City Of Kent

City Wide Trash ServiceCity of Kent

Health Department

Safety Department

Service Department

Previous Council Discussion

• OCT. 25, 2006 Health & Safety Committee - Discussed impact of residential trash relative to neighborhood quality of life

• FEB. 28, 2007 Health & Safety Committee - Discussed Solid Waste Management specifically use of trash cans and identifying quadrants for pickup or establish single hauler for all residential pickup

Benefits & Problems

Current Process

Unregulated Defined Quadrants

Regulated Defined Quadrants

Current Process

• Each resident selects a trash hauler– Benefits

• Free Market for Trash Hauler• For Resident Scalable Usage• Licensed by Health Department

– Problems• Daily Trash Picked Up Across City• Increased Cost to Residents• Unnecessary Truck Traffic• Usage of Service non-Regulated• Promotes Illegal Dumping

Defined Quadrants

Define by Residential Population Four Balanced Quadrants of City

Unregulated Defined Quadrants• Trash Haulers Limited – One Day Pickup

– Benefits• Limited Free Market for Trash Haulers• For Resident Scale of Usage• Neighborhood Trash Pickup Same Day of Week• Licensed by Health Department

– Problems• Unnecessary Truck Traffic• Usage of Service non-Regulated• Promotes Illegal Dumping• Limits Trash Hauler’s Schedule• Increased Cost

Regulated Defined Quadrants

• Trash Haulers Limited – One Day Pickup– Benefits

• Decreased Cost• Only Necessary Truck Traffic• Scale of Usage for Residents• Neighborhood Trash Pickup Same Day of Week• Reduced Illegal Dumping• Licensed by Health Department

– Problems• Trash Haulers Lose Free Market

Decreased Cost

• Example for Two Can Weekly Service– Independent Residential Service $20.00/Mo.– City Franchised $13.00/Mo.– Other Portage County Communities City Wide

• Hiram Bid $8.75 (2005)• Streetsboro Bid $9.82 (2006)• Aurora Bid $13.89 (3 can service) (2006)

Decreased Truck Traffic

• Currently eight companies licensed

• Health Department license– Equipment operating in the City is safe from a

health standpoint

• Using a factor of 75-percent of the eight licensed companies equals six trash trucks on each City street collecting trash weekly.

Scalable Service

• Pay By the Bag = Price Per Bag

• 2 Bags/Cans/Week = Price per Month

• 3 Bags/Cans/Week = Price per Month

• Unlimited Service = Price Per Month

Other Communities

Courtesy PCSWD

Other Communities Summary

  Pay By the Bag 2 Bags/Cans/Week 3 Bags/Cans/Week Unlimited Service  

Community Price Per Bag Price per Month Price per Month Price Per Month Notes

Hiram Bid Results 2005 $2.15 $8.75 $10.50 $12.25Fuel Surcharge (exceed $3.00/gal.)

3 Year Fixed

Aurora Bid Results 2006 $3.63 $12.95 $13.89 Fixed 5-Year

Streetsboro Bid Results 2006 $3.00 $9.82 na $11.51

Summary  Weekly Pick Up Weekly Pick Up

Item Individual City Wide

Cost Variable from 1-bag costing $9/Month to $25 per month for 90-Gallon Tote

Streetsboro Pay by the Bag, $3/bag to Unlimited Service $11.51/Month

Neighborhood Service Multiple pick ups scheduled in same neighborhood through out the week

Single pick up scheduled in same neighborhood once per week

City Wide Service Multiple Companies working in the City at different times

One Company working in the City on Agreed upon Schedule

Scalable Service Depends on Services provided by Each Trash Collection Company

As little as a bag when needed to unlimited service

Mandatory Service Non-Mandatory Service Mandatory Scalable Service

Decrease Traffic Multiple Trash Trucks per Week Single Trash Truck per Week

Illegal Dumping Promotes Prevents

Spring Cleanup City provides for cost of Spring Cleanup Scaleable from pickup what ever when ever items are placed at curb to same as current program

City Facilities Service Bid as Independent Contract Bid as Part of City Wide Trash Collection Contract

Service Availability for City Needs Call as Needed, Wait for Hauler to Arrive if Not Working in City

Hauler will be in City Monday through Friday