TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Daniel Edwards, Assistant Director of Public Services
Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, Director of Public Services
DATE: January 4, 2021
RE:
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Solid Waste Report on Proposed Options to Transition to Biweekly Recycling Collection
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work, and recreate with thriving neighborhoods and a high quality of life for all residents.
Executive Summary:
Solid Waste (SW) informed Council on October 12, 2020, that they would return to Council with proposed options to transition to biweekly recycling collection. Staff will provide an informative presentation to Council to include: background on continuing existing weekly recycling collections; details on a proposal received from Waste Management (WM) for biweekly recycling collection; and, the cost of providing biweekly recycling by utilizing in-house staff. Staff will also provide Council with additional conditions and limitations for each of the three scenarios that could potentially impact proposed cost predictions.
Background:
* The City of Fayetteville's recycling program consists of a weekly curbside single-stream residential collection for recyclables placed in 35 gallon or 96 gallon carts. The program is serviced through a collection contract with Waste Management. This contract has been in place since July 2008, when the curbside program initially began. The program also provides for the collection of recyclables from all City-owned buildings and athletic facilities.
* Waste Management delivers the collected recyclable material to Pratt Industries for processing at Pratt's Materials Recovery Facility. The City is currently receiving a rebate per ton from Waste Management for all city recyclable tons delivered to Pratt.
* The City's recycling program through the serv...
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