Service Component |
Current System |
Automated—
Twice per Week |
Automated—Choice of
Once or Twice per Week |
| Refuse Collection | Manual with 32-gal. cans and/or bags provided by resident, back/side door. | Automated with wheeled carts (4 sizes), curb/alley way only. Townhomes, where carts cannot be utilized, will be exempted from cart use on a case-by-case basis. |
| Refuse Collection Frequency | Twice per week. | Twice per week. | Resident chooses once or twice per week. |
| Refuse Overflow | Unlimited with regular refuse set out. | Options:
1. All refuse in cart(s).
2. Additional carts provided with or without a charge.
3. Bags or tags provided with or without a charge. |
| Recycling | Multiple streams – Items prepared and separated by resident, once per week, curbside only. | Single stream recycling—Everything in wheeled carts (4 sizes), once per week, curbside only. Broken glass and unflattened cardboard are accepted in the automated system. |
Bulk Collection
(and items that will not fit in cart, including metal, whitegoods, and appliances) | Bulk – Unlimited with regular refuse set out. Metal/Whitegoods – by appointment. | All pickups combined with the following options:
1. Once per quarter – scheduled by pickup area.
2. Monthly.
3. By appointment (with a limit per year). No pickup of items too large for equipment. Automated equipment (knuckle boom) may permit pickup of larger items. |
| Household Hazardous Waste and Oil, Tires, Car Batteries | By appointment. | Options:
Retain current service or rely on 7-day per week drop off at county Transfer Station. |
| Seasonal Leaf Collection | Two fall and one spring leaf collection per area. | Retain service and transition to automated vacuum collection method. |
| Yardwaste | Once per week, curbside, unlimited. | Retain once per week collection service and explore automation options. |
| Rates | Flat rate per household per month. | Options:
1. Flat rate per household per month.
2. Variable rate depending on cart size.
3. Charge per overflow. | Options:
1. Flat rate per household per month.
2. Variable rate depending on cart size and frequency.
3. Charge per overflow. |
| Resident Average Estimated Cost in 2020 / Year Fund Out of Debt | $61.45/month
(7.6% avg. annual rate increase) / 2015. | $65.90/month (8.7% avg. annual rate increase) / 2018. | $47.90/month for once per week (4.2% avg. annual rate increase) / 2010. |
| Est. Annualized Cost/Savings Over Current System | $0.00 (total budget $5.3 million). | $130,766 additional cost. | $703,477 savings for once per week. |
