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. , . Solid Waste Management Plan Page 2 October, 1987 . 2. Funding for Curbside Recyclable Pickup ~ction Needed: Authorize staff to apply for 100% funding of curbside recyclable pickup from Ramsey County. Rationale: Funding, to cover 100% of the curbside pickup costs, is available from Ramsey County. County staff estimates that funds are available to allow bi-weekly pickups in 30% of the county, and monthly pickups in the balance. The funding represents a return to the residents of a property tax surcharge, which amounts to $2.24 in 1987, but will rise to over $7.00 in 1988. Long-Term Funding Plan: Commencing in 1989, funding for recycling will be provided from a monthly surcharge, in an amount not likely to exceed $1.00 per month, applied to utility bills. By funding the program internally, and after having shown evidence of an effective recycling system, the city will be able to have the county's . recycling surcharge (over $7.00 in 1988... expected to be higher in 1989) lifted. No action needed at - - present. 3. Economic Incentive to Reduce Waste - Participate in Recycling Action Needed: Amend refuse haulers licenses to require the provision of a 15% monthly discount to residences that agree to limit refuse to 60 gallons per week, beginning July 1, 1988. Rationale: At present, those who generate small volumes of refuse pay the same removal costs as large generators. Further, no economic incentives exist to reward recycling or waste reduction. Ideally, all refuse collection costs would be volume-related, and this is likely to become the norm in the future. This step provides an economic incentive now, in a manner the haulers feel is practical, without getting the city extensively involved in regulation or enforcement. .