Laserfiche WebLink
paperless, online version at www.eugene-or.gov/LRCS. Four videos about the department that were recycled from <br />the Working City Program and other projects have also been posted to that webpage, creating an “electronic <br />annual report.” For information, contact Kathy Madison at 682-6342. <br /> <br />Pallet Company Receives Fire & EMS Corporate Award <br />Eugene's Fire & EMS Department is fortunate to have the use of a <br />state-of-the-art cinderblock structure that can accommodate repeated <br />live fires for training purposes. Just four years old, the burn building <br />has already housed hundreds of fires, for the benefit of veterans and <br />new recruits alike. So, it may be asked, what burns in those fires? <br />Answer: wooden pallets. The building is on the drill field at the City's <br />Emergency Services Center at 2nd and Chambers. A stone's throw <br />away is the headquarters of Eugene Pallet Services, which for years <br />has been supplying the Fire Department with free surplus pallets for <br />training purposes, often at a moment's notice. In recognition, company <br />owner Lee Sparks was presented with the department's 2008 Corporate <br />Award during ceremonies held last week. The award, which is given to <br />just one of the department's business partners each year, serves not <br />only to recognize the contributions of an individual business, "but also <br />to remind us of how much more we can do when we work together in <br />partnership with other members of the community," said Fire & EMS <br />Chief Randy Groves in making the presentation. For more information, <br />contact Training Chief, Lance Lighty, in Fire & EMS at 682-7120. <br /> <br />Grant Promotes Salvage and Reuse of Building Materials <br />In spite of Lane County’s exceptional rate of recycling, per capita waste generation continues to rise, up 22 percent <br />since 1992, reflecting a disturbing statewide trend. According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality <br />(DEQ), construction debris is one of the top contributors to this local increase in waste generation and one of three <br />areas with the greatest potential for reduction. Ninety percent of construction waste comes from remodeling and <br />demolition. The City of Eugene has partnered with BRING Recycling for Solid Waste Program grant funding from <br />DEQ. Project goals are to 1) create broad-based community awareness of the environmental benefits of reusing <br />building materials; 2) foster market supply and demand for reused building materials; and 3) help make reuse as <br />mainstream as recycling is today. DEQ awarded $29,551 in funds for the project in early December. BRING will <br />produce an 8- to 10-minute educational DVD, focusing on reuse of building materials. The video will address the <br />life cycle of materials and show how reuse and recycling of building materials are highly effective and achievable <br />strategies to reduce waste. To foster broad-based behavior change, BRING and the City will implement a public <br />education campaign targeting construction and demolition businesses, civic, service and business organizations, <br />industry and stakeholder groups, planning agencies, educational institutions and other key stakeholders. Video pre- <br />production activities are slated to begin in spring 2009. The final video will be produced in fall 2009, followed by <br />commencement of the education campaign in early 2010. For more information, please contact Green Building <br />Analyst, Jenna Garmon, at the Planning & Development Department, at 682-5541, or <br />jenna.r.garmon@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />January 29, 2009 <br />