Winchester Municipal Utilities Residential Single Stream Curbside Recycling – Phase II July 31, 2014
Background Information Clark County Community Action Plan Recycling Task Force – 2009 Survey Other Communities
Report Recycling Task Force Report • Winchester Municipal Utilities Commission April 21, 2011 • Winchester City Commission May 16, 2011
Decisions Phased Approach - Holiday Hills Subdivision Demographics Socio-Economic Confined Parameter – 539 households Measure of Effectiveness
Benefits No additional cost to customer “Enhanced Service” “New Way of Managing Waste”
Implementation Public Meeting Purchase Curbits/Prepare Flyers Collection Schedule (Beginning Friday, August 1, 2011) • Tuesday – Solid Waste Collection (unchanged) • Friday – Recycling Collection • Yard Waste Collection (unchanged)
Evaluation Increase/Decrease Tonnage • Solid Waste vs. Recycling Number of Participants • Demographics
Evaluation cont. Cost Analysis • Tipping fees vs. Recycling fees (Tipping fees $18.80/ton) (Recycling revenue $70.00/ton) *Recycling revenue number provided by Lexington Municipal Recycling Facility (MRF) as a planning number on 3-20-2013. This number fluctuates with the recycling market.
Long Term Plan 6 Month Assessment Additional Phases Full Implementation • Cost of Service Study • Review of Routing
Moving Forward Basic Criteria Basic Plan Review Pilot Study Information Review Phase I Information
Basic Criteria • Must save money • Does not require an ordinance change no rate change no change in basic service
Basic Plan Convert one Solid Waste (Trash) pick-up to RECYCLING Monday / Thursday Monday / Thursday Trash / Trash Trash / Recycling - Maintains twice per week service - Follows Holiday Hills Pilot Program and Phase I
Pilot Study Information Participation Money ($$$)
Participation in the Bluegrass Optional 31 Bluegrass Cities Curbside 23% No Universal Curbside Curbside 45% 32%
Participation in the Bluegrass 17 Bluegrass Cities with Curbside Extra Fee 18% No Fee 82%
Pilot Participation PARTICIPATION - By the Ton - By the Household
Pilot Participation (Ton) 160.3 tons recycled 0.14 1,145 tons total waste 14%
Pilot Participation (Ton) 12.0 Tons Recycled by the Month 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Apr-12 Jul-12 Oct-12 Jan-13 May-13
Pilot Participation (Household) 120 High 96 (1) 100 Number of Set Outs in 80 96 Weeks 60 40 Low Zero (73) 20 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 Individual Households
Pilot Participation (Household) Key Pilot Information Findings 87% of the pilot area participated at least once 72% of the pilot area (393 customers) participated at levels above the national average of 34%
Pilot Money ($$$) Operating Costs per Ton Trash Recycling Pickup $61 $61 Same total tons Same equipment Same procedure Same manpower Same efficiency (?)
Pilot Money ($$$) Operating Costs per Ton Trash Recycling Transportation $30 $30 Landfill MRF 25.6 miles 25.2 miles 31 minutes 28 minutes
Pilot Money ($$$)
Pilot Money ($$$)
Pilot Money ($$$) Operating Costs (per ton) Trash Recycling Disposal $18.80 $80.00 We pay them They pay us
Pilot Money ($$$) Operating Costs (per ton) $18.80 +$80.00 $98.80 Net benefit per ton
Pilot Money ($$$) One year at 14% 11,760 x 0.14 x $98.80 = $162,664
Implementation Costs Curbits 6,847 x $54.50 = $373,161.50 Education $2,000 annually (approximate) * At 14% participation payback on curbits and education could be achieved in 3-4 years.
Long Term Benefit $3,500,000 34% Recycle Rate $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 14% Recycle Rate $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 -$500,000 0 5 10 15 20 25
Conclusion The data shows that recycling will save money No change in rates or service Tuesday/Friday collection – March 7, 2014 (Phase I) Monday/Thursday collection – October 2, 2014 (Phase II)
Implementation Map
Schedule Curbits to be delivered September 15-20, 2014 (Blue) Delivery – by third party First collection date – Thursday, October 2, 2014 Customer decides not to participate Holiday collection – reschedule to ensure basic service is maintained
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