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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3841 ORDINANCE NO_ 3841 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SOLID WASTE DIVERSION PLAN AND AMENDING CHAPTER 50: GARBAGE AND TRASH , OF THE CODE OF FAYETTEVILLE, TO PROVIDE FOR ONE DAY PER WEEK PICKUP. WHEREAS, Legislative mandates establish recycling as State policy and set forth goals for reducing the waste stream; and, . WHEREAS, The citizens of Fayetteville have demonstrated a commitment to recycling and the benefit to our community as a result; and, WHEREAS, The proposed solid waste diversion plan will give the City of Fayetteville the means to achieve all these goals cost effectively. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS : Section 1 . That the City Council hereby approves the implementation of the solid waste diversion plan, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" . Such plan provides for, but is not limited to curbside recycling, commercial cardboard recycling and commercial apartment recycling. Section 2 . That Chapter 50, Garbage and Trash, Section 50.40, Rates for Services, (A) Residential Service, of the Code of Fayetteville, shall be repealed and the following shall be inserted: §50.40 RATES FOR SERVICES (A) Residential Service. (1 ) Collection, hauling and disposal of garbage shall be provided one time each week. Single-family dwelling or each multifamily dwelling unit: $7 .75 per month for two cans, plus $0.50 per month for each additional can . Said cans shall not exceed 32 gallons each. PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of November , 1994 , APPROVED: By : k �'� Fred Hanna, Mayor ATTEST: J� Traci Paul, City Clerk EXHIBIT A PROPOSED SOLID WASTE DIVERSION PLAN ELEMENTS OF PLAN : 1 . RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING 2 , COMMERCIAL WASTE DIVERSION 3 . ROLE OF FAYETTEVILLE RECYCLING CENTER 4 , STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION 5 , FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SUMMARY 6 , FINANCIAL ANALYSIS DETAIL RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING The Solid Waste Division of the city of Fayetteville proposes to modify residential waste collection schedules to include curbside recycling . A comprehensive "All In One " program will change the current twice per week collection of regular waste into once per week collection . Consolidating collection into one day will allow us to add recycling routes and more efficiently use current equipment and manpower . A resident whose designated day is Monday for example , will place regular trash , recyclables , and if they subscribe , yard waste , all on the curb , all on Monday . As many as three dedicated collection vehicles will stop at this residence on Monday- one to pick up solid waste , one for recyclables , and the third for yard waste . To implement the plan , it will be necessary to : I . Plan new routes for residential collection . II . Design program and incorporate recycling bags . III . Plan and execute intensive advertising campaign to educate residents . IV . Designate processor for recyclables . V . Continue education , first year assessment . I . NEW ROUTES FOR RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION The current waste collection schedule for the 14 , 000 households served by the City is as follows : Total Stops Monday and Thursday , regular waste 14 , 000 Tuesday and Friday , regular waste 14 , 000 Wednesday , yard waste only 1 , 700 Total scheduled stops/week 29 , 700 Each residential route truck makes an average of 900- 1000 stops on regular waste day . Eight trucks are used to run routes on Monday and Tuesday while seven trucks are utilized on Thursday and Friday . Eight trucks are required on Monday and Tuesday due to the fact that 60 % to 65 % of the residential waste stream is collected on these days . The remaining 35 % to 40 % is collected on Thursday and Friday . On Wednesday , yard waste is collected on four routes , utilizing four vehicles , each with a two man crew . Yard waste 2 trucks make an average of 425 stops per route . The yard waste subscription program is new , having begun in March of 1994 . The number of yard waste subscribers is steadily increasing . The number of stops per truck , per day , will also increase as drivers and residents establish routines . ^All In One^ Routing : The "All In One " program will divide the City into quarters . One- fourth of the residents will receive collection services ( solid waste , recyclables , and yard waste ) on one specific day , from Monday through Thursday . The fifth day will account for holidays and snow days . Collecting all three materials on the same day will require running eight daily routes , five for solid waste , two for recyclables , and one for yard waste . Scheduled stops per day for collection vehicles will be 700 for household waste , 1250 for recyclable materials ( assuming 70 % set-out rate ) , and 425 for yard waste . Routing in this fashion will reduce the number of scheduled stops per week by 4000 . This extra capacity will be used as back- up and for future growth . The new schedule will be : M , Tu , Wed , Thur - 3500 stops per day- regular waste 2500 stops per day- recycling ( 70 % set-out rate ) 425 stops per day- yard waste Total daily stops 6425 x 4 days/week = 25 , 700 scheduled stops/week Major Advantages : 1 . Reduce weekly scheduled stops by 4000 , and simultaneously add curbside recycling . 2 . Increase awareness of residents concerning garbage generation rates . 3 . Tonnage collected daily will be consistent rather than heavy early in the week and light on late week pick up . 4 . Simplicity for the residents . Only one day to remember . II . BAG-BASED PROGRAM DESIGN Before curbside recycling begins , color coded bags will be distributed- to City residents . We will ask residents to make one sort of their recyclables . Glass containers , aluminum cans , bi- metal cans , plastic two- liter pop bottles and milk jugs can all go into the recycling bag . Newsprint will be kept separate in brown grocery sacks , corrugated boxes or bundled and placed next to the color coded bag on collection day . Newsprint makes up a considerable portion of the recyclable stream and keeping it separate will simplify processing ( sorting/baling/disposal of residue ) . It is also important to train residents from the start to make at least one sort . This will be significant if it becomes 3 cost effective to incorporate compartmentalized collection trucks , separate material at the curb , and process collected material at our recycling facility . We are proposing to supply each resident with a one year supply of blue bags for the first year of this program . We will then make the bags available in local grocery stores and the Solid Waste Division for the years to follow . Upon approval of this plan , we will bid , purchase and distribute the bags . It is projected that the bags will cost approximately $ 25 , 000 - $ 30 , 000 . The bags will be purchased with funds from the operational budget of the Solid Waste Division . Major Advantages of Bag-Based System : 1 . Speed of implementation- A bag based program is the quickest to initiate since it will utilize our current equipment and manpower . Curbside recycling could begin in the fall of 1994 . 2 , Manageability- Collection of recyclables curbside using standard rear- loaded , compactor trucks will be no different than current collection of regular waste . 3 . Convenience for the residents- Of all recyclables collected , only newsprint is separated , everything else goes into one bag . 4 . Economical - Curbside recycling will begin without an associated rate increase . 5 . A local processing facility will receive our commingled recyclables at a reasonable fee . III . EDUCATION Education is the key to any successful recycling program . We will conduct an intensive 60 day education campaign preceding start-up . "All In One " routing , yard waste subscription , back-yard composting , source reduction , and curbside recycling will be promoted concurrently . Education tools will include : 1 . Press releases . 2 . Brochures , pamphlets , new resident kits . 3 . Direction of local civic clubs , citizen committees , organizations . 4 . Monthly water/collection bill inserts . 5 . Recruitment of "block leaders " to promote participation in area neighborhoods . 6 . Teach " by doing" programs . In-house recycling initiated in the work place and at school . 7 . Newspaper editorials . 8 . Educational video to play on governmental channel . IV . PROCESSING OF COLLECTED MATERIALS The designated processor of our materials will be established through the bidding process . Most likely , our recyclables 4 collected curbside will be transported to the Fulton Materials Recovery Facility in Rogers . They propose to receive our commingled stream of recyclables for a low per ton rate . In the short term , it is to our advantage to deliver our commingled material to a processor rather than sort , bale , market , and dispose of any residue , ourselves . We estimate approximately 30 tons of recyclables will be collected weekly in our curbside program given a 70 % participation rate . If Fulton is our designated processor , we would pay a $ 360 . 00 weekly processing fee . Estimates for the operation of our own processing facility indicate that it would cost the City close to $ 500 . 00 per day . Major Advantages : 1 . Economical . At present , it will be cheaper for the City to transport recyclables collected curbside to a processor rather than process and market ourselves . 2 . Speed of implementation . We would not be ready to process a commingled stream of recyclables for approximately 12 to 16 months with added costs for equipment and manpower . 3 . Plan flexibility . Taking our residential recyclables to a processor will allow us to start the program while continuing to study technological advances in collection and processing . Should the need arise , our materials processing facility will have built- in capability to add sorting equipment . We will add this equipment anyway if and when we can justify the added cost . 4 . Market trends . In time , regional demand for recovered materials will catch-up with supply and the market value for recyclables will rise . It is best to defer the added cost of processing until markets improve . V . CONTINUED EDUCATION-FIRST YEAR ASSESSMENT When our curbside recycling program starts , it will be important to sustain momentum through continued education . Periodic press releases indicating participation and tonnages received/diverted will serve this function . Additional education campaigns will be required as we expand the list of recyclables we will accept . Education kits will inform new City residents how they can join our community recycling effort . After one year of documentation , we will be able to " fine tune " our program based on participation , tonnages received , and associated collection costs . Knowing these numbers will dictate how to cost effectively move ahead with our program . COMMERCIAL WASTE DIVERSION Of the 110 tons of waste collected daily , 70 tons are generated in the commercial sector . We propose two programs to divert 5 commercial recyclables : I . Commercial cardboard recycling . II . Apartment drop-off recycling . I . COMMERCIAL CARDBOARD Many of our commercial accounts generate large percentages of cardboard relative to their total waste stream . To these companies , we will offer cardboard recycling with the option of container rental . To implement this program , it will be necessary to : 1 . Identify cardboard generators . 2 . Start a commercial cardboard route utilizing front- loading equipment . 3 . Designate processor . 1 . IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT CARDBOARD GENERATORS We have identified several businesses and institutions that generate significant amounts of cardboard . Some of these are : 1 . Liquor stores 2 . Convenience stores 3 . Auto parts stores 4 . Shopping malls 5 . Schools 6 . Furniture stores Some companies interested in cardboard recycling have already contacted us . We will contact known generators by phone . Others will be recruited through notices included in their regular solid waste bills . Those wishing to join our program will be asked to conduct an in- house waste audit , establish recycling container size and level of service , and to rent a container from the City or purchase a container outright . Rental agreements will cover the cost of the container and container maintenance over its useful life . Incentive to recycle cardboard will be the cost savings generated through waste stream reduction . COST SAVING INCENTIVE At present , it costs the City $ 27 . 50 to dispose of one ton of municipal waste at the Tontitown landfill . When Tontitown closes ( estimated 12 to 18 months ) our municipal waste will be routed through our transfer station , loaded into open top trailers , and transported to the closest Subtitle D landfill -most likely in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Preliminary estimates indicate it will cost approximately $ 40 . 00/ton to dispose of ( transfer , transport , 6 landfill ) the City ' s waste in Tulsa- a 45 % increase over current fees . Waste stream reduction , through recycling , will be a way local businesses can lessen the impact of increasing disposal costs . Some participating businesses can reduce their regular trash by as much as 95 $ . Example : JX Business has a 6 cubic yard container that must be emptied twice per week . The yearly fee is $ 1872 . 00 . After conducting an in-house waste audit , it is determined that 50 % of the JX waste stream is recyclable cardboard . At this point , JX Business can : 1 . Conduct business as usual . 2 . Participate in cardboard recycling program . If conducting business as usual is the choice of JX , they can expect collection rates to increase as much as 40 % when the Tontitown landfill closes . Their yearly fee would then be $ 2621 . 00 . This increase will account for : 1 ) use of the new transfer station , 2 ) the transportation of waste to an alternative landfill site , and 3 ) landfill tipping fee . If JX joins our Cardboard Recycling Program , a container will be rented from the City for approximately $ 180 . 00 per year . With a 40 % increase , the rate including collection of both waste and cardboard plus container rental fee would be $ 2270 . 00 - a $ 351 . 00 savings versus business as usual . Current Commercial rate= $ 3 . 00/cubic yard x level of service Hypothetical Rate ( 40 % increase ) = $ 4 . 20 x level of service JX fee = 6 yd . x $ 3 /yd . x 2 times/week x 52 weeks= 1872 . 00/yr . JX fee ( increased 40 % ) = 6 x $ 4 . 20 x 2 x 52 = 2621 . 00/yr . Using present rates , JX yearly fee with rented recycling container : Rental fee = $ 15 . 00 x 12 months = 180 . 00 6-yd container ( regular waste ) 6 x 3 x 1 x 52= 936 . 00 6-yd container ( cardboard ) 6 x ( 60 % x $ 3 ) * x 1 x 52= 562 . 00 total 1678 . 00 JX fee with hypothetical 40 % increase : Rental fee 180 . 00 6-yd container ( regular waste ) 6 x 4 . 20 x 1 x 52= 1310 . 00 6 -yd container ( cardboard ) 6 x 60 % x 4 . 20 x 1 x 52= 786 . 00 total 2270 . 00 * Prorated collection fee= Total cost - disposal = 60 % current rate 7 2 . BEGIN REGULAR ROUTE FOR COMMERCIAL CARDBOARD The Solid Waste Division is adding a commercial front loading vehicle to our fleet . With the combination of new equipment and present driver force , there is enough capacity to start a regular route for cardboard collection . As soon as enough commercial accounts sign-up , containers will be placed and a dedicated daily route will be established . It is our goal that the commercial cardboard route , in time , will allow us to modify current commercial routes as waste generation rates decrease . Initially , this program will be offered to heavy cardboard generators and phased in slowly to insure manageability . 3 . DESIGNATE PROCESSOR We intend to process the collected cardboard at our new recycling center . The corrugated cardboard market is stable and as our facility is nearing completion , installation of an in-line conveyor and a baler will be the only processing equipment needed . This equipment is fundamental to any processing facility and will give us the capability to process all source separated recyclables that we choose to accept . Since cardboard recycling will begin prior to the completion of our facility , we will transport to whomever offers the best price for our loose material in the interim . II . APARTMENT DROP-OFF PROGRAM Each week our commercial sector generates 350 tons of solid waste . Of this 350 tons , approximately one-third is collected in apartment complexes . Our city has 144 complexes , over 5000 units , with many new complexes in the planning stage . To address the enormous growth in this area , we propose to pilot test a recyclables drop- off program for apartments . To implement this program , it will be necessary to : 1 . Select pilot complexes and deliver containers . 2 . Designate processor . 3 . Monitor results . 1 . SELECT PILOT COMPT, S AND DELIVER CONTAINERS We will choose eight pilot complexes to test the feasibility of apartment drop-off recycling . Preferably , pilot complexes will be billed as a business rather than by the unit , offer accessible container sites , and be large enough to insure adequate participation . When our curbside recycling program begins , the 8 drop-off sites throughout the city will be discontinued and containers re-located to selected complexes . Collection schedules will remain the same . 8 2 . DESIGNATE PROCESSOR Our city wide drop-off program generates 90 tons of relatively clean recyclables monthly . Although some contamination does exist , it works well compared to other un-manned sites . We anticipate good participation from our apartment drop-offs . We also anticipate receiving clean , source-separated material that will bring top dollar as a recyclable commodity . While our recycling facility is being built , we will transport our material to the processor offering the most for our materials . In the future , we will have the option to process some or all of the material at our facility . For example , we might process aluminum , but transport newsprint and glass to another processor . If it becomes cost effective to process all of the source-separated material , our recycling facility will have the equipment and storage to handle it . 3 . MONITOR RESULTS As with all elements of our diversion plan , tonnages received and problems encountered will be documented . We feel confident that this program will succeed . If successful , we can slowly expand into more complexes with the container rental option utilizing " igloo" type recycling bins . ROLE PLAYED BY FAYE7TEVILLE RECYCLING CENTER SHORT TERM PHILOSOPHY : It is unfortunate , but today the cost of collecting and processing recyclables cannot be recovered by the revenue generated from the sale of materials . The curbside collection and processing of material usually requires a rate increase to residents . A rate increase is the biggest "negative " attached to any recycling program . Fayetteville is in a unique position since we can modify our residential collection schedule to add curbside recycling , take our collected material to a local processor willing to take our mixed recyclables and relieve us of the sorting , baling , marketing , and disposing of materials at a low per ton rate , and in essence provide a complete recycling program with no associated rate increase . In the short term , this will allow us to use our facility for cost effective processing and marketing of source- separated materials generated within the City and south Washington County . LONG TERM PHILOSOPHY : Eventually , it may become advantageous for us to process recyclables collected curbside . As more and more products are made from recycled materials , the market value of recovered material will increase . Likewise , technological advances in collection and processing will lower the overall cost of conducting a city wide 9 recycling program . In order to take advantage of improving markets and future collection/processing technology , we have emphasized flexibility in the design of our recycling facility . We want to be able to receive and process a source-separated stream of recyclables but at the same time be able to modify our operation if needed ( add sorting equipment for example ) . By maintaining flexibility , we will not be locked-in to any one method that might be cost effective today , but obsolete one year from now . Our long term goal is to expand our recycling facility as our population grows , the list of what can be recycled grows , and county-wide recycling programs go on- line . The way we expand will be dictated by market trends , stability of local processors , and by cost effective innovation in the collecting , processing , and marketing of recyclables . 10 SOLID WASTE DIVERSION PLAN - STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OCT 194 - Approval of "All In One" Program . Ordinance approval for once per week service . Bid/Order containers . Bid/order recycling bags . Design "All In One" residential routes . Plan education program . Begin recruitment of cardboard recyclers . NOV 194 - Bid commingled recyclables processing . Bid source separated recyclables processing . Designate cardboard processor . Design cardboard recycling route . Receive and place recycling containers . Initiate cardboard recycling . Begin education campaign . Receive recycling bags . Design/ print educational material . DEC ' 94 - intensify education campaign . Recruit "block leaders " to assist education program . Select pilot complexes for "Apartment Drop-off " . Designate processor for source separated recyclables . Designate processor for commingled recyclables . Begin distribution of recycling bags . Set curbside recycling start date . JAN 195 - Complete recycling bag distribution . Begin "All In one" program , with curbside recycling . Relocate current drop-off stations . Begin "Apartment Drop-off " program . 11 The Solid Waste Division of the ORDINANCE N0. 3841 city of Feye',eville proposes to modify redulbs to waste collet- MICROFILMED AN ORDINANCE APPROVING don u ion hetlules to include curb- •� -- A SGLIO WASTE DIVERSION side recycling. A comprehen- PLAN AND AMENDING CHAP- sive "AII In One" program will TER 50: GARBAGE AND change the current twice per TRASH, OF THE CODE OF week collection or regular STATE OF ARKANSAS OCT 0 1998 FAYETTEVILLE, TO PROVIDE waste Into once per week col- FOR ONE DAY PER WEEK lection. Consolidating collection .S.S. PICKUP. into one clay will allow us to add p g� recycling routes and more ef- County Of Washington �14�RP�rr. rJ'�'•.'T WHEREAS, Legislative man- fectively use current equipment � dates establish recycling as and manpower. A resident State policy and set forth goals whose designated clay is Mon- for reducing the waste stream; clay for example, will place reg- I, RANDALL COPE, hereby certify that I am the publisher of THE and, ular trash, recyclables, and if they subscribe, yard waste, all NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES, a daily newspaper having a second WHEREAS, The citizens of on the curb, all on Monday. As class mailing privilege, and being not less than four pages of five Fayetteville have demonstrated many as three dedicated collec- a commitment to recycling and tion vehicles will stop at this columns each, published at a fixed place of business and at fixed (daily) the benefit to our community as residence on Monday - one to a result; and pick up solid waste, one for re- intervals continuously in the City y y g 01 Fayetteville, Count of Washington, cyclables, and the third for yard Arkansas for more than a period of twelve months, circulated and WHEREAS, The proposed sol- waste. To implement the plan, it id waste diversion plan will give will be necessary to: distributed from an established place of business to subscribers and the city of Fayetteville the means to achieve all these I. Plan new routes for resitlen- readers generally of all classes in the City and County for a definite price � goals cost effectively. tial collection. for each copy, or a fixed price per annum, which price was fixed at what BE IT rate reign program and incerpo- NOW, THEREFORE, recycling bags. is considered the value of the publication, based upon the news value ORDAINED BY THE CITY III. Plan and execute intensive and service value it contains, that at least fifty percent of the subscribers COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF advertising campaign to edu- FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: cats residents. thereto have paid for their subscriptions to the newspaper or its agents IV. Designate processor for re- ;iflG2f4D-] That the City Coun- cydables. g or through recognized news dealers over a period of at least six months , cil hereby approves the imple- V. Continue education, first and that the said newspaper publishes an average of more than forty mentation or the uktl waste di- year assessment. version plan, attached hereto percent news matter. as Exhibit "A'. Such plan pro- I. NEW ROUTES FOR RESI- vides for, but is not limited to DENTIAL COLLECTION curbside recycling, commercial cardboard recycling and com- The current waste collection mercial apartment recycling. schedule for the 14,000 house- I further certifX that the legal notice attached in the matter of holds served by the City is as Section That Chapter follows: G Garbage and Trash, Section 50_40, Rates for Services, (A). Monday and Thursday, regular Residential Service, of the waste, Total Stops 14,000 Code of Fayetteville, shall be Tuesday and Friday, regular was published in the regular daily issue of said newspaper for repealed and the following shall "are. Total stops 14.000 Consecutive insertions as follows: be inserted. Wednesday, yard waste only. Total stops 1,700 §50.40 RATES FOR SERVICE Total scheduled stops/week The first insertion on the j,fW!,2a day of 19 / 0 (A) Residential Service. 29,700 (1) Collection, hauling and dis. Each residential route truck the second insertion on the day of 19 _ poral of garbage shall be pro- makes an average of 900.1000 wided one time each week. Sin- tops on regular waste day. 1gle-family dwelling or each mul- light trucks are used to run the third insertion on the day of 19 4tiramily dwelling unit: $7.75 per outes on Monday and Tuesday month for two cans, plus $0.50 vhile seven trucks are utilized ` per month for each additional on Thursday and Friday. Eight and the fourth Insertion on the day of 19 can. Said cans shall not exceed truck are required on Monday '.32 gallons each. and Tuesday clue to the fact that 60% to 65% of the residen- PASSED AND APPROVED tial waste stream is collected on this 16th day of November, these clays. The remaining 35% 1994, to 40% is collected on Thurs- day and Friday. On Wednes- Publisher / oral Manager APPROVED: clay, yard waste is collected on four routes. utilizing four vehi- By: Fred Hanna, Mayor des, each with a two man crew. Yard waste trucks make an ATTEST: average of 425 stops per route. Swom to and subscribed before me on this day Of The yard waste subscription /� By: Traci Paul, City Clark program is new, having begun 4V � 7 &A 9 in March of w, � The number /� 01 EXHIBIT A of yard waste subscribers is steadily increasing. The num- ber of stops per truck, per clay, PROPOSED SOLID WASTE will also increase as drivers and DIVERSION PLAN residents establish routines. ELEMENTS OF PLAN: "All In One" Routing: ' Notary Public 1 . RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE )1 Notary Public, Siauet A Drkansas ' arY RECYCLING The "All In One" program will di- My Commission Explr�';' Wlashinuton COUDIV t 2. COMMERCIAL WASTE DI- vide the City into quarters. One. 1 VERSION fourth of all the residents will re- 1 My COnitlliWon Expires 02/27/05 1 3. ROLE OF FAYETTEVILLE ceive collection services (solid (xC(((tKcccUcx(xccxuuc[cxxtCC[1 n RECYCLING CENTER waste. recyclables. and yard U f 4. STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTA- waste) on one specific clay, J TION from Monday through Thurs- Fees for Printing ... ............................................$ 5. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS clay. The fifth clay will account SUMMARY for holidays and snow days. 6. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS DE- Collecting all three material on Cost of Proof............................... ............ ..........$ TAIL the same day will require run- D ring eight clotty routes. live for RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE solid waste, two for recyclables, Total.......................... ... .. . ... ........... ....................$ RECYCLING one for yard waste. Scheduled stops per day for collection ve- hicles will be 700 for household waste, 1250 for recyclable ma. terial (assuming 70% set-out rate). and 425 for yard waste. } FAYETTEVI LLE ���S( THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE TO: The Fayetteville Board of Directors FROM: Kevin D. Crosson, Public Works Director DATE: August 4, 1992 SUBJECT: Pilot Curbside Recycling Program After recent City Board meetings and agenda sessions, it has become apparent that there is a tremendous amount of interest in the establishment of a pilot curbside recycling program in Fayetteville. We have been researching options for curbside recycling for the last few years and have gathered a substantial amount of information on the various kinds of programs that are used by other cities. Only the inability to secure capital funds for a processing facility has prevented staff from presenting a pilot curbside recycling program to the Board. However, because of the Board's recent increased interest in curbside recycling, we are prepared to implement a very limited pilot curbside recycling program within the next eight weeks. We are currently evaluating a pilot program started in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Their program, which was begun July 1, 1992, is still in its initial stages, but we will continue to follow their progress as we begin our own program. We anticipate that our initial pilot (which would be the first of several before a city-wide program could be established) will be a neighborhood volunteer program limited to one route utilizing existing manpower and equipment. The program will be coupled with once a week trash pickup. Because of the lack of capital infrastructure this program will be limited to the collection of three materials: aluminum, clear glass, and newspaper, with one material being collected each week. This initial program will last two to four months and is designed to provide staff with information on volumes, public acceptance, and infrastructure needs. Expansion of the program, once the initial results are compiled, will be contingent upon continued support from the City Council and city residents. Any future pilot programs will incorporate volumetric rate studies to determine the most cost effective way to charge residence for services and encourage curbside recycling. If curbside recycling is judged to be a success and the Council wishes to establish a full scale recycling program for the City, additional processing capabilities will have to be secured. The City is exploring options for expanding its processing capabilities. The original plan was to use Sales Tax Bond money for the construction of a intermediate waste transfer/recycling processing facility. A second option would involve the Four County Solid Waste Management District. The City is currently applying with the District and several other cities for state grant money to fund the construction of a solid waste transfer station for southern Washington County. It is possible that this transfer facility might serve as a processing center for the City's recyclables. A third option is a combination of the above - the City has its own facility working in conjunction with a District facility to meet the waste transfer and recycling needs of southern Washington County. These are preliminary ideas on our first pilot program - staff will use the next four weeks to work out additional details and present a formal proposal at the first Board meeting in September. JAYETTEVLLj ,E THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE TO: Fayetteville Board of Directors THRU: Scott C. Linebaugh, City Manager /t:._ FROM: Kevin D. Crosson, Public Works Director DATE: August 31, 1992 SUBJECT: Proposal for Pilot Curbside Recycling Program. The following is a proposal for the first pilot curbside recycling program in the City of Fayetteville. Service Area One route has been selected as the target service area for this pilot curbside program. This route, of approximately 900 homes, is currently receiving trash collection on Monday and Thursday. For the duration of the pilot program this route will receive trash collection on Monday, and recyclables collection on Thursday (see attached map for service area) . Materials Due to processing limitations, materials collected for recycling during this pilot program will be limited to newspaper, clear glass and aluminum. Collection Method On Monday trash will be collected as normal. Each Thursday a different recyclable material will be collected at curbside utilizing blue recycling bags. These blue recycling bags will be provided to participants by the City. The cost of the bags for this pilot project is estimated at $2,400 with First Brands (the bag manufacturer) donating half of the bags necessary for the project (total cost to the City $1,200) . Pick-up will be provided by the regular trash crew utilizing their existing truck. Collection Frequency A different material will be collected each Thursday. A collection calendar will be provided to each participant to show which material is to be collected on a specific day (see attached) . Processing Method Materials will be collected in an existing garbage truck and taken to Abilities Unlimited for processing. Experimentation has already been done to insure that this method of collection and processing will work. We are in the process of modifying Abilities Unlimited's unloading ramp to better contain newspaper as it is emptied from the truck. The cost of this project is esimated at $330. Data Collection Data collection for this pilot will consist of surveys before and after the project to determine participants attitudes toward recycling and obtain feedback on the success of the pilot program. Journalism students from the University of Arkansas will be conducting these surveys and assisting with data compilation. City staff will also be collecting data during the project to determine levels of participation, volumes of materials and volumes of trash generated with l/wk collection. This information will be valuable in evaluating the potential for volumetric rates. Project Duration We would like to start this project on October 1, 1992 and end on December 31, 1992. V\ N J _\ -1 0") i..., I l Ci 1 I [�y ,t • 61___/ AL_ J r - � _ Z 1 I Li _I L I 011IL I N..„ 2...,113 ......-....._--- I 1IP`dift _.,___„, ------'44.-N---\„, 4141 I 1,,---- 0 go. .1__.__. _ `i •_ ._ - RAZOR c ROAD / �` �v- i 1 I 0 Ei ` J -� GARLAND . A Nl1E `�1 ' }� VE 1ii 1 %_,- - -••--I �� �, C toe-e r� C- --; 1 • CRY LAKE ROAD r.p. ob, •. 1 0 1 1' ( 1►0 ,, ,,, • ..`\ ce 1 CZ(b g `` N lel ;- Le - 1 CRGSSOVER RD. `l\ 'OSSOVER RoAD XV 11 I NORTH ; ; — ' t,, I 3 • � I I I I I J VI r . I C\ 1------i CT1 j______ I I --•-._,,,..--\ v ` 1 • • 1 fa, il —• a _ i it I � 1 CURBSIDE RECYCLING SCHEDULE OCTOBER 1992 SUN MON TUE WED THURSDAY FRI SAT NEWS PAPER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CLEAR GLASS 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NEWS PAPER 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ALUM. CANS 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NEWS PAPER 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 1992 SUN MON TUE WED THURSDAY FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 CLEAR GLASS 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NEWS PAPER 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ALUM. CANS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NEWS PAPER 26 27 28 , 29 30 DECEMBER 1992 SUN MON TUE WED THURSDAY FRI SAT 1 2 CLEAR GLASS 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NEWS PAPER 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ALUM. CANS 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NEWS PAPER 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CLEAR GLASS 31 EkYETTE\1 LI,E THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS Dear Resident, The City of Fayetteville has selected your route to participate in Fayetteville's first pilot curbside recycling program. The program is voluntary - you do not have to recycle if you do not want to, but you will only receive trash pick-up once per week for the duration of the pilot project whether you participate or not. Here is how the program will work: o All household trash will be picked-up curbside on Monday. o One recyclable material will be picked-up curbside on Thursday. o Recyclables collection will be limited to three materials: newspaper, clear glass containers, and aluminum cans; each on a different week. o Each household will be provided with 20 blue recycling bags for this pilot project. o The program is scheduled to begin the week of October 5th and end on December 31st. A complete start-up kit will be provided to each resident before the pilot program begins. This kit will include a handout detailing all program guidelines, as well as a collection calendar and the blue recycling bags. If you do not wish to participate in the pilot project, please call the Solid Waste Division at 575-8398 and we will not distribute the start-up kit to your home. If you decide during the project that you do wish to participate, please let us know and we will be happy to provide you with the start-up materials. Sincerely, 77).:44%6L Greg Fields, Solid Waste Superintendent 113 WEST MOUNTAIN 72701 501 521-7700 f P I LO T CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM What materials are going to be recycled? o Newspaper o Clear glass containers o Aluminum cans - beverage and food containers How should materials be prepared? o Newspaper - Please no cardboard, cereal boxes, magazines junk mail or post-its. It is okay to include inserts that come with the newspaper. o Clear glass containers - Please no brown, green, or blue glass. Restricted to food and beverage containers. We cannot except windows, auto glass, dishes or cups. Clear glass containers should be rinsed with metal or plastic rings and caps removed before collection. This saves on processing costs and the cleaner materials bring a higher price at market which will help keep monthly bills lower. o Aluminum cans - Any aluminum food or beverage container. If you are not sure if a container is aluminum, check it with a magnet - if it sticks, the container cannot be recycled. No bi-metal cans, tin cans, patio furniture, pots or pans will be accepted. How are materials to be packaged for collection? o Each household will be provided with special blue bags for this pilot project. The blue bags will be recycled after use. o Each material should go into a separate bag with the top of the bag tied securely before being put out for collection. This is particularly important with newspaper which cannot be recycled if it gets wet. s Where should the bagged materials be placed? o Bags of recyclables should be placed no more than six feet from the curb just as is normal trash. Residents with exemptions to curbside trash collection may leave their recyclables in the same place as their regular trash. When will recyclables be collected? o One recyclable material will be collected each Thursday in place of the usual trash collection. For example: 1st Thursday newsprint, 2nd Thursday clear glass, 3rd Thursday newsprint, 4th Thursday aluminum cans. A collection calender has been included for conveinence. o All regular household trash will be collected on Monday for the duration of the pilot program. When will the program begin, and how long will it last? o The program is scheduled to begin on October 5 and end on December 31 , 1992 . (approximately 90 days) . What are we trying to accomplish with this pilot program? o The City is trying to determine several things with this initial pilot program: 1) What rate of participation can we expect with curbside recycling. 2) What kind of volumes can we expect from a city-wide curbside recycling program. 3) What will the City's infrastructure (both collection and processing) needs be in order to establish curbside recycling city-wide. 4) What is the average volume of trash generated by Fayetteville households with once per week trash collection and curbside recycling. The City welcomes feedback from its residents. If you have comments or questions, please call 575-8398. We look forward to making this program a success, and appreciate your help and cooperation. Mar. 16 '95 14:11 FLEET MAINT DIV. TEL 501-444-3425 P. 2 AM 03 t;10 FAlfrrili\Vii i i i THE CITY OF SAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE TOt Kevin Crosson, Public Works Director FROM: Cheryl Zotti, Environmental Affairs Administrator DATE: March 10, 1995 SUBJECT: CURBSIDE RECYCLING i ' We have completed two weeks of our new curbside recycling program. I thought it would be of benefit to update you on the participation levels of the first two weeks. Overall, the program has been successful. We predicted that we would collect approximately 5 tons of materials each day. We also predicted that we would have a set-out rate of approximately 25%. Upon beginning this program, I required the crews collecting recyclables to count each household that placed a blue bag(s) at the curb. These numbers will give us set-out rates. Set-out rates are different than participation levels. Once we know what our I set-out rate is, we can then estimate our participation level. We will continue counting houses on a daily basis for 60 days. At the end of 60 days, we will start counting one week per month. We are specifically tracking set-out rates and tonnages. The set-out rates and tonnages for the first two weeks are as follows: Set-Out Percentage Tonnages Rate Of Set-Out Monday (2/27/95) 1, 630 44% 11 Monday (3/6/95) 1, 453 39% 9.2 Tuesday (2/28/95) 850 24% 8 Tuesday (3/7/95) 852 24% 9.43 Wednesday (3/1/95) 810 23% 8.65 Wednesday (3/8/95) 886 25% 7 Thursday (3/2/95) 1, 217 34% 7.71 Thursday (3/9/95) 1, 332 37% 12 As these numbers indicate, we had very good set-out rates and tonnages. With set-out rates of 40%, we would estimate that our participation is at least 60-65%. With set-out rates of 25%, we would estimate our participation to be at least 40-45%. This is based on the fact that with curbside blue bag programs not every family will set a blue bag out once per week. The tonnages are also higher than expected. This is largely due to households saving recyclables in anticipation of the program and setting out numerous bags the first two weeks. I expect these ! j numbers to drop some over the next month. When designing this program, I set a goal of a participation level of 70% by the end of the first year. As you can see, we almost have that level in half of our city (Monday and Thursday routes) . We are going to continue strong educational programs throughout the first year of this program. One of the most important reasons to conduct a set-out rate study is so that we can identify the areas of the city that do not have high participation levels. As our numbers also indicate, the west side of Fayetteville (Tuesday and Wednesday routes) has lower set-out rates. After we track these numbers for 60 days, we will begin strategies to encourage these sectors of the city to participate in our program. This will include dispersing educational materials to only those sections, going out to those areas and doing some in-field education and citizen interaction, conducting surveys to discover � ! why they are not participating, developing incentives for participation, and holding recycling rallies in neighborhoods. We plan to continue developing strategies to raise participation levels for the whole city. I believe that education is a continual j process and I will try to develop programs to ensure we do a good job of educating and keeping our citizens enthusiastic about our program. I hope you found these numbers encouraging. I believe this is going to be a successful program. I will continue keeping you updated through my monthly report. If you agree, I believe it would be beneficial to present the success of our program at a City Council meeting. The Mayor and council have been very supportive and I think they would find this information important and informative. You can let me know if you would like to present this information to the Council. Should you have any questions, please call me. Thank you.