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Background:i CURBSIDE RECYCLING CONTRACT By: James Gromberg, Project Manager CASE # The current em',bside recycling contract is set to expire on July 1, 1992. In order for the curbside recycling sorvge tO continue, uninterrupted, the City Council must decide how to provide the service intho fgtur{~. The service is currently provided by Ace Solid Waste Management, Inc. for $1.15 per~hoageh01gl. This charge is billed to the City and paid for by landfill abatement funds from Anoka Cqtun~ and the landfill tipping fees received from Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. at theAno!ta R~gional Landfill. A portion of the tipping fees received are required to be used for landfill abat~m~ht activities and the eurbside recycling service fits in that category. The City Court~ il/n~eeds to make a decision on the continuation of this service. The following info.rmation should ~be considered by Council when making the decision with regard to continuous service: f ~ · Cost of cumSnt S ~¢a'vice compared to other cities in Anoka County. · Success of'gan-eOt program in providing service to Ramsey residents. 1. The An~ka. County SoIid Waste Staff is currently preparing a report on the cost of recycling servic~ .aTlOeated in Anoka County. The preliminary results of this survey report indicate the {2ire[e Pines 2oltmabia Heights 2olUmbus 7,oor~ Rapids Easit Bethel lam Lake lltOp ;Lg, x~gton LinO~Lakes Included with refuse service* $1.80 Per household $1.64 Per household $1.75 Per household $1.69 Per household Included with refuse service* Included with refuse service* Included with refuse service* Included with refuse service* $1.33 Per household** Included with refuse service* Included with refuse service* Oak Grove Included with refuse service* Spring Lake Park $1.00 Per household *The Cl~argo for recycling ranges from $1.00 to $2.00 per month. However, many haulers do not ~eak! down the cost of the recycling service and refuse service. **The ~ost per household in the City of Hilltop is based on 410 households and does not include ~ul~i-units. The City of Ramsey currently pays $1.15 per month for recycling service. This price falls in the n~d- ,flange for similar programs in Anoka County, but is a little higher than the cost of a prr/1o-arg~ that would include recycling with refuse service. This difference, as in the case of~ee Solid Waste Management, Inc., is based on the company having some built-in profit Whenl providing both services to the resident. This profit is not realized if the