REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Cleanup Campaign Alternatives and Community Survey Results
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure; Promote Sustainability and Environmental Protection
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
R3 Consulting Group (R3) was hired to identify and analyze alternatives to the Cleanup Campaign (CUC) and gauge the community's interest in the alternatives. On-call collection programs, drop-off programs, and debris box drop-off events were identified as alternatives for hard-to-dispose-of items like bulky waste. An analysis was conducted for each alternative program that considered bulky item program types used by other cities, costs, community access, outreach needs, and advantages and disadvantages of other program types.
Following three community meetings to discuss alternatives to the CUC, a survey was conducted to gauge public opinion on other program types as well as the current programs offered by the City (CUC, city-wide garage sales, household hazardous waste drop-off events). Feedback from the community meetings and 86 percent of survey responses supported the current CUC format. Based on that information, the majority of residents prefer a hybrid approach, similar to what is provided today. This approach offers both single-family and multi-family homes multiple programs with collection and drop-off opportunities.
BACKGROUND
The Cleanup Campaign (CUC) has been conducted since 1961 and helps residential households dispose of 5,000 - 6,000 tons of unwanted debris annually. The primary mission of the current program is to remove unwanted debris (set out by residents) from the street as safely and swiftly as possible.
The City provides solid waste services to approximately 23,561 residential customer accounts that are comprised of 47,000 households. Approximately 14,000 of those households are not included in the CUC because there is inadequate space for setting out material and/or collection activi...
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