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Appendix B Pros and Cons of Rec clin Pro ams Pros Cons OPTION 1 --Residents are familiar with it --Participation rates and toru�ages are stagnant Current --Less residual and out throw System --Higher colIection cost --Lower grocessing cost --Dif�culty of getting bins to the curb --Bins ca.i3 be modi�ed to add lids and wheels --Storage concerns inhibiting fizll participation --Lowest cos# ($2.05 per household, per manth} OPTION 2 --Abates storage concerns because of --Difficulty of getting bins to the curb less build up Weekly --Higher collection cost Collection --Less residual and oul throws --Less convenient --Lower processing cost --Increased truck traffic --Bins can be modi .fied to add lids and wheels --88% of residents surveyed said every other week collection is often enough --Higher Cost ($2.10-2.25 per household, er rnonth) OPTION 3 --Convenient (no sorting} --Higher cost of processing Single --Whecled and covered containers --Higher residual and out throw rates Stream --Lower cost of coilection --Only one vendor --Provides additiQnal storage space --If City doesn't own bins, it would have to huy a new set if it changes vendors --Less truck traffic because trucks don't fill as quickly since they can --Waste Management has less incentive to connpact material recover glass and sell it to a manufacturer for recycling --Higher participation --Residents surveyed split 50/50 on whether --More tonnage collected they want it --Highest cost ($225 per household per month)