that many City <br />residents were not familiar with recycling issues or how to get involved. Other comments by <br />Council included statements on the City' s efforts to provide for future waste disposal needs of the <br />community, observations about ways that some other communities are addressing recycling, and <br />the economic issues of recycling. Council Member Haskell noted that the dynamics of recycling <br />were changing, and that the community needed to be prepared to respond to these changes, with <br />which the Mayor agreed. Council Member Teague then commended the students for their efforts <br />and moved that a resolution be adopted in support of their efforts, said resolution as follows: <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> OF <br />THE MARTINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br /> <br />