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SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
Meridian City Hall- Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 4:00 PM
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Meeting Minutes
VIRTUAL MEETING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRE9K1tOgXg
ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE
X Seat 1: Wade Ramsey X Seat 4: Steven Cory (Chair) X Seat 7: Sanjay Dasam
X Seat 2: Mark Nelson (Vice Chair) X Seat 5: Randy Rabin Seat 8: Divya Danesh (Youth)
Seat 3: Andy Arriaga Seat 6: Bethany Guajardo X Seat 9: Amie Cuhaciyan
X Rachele Klein, Republic Services Ex-Officio Member
MEETING BROUGHT TO ORDER: 4:07 pm
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: September 24, 2025, agenda approved.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 27, 2025, meeting minutes approved.
OLD BUSINESS [ACTION ITEMS]
Commissioner Cuhaciyan discussed the art contest. Commissioners Cuhaciyan and Danesh worked
on a theme for the contest, and they came up with, “why is recycling meaningful to you”. They will
work on the contest details over the next couple of months. SWAC members then passed the motion
to move forward with doing the art contest in September 2026.
Commissioner Cory in the SWAC meeting asked Republic Services if they would be willing to give a
tour of the Meridian Transfer Station (MTS). SWAC members then passed the motion to change
October 22nd meeting to start at 3:30pm at the MTS.
NEW BUSINESS [ACTION ITEMS]
Peter and Vince Gilbert, owners of Environmentally Conscious Recycling (ECR), gave a presentation
about their business and services they provide in mattress recycling. They currently have a facility
in Oregon and are looking to expand in the Treasure Valley. They are opening a shop in Garden City
and looking to get mattresses from the public and commercial distributors. They are hoping to open
in January 2026. There is a charge to drop off mattresses and to have ECR pick up mattresses. Bill
Nary commented that SWAC nor the City Council cannot direct the public or make rules to benefit a
particular private business. City staff can make resources available to let the public know of
mattress recycling outlets.
X = Present at Meeting
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STAKEHOLDER UPDATES
Rachelle Klein from Republic Services commented that they are getting closer to opening the
Regional Sawtooth Landfill and in the future would like to give tours.
ADJOURNMENT: 5:01pm