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Home My WebLink AboutOES 56-02 REPORT TO TH E FINANCE & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Report Number: OES 56-02 Date: November 13, 2002 From: Richard W. Holborn, P. Eng. Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering Subject: Rolling to Reduce Waste Collection Pilot Program Amberlea Neighbourhood Extension Recommendation: 1. That Report OES 56-02 regarding the City of Pickering's Rolling to Reduce Waste Collection Pilot Program be received, and 2. That City Council approve the extension of the cart based integrated waste collection system for 518 homes in the Amberlea neighbourhood beyond December 31, 2002 until such time as a Citywide program is considered by Council. 3. That staff be directed to prepare a plan for an expansion of the cart-based organics collection program only to other neighbourhoods to capture an additional 1500 homes, and report back to the Finance & Operations Committee at the meeting of February 24, 2003 with the details. Executive Summary: Not Applicable Financial Implications: The annual cost for the cart-based program of organics collection for the 518 homes is approximately $13,000. The cost includes a rental fee imposed for 2003 of $2 per cart per month from the supplier, as these carts are not owned by the City. Through the cooperation and the City's partnership with Miller Waste Systems, the collection truck is being supplied with an operator at no cost to the City. The annual cost for the cart-based program of garbage/recycling collection for the 518 homes is approximately $234,000. The cost includes a rental fee of $18,000 per month for the collection truck. Through the cooperation and the City's partnership with Miller Waste, the operator of the truck is being supplied at no cost to the City. There is no cost for the carts as they were purchased by the City in 2001. The Region of Durham has advised that a cost of approximately $1500 per month for the transfer and processing of co-mingled recyclables is being incurred. This was an indirect cost to the City's share of waste disposal at the Regional level for the initial pilot project but will Report OES 56-02 Date: November 13, 2002 Subject: Rolling to Reduce Waste Collection Pilot Program Amberlea Neighbourhood Extension Page 2 become a direct cost to the City in 2003. There is a cost of approximately $1600 per month for lost revenues on the marketable product at the Regional level. The total annual cost of $247,000 based on the above (including the processing of recyclables cost at the Region) will be budgeted for in 2003 in the Solid Waste current budget 2430. Background: On September 17, 2001, City Council passed Resolution #111/01 to implement a three-stream cart-based waste diversion pilot program in the City of Pickering. Approximately 518 homes in the Amberlea neighbourhood were selected to participate in the program. Collections started November 6, 2001 and were scheduled to end March 31, 2002. Due to the success and popularity of the pilot program, Council passed Resolution #61/02, Item #2 on April 2, 2002 to extend the pilot program to December 31, 2002. City staff have been monitoring the operation and results of the program through waste audits, three resident surveys, and discussions with the contractor and participants. A Third Resident Survey was mailed out on October 20, 2002 to 518 homes, and as of November 7, 2002, 279 surveys have been returned (54%). Of the 279 surveys returned, 267 answered the question about amending the collection system and 195 households (73%) indicated that they do not want any change/amendment to the pilot project. There were 72 households that wanted a change, of which 49 wanted to keep the gray cart for garbage/recycling and change or eliminate the organics collection. The diversion rate statistics for the eleven month collection period of November 2001 to September 2002 are included in Attachment #1. In the pilot area, the diversion rate for organics was 28.98% (kitchen and yard waste) compared to 5.48% (yard waste only) for the rest of Pickering. The diversion rate for recyclables in the pilot area was also 28.98% compared to 20.19% for the rest of Pickering. The additional 8.79% in recyclables diversion is due to additional types of materials collected, increased recycling efforts from those who were recycling prior to the pilot, and possibly capturing new recyclers. This can be attributed to the carts which allow more space for recycling, make recycling easier as the materials did not have to be sorted, and require less trips to the roadside than blue boxes to prepare for collection. Although the cost for the garbage/recycling carts and collection vehicle is significant for a small pilot program, there is a benefit, as increased recycling reduces land filling costs and impacts, and produces more materials to market for revenue. At this time, due to the popularity and success of the program, it would be very difficult to end the cart-based integrated waste collection system. The City has been working with the Region of Durham and has consulted with Area Municipalities to determine a Report OES 56-02 Date: November 13, 2002 Subject: Rolling to Reduce Waste Collection Pilot Program Amberlea Neighbourhood Extension Page 3 sustainable integrated waste collection program in order to make a long-term commitment. Until such time that these deèisions are made, it is recommended that the pilot program for Amberlea continue. In order to make this initiative available to other residents of Pickering, and as a potential phase-in of a City wide program, staff will investigate expansion to other neighbourhoods. If authorized to do so, staff will recommend up to three additional neighbourhoods in Wards 2 and 3, including the rural north area of Pickering. The program would consist of cart-based organics collection only, and will allow staff to evaluate and compare recycling efforts without carts. A comprehensive report will be prepared for the February 24, 2003 Finance & Operations Committee meeting, outlining the details of the expansion. Attachments: 1. Diversion Rates for City of Pickering and Pilot Area, November 2001 - September 2002 Prepared By: Î[ tor rgency Services Department RH:ds Attachments I:\COUNCIL\OES 56-02.docNov-O2 Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City C iI ;/ Cit'~4 ~ .0 ~a! .,. . .. rn- -. DIVERSION RA TES FOR CITY OF PICKERING AND PILOT AREA Nav 01 - September 02 November 72.85 15.63 39.17 18.05 53.77 21.46 75.22 2,950.21 478.37 608.89 1,862.95 20.64 16.21 36.85 December 48.27 16.02 10.14 22.11 21.01 33.19 54.20 2,234.08 478.98 39.21 1,715.89 1.76 21.44 23.19 January 41.45 12.17 8.72 20.56 21.04 29.36 50.40 2,661.77 640.83 47.50 1,973.44 1.78 24.08 25.86 February 34.63 11.41 6.40 16.82 18.48 32.95 51.43 1,781.77 409.59 0.00 1,372.18 0.00 22.99 22.99 March 37.00 12.69 6.90 17.41 18.65 34.30 52.95 1,992.59 468.31 2.69 1,521.59 0.14 23.50 23.64 April 54.87 16.51 12.46 25.90 22.71 30.09 52.80 2,364.50 466.72 150.68 1,747.10 6.37 19.74 26.11 \May 52.06 13.81 17.67 20.58 33.94 26.53 60.47 2,735.83 464.13 146.28 2,125.42 5.35 16.96 22:31 June 52.77 13.32 16.98 22.47 32.18 25.24 57.42 2,448.07 485.68 149.86 1,812.53 6.12 19.84 25.96 IJulY 49.53 14.81 13.18 21.54 26.61 29.90 56.51 2,653.96 527.68 127.82 1,998.46 4.82 19.88 24.70 AuQust I 45.27 I 13.91 I 11.71 I 19.65 I 25.87 I 30.73 I 56.59 II 2,435.49 492.95 97.19 . 1,845.35 3.99 20.24 24.23 September 48.59 15.45 12.38 20.76 25.48 31.80 57.28 2.269.82 442.55 83.00 1,744.27 3.66 19.50 23.15 Grand Totals 537.29 155.73 155.71 225.85 28.98 28.98 57.96 26,528.09 5,355.79 1,453.12 19,719.18 5.48 20.19 25.67 City of Pickering organics collection refers to Leaf and Yard Waste only Data compiled after July 2002 based on collection weights only. 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