Agenda - Council - 05/08/1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Total number of households served by responding haulers was 3,112 households in the City. The City is estimated to have about 3,500 households bringing the total represented households to 88.91 percent of the City. These figures showed that the current haulers could provide a recycling service to 75 percent or 2,617 of the households in the City. This figure is attained by' only 83.33 percent of the license haulers currently responding to the request for information. The only hauler that is not capable of providing a recycling service to the residents it currently serves will be able to provide this service in the future. The third question illustrates that a majority of the companies provide pickup on each Monday. One company has pickup on two days during the week giving a total percentage of 125 percent. The only company that does not provide Monday pickup is the company that currently provides' the recycling service in the pilot area. The pickup date for this service was set by contract and it may be changed with the signing of a new contract. Although some cities have found that residents are more likely to participate in a co-mingled system. These type of systems however present certain problems for the haulers and eliminating some from providing the service. There also is an increase the expense of the recycling service for the City and the residents, The separated system could be a simple as the city providing a single container and the residbnts separating the collected materials in paper bags in the container with newspapers going on top. Based on the response from the haulers in the City of Ramsey the best way to provide the service would be bi-monthly. This may allow some residents to reduce the frequency of refuse pickup for their household. One of the responding haulers indicated that they could provide the service on a weekly basis for an additional charge, Based upon the response of the survey, the City could provide a recycling service by using current haulers that would pickup glass, aluminum, metal cans, and newspaper. Only one responding hauler was able to handle the collection of plastics. The City may decide to collect plastics only at the current recyclables drop-off site located at the landfill. This would combat the problem of large volume and little weight by centrally locating a large amount of the material at one site. The City will also have to address the problem of yard waste collection in the future. The licensed haulers were not asked if they were able to handle yard waste in conjunction with the curbside recycling program. Unfortunately, only three haulers provided us with an estimate as to the cost of the service to the residents and/or city. The haulers that provided the information estimated that the cost would range from $2.00 per month to $1.35 per month (the current contract for the pilot program). Using the average of the three cost estimates for the program would be 3,500 x $ 1.62 = $ 5,570 per month for the recycling service. This equates to $ 68,040.00 for each year or twelve months of the service. CITY-WIDE CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM in developing a comprehensive City-wide curbside recycling program the type of program designed will have a large effect on the cost of the program. The cost of the program and the cost of billing for the program must be considered when a program is decided on and approved. Using the information that the individual haulers have supplied the City, I have described two different types of programs. The Ramsey City Council may decide on one of these two types of programs or decide on an entirely different type of program.