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Resolution Establishing Curbside Rate <br /> April 1, 1996 <br /> Page 2 <br /> In 1993 the City Council sought competitive proposals for refuse <br /> collection, disposal and recycling services. Great Western <br /> Reclamation submitted the lowest prices and was awarded a five year <br /> agreement (from 1993 through 1998) . <br /> In July 1993 the City began implementing its recycling program. At <br /> that time, one-third of the City' s refuse was taken to a materials <br /> recovery facility for processing. Two-thirds of the refuse was <br /> processed beginning in January 1994 . The entire system was <br /> processed beginning in July 1994 . Residents have been required to <br /> separate only their newspapers and yard waste. <br /> The City has met the required reduction by 25% in 1995. However, <br /> the City needs to review and refine its system in order to meet the <br /> 50% requirement in 2000. <br /> In preparing the FY 1996-97 budget, staff is projecting a deficit <br /> in revenues as compared with expenditures. Each agency has sought <br /> ways to reduce the deficit. Staff from the Public Works Agency has <br /> met with Great Western Reclamation and requested long term <br /> solutions for eliminating the City' s projected deficit. The <br /> proposed changes in the City' s recycling program are designed to <br /> meet the City' s obligation of AB939 , to address the City ' s budget <br /> deficit and to stabilize the rates to the customer. <br /> Residential (Curbside) System <br /> Great Western Reclamation currently collects the curbside waste <br /> manually, using front-loading vehicles. Residents are required to <br /> bag their green waste and sort their newspapers; all other <br /> materials are mixed. All materials are taken to a materials <br /> recovery facility where the recyclables are pulled out and sold. <br /> The non-recyclable waste is hauled to the landfill for disposal . <br /> With the proposed system, Great Western will use automated <br /> collection vehicles. Three carts with wheels will be provided to <br /> each household - for green waste (96 gal . ) , for recyclables (64 <br /> gal . ) and for garbage (96 gal. ) . The recyclables which will be <br /> sorted by the residents will be taken to the MRF for further <br /> sorting and sale. Green waste will be hauled to a composter. <br /> Garbage will be taken directly to the landfill. This system has <br /> the advantage of having less contamination of the recyclables and <br /> reduces the cost of sorting the trash with no recyclable content. <br /> Most importantly, the proposed program is expected to increase <br /> curbside diversion from 19% to 40% <br /> 75 % 342 <br />