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Pages from 10/28/08 packet <br />Oak <br />Administration Department <br />Memo <br />To: Bill Malinen, City Manager <br />From: Tim Pratt, Recycling Coordinator <br />Date: August 16, 2007 <br />Re: Organized Garbage Collection <br />In both the 1991 report "Options for Residential Waste Collection and Recycling in Roseville" <br />and the 2002 report "Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Citizen Advisory Committee <br />Report" committees of residents recommended the City adopt a system of organized <br />collection for garbage — a system in which the City contracts for service on behalf of residents. <br />The primary reason they cited for switching was the ability to direct where garbage would be <br />dumped. Minnesota has a hierarchy of waste disposal options (MN Statute 115A.02(b)) which <br />states that if waste is not reused, recycled or composted, processing waste into fuel is preferred <br />to landfill disposal. An organized collection contract would allow the City to stipulate that <br />garbage collected in Roseville be taken to a processing facility such as the one in Newport. <br />Under the current system, haulers are able to choose where to take the garbage they collect <br />and using data from the haulers we know that much of the garbage collected in Roseville is <br />being landfilled. In a 2002 survey, 90% of Roseville residents said they would prefer their <br />garbage go to a processing facility rather than being landfilled. The committees also cited <br />these benefits for organized collection: decreased rates, increased services such as yard waste <br />or organics collection, and decreased truck traffic. <br />Earlier this year you asked me to research three topics related to organized garbage collection: <br />1) How would the City go about switching to organized garbage collection? <br />2) What rates do residents pay for waste collection services in Ramsey County cities <br />that have organized collection? <br />3) Can the City charge haulers a franchise fee in order to provide waste services in <br />Roseville? <br />Process for Switching <br />The legislature has established a procedure that cities must use in order to switch to organized <br />collection (MN Statute 115A.94). Basically 180 days before implementing an ordinance <br />to organize collection, the Council must adopt a resolution of intent. The resolution of <br />intent must be adopted after a public hearing. The hearing must be held at least two weeks <br />