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AGBNDA
July 17, 1989
Luncheon Workshop on Refuse Related Issues
1. Paul Ryan, Director of Environmental Health, County
of San Bernardino.
2. Jim Wunderman, William Merry, Norcal Company.
3. Meredith Weischad1e, city of Redlands
4. Rudy Umana, City of Colton
5. Bill Jaycocks.
6. Marshall W. Julian, city Administrator
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C I T Y 0 F ~A N B E R ~ R DIN 0
INTE~FICE MEMORANDUM
8906-910
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TO: Marshall W. Julian, city Administrator
FROM: Fred A. Wilson, Assistant to the City Administrator
SUBJECT: Curbside Recycling Program
DATE: June 30, 1989
COPIES: James E. RObbins, Deputy City Administrator, Manuel
P. Moreno, Jr., Director of Public Services/street,
Phil Arvizo, Executive Assistant to Council
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The purpose of this memorandum is to outline a
implementation of a citywide curbside recycling
should be noted that there are 3 major types of
cost for
program.
recycling:
the
It
1. Commercial Recycling
2. Residential Curbside Recycling
3. Yard Composting
Since curbside recycling generally only addresses single
family residential homes, it only addresses a small part of
the waste stream. Various sources consulted indicate that
approximately 30% of the waste stream is generated by
residential collection with yard materials making up 20% and
commercial collection the remaining 50%. The collection of
recycled materials from the other sources involve separate
issues from a curbside recycling program.
with the recent award of contract by the County to Norcal for
the operation of the landfill sites, there has been some
discussion relative to the construction of a materials
recovery facility in east and west valley locations. Although
a decision has not been reached regarding whether these
facilities will be constructed, this issue should be closely
monitored as it will impact a curbside recycling program.
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CUrbside Recycling Program
June 30, 1989
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COST FOR CURBSIDE RECYCLING
This cost estimate for establishing a comprehensive citywide
curbside recycling program is based on a review of the City
of Ontario's recycling program as well as a review of
reference materials on the subject of recycling. In the
development of these cost figures, the following assumptions
were used:
1. Once per week recycling collection.
2.
Materials to be collected include
aluminum and glass.
newspapers,
3. The number of single family homes in the program
was assumed to be 28,000.
In determining the number of actual routes which would be
necessary to service the entire city, the experience of
Ontario was utilized as opposed to the recommendations of the
reference materials. The greatest difficulty in determining
the number of routes was the expected participation rate. The
most successful recycling programs have participation rates
of approximately 50% of all households. Generally, these
participation rates are only achieved with extensive public
relations and marketing efforts. Only a few communities
including Santa Monica and Irvine have actually achieved
participation rates this high.
The City of Ontario's participation rate ranges from 15 to
20%. with this level of participation, the City employs 3
recycling vehicles to provide once per week recycling
collection on the citywide basis. The program services
approximately 23,000 homes. Using this participation rate as
a base, it is estimated that a curbside recycling program
could be established in San Bernardino with a minimum of 4
recycling trucks. The cost for this element of the program
is estimated at:
RECYCLING PROGRAM
Personnel
3 Recycling Operators
1 Recycling Coordinator
Fringe benefits @ 28%
$
90,000
40,000
36.000
166,000
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June 30, 1989
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Materials/Services
Operation and Maintenance costs
($1.75/mi. x 10,000 mi/yr.
x 3 trucks)
Maintenance Materials
Marketing and Promotion
Other Materials/Services
52,500
5,000
20,000
5.000
82,500
Equipment
Recycling Vehicles
($75,000 x 3 )
6 year Amortization 37,500
containers
($lO/home x 28,000 homes) 280.000
$ 317,500
Total Program Cost $ 566,000
Note - processing costs are not
analysis as it is assumed that
performed by an outside contractor.
This budget represents an approximate first year program
start up cost to establish a citywide curbside recycling
program. The annual recurring cost would be substantially
less.
included in
this service
this cost
would be
Revenues - It is difficult to determine the amount of
revenue which could be anticipated from a curbside recycling
program because of the cyclical nature of the recyclable
market. Ontario estimates that they generate approximate
$3,500 to $4,000 per month in revenues from the selling of
recyclable materials. The City contracts with a private firm
for the processing of all recycled materials. This firm does
not charge the City for this service; rather it retains 50%
of the revenues which are derived from recycling. The City's
revenue estimates listed above represent their actual
revenue which is 50% of the total. Ontario has projected
collecting approximately 1,000 tons of newspaper, 500 tons of
glass and 350 tons of aluminum cans for fiscal year 1988/89.
It was noted that their recycling program saved approximately
227 refuse vehicle trips to the landfill sites. Although
they could not estimate the savings which resulted because of
the reduction in the number of trips to the landfill sites,
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June 30, 1989
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it was indicated that this was a substantial savings of a
recycling program.
without incorporating the savings
landfill, it is estimated that the
program could be established at
$510,000 which would represent an
$1.45 in monthly refuse bills.
This represents a brief
a recycling program.
required, please let me
analysis
If more
know.
FRED A. WILSON
Assistant to the
City Administrator
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in reduced trips to the
first year of a recycling
a cost of approximately
increase of approximately
of the cost of establishing
detailed information is