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jen Jordan
Recychng Coordinator
November 17,2008
Work Session
Overview
• Current recycling processing contract with City
Carton Recycling expires June 30, 2009
• Will soon have to put out RFP for new contract
Should it remain a sorted system?
Should we change to a single stream system?
m Overview of each
m Recommendations
Current system (public)
• Covers residents in SF homes up to 4-plexes
• Residents pay $3.60 per month on utility bill for
unlimited recycling
• Residents must sort into one of SIX categories
According to a student survey (late 2007), 50.7%
of polled Uohnson County) -residents dislike
sorting but still -recycle
Current system (City)
* Serves 14.,400 accounts (55% of households)
* 6 compartmentalized trucks g $140,000
5 routes daily plus one back-up truck
m Curb idle time is substantial,, even if well sorted
have to empt�yup to six bags per stop
m Potential workers' comp claims
Current system (finances)
• $3.60/month on 14,400 accounts $6221)080
• Revenue from -recycling (budgeted) $ 7,500
From contract with City Carton Recycling, which is
partially based on strength of market for materials
Averages out to about $4 per ton revenue
Markets are volatile
• OCC example: $65 to $30 per ton in the last month
• Will affect RFP response moving forward
Current system summary
m Works well but...
only about 55% of residents have access to curbside
65% of those recycle
• Half of residents do not like to sort
• Six trucks that have no other uses
• High idle time to empty containers at curb
• Revenue: small amount most years but in the
black
• 1---' EY: Difficult to expand program to more MF
Single stream system (public)
m All recycling except glass goes in one bin, mixed
Sorted at Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
m Other communities see 25-50% increase in
recycling rates
m Would cover residents in SF homes up to 4-
plexes
Would make expansion to more MF much easier
Single stream system (City)
• Continue to serve 14,400 accounts with current trucks
and containers
• Can move to five automated packer trucks
Phase out compartmentalized trucks
Already have redundancy built into system
• Fewer trips to empty larger packer trucks
• Curb idle time is substantially less
• Phase in 45 or 65 -gallon carts for recycling (green lid?)
• Fewer workers' comp claims
Single stream system (finances)
Savings in landfill tipping fees for Refuse
Division
+ $17,000 to $35,000/yr
m Would prolong life of landfill
2,000 to 4,000 cubic yards/year
Valued at $53,000 to $106,000/yr
• Move to using all packer trucks
• Would save purchase of 6th truck
• Fuel savings from less idle time
• Would open up staff time for other duties
Single stream system (costs)
• Processing fee (roughly $35 per ton)
• Transportation to MRF (roughly $15/ton)
• Average revenue ($22 per ton)
• Tipping fee offset ($8 per ton)
m Cost of program is higher
Would likely be paying about $20 per ton
Additional $0.30 to $0.50 per account per month
Single Stream system (summary)
m Will cost more to transport and process
materials
• Will preserve landfill space
• Will save Refuse Dept. in disposal fees
• Will reduce idle time at curb and fuel usage
• Will reduce need for one truck
• Will
delay
any
new hires
for -recycling staff
• Will
allow
for
expansion
to more multi -family
Recommendations
• Move forward with RFP for single stream recycling
• Continue using compartmentalized trucks and blue bins
as we:
Phase out compartmentalized trucks over next 6 years
(starting with 3 in 2010)
Phase in use 45 or 65 -gallon carts (grants available)
m Raise recycling rates ($0.30 — $0.50 per household per
month) to run program and build up inventory of new
carts
Next steps
m Put out RFP for three-year single stream system
to begin July 1, 2009
• Prepare public education now for distribution in
May and June 2009
• Begin examining best ways to expand program
to more MF housing
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Jennifer-) ordan@iowa-city. org