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EVANSTON

September 15, 2014

Solid Waste Report

Suzette RobinsonDirector of Public Works

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AGENDA•Background

•Solid Waste Fund

•Solid Waste Diversion

•Solid Waste Diversion Goal

•Solid Waste Opportunities

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BACKGROUND

• Residential Refuse-Groot

• Residential Recycling-City

• Residential Yard Waste-Groot

Groot

City

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BACKGROUND

• Condo Refuse-Lake Shore

• Condo Recycling-City

• Yard Waste-Groot

Groot

City

Lake Shore

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BACKGROUND

• Commercial Refuse-Groot

• Commercial Recycling-Groot

• Commercial Yard Waste-N/A

Groot

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SOLID WASTE FUND 2012 2013 2014*

Refuse Collection & Disposal Revenue $ 4,343,284 $ 4,418,235 $ 4,621,967

7685 Expense $ 2,882,149 $ 2,879,215 $ 3,060,832

Recycling Collection Revenue $ 173,971 $ 227,351 $ 181,952

7690 Expense $ 1,092,468 $ 1,208,442 $ 1,120,583

Yard Waste Collection Revenue $ 190,957 $ 247,652 $ 220,000

7695 Expense $ 611,790 $ 626,253 $ 662,846

Solid Waste Fund Revenue $ 4,708,212 $ 4,893,238 $ 5,023,919

Expense $ 4,586,407 $ 4,713,910 $ 4,844,261

Fund Balance ($1,124,162) ($1,066,639) ($876,309)

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SOLID WASTE DIVERSION

 

City-Wide Solid Waste 

TonsTotal Diversion Rate Residential/Condo

Total Diversion Rate Commercial

City-Wide Diversion Rate (Recycling)

City-Wide Diversion Rate (Yardwaste)

2011 64,237  31.7% 7.5% 14.4% 4.9%

2012 59,229  31.8% 8.3% 15.1% 4.5%

2013 60,643  33.8% 8.2% 15.1% 4.6%

2014 40,430  32.6% 9.6% 15.5% 4.3%

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SOLID WASTE DIVERSION GOALS

•Residential Diversion Goal: 45% by 2020

•Commercial/Multi-family Diversion Goal: 30% by 2020

•Result Overall City Diversion from 20% to 37.5% by 2020

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SOLID WASTE OPPORTUNITIES

•Explore Food Scrap Recycling

•Explore Clothing and Shoe Recycling

•Explore Expanding City Recycling Collection to include Multi-family

•Explore Modifications to City Yard Waste Program