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� � � � � ROSEVILLE'S CURRENT PRACTICES Solid Waste Collection Roseville currently has an open system of refuse collection, wherein the individual resi.dent contracts directly with a r�fuse hauler for weekly refuse collection service. Of the present seventeen haulers who are licensed to collect refuse in the City of Roseville, approximatel.y twelve actively serve residential customers. In order to receive a].icense to operate in Rasevil-le, a refuse collector must have a truck, pay a license fee, and provide insurance information to the City. The only requirements imposed by the City are that they must collect residential refuse at leas� once a week and the hours of collec- tion are restricted. � Each refuse hauler establishes the rates charged to residential customers. Rates vary between $8.00 and $9.00 per month, wi�h some offerinq reduced ratES to seniors. One company charges � $55.00 for fifty-two bags and another provides a ninety gal�.on container with extra charges if the customer needs more than one container per week. Most haulers wi�l ca3.lect any number af bags � each week, az�d all charge extra for handling large items such as mattresses, appli,ances, and furniture. � Each refuse hauler also determines which day of the week to collect refuse'in a given area. This can result in up to five different garbage trucks on any street in a, week. The City Public Works Directoz states that the effect of one garbage truck on City streets is equivalent to 3,000 to 6,000 passenger cars. This resu�ts in five to six years reduced life for City streets, and is a significant impact to the r4adway system, and a very largE cost to the community. Landfills � All of the refuse haulers who collect waste in Roseville dispose of the matezials in area landfills, with most mater�al go.ing to the Anoka County Landfill. There are currently no sani�tary � landtills within Ramsey County, and very little possibility of siting one. The costs of develop�tent of new landfi�ls is prohibitive. � Average cost per landfill would be $20 to $30 million, with some facilities costing as much as $50 millian. Lass af tax base is another potential cost o� siting a landfill in Ramsey County. � � � Landfills have been widely used because they appear to be an inexpensive way to dispose ot our garbage�, about $15.OQ per ton. However, this cost only includes the tipping fee charged to hau�ers. The cost rises to $75.00 a ton when collectir�g, hauling, and burying the trash properly are addEd in. I� increases to more than $90.Op a ton when the costs of long-term monitoring and cleanup of groundwater are included. 5