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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09-01 Packet - Item 11aWaste Collection and Disposal (AKA GARBAGE) How do we get rid of it??? Sources Residences Containers at the curb Transport to Transfer Station Businesses Containers at the curb Transport to Transfer Station Then it becomes the responsibility of the Transfer Station Ukiah Transfer Station Receives garbage from franchised haulers Receives garbage from individuals Receives a variety of recyclable materials Diverts recyclable materials from garbage Transports garbage to Potrero Hills Landfill Sells recyclable materials Transfer Station Fees Garbage is either weighed and charged by the ton; or measured and charged by the cubic yard Charge per ton $60.22 Charge per cubic yard $11.80 Costs included in fee Onsite activities: Access through gate and scale Garbage dumping facility diversion of recyclable materials loading garbage into transport trailers Green waste receiving Receiving other recyclable materials Clean-up Costs included in fee (continued) Transportation garbage to Landfill green waste to composting site recyclable items to recycling facility or other point of sale Costs included in fee (continued) Disposal Potrero Hills Landfill 2001 $20.00 per ton November, 2009 $32.38 per ton December, 2009 $32.44 per ton February, 2010 $32.87 per ton Cold Creek Composting $32.00 per ton Costs included in fee (continued) Fees and Charges from other Entities Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority (MSWMA) before 2010 $4.50 per ton Starting in 2010 $5.00 per ton City of Ukiah Landfill operating costs before 2010 $ 0 per ton Starting in 2010 $2.00 per ton What is the Change No Change For Some Services Green Waste 5.60/38.40/yd or ton Mixed load additional charge 17.20 Appliances 15.30 Oil filters .35 - .85 Concrete & Dirt 60.22/ton Sheetrock, Clean/Dirty 38.40/60.22 Tires – bicycle, motorcycle, car, truck 1.10 – 9.00 Tractor Tires 40.00 – 300.00 E-Waste – Computers & Monitors No Charge Scrap Metal No Charge Comparable Charges Comparable Charges Comparable Curb Rates After Increase Impact on Residential Customers Customers Cost per day 12.5% $ .01 YES! One cent per day 19.3% $ .02 Two cents per day 55.9% $ .03 Three cents per day Average $ .03 Three cents per day 59 customers $ .11 per day 4 customers $ .17 per day (the largest increase) Impact on Residential Customers Average Increase 3 cents per day How to Reduce Your Garbage Cost Reduce Reduce the size of the garbage can Reuse Use reusable containers instead of disposable Recycle Recycle everything that can be recycled – put none of it in the garbage Switch from a 32 gallon can to a 20 gallon can and save $7.00 per month Get the Garbage GONE! Fifteen cents Thirty cents Fifty-five cents Per Day Still a DEAL! There may be clouds There may be rain The Rainbow’s there All the same Conversions Quantities used or discussed in the reports 5.54 cubic yards = One ton One 32 gallon container = .18 cubic yard Six 32 gallon containers = 1.1 cubic yards One Cubic Yard = 27 cubic feet