Laserfiche WebLink
GARBAGE <br /> The least preferred method (on a household level) of disposal of <br /> materials is throwing them into the garbage. However, not all <br /> materials are able to be recycled, so some things will end up on <br /> the garbage truck. <br /> The City of Mounds View has seven haulers currently licensed to <br /> service single family residential homes, with nine additional <br /> haulers that service apartment complexes, mobile home parks, and <br /> commercial businesses (see Appendix C) . There has been some <br /> concern regarding the number of companies licensed to operate in <br /> the City. Specifically, the issues of noise and air pollution, <br /> street wear (from multiple trucks using smaller -streets) and City <br /> administrative time spent tracking multiple haulers were <br /> discussed by the EQTF. <br /> In response to these concerns, the EQTF studied five types of <br /> garbage systems that the City could implement and weighed each <br /> system's costs and benefits to City residents. These comparisons <br /> are outlined in Appendix D. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> 1. Garbage Collection System <br /> The EQTF unanimously recommends that the City change its <br /> garbage system to a non-organized, zone method of <br /> collection. This system would require that all haulers <br /> complete collection at residential, apartment buildings, and <br /> mobile homes on one day each week (for example, everyone's <br /> garbage would be collected on Tuesday) . On that same day, <br /> the contracted City recycler would collect recyclable <br /> materials. <br /> The EQTF reached this recommendation after studying the five <br /> collection systems noted in Appendix D. Their primary <br /> rationale for choosing-this-particular system was that it <br /> standardizes collection (both garbage and recycling) by <br /> offering pick-up on only one day a week while still allowing <br /> residents to choose the hauler that best fits their <br /> particular service needs. Of the five methods examined, the <br /> only other method that allowed residents the freedom to <br /> choose their own hauler was the current, open collection <br /> system. It was the opinion of the EQTF that "competition <br /> brings quality" and that allowing residents to choose their <br /> own hauler was of great importance in any recommended <br /> system. <br /> Costs for pick-up are currently determined by the haulers <br /> and would continue to be so under the zone system. The EQTF <br /> does acknowledge that the costs of collection may be <br /> initially less under organized systems (such as single <br />