Agenda Index City of Vancouver

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

TO:

Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets

FROM:

General Manager of Engineering Services

SUBJECT:

Adjustments to Residential Recycling, Garbage and Yard Trimmings Collection

 

RECOMMENDATIONS

D. THAT Engineering Services arrange with local retailers to have the City’s garbage stickers available for purchase at local retail outlets.

E. THAT the limit for yard waste collection be increased to four items per collection period.

F. THAT commencing January 1, 2002 mandatory residential garbage collection service be assigned on a per dwelling unit basis as outlined in this report to all residential properties not receiving collection via commercial container and that two temporary (6 months) staff be hired in 2001 to implement this program. Staff funding and implementation cost to come from the Solid Waste Utility fee for garbage collection.

G. THAT the City’s can account program be phased out between July 1 and December 31, 2001 to coincide with the recommended improvements in accessing City garbage collection services.

H. THAT the Director of Legal Services make the necessary amendments to Bylaw No. 7832 to incorporate the changes to the solid waste collection system as outlined in this report and approved by Council.

CONSIDERATION

If the 2000 rate structure for recycling is to be retained by rejecting recommendation A1:

GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS

POLICY

On May 3, 1994 Council agreed to support the Greater Vancouver Solid Waste Management Plan, which includes the need for recycling and yard waste programs, as well as a user pay principle for Solid Waste programs.

On October 7, 1997, Council approved the implementation of the Solid Waste Utility effective January 1, 1998.

On December 3, 1998, Council approved a reduction in the refuse ‘can limit’ to 2 cans per Basic Customer Unit effective February 1, 1999.

On December 16, 1999, Council approved a residential yard waste collection program with collection of up to 3 items of yard waste every other week.

SUMMARY

The two major factors affecting the 2001 cost of our solid waste collection program are an increase in the operating cost of our equipment and an increase in the budgeted revenues from recyclables. The proposed Solid Waste Utility fees for 2000 for a typical single family dwelling are as follows:

SWU Fees for single family dwelling

2000

2001 no changes

2001 with all recommended changes

Recycling

$36

$28

$26

Yard Trimmings

$34

$35

$28

Garbage

$89

$95

$95

Total

$159

$158

$149

To address inequities in the allocation of recycling program costs, a new fee structure is recommended that would assign fees to all residential properties on a per dwelling unit basis. The total recycling annual fee will be the sum of a $13 stop charge plus $13 per dwelling unit multiplied by the number of dwelling units. This fee structure will apply to all residential property types, from single family homes through apartments and is represented in Appendix II.

In order to reduce the average weight of residential yard trimmings cans or bags it is proposed that the collection limit for yard trimmings be increased to four items every two weeks.

It is recommended that deficits from the operation of the residential yard waste drop off (RDO) at the VSTS and the Vancouver Landfill be funded from surplus commercial garbage revenues instead of residential utility fees. This reduces the recommended annual yard trimmings fee from $35 to $28 per year and is a more appropriate way of funding this deficit. This change will also temporarily reduce the contribution to the Solid Waste Capital Reserve (SWCR) by approximately $646,000 per year. It is expected that proposed rate adjustments early in 2001 will significantly reduce the $646,000 deficit.

In an effort to reduce the inappropriate disposal of garbage it is recommended that effective January 1, 2002 garbage collection services be allocated on a dwelling unit basis as follows:

Each property with 1 or 2 dwelling units:

2 cans (no change)

Each property with 3 to 5 dwelling units:

1 can per dwelling unit

Each property with more than 5 dwelling units:

1 can per dwelling unit for first 5 plus one can per pair of dwelling units beyond 5

It is recommended that the purchase of additional garbage service be available on a per can basis at a rate of $48 per year. Currently additional service costs $123 per year and includes two cans and an additional charge for recycling.

It is recommended that Engineering Services arrange with some local grocer, gas or corner store chains to have garbage stickers carried by these retail outlets. A recent survey indicated that 31% of people would be more likely to use stickers if they were more readily available.

With the improved ease to purchase extra garbage service, either through the use of stickers or by purchasing annual can service, it is recommended that the can account program be eliminated beginning July 1, 2001.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval on a number of administrative changes to the Solid Waste Utility as well as to establish the appropriate 2001 Solid Waste Utility Fees. The changes focus on increasing equity and fairness in the allocation and payment of solid waste collection services while at the same time decreasing the inappropriate disposal of household garbage.

BACKGROUND

The current system of allocating City garbage and some recycling collection services is to allocate mandatory Basic Customer Units (BCU) to properties based on property tax code. One BCU consists of two cans of garbage service and one blue box weekly as well as three items of yard trimmings every other week.

Single family homes, homes with secondary suites, conversion houses and rental duplexes are each allocated one BCU. Rowhouses and strata duplexes are allocated one BCU per dwelling unit. Strata apartments are allocated two BCUs unless they receive garbage collection by way of commercial container (which most do).

Rental apartments and small commercial properties are not allocated garbage collection under our bylaw. Instead, they have access to private container collection or to the City’s “Can Account” program whereby collection staff count the number of containers set out for City collection. The City then sends the property owner an invoice every two months for the services provided. Strata apartments use the can account program for their disposal needs beyond the four cans they are allocated. “Can Accounts” are used for small buildings which don’t warrant larger containers or where the physical constraints do not permit placement of a container.

There is no limit on the quantity of recyclables that can be set out as long as they fit into our containers. The decision to use blue boxes or wheeled carts is generally dependent on what best suites the needs of the residents or property owner.

Properties wishing to have more garbage service have the following options:
· Purchase an additional BCU
· Purchase $1.50 stickers to be placed on the extra garbage
· Use Can Account service (only available to some customers)

Fees for the apartment recycling program are mandatory and are collected on a dwelling unit basis ($17 per dwelling unit in 2000).

Fees for the City’s collection program for 2000 were as follows:

An additional BCU (for increased garbage collection) costs $123 (two cans of garbage and one Blue Box). It does not allow for increased yard waste disposal.

Through supporting the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan, the City is moving towards a user pay system for garbage disposal. The can limit simply forces those who generate more garbage than two cans to pay for the disposal of that garbage. This is the basic user pay system in place throughout the region.

One of our work programs this year includes an in depth review of our street cleaning programs. Part of the early work included a study on household garbage in street litter cans. This investigation has shown that approximately 30-35% of garbage in litter cans (by weight) is household garbage. In some areas, litter cans contained over 80% household garbage. Public litter cans are being used by some people for disposing of household garbage to avoid paying for extra service.

DISCUSSION

This section of the report is divided into three sections, one each for recycling, yard waste, and garbage collection programs.

Recycling Collection

· Allocate recycling fees such that the fee for all properties is based on a single stop charge of $13 plus a unit rate of $13 for each dwelling unit on the property. This change is recommended for implementation January 1, 2001.
OR
· Maintain existing fee structure and set 2001 apartment recycling fee at $14 per dwelling unit, and blue box fee at $28 per property.

Revenues from the sale of recyclables were significantly over budget in 2000 due to the continued high price of paper. Excess revenues are placed in the Solid Waste Capital Reserve (SWCR). We have increased this budget item to a level that we feel will be maintainable for the next few years. This adjustment, plus a shift in overhead allocation, results in a basic recycling fee of $28 for single family homes in 2001. This is $8 less than the 2000 recycling fee. In addition to increased revenues, apartment recycling costs are funded by approximately 10% more suites than in the 2000 budget. As a result the basic apartment recycling fee drops to $14 per suite per year (down from $17 in 2000).

It has become apparent that there are significant inequities in the allocation and billing of recycling services to the residents of Vancouver. The main reason for this is that some properties pay for service based on property tax code (Blue Box program), while others pay based on number of dwelling units (Apartment Recycling Program). The City does not restrict the amount of recyclables that we accept from any property as long as the recyclables fit into our containers. We may dictate how the service is delivered (ie: via blue box or wheeled cart).

Since implementation of apartment recycling it has become very evident that our recycling fees are inequitable for multifamily buildings. As an example, a “conversion house” with six dwelling units paid $36 for recycling in 2000. A similar six unit building, but classified as a rowhouse, paid $216 for recycling in 2000. A six unit apartment building fell in the middle at $102 for recycling in 2000. All three properties are multi-unit properties and are expected to generate the same amount of recyclables. The cost of servicing these three properties would be about the same.

The cost of providing recycling collection service to different buildings depends mainly on two factors:

Equitable allocation of service costs will reflect these two factors. Our current fee structure does not.

The recommended recycling fee structure is comprised of a $13 “stop charge” per property or per stop for some multi-unit properties, plus a unit rate of $13 per dwelling unit. A comparison of the proposed recycling fees under the existing structure and the proposed fee structure is shown in Table 1. The 2000 fees are also included for reference.

Table 1
Existing Recycling Fee vs. Proposed Fee Structure

Property Description

2000 Fee

2001 Recycling Fees

 

Retain Existing Fee Structure

Use Recommended Fee Structure

1 single family home (1 BCU)

$36

$28

$13 + $13 = $26

6 unit “conversion” house (1 BCU)

$36

$28

$13 + 6 X $13 = $91

6 unit apartment

$102

6 X $14 = $84

$13 + 6 X $13 = $91

6 unit Strata rowhouse
(individual blue box set-outs)

$216

6 X $28 = $168

6 x $13 + 6 X $13 = $156

100 unit apartment building

$1,700

100 X $14 = $1,400

$13 + 100 X $13 = $1,313

The calculation of the stop charge and per dwelling unit rate has been made such that cost recovery of recycling continues to be appropriately apportioned between our single family properties and the apartment recycling properties.

By implementing the recommended fee structure a single family dwelling with no additional dwelling units would see a small fee reduction, while properties with multiples suites that were not previously purchasing extra service would see their fees rise. This more accurately reflects the cost of servicing these properties.

The number of dwelling units will be based on the suite count provided by the BC Assessment Authority. The suite count will be verified and corrected as necessary as we proceed in 2001. It should be noted that the definition of dwelling unit in the Solid Waste Bylaw does not include housekeeping units or Single Room Occupant (SRO) units.

It is recommended that the additional rollout charges for recycling cart collection service (where the distance from the collection location to the recycling truck is greater than 50m) in 2001 remain the same as the rates used for 2000.

Yard Trimmings Collection

· Increase collection limit to four items every collection period to help reduce average weight of items.
· Fund any deficit (currently $646,000) from the yard waste residential drop-off at VSTS and the landfill from surplus commercial garbage revenues instead of SWU fees. This results in a yard waste fee of $28 per year (a $7 per year reduction)

Collection Limit

The yard trimmings items for collection often weigh more than garbage. There are two main reasons for this:

These heavy items are having a toll on staff. In addition to being more strict on the weights of items accepted for composting, increasing the collection limit to reduce the need to stuff three bags is also expected to help. It is recommended that the three item limit for yard waste collection be increased to four items every collection period (two weeks). When this change is explained to users, we will discourage over stuffing of bags or cans at the same time.

Deficit Funding

The utility fee for yard waste funds the following components of the City’s collection and composting programs:

It is proposed that the funding mechanism for any deficit from the yard waste residential drop-offs (RDO) at VSTS and the Vancouver Landfill be funded from surplus commercial garbage revenues. The estimated RDO and composting deficit for 2001 is approximately $646,000 or $7 per BCU. Small commercial haulers from Vancouver, Richmond and Delta primarily use the residential drop off for material generated mainly at commercial and apartment properties in the City. Through their garbage disposal fees it is these properties that contribute surplus revenues to the SWCR. Users of the City’s garbage and yard waste collection service do not contribute to the SWCR. It is more appropriate that commercial users of our facilities fund the yard waste RDO deficit as it is mainly these properties that use the service.

We are currently in the process of evaluating the status of the SWCR as well as the level of funding required from surplus commercial garbage revenues to meet the needs of eventual landfill closure. While a $646,000 reduction in contribution to the SWCR is significant, we feel that it can be managed. Council will soon receive a report on the status of the SWCR as well as proposed changes to the RDO program at both the Landfill and the Transfer Station. The changes will likely include an increase in revenues from the residential drop-off facilities. At this point we envision that the changes could result in an increase in contributions to the reserve of up to $600,00 per year and would be implemented in 2001. This would largely offset the deficit from the yard waste drop-off program.

While we will work to minimize the RDO composting deficit we expect that a continued subsidy of 1/3-1/2 of its current level will be required for the foreseeable future. The reason for this is that it is important that the yard waste disposal rate remain below that of garbage to ensure that yard waste is separated from garbage for composting and not landfilled if we are to comply with the objective of reducing waste by 50%.

The residential yard waste utility fee also funds the composting cost of street leaves collected as part of the street cleaning budget. These leaves cost approximately $250,000 per year to compost. Funding alternatives include the street cleaning budget, which would require an increase in the operating budget, or funding from commercial surplus revenues. As the vast majority of the street leaves are in areas served by our yard waste program we recommend that the cost of street leaf composting remain as part of the residential yard trimmings budget.

Garbage Collection

· Beginning January 1, 2002, allocate garbage service to all residential properties serviced by the City on a per dwelling unit basis.
· Beginning January 1, 2001, allow annual extra can service to be purchased in single can increments for $50 per can per year.
· Arrange to have garbage stickers available at retail outlets (e.g. Safeway) to improve their availability.
· Eliminate the can account program with implementation of the above recommendations

There has been an increase in the budgeted cost of our garbage collection program resulting in a utility fee of $95 for 2001. Most of the increase is due to increased rental equipment costs involving replacement of the garbage collection fleet. While the $95 rate is up $6 from 2000, it still remains below the 1998 rate ($97) and 1997 ($100).

Many of the discrepancies in allocation of service discussed in the Recycling section above also occur with garbage collection. In theory, a property should pay for the number of cans (above the minimum two) that it requires. In practice, however, this does not work quite as well.

Most, if not all, suites in a multi-suite dwelling are rented out so there is often confusion or conflict between tenant and landlord as to who is responsible for paying for garbage service above two cans. The tenant often does not know what options are available for extra service, or is adamant that adequate garbage service is (or should be) included in the rent. As a result, many tenants will find a convenient commercial garbage container, or street or park litter container to dispose of their household waste. Statistics from Sanitation Billing indicate that less than 20% of conversion houses with between four and 15 suites have purchased extra BCU of service.

Appendix I shows that most of the conversion houses with between three and ten dwelling units only receive service for two cans of garbage. Some of these properties will use stickers for additional garbage some of the time. However, most properties will require the tenants to determine how to dispose of extra garbage.

In the survey conducted in August 2000 by Marktrend Research on our behalf it was found that residents who are most critical of the current two can limit include those in “... houses that have three or more units and those with large households (five or more people).” The City is not meeting the needs of the residents in these properties.

The inappropriate disposal of household garbage in City litter containers is straining our street cleaning budget. We are finding that containers are overflowing more often, staff require more time at each stop, and can service fewer containers in a shift. As a result, fewer containers can be serviced within the existing budget. Some street litter containers contain over 80% household garbage by weight.

Anecdotal evidence from Parks and Recreation indicates a similar problem, although they have not conducted a qualitative study of household garbage in their litter cans since implementation of the two can limit.

In addition to the under serviced need of some larger, multi-suite houses, staff occasionally come across residential properties that have no apparent garbage collection service at all. Residents are required to dispose of their garbage off-site. As our bylaws currently stand there is no method of forcing certain properties to purchase garbage collection services. The simplest and most effective way to remedy this deficiency is to assign our garbage collection service to all residential properties unless they can prove that they have garbage collection service via a commercial container. This is exactly how we currently deal with Strata title properties. It is proposed that we expand garbage service allocation to include all residential properties (those that we assign recycling collection) that do not use a commercial container.

In order to reduce the pressure of inappropriate garbage disposal, a number of changes are proposed to provide a more appropriate allocation of garbage collection service and to facilitate the purchase of extra service, either through the purchase of stickers, or additional annual service.

It is recommended that effective January 1, 2002 garbage collection services be allocated on a per dwelling unit basis to all residential properties (those that we assign recycling collection) that do not use a commercial container as follows:

A table of property sizes and proposed number of cans is found in Appendix IV.

Another challenge to our customers is that if they wish to purchase extra service they can either buy stickers, at $1.50 each, or purchase an extra BCU. An extra BCU includes two garbage cans plus a Blue Box. This is a disincentive should a property only need one extra can. Adding stickers to the garbage on a weekly basis is cumbersome. Two cans is an unnecessary expense for those who only require one can.

It is therefore recommended that additional service be available by the single can, at the cost of a single can. Using the proposed 2001 rates, a single can of extra service could be purchased for $48 per year instead of having to pay $95 for two cans or, more typically under our existing structure, $123 for two cans plus recycling.

It is further recommended that Engineering Services arrange with some local grocer, gas or corner store chains to have garbage stickers carried by these retail outlets. Increasing the ease of purchase of garbage stickers will increase the likelihood that they will be used instead of having residents dispose of their garbage in nearby commercial containers or litter cans. In our August 2000 Marktrend survey 31% of respondents claim they would be more likely to buy stickers if they were more readily available. This included 19% that said they were “very likely” to buy more stickers if more convenient. Engineering Services will seek Council approval prior to any sticker sales agreements.

Can Accounts

The Can Account system is very convenient for those who use it. There is no minimum or maximum and users can set out their garbage with little thought as to quantity.

Unfortunately, the can account system is also very problematic and costly for the City for the following reasons:
· There are too many disagreements over the number of cans that were set out. Our crews are relied upon to write down the appropriate number of cans. There is no other evidence once the garbage has been removed and the bill arrives at the property two months later.
· The system can be easily abused
· The billing system is costly
· Can account users are chronically improperly billed. A recent field survey showed that up to 50% of the billings were inconsistent with what was observed in the field by survey staff
· The service is inequitable as it is not available to all customers due to extensive administrative costs.

With passage of the changes recommended in this report much of the need for can accounts will be eliminated. Small apartment buildings, whether rental or strata, receiving City garbage service will be allocated one can per dwelling unit for the first five units, then one can per pair of dwelling units beyond five. This should reduce or eliminate the need for can accounts as adequate service will be allocated on a mandatory basis in most cases. Small businesses on can accounts, such as corner stores, etc. may purchase our service on an annual basis in one can increments. Stickers will be easier to acquire with a retail outlet agreement.

It is therefore recommended the can account program be phased out beginning July 1, 2001, with all customers requiring can service to either purchase annual can service in advance or use garbage stickers by December 31, 2001.

Program Implementation

It can be very challenging to determine property addresses from the back lane. In order to identify properties with extra service we currently attach a label to the property indicating the property address and number of cans of service.

Implementation of the recommendations in this report will require up to 7,500 labels to be created initially. These labels will be given to the property owner or manager to affix to their property near the garbage set out location. In some instances the labels may be placed by City staff (as is the current practice).

In addition to the cost of creating and distributing labels, additional staff are required to acquire and ensure that we have an accurate dwelling unit count prior to labeling and billing properties. This will require one temporary EAI for approximately six months and one temporary Clerk II for approximately six months.

The total one-time implementation cost of the recommended changes to allocation of garbage collection service is estimated at $60,000. This can be funded from the 2001 utility fee.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

It is expected that the allocation of increased garbage collection services will reduce the amount of household garbage finding its way to City litter containers, commercial garbage containers, and abandoned in lanes across the City. A reduction in the amount of garbage in our existing litter containers may allow us to set out more containers which could reduce street litter by facilitating proper litter disposal.

PERSONNEL IMPLICATIONS

The recycling billing and garbage service allocations outlined in this report require significant data collection and customer contact to ensure that service and billing is appropriate.

In order to allow for implementation of a new recycling fee structure for 2001, and a change in garbage allocation for 2002, the following temporary positions (six months) are required:

· One Engineering Assistant I to assist with field investigations and research and data organization and verification.
· One Clerk II (in Sanitation Billing) for data entry, extraction and verification from the billing system.

Both positions are necessary to ensure the appropriate allocation of service and billing to each property.

Once these changes have been implemented it is not anticipated that additional staff will be required.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The Solid Waste Utility functions as a self-sustaining operation, with fees based on full cost recovery. Any deficit (or surplus) is absorbed by the Solid Waste Capital Reserve.

Table 2 provides a summary of the net budget for each of the Solid Waste collection programs referred to in this report.

Table 2
Summary of Solid Waste Utility Budget for 2001

Program

2001 Budget with no Administrative Changes

2001 Budget with Recommended Changes

Blue Box Recycling

$2,419,000

$2,419,000

Apartment Recycling

$1,633,000

$1,633,000

Yard Waste Collection

$3,028,000

$2,382,000

Garbage Collection

$8,171,000

$8,171,000

Total Utility Cost

$15,576,000

$14,930,000

Annual funding is recovered from user fees as part of the Solid Waste Utility. Table 3 shows the components of the 2000 and the proposed 2001 utility fees for a typical single family dwelling or rowhouse (77% of our basic customer base).

Table 3
Solid Waste Utility Fees for Single Family Property or Rowhouse

SWU Fees

2000

2001 no changes

2001 with all recommended changes

Recycling

$36

$28

$26

Yard Trimmings

$34

$35

$28

Garbage

$89

$95

$95

Total

$159

$158

$149

Changes to “Schedule B”, the fee schedule for the Refuse and Recycling Bylaw are found in Appendix II (Appendix III, if administrative changes to recycling are not approved).

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Information about the changes will be published and distributed along with the Residential Collection Calendar in January of each year.

CONCLUSIONS

To address inequities in the allocation of recycling program costs a new fee structure is proposed that would assign fees to all residential properties on a per dwelling unit basis. Included in this structure is a “stop charge” to be allocated once per property which will account for the cost to move the vehicle between properties. The total annual recycling fee will equal the stop charge plus the recycling dwelling unit rate multiplied by the number of dwelling units.

It is proposed that the limit for the yard trimmings collection program be increased from three to four items per collection period. It is anticipated that this change, coupled with an education program using existing funds, will reduce the occurrence of overweight bags and increase customer satisfaction. It is further proposed that our yard trimmings customer base no longer fund the deficit generated through our yard waste residential drop-off and composting operation but that this deficit be funded through surplus commercial garbage revenues.

The proposed changes to the allocation of garbage collection services for 2002 will reduce illegal garbage disposal through the following measures:

These changes will almost eliminate the use of our can account program. With the improved ease to purchase extra garbage service, either through the use of stickers or by purchasing annual can service, the can account program can be eliminated beginning July 1, 2001.

APPENDIX I

“Conversion Houses” that have purchased additional units of garbage collection in 2000

Number of Suites in house*

Number of properties

+1 BCU**

+2 BCU**

+3 BCU**

Properties buying extra BCU
%

3

1647

119

4

  

8

4

476

66

5

  

15

5

184

33

6

1

22

6

99

17

6

  

23

7

54

10

5

  

28

8

49

8

2

2

24

9

10

3

    

33

* Suite count based on data from BC Assessment Authority

** 1 BCU = 2 cans garbage plus one Blue Box

APPENDIX II

Rates to be changed in Schedule ‘B’ (appendix to Solid Waste and Recycling Bylaw 7832)

Basic Customer Unit

2000

2001

 

Garbage

$89.00

$95.00

 

Recycling (Blue Box)

$36.00

n/a

 

Yard Trimmings

$34.00

$28.00

 

Total

$159.00

$123.00

Recycling Service (both Blue Box and Apartment Recycling)

Can Account Service (Additional Can Service Purchased on Account with City) to
Residential Property

Each set of 1 or 2 additional cans of garbage collected on each collection day

(a) where the City provides garbage can collection but no collection of recyclables by way of Blue Box recycling containers, or recycling service is provided pursuant to the Apartment Recycling Program ......................... $1.90 for each set of 1 or 2 cans

(b) where the City provides garbage can service and collection of recyclables by way of Basic Customer Units ............................ No longer applicable

Purchase of additional garbage service

$48.00 per can

APPENDIX III

Rates to be changed in Schedule ‘B’ (appendix to Solid Waste and Recycling Bylaw 7832)

Basic Customer Unit

2000

2001

 

Garbage

$89.00

$95.00

 

Recycling (Blue Box)

$36.00

$28.00

 

Yard Trimmings

$34.00

$28.00

 

Total

$159.00

$151.00

Apartment Recycling

2000

  

2001

  
 

Each Dwelling Unit

$17.00

per unit

$14.00

per unit

 

Carryout Charges: distance

        

greater than 50m but less than 100m

$1.45

per cart

$1.45

per cart

 

100m or greater but less than 150m

$3.45

per cart

$3.45

per cart

 

150m or greater

$6.00

per cart

$6.00

per cart

Can Account Service (Additional Can Service Purchased on Account with City) to
Residential Property

Each set of 1 or 2 additional cans of garbage collected on each collection day

(a) where the City provides garbage can collection but no collection of
recyclables by way of Blue Box recycling containers, or recycling service is
provided pursuant to the Apartment Recycling
Program ......................... $1.90 for each set of 1 or 2 cans
(b) where the City provides garbage can service and collection of recyclables
by way of Basic Customer
Units ............................ $2.50 for each set of 1 or 2 cans

Purchase of additional garbage service

$48.00 per can

APPENDIX IV

Property size and garbage service allocation

Property Size (# dwelling units)

Service Level Allocated (# cans)

% Customer Base

1

2 (no change)

77

2

2 (no change)

20

3

3

3

4

4

  

5

5

  

6

6

  

7

6

  

8

7

  

9

7

  

10

8

  

11 etc.

8 etc.

  

APPENDIX V

Garbage Sticker Sales 1995 to 2000

Year

Number of stickers

Revenue ($)

2001

50,000

$75,000 (budget)

2000 (est)

43,000 (est)

$ 65,000 (est)

1999

77,700

$116,500

1998

28,200

$42,300

1997

30,200

$45,300

1996

34,200

$51,300

1995

31,700

$47,600

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