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system adjacent residents collection schedules may vary resulting in containers placed at the curbside for collection on multiple days of the week. Additionally, containers currently come in all shapes and sizes and differing colors and bags are also used. Under a districted system, all services would typically be provided on the same day in a given neighborhood so streets are free of trash and recycling containers six days out of the week. Containers can also be standardized to provide a more uniform appearance. The City currently has few if any permit requirements related to the appearance and condition of trash collection vehicles. Standards can be established regardless of the collection system structure related to, among other things: • Cleaning and maintaining vehicles so that they present a "clean, professional and new -like appearance"; • Minimizing vehicle oil, fuel and other fluid spills; and • Controlling litter. Analysis Collection Days Unless the City were to pursue a districted collection system or require that all collection operations under the current open competition system occur on a specific day in each neighborhood (i.e., districted service days) it is likely that many neighborhoods will continue to have multiple trash service days. Should the City implement districted collection, however, collection services could be limited to one day per week. Standardizing Containers Districted collection would also allow for standardizing residential trash collection containers. In which case the City could own the containers and have the City logo rather than the haulers logo on the containers. Regardless of the collection system structure the City could provide for the universal roll -outt6 of City -owned standardized single stream recycling containers. Cleaning and Painting Trucks The City's municipal code does not specify any requirements for cleaning and painting trash trucks or commercial containers or any other requirements related to aesthetics including controlling litter and vehicle spills. Such requirements are standard in many franchise agreements and contracts and to lesser degrees license requirements. The City of Lone Tree's recent residential solid waste collection agreement with Pro Disposal specifies, among other things that the contractor shall use "vehicles that are 16 All residential accounts would be provided with a recycling container rather than needing to request one. Any customer not wishing to participate would need to specifically request to "opt- out ". Review of Trash Collection Impacts Section 2 - 13