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Page 3 Organized Collection October 14, 1988 a. Organized collection should include volume based garbage fees and recycling and composting fees. According to figures in the Ramsey County Solid Waste Management Master Plan, the cost of meeting the City waste reduction goals will be less with organized collection than without. The County's figures are admittedly somewhat soft but the fact remains it will be more efficient and therefore less expensive to contract one service than three separate services. For the individual homeowner, those who recycle and compost their wastes, will pay less than those who do not. b. Based on MNDOT research, road wear due to refuse collection trucks could be reduced 40 -50 %. Road surfaces are particularly affected by heavy wheel loads. The number of refuse trucks on any one Little Canada street on trash collection day varies from one to three; the effect on the roadway of one of these trucks is the same as that of 1,500 cars. c. With organized collection all homeowners will have garbage collection resulting in less illegal dumping, reduction in odor and rodent problems, and reduction in potential safety hazards possible when such trucks are present. Reduction of the number of large refuse trucks in residential neighborhoods would result in less noise pollution. d. City control of waste disposal standards and licensing is possible through bid or contract requirements. The City could control /negotiate specifics: uniform collection requirements, use of containers, method of disposal, uniform volume based fee structure, reporting requirements, determination of collection routes, yard waste collection and curbside recycling service. e. Negotiating responsibilities would be handled through the Public Works Department. f. Billing would continue to be handled by the haulers. The City would need to get involved only on delinquent accounts. These accounts could be billed to the sewer and water bills or to property taxes. Page 3