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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 9, 2007 Page 3 2 B. Ordinance 07-005; Chapter 555 of the City Ordinance, Single Sort Recycling (First 3 Reading) 4 5 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes reported that in September 2006, the City Council adopted 6 an ordinance allowing single -sort recycling in St. Anthony £or twelve months as a pilot program. 7 She stated the City Council wanted to see how well the community accepted this change in 8 collecting recyclables, if this method was efficient in its collection of recyclables, and effective 9 in maintaining or increasing recycling efforts within the community. 10 11 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes reported that because a number of metro -area communities 12 had implemented this method of collecting recycling, the City Council asked Staff, as part of this 13 pilot program, to investigate many of the claims before approving a permanent single -sort 14 recycling program. She explained Council wanted Staff to review tonnage amounts collected 15 and compare those amounts collected by the dual -sort collection method, a method traditionally 16 used by the City; provide the residents information about single -sort recycling; obtain feedback 17 from the residents using single -sort recycling; and flush out issues that needed to be addressed in 18 the single -sort recycling ordinance. 19 20 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes reported the findings stating the amounts collected by the 21 two methods were roughly comparable at the same point in the year. 22 23 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes reported Staff and representatives from Allied Waste, 24 Walter's, and Waste Management advised the City Council that they would provide residents 25 and customers with the information regarding single -sort recycling. She stated Council also 26 requested that residents be provided information about the new recycling bins and the various 27 sizes available to meet their needs. She reported Staff provided information to the residents 28 through the City's newsletter and personal requests for information. 29 30 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes indicated overwhelming amounts of emails were received 31 from residents stating their support for continuing the single -sort recycling method. She stated 32 many indicated convenience as the primary reason in that one container for all recyclables 33 reduced time spent sorting and only one container had to be rolled to the end of the driveway. 34 She stated Staff estimates they received more than 50 responses in favor of continuing single -sort 35 recycling. 36 37 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes reported some residents voiced concern about the 38 possibility of broken glass mixing with recycled paper. She stated staff received one emailed 39 response from a hauler advising that they have not received any complaints from their mills 40 regarding glass shards in the paper. She stated another hauler verbally indicated that they also 41 have not received any complaints about glass. She commented other residents commented 42 favorably on the reduction of trips and trucks are making on the City streets; a few also 43 commented on the welcomed reduction in noise and fuel smell in the air. 44 45 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes stated staff recommends approval. 46 16 M D 0 Z G) z C -a M 0>