Refuse & Recycling Curbside Collection Program Efficiency Recommendation. Tammy Chastain September 4, 2018

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1 Refuse & Recycling Curbside Collection Program Efficiency Recommendation Tammy Chastain September 4, 2018

2 TOH Refuse and Recycling Relatively unchanged for years At least since recycling started in ~1993 Program difficulties include: We are mandated to pick up weekly by county code Current recycling route requires full staffing Pulling from other DPW divisions is not sustainable Recycling is difficult to compact in the trucks All are completely full by the end of the day Under contract with American recycling Must keep contamination under 10% Issues with what is and is not acceptable in recycling Stems from the overall process and what the market will accept Landfills are in the process of changing rules/regs and some are no longer accepting certain material Construction debris and sweeper debris not accepted at Lorton VA landfills have an average remaining lifespan of 23 years 2 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program

3 Collection Program Refuse collected from: 5,257 residential properties 10 commercial properties (small generators) Recycling collected from: 5,257 residential properties 5 commercial properties (small generators) Yard Waste collected from: 5,257 residential properties 3 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

4 Current Collection: Stops per Day Refuse & Yard Waste Monday 1,187 total stops 767 automated & 420 rearload Tuesday 1,266 total stops 853 automated & 413 rearload Thursday 1,337 total stops 803 automated & 534 rearload Friday 1,467 total stops 594 automated & 873 rearload Recycling Wednesday 5,257 total stops 1,814 automated & 3,443 rearload 4 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

5 Current Collection: Area/Days 5 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

6 Additional Division Responsibilities Manage dumpsters as different material goes to different facilities Lorton refuse, construction debris (CD), tires and scrap metal Manassas recycling South Riding yard waste Special Collections FY18 had 494 homeowner requested specials Service Outdoor Containers (daily service) 133 refuse receptacles 7 recycling receptacles, expanding to 16 Service dog waste stations 25 stations (twice a week service) 6 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

7 Additional Division Responsibilities (cont.) Town Facility Collection Areas Town Shop - refuse, recycling, yard waste, CD, tires, scrap metal & special/emergency clean ups HPD, HMC and the Community Center - Recycling Golf Course Maintenance Shop Refuse and Recycling Complete ROW litter clean up Downtown Main streets Neighborhoods Easements Support events and emergencies 56 in FY18 Delivering and servicing containers (e.g. Herndon Festival, CC summer camp, community/volunteer cleanups, FNL, etc.) Weather events e.g. hurricanes, snow storm, etc. Service bus shelters Clean up litter around and in the shelter Remove flyers 7 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

8 Proposed Collection Program Improved efficiency Improved distribution of routes Number of stops spread evenly among crews and days Improved collection areas Routes within the areas are grouped together Areas are more localized as compared to the current program Improved adjustments for holidays These will now be adjusted to combine the recycling into one day and shift refuse collections as necessary Have more sustainability for the division Require less support from other DPW divisions Allows for future absorption of additional collection stops Service WILL remain the same Refuse/Yard Waste and Recycling will still be collected weekly 8 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

9 Proposed Collection Program (cont.) Proposed collection program changes Recycling collection will occur on Mondays & Tuesdays Refuse & yard waste collection will occur on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays Proposed Collection Stops per Day Recycling Monday 2,526 total stops 1,404 automated & 1,122 regular Tuesday 2,731 total stops 1,596 automated & 1,135 regular Refuse & Yard Waste Wednesday 1,873 total stops 1,060 automated & 813 regular Thursday 1,653 total stops 966 automated & 687 regular Friday 1,731 total stops 974 automated & 757 regular 9 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

10 Proposed collection area/days (Recycling) 10 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

11 Proposed collection area/days (Refuse) 11 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

12 How and When? In depth outreach will be required due to the amount of changes across town Staff will work closely with all involved to make the transition as seamless as possible The goal start date is August 5, 2019 Allows for time to work with HOAs, especially those added to the automated recycling route Allows time to order/receive new containers Allows for proper timing for the calendar No mid year changes Allows for notification of day changes to residents Refuse/Recycling can stickers Distribution of media 12 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

13 Town Wide Cleanup Program (Spring/Fall) Program has been in place for over 20 years As development occurred increased support has been needed from other divisions; water & sewer, grounds, streets, etc. In the most recent years collections has either resulted in overtime and or stretched over to the following week 13 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation

14 Historical Data for Cleanups (Refuse only) FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY Fall Cleanup (Tons) Spring Cleanup (Tons) Average Weekly (Tons) September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program

15 Town Wide Cleanup Program Options Current Program one week each season generally in April and October Clean up items are picked up only on citizen s refuse day Proposed options Maintain program With changes to what is allowable Change to two weeks 1 st Week South of W&OD 2 nd Week North of W&OD Contract out the pick up for cleanup weeks Schedule HOAs beginning in April for clean up pick ups for the entire HOA 15 September 4, 2018 Refuse & Recycling Program Recommendation