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SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
Meridian City Hall- Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 4:00 PM
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Meeting Minutes
VIRTUAL MEETING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHcxI-fzPPY
ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE
Seat 1: VACANT X Seat 4: Steven Cory (Chair) x Seat 7: Sanjay Dasam
Seat 2: Mark Nelson (Vice Chair) X Seat 5: Randy Rabin X Seat 8: Divya Danesh (Youth)
X Seat 3: Andy Arriaga X Seat 6: Bethany Guajardo X Seat 9: Amie Cuhaciyan
X Rachele Klein, Republic Services Ex-Officio Member
MEETING BROUGHT TO ORDER: 4:04 pm
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: August 27, 2025, agenda approved.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 23, 2025, meeting minutes approved.
OLD BUSINESS [ACTION ITEMS]
Commissioner Cuhaciyan proposed to work on the Art Contest and SWAC rejoining the event next
year. Commissioners Danesh, Cuhaciyan, and Guajardo will work on details. Cuhaciyan will bring a
proposal to SWAC about how to participant to the October meeting. Commissioner Danesh
commented that MYAC could help spread the word at schools to get more youth participation.
Commission Guajardo suggested the Girl Scouts could also spread the word in the youth
community.
NEW BUSINESS [ACTION ITEMS]
Commissioner Cory discussed tours for SWAC members to attend. Commissioners talked
about the MTS, Boise Facilities, Ada Co. Landfill, EAW Glass, Ada Co. Hazardous Waste Site,
metal recycling locations, and re-use sites.
STAKEHOLDER UPDATES
Rachele Klein from Republic discussed how they will not be offering free one-time a-year
cart exchanges for equal or larger cart sizes. This is not in the Meridian-Republic contract
but an extra service they use to provide. The reason for the change is that residents would
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request exchanges several times a year, which has become costly for Republic. 20% of the
carts that Republic was delivering to residents were not to repair carts but to just get the
carts cleaned.
Mike Murgoitio from Timber Creek Recycling discussed hosting another tour for SWAC.
ADJOURNMENT: 4:49 pm