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 RatesAfter 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