|
3. Background and History
<br />The City has contracted for curbside recycling of SDUs, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes since July
<br />1987. Once -a -month collection occurred from July 1987 to July 1988, twice -a -month collection from
<br />August 1988 to December 1998, every -other -week collection from January 1999 to April 2006, weekly
<br />collection from April 2006 to February 2014, and every -other -week collection has occurred at RDUs since
<br />March 2014.
<br />The program began with collection of old newspaper and aluminum cans. Over the years, commodities
<br />have been added to include collection of old magazines, old corrugated containers, household office
<br />paper and mail, boxboard, phone books, carrier stock cardboard, aseptic packaging, glass bottles and
<br />jars, steel food cans, polyethylene terephthalate and high -density polyethylene plastic bottles, pizza
<br />boxes, and clothing and textiles.
<br />In 1999, the City switched from a multi -sort (a.k.a., "source -separated") recycling system to a two -sort
<br />system. In 2014, the City switched to a single -stream program, using recycling carts owned and managed
<br />by the contractor, collected every other week.
<br />Participation rates reported to the City by previous contractors were between 56% and 71 % from 1999 to
<br />2007, between 74% and 82% from 2007 to 2012, between 76% and 93% for 2013 and 2014, and between
<br />92% and 97% for 2015 through 2019. City-wide recycling tonnages were fairly constant, ranging from
<br />2,900 to 3,300 tons collected annually since the program began. (See draft Contract Attachment A, Exhibit
<br />C for details.)
<br />MDUs were added to the program in 2003. Currently there are 99 buildings with a total of 7,486 units in
<br />the program. All new MDUs are required to join the program. There are currently three new MDUs under
<br />development in the City, with approximately 300 new units coming online over the next few years.
<br />Municipal buildings have been serviced under the contract since 2005, at no additional collection cost to
<br />the City. Historically the City included City Hall, multiple fire stations, License Center, Cedarholm
<br />Community Building, and multiple parks where walk-up service was required. Currently the City has five
<br />buildings with weekly service. In total, there are 23, 96-gallon carts, and two 4-cubic yard dumpsters to
<br />service at these locations (Exhibit D.2). Other mutually agreed upon municipal facilities can be added as
<br />needed.
<br />The City expanded recycling services into the park system in 2017, where 34 stops were added for a pilot
<br />program. The pilot helped the City analyze the service level needs, determine ideal spots for recycling
<br />carts, and determine the optimum seasonal collection schedule. Currently there are 29 City Parks
<br />locations and 134 carts with weekly, or every other week, service around the City. Collection of the
<br />recyclables varies between drive up, walk up, and servicing carts on a pathway (Exhibit D.3). Other
<br />mutually agreed upon collections at parks can be added as needed.
<br />The Contractor has historically been the owner of the recycling carts. The City has been researching
<br />owning their own carts and may be implementing cart ownership with this upcoming contract.
<br />RFP for City of Roseville Recycling Services . 4
<br />Page 60 of 185
<br />
|