GREAT WESTERN RECLAMATION, INC.- A-92-152 & A-92-153

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Amendment and Agreement with Great Western Reclamation December 7, 1992 Page 2 Residents will be asked to separate only their newspaper and their yard waste to maximize recycling efforts. Refuse will be collected at the curbside and taken to a materials recovery facility (MRF) . Great Western has recently purchased a materials recovery facility which is located in Irvine. Refuse will be transported to that facility where it will be fully sorted. All recyclable materials will be removed and sold. All residual refuse will be taken to ;' County landfills. During these six months, one-third of the residential refuse will be recycled. This recycling process will be phased over an 18 month period at which time all Santa Ana curbside refuse will be processed. The present agreement does not include provisions for recycling. To do that an amendment to the current agreement with Great Western will be required. This amendment will be effective for six months, from January through June 1993 . No additional fee increases to the customer will be required in this fiscal year. New Agreement The City is presently in the final year of an agreement with Great Western Reclamation. Current provisions in the contract require the City to negotiate renewal terms with Great Western Reclamation. Staff from the City Attorney' s office and the Public Works Agency have met with Great Western as required. The City's objectives in these negotiations have been as follows: , 1. To meet the mandates of AB 939 which requires a 25% reduction by 1995 and a 50% reduction by 2000 in refuse disposed of at the landfills in accordance with the City' s Source Reduction and Recycling Element. 2 . To obtain quality service for the community. 3 . To obtain competitive rates for these services. The proposed agreement meets the objectives identified above. Staff is recommending a new five year agreement with Great Western to be effective from July 1993 through June 1998. 1 20 142