Agenda Packets - 2023/03/03 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Table 3-9 County Solid Waste Service Fee Collection System County Solid Waste No County Solid Service Fee Waste Service Fee Organized MSW 16 0 Open MSW 18 13 Organized Recyclable 25 2 Open Recyclable 9 11 *Two cities did not respond to this question. All of the cities that have an organized MSW collection system that responded to this question have a County solid waste service fee. Of the 31 responding cities that have an open MSW collection system, 18 cities (58%) reported to have a County solid waste service fee; 13 cities (42%) reported no fee. There is a possibility that reporting cities may not be aware of all MSW subsidies. Of the 27 responding cities that have an organized recyclable material collection system, 25 cities (93%) have a county solid waste service fee; two cities (7%) do not have a fee. Of the 20 responding cities that have an open recyclable material collection system, nine cities (45%) have a county solid waste service fee; 11 cities (55%) do not have a fee. Organized cities are far more likely to have county solid waste service fees than open cities. 3.4 Comments from Municipal Survey Parts of this study attempted to gain information regarding municipal experiences with different collection approaches to determine their effectiveness. Selected case studies were covered in Section 2.4.3. The municipal survey included a yes/no question asking cities if they had experience establishing an open or organized residential collection system. If participants responded yes to this question, Foth followed -up with the city contact and requested them to elaborate on their response. A list of responses is included in Appendix E. The municipal survey also sought any insight on ways to improve management of collection systems. The billing survey also included an open ended question asking if any changes could be made to help improve the cities' existing MSW and recycling collection services (legislation, incentives, etc.). Some city staff that participated in the billing survey provided opinions on how their existing services could be improved. A list of these responses is also included in Appendix E. One of the commonly cited concerns for open systems is related to the impacts of truck traffic. The municipal survey included a yes/no question asking cities if their public works department had expressed opinions with respect to collection vehicle traffic impacts. If participants responded yes to this question, Foth followed -up with the city contact and requested them to elaborate on their response. A list of these responses is also included in appendix E. R - Analysis of Waste Collection Service Arrangements.doc Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC • 63 June 2009