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Agenda Item 3b
TO: Mayor, City Council, City Administrator
FROM: I)ean Johnson, Director of Community I)evelopment
DATE: March 31, 1989
SUBJ: April 4, 1989 Regular Agenda Item 3b.
3b. Recycling Program U date
Attached is a pragress report on our recycling activities through March 15,
1989. The memo is self-explanatory. For the sake of discussion and/or
cc�mparison, I do have i'igures from �he fourth week of our prograrn.
, Glass 3.71 54 Gallons nit
Paper $.36 12 Batteries
Cans 0.22
12.29
There were 604 households that participated in week #4, which is 26.3% of
total households. Please refer to the aEtached memo for comparison purposes.
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i�vtarch 3l, 19�39
Lynn Anderson
R�cycling Specialist
De�ari�n�nt of Planning & Pro�;ram Management
7300 West 147th Street, Suite 503
Apple Valley, MN 5512�
RE: Landfill Abalemen[ Progress Report
Dcar I.ynn:
The City of Rosemount iclentificd the following c�bjectives to be met by
March 15, 1989, in our landfiil abatement funding application:
* Bid process complete and curbside collection in operation
* lnilial �romotion and education complete
' Commerciat/Inclustrial program in ptace
* i0°'o annual abatement goat met
The City began iis residential curbside reeyctin�; collection on fiebruaxy 27,
1�323r). Recycling containers and promotional/educational materials were
dclivered one week earlier. From its incepcion, our recycling program has
be�n a��ailable to' 100% of our residents, single family and multiple family
alike. Single family detached and attached residences have curbside
c�llection with weekly pick-u�s. A�artment buildin�;s/com�lexes have central
recycling containexs and are s�rviced as needed.
Our cornmerciai/industrial program has not been totally imptemented as of
this date; however, the following activities are underway:
* Recycling collection at al! municipal facililies
�` Seasonal collectian at atl municipal parks will be done again in
i�I89
' Recycling collection at Dakota County HRA offices
'" Recycling c€�llection initiaEed a[ Rosemount School District offices
and containers distributed to Rasemount schoals (next week)
"` Can/Glass recycling inxplementcd at all hospitality industries
Landfill Abatemen�rogress fteport �
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Wc eampletec! thrcc weeks of residciitial coltection by March 15, 1984. The
follc>wing audited i�igures indicace we havc cxcecdcd our 10��o goal for annuaF
abatemene at this time. These figures dc� not includc any information from
apar[ments --- only singlc family "participation."
Werk 1 Wrek 2 �'Veek 3 Total Tons
Gluss 2.71 3.15 3.3b 9.22
Pu�er 8.7�1 6.50 7.69 22.93
(:uns U.29 O.iK Q.�O 0.6T
Total Tons 11.74 9.83 11.25 32.82
Guilons Oil 97 6i 91 249 Galtons
# Kutteries 25 14 ZS 64 Batteries
These figures correspond to ?,3i)0 households which have received bins for
curbsid�, colleetion. Weekly parlicipation rates for the first three weeks
have been 23.6% (542 homes), 21.8% (542 homes) and 23.7�i"o (544 homes).
Averag� weekly parlicipation has involved 23°Ic of the households. Average
weekly colleetion has included 1Q.9�3 tans nf glass, paper and cans; 83 gallons
of waste oil; and 21 bazteries.
There are obviously no trends or conclusions that can be reached with such
a limited data base. While it appears that che pragram has been fairly well
reecived, the weather during ehis period has been some of the worst we've
experienced in years. I expect that the participalion rates and tonnage will
i�crease as Che weather ancl �rogram stahilice over [he next several weeks.
P(ease do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding
this information.
Sincercly,
Dcan R. J�hnson
Director of Community Development
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