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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-063-05/02/1995-POLICY DIRECTION PRIVATE HAULERS TRASH COLLECTION WASTE STREAM REDUCTION RESOLUTION 95=63- OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ESTABLISHING POLICY DIRECTION FOR THE STAFF CONCERNING TRASH COLLECTION AND WASTE STREAM REDUCTION WHEREAS, as part of its 1993-1995 Policy Agenda, City Council requested that Staff develop recommendations regarding how best to accomplish the Council's goals of increasing participation in curbside recycling and reducing the number of trash trucks on residential streets; and WHEREAS, Council directed Staff to focus efforts on an integrated waste management approach to accomplish the aforesaid goals and bring to the Council recommendations for an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Action Plan; and WHEREAS,at the November 8, 1994 Council Worksession,Staff brought recommendations to the Council for an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan focusing on goals and objectives, recycling/waste reduction education, commercial recycling, curbside recycling, composting, and impacts of trash trucks; and WHEREAS, the Staff has recommended that the City establish a goal to reduce Fort Collins' total waste stream by 20% (using 1993 as the base year) by the year 2000, despite community growth, and to reduce by 20% to 30% the landfilled waste; and WHEREAS, specific targets to achieve this recommended goal include: • Reduction of the average number of trash trucks per week on residential streets from six to two on at least 80-85% of the residential streets. • Diversion of 70-80% of the compostable material currently being landfilled, and conversion into a useable product. • Increased participation in the residential curbside recycling services to 80-90%. • Based on 1991-1992 landfill data, reduction by 35% in the paper products from commercial waste customers. • Increased participation in commercial recycling services (for all recyclable materials) to 50%. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the Staff be and hereby is directed to implement the following actions in order to achieve the aforesaid objectives: 1. Continue to focus on a private approach to trash collection and hauling with private haulers contracting directly with residents and businesses for services. 2: implement a Phase 1 consultant study to explore an array of options for achieving the City's solid waste management goals that would include without limitation the creation of a City utility that would include subdividing all or any portion of the City into districts and subcontracting with private haulers for services. 3. Implement the following program changes and legislative actions: a. Proactively work with neighborhood associations, HOAs, and other groups to consolidate solid waste and recycling services. b. Work closely with haulers and businesses to implement a commercial recycling plan. C. Establish a process to measure and monitor how well the Council's goals and objectives are being met. d. Require new project developments (PUD and subdivisions) to consolidate solid waste and recycling services. e. Require haulers to charge the same for each volume of waste collected. Link the timing of this requirement to the opening of the composting facility. f. Bundle trash and recycling services together. g. Pursue establishing a composting facility with planned opening in January 1996. h. Assume primary responsibility for residential and commercial public education/marketing efforts. Increase trash truck annual licensing fee to pay a portion of this effort. In addition to education, increase the City's focus on marketing recycling services. Develop ways to measure effectiveness of marketing efforts. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 2nd day of D. 1995. �) Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk