Agenda - Council - 04/09/1991 - Laserfiche WebLink

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The City of Ramsey recycled 7I t tons of material in 1990. Of this total amount, 102 tons were from curbside recycling. The curbside figure includes the last nine months of the pilot program and the first three months of the City-wide Curbside Recycling Program. The first five months of the City-wide Curbside Recycling Program, the City recycled the fo/lowing amounts of mater/al in the curbside program: City-Wide Curbside Recycling Report Based on 3580 Homes Mon th Material Mon th ly Newsprint Glass Metal Plastic Totals Oct-90 15,840 3,700 1,350 420: 21,310 Nov-90 51,060 t4,960 '5,420 3,040 74,480 Dec-90 38,220 10,860 4,660 2,500 56,240 Jan-91 47,980 17,480 4,94'0 3,820 74,220 Feb-91 44,540 15,620 6,260 2,900 69,320 I I [Total I 197,6401 62,6201 22,6301 12,6801 295,$701 Based upon the above figures the City of Ramsey could expect to recycle 355 tons by the end of 1991. The City's goal for 1991 is 650 tons. The difference of 295 tons would have to be made up from the amounts received at Ramsey's drop-offs. Program Complaints During the first five months of the curbside recycling program the City has received a total of 178 complaints. This averages out to 35.6 complaints per month. The majority of these complaints are for missed pick-ups which are then picked up the following afternoon. During the month of November the City received 102 complaints. Many of these can be contributed to November being the first full month of the program. In the month of February, the City received 16 complaints again; a majority of these being missed stops. The 35.6 complaints per month is .497% of the total stops possible. Program Participation The City could also increase the levels of participation in the curbs/de program. Currently the City has the following levels of participation for the first five months of the curbside program. These figures are not adjusted for households that put material out only once a month. A rule of thumb is to add ten to fifteen percent to adjust for these households. Month #'~'f'" # of Employee~ Percent of Homes Hours Participation Oct-90 1047 49.42 Hours 29.39% Nov-90 4280 175.19 Hours 60.08% '7/ I I I I I I I I i I