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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />August 13, 2015 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS PICNIC: PLANNING AND PURCHASING PREVENTS WASTE <br />HUMOR AND YOUTH TALENT SHOW AT LIBRARY <br />MOVINGAHEAD TEAM SEEKS INPUT ON TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR CONCEPTS <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Public Works Picnic: Planning and Purchasing Prevents Waste <br />The Public Works annual picnic was a success! Employees enjoyed good food, and great fun with a minimal waste <br />footprint. Public Works staff partnered with the Waste Prevention program to plan for waste reduction opportunities <br />well in advance of the event. In order to do this, Public Works <br />rented ClearStream Recycling bins from the internal Zero Waste <br />program, allowing for quick and easy separation of recyclables, <br />compost, and garbage by event attendees. <br /> <br />Additionally, picnic organizers clearly labeled food waste and <br />compostable ware collection bins; carefully purchased certified <br />compostable plates, utensils and bin liner bags, plain paper <br />portion cups and standard waxed paper cups - all of which were <br />collected in the compost bins and then transported to Public <br />Works food waste collection point at Roosevelt Yard after the <br />picnic. <br /> <br />PW Civil Engineer Patrick Cox led the mission to make certain <br />that truly compostable products that comply with Love Food Not <br />Waste were purchased. “We used compostable everything. The waste bins only received things like the plastic wrap <br />used on cases of canned goods for the picnic and small amounts of garbage that folks brought with them.” Public Works <br />also connected with Lane County Waste Management’s Master Recycler program for assistance monitoring the waste <br />stream at the event, and to ensure that Zero Waste efforts were a success. <br /> <br />For information about the Internal Zero Waste program, please contact Waste Prevention and Green Building Program <br />Coordinator Deveron Musgrave at 541-682-6842. <br /> <br />Humor and Youth Talent Show at Library <br />Learn to laugh stress away at a free talk by Ned Hickson, author of “Humor at the Speed of <br />Life." Join in the fun on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 3 p.m., at the Downtown Eugene Public Library. <br /> <br />Hickson claims, “In this age of distraction and multi-tasking, humor is an instant ticket to less <br />stress and a healthy sense of perspective. Plus, everyone can do it!” A humor columnist for <br />Siuslaw News, Hickson has been awarded “Best Local Column” by the Oregon Newspaper <br />Publishers Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. His syndicated weekly <br />column appears in dozens of U.S. newspapers. <br /> <br />On Thursday, Aug. 20, at 5 p.m., everyone’s invited to the Downtown Eugene Public Library to enjoy Eugene’s Got <br />Talent, a free variety show performed by kids and teens. Auditions for the show will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at <br />4 p.m. For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />August 13, 2015 <br /> <br />