City of Pittsburgh Universal Waste & E-Waste Information

Cindy Long filed this request with the City of Pittsburgh of Pittsburgh, PA.
Tracking #

52-2-2015

Status
Completed

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From: Cindy Long

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copy of electronics waste disposal and/or electronics waste recycling contracts for 2013, 2014, and 2015 years for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of hard drive shredding and/or hard drive disposal contracts for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of universal waste disposal, including florescent light bulbs and batteries, contracts for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of all procurement records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of all procurement records of batteries, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of all recycling/disposal records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of all recycling/disposal records of batteries, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for 2013, 2014, and 2015 for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Records of electronics waste, including computers, electronics and TVs, recycled for 2013, 2014, and 2015 including destination of material for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of City of Pittsburgh due diligence policy (or equivalent) for handling end of life electronics. Including criteria for selecting an electronics recycler for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of City of Pittsburgh written policy (or equivalent) for complying with Act 108 of 2010 (Covered Device Recycling Act) for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of City of Pittsburgh written policy (or equivalent) for complying with 25 PA Code 261a.5 (b) for all City of Pittsburgh facilities.

Copy of records of any fines, penalties or warnings received by City of Pittsburgh in regards to improper disposal of Universal Waste including light bulbs, batteries and electronics.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Cindy Long

From: City of Pittsburgh

An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 13, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #52-2-2015.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 13, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #52-2-2015.

Thank you for your help.

From: Hotham, Eileen

Dear Ms. Long:

Attached please find a letter regarding your Right to Know Request.

Sincerely,
Eileen Hotham
Legal Secretary
Department of Law
414 Grant Street
313 City-County Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 255-2635
eileen.hotham@pittsburghpa.gov <stephanie.eggar@pittsburghpa.gov>

This email transmission and any documents, files, or previous email
messages attached to it, are confidential and are protected by the
attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrine. If you are not the
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From: City of Pittsburgh

A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.

From: MuckRock

To Whom It May Concern:

Please find enclosed a check for $88.25 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.

Thank you.

From: City of Pittsburgh

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: City of Pittsburgh

A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 13, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #52-2-2015.

Thank you for your help.

From: Hotham, Eileen

Dear Ms. Long,

Your documents were sent to you on July 7, 2015.

Sincerely,

Eileen Hotham
Legal Secretary
Department of Law
414 Grant Street
313 City-County Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 255-2635
eileen.hotham@pittsburghpa.gov <stephanie.eggar@pittsburghpa.gov>

This email transmission and any documents, files, or previous email
messages attached to it, are confidential and are protected by the
attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrine. If you are not the
intended recipient and have received this in error, please delete.

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