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New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Extracts Source: https://www.dnv.org/programs-services/new-carts-residents
Begin delivering carts in Zone 1 (Yellow) in February 2017
Pickup schedule unchanged (items can only be put at curb
5:30am to 7:30am on collection day)
Size of carts (you get 2) Weight Limits/cart
Single fam. homes 240 litres 100kg
Townhomes(1) 140 litres 55kg
Downsizing to 140 litre cart(s) free till 30days after 4-week trial
Reduction in green/garden trimming capacity from
6*77litre= 462 litres to 240 litres.
(1) DNV selected a smaller cart for townhomes, based on feedback from their operations crew about how much materials they typically collect from townhomes.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Q/A Corrie Kost /District Staff
Q: It was implied that (Kraft) paper bags could no longer be used for pickup of yard waste (greens). So what does one do with all those Kraft paper bags that people have collected?
Although Kraft paper bags cannot be used specifically for pick‐up upon commencement of the cart program, they can be repurposed in the following ways:
Residents can choose to fill up their paper bags with organic waste and place them in their cart in order to increase the cleanliness of their cart.
Kraft paper bags can be used to line the bottom of the organics cart which is another great way of keeping the cart clean.
Residents can use Kraft paper bags to store leaves or extra yard waste in the spring and fall and continue to fill their cart each week with the stored organics.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Q: What do people do with the existing ~150 litre lockable carts that have been used for organics etc.? My personal preference is to use this cart in combination with the two new 240litre containers in any fashion I see fit (but appropriately identified of course).
Only the new District issued carts will be accepted for collection for the following reasons:
The new carts are fitted with an electronic identification tag (RFID) that links them to the household to which they were issued as this allows us to identify and return any carts that are lost/stolen.
The RFID assists in ensuring residents are charged the correct utility based on the size and number of carts at each property.
The RFID will allow us to adopt future technologies to improve collection efficiency.
District owned carts are maintained in a manner by the District that ensures all carts presented for collection meet a standard that ensures they can be collected and tipped.
Residents can also repurpose their old carts/containers for storage, or put them out during our old container recycling event.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Q: What can citizens do with extra bag/container tags that were purchased? Is there a rebate for those? Residents can use extra bag/container tags until they receive their carts. Residents can return the extra garbage tags for a refund once they receive their carts. The process for refunds will be outlined on our website closer to the date of the cart rollout.
Q: What are the proposed “fees” for any additional cart citizens may request?
Additional organics carts will cost approximately $65 each annually which will be added to your annual utility fee in 2018. This rate is tentative and will be reviewed closer to 2018. Residents will not be able to obtain an additional garbage cart unless they have a suite. If a resident has a legal suite in their home they can downsize their 240 L cart for two 140 L carts. Since the new garbage carts allow for an increased capacity from the current limits, this extra space should be adequate for most residents who occasionally put out extra garbage.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Q: Currently we are allowed to put out six (6) organics/greens containers (combination of kraft bags or 77litre plastic containers). This totals about 460 liters. The new proposed regulations, in practice, allow for only a single 240 litre cart for this purpose. This is woefully inadequate for most of the growing season – even for smaller properties like my own.
Our rationale for organics capacity was based on an analysis of organics tonnages from 2004 to 2016. This analysis included reviewing the tonnages during peak periods (fall and spring clean ups) of organics collection year over year. Based on our calculations, which assumed the worst case scenario, the average household sets out a maximum of 150L of organics per week during the spring and fall clean ups. Most households will only require one 240 L organics cart. We understand that there will be residents with large properties that fall outside of the average. In such cases these properties can obtain two additional 240 L organics carts for a fee of $65/cart/year. Residents can also store organics and put them out when their cart may not be full or ask to use their neighbours cart should their cart not be full.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Q: Since I live in Zone 1, a “testing period” in “early 2017” would not test any realistic needs and should be extended to include spring and fall peak requirements.
Please note previous remarks with regard to the trial period. The pilot in Zone 1 will mainly be used to work out operational efficiencies. We have consulted with and gained insight from other local municipalities who have rolled out their cart programs in order to plan the implementation of our own.
Q: Most importantly, considering that collection of garbage/organics is a core service of all municipalities. Should there not have been a proper consultation with our residents about this matter?
We have tried our best to present the public with opportunities to provide input during the planning process. Consultation began in 2012 with a telephone survey which gauged the support for a carted system. From 2012-2015 there were also six council workshops where information regarding the cart program was presented. In 2015 the program was brought forward at a Regular Council meeting where it was approved. All meetings were open to the public.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Extracts from https://www.dnv.org/programs-services/new-carts-residents Once Zone 1 residents have had time to decide if they need to exchange their carts, we will begin a phased delivery of carts to the remaining zones in the District.
We selected a smaller cart for townhomes, based on feedback from our operations crew about how much materials they typically collect from townhomes.
You will have the opportunity to exchange your cart for a different size, and your curbside garbage utility fee will be adjusted accordingly.
Start by using the cart we initially provide for a minimum of four weeks. This will give you a chance to adjust to the new size and evaluate if it’s right for you.
You may, however, want to try your cart over several months to make sure the capacity is consistently right, as your requirements can change depending on the season, holidays, and so on.
If, following the mandatory four-week trial period, you wish to change cart size, you can fill in a form online, call us, or come to District Hall.
The $50 cart exchange administration fee (per cart) will be waived, provided you make your request within one month of the end of your trial period.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Note: One cannot request the smaller (140 litre) cart, instead of the larger (240 litre) cart before first delivery.
Q. What should I do with my old plastic and metal garbage and recycling containers?
We will be offering free collection and recycling of any garbage or green cans that you do not wish to keep.
A collection day will be announced for each zone, and you can simply leave your cans at the end of the driveway on that day. We will keep our website and app up to date with details of when the recycling event will occur.
Alternatively, you may want to use your old cans to store excess yard trimmings or household items, or as an emergency preparedness kit.
Q. How are bundles of twigs and branches to be handled in the future?
Branches and twigs will have to be cut to fit inside the cart with the lid closed.
We will not be picking up bundles.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Q. Why are you replacing all of the carts, District-wide?
In the fall of 2015, Council directed us to improve our system for collecting garbage and organics by providing standardized locking, wheeled carts to all District residents.
There are several benefits to moving to standardized carts:
Improve worker health and safety ― the new carts do not require manual lifting Make garbage less accessible to animals ― the new carts have locking lids Encourage residents to reduce waste ― there are financial incentives for choosing
smaller carts
Many municipalities in the Lower Mainland have achieved similar goals by moving to standardized garbage and organics carts.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Q. How is the cart replacement program being funded?
The carts are being funded through a long term capital plan.
The budget is funded through the Solid Waste and Recycling Reserve, and is included in the 2016-2020 Financial Plan [$5m just for new carts on Page14]. We expect the budget to cover both initial and ongoing costs, with cart life estimated at 15 - 20 years.
There will be no additional cost for residents, though you will continue to pay your solid waste utility. Note: “Extra” garbage bags will no longer be accepted for collection
Q. What if I sometimes have more organics than I can fit into my cart?
You can use your old containers to store leaves or extra yard waste in the spring and fall, and continue to fill your cart each week with the stored organics (but remember you can't put your old containers out for collection).
The North Shore Transfer Station also accepts additional yard trimmings and small quantities of residential food scraps in their Green Waste area for a minimum fee.
If you consistently have more organics than a 240 litre cart will hold, you can request to have an additional organics cart, for a fee.
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
Extracts from app.dnv.org/OpenDocument/Default.aspx?docNum=1949657
“However, technology is constantly improving and it is recommended that the District install (Radio Frequency Identification) RFID tags on any carts provided to the public (budget cost of $1.25 per cart) to facilitate the development of a database and a system that is capable of issuing unique bills to each resident, should a move to weight based user pay be considered in the future.”(page 20) “Note that carts with RFID tags would increase efficiency in identifying and targeting households in need of increased education efforts.”(page 21) “Provision of an animal resistant 140 L garbage and 240 L Source Separated Organics (SSO) cart to all SF residents. Capital cost of $5.8m, with an average increase of $36 (13%) on SF solid waste utility fee.”(page 22) “Note, that from an operational perspective, the narrow design of the 140 L cart can cause clogging of the wetter, organic material.” (page 25)
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
THANK YOU !
New Garbage and Organic Waste Carts Program
REFERENCE MATERIAL FOLLOWS
District of North Vancouver ISWMP – Page viii
WASTE FLOWS IN THE DISTRICT
The quantities of waste managed through DNV and the North Shore Recycling Program (NSRP) in 2011 and the interim and final destinations ofgarbage, recyclables and organics are presented schematically in the figure below.
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Subject: RE: New Containers Test Period Poorly Timed...From: Bo Ocampo <[email protected]>Date: 2/7/2017 1:34 PMTo: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
Hi Corrie,
Thank you for your feedback regarding the cart exchange fee. We will take this into considera on during the assessment of our Pilot. Ourra onale for the exchange period is as follows for the Pilot Zone:
× 4 week mandatory trial period – we would like residents to try the carts out for a few collec on cycles in order to see if an exchange isnecessary
× 4 week exchange period where fee exchange is waived – from an opera ons perspec ve we are looking to see how many residents aregoing to exchange their carts in Zone 1 to be able to help gauge (approximately) how many exchanges will occur in the remaining zones
× We will reassess the length of the free exchange period near the comple on of the Pilot
Regarding your comment about the savings not taking effect un l 2018 – the purpose of this statement is for residents to know that during thistransi on period they will not be penalized for being ini ally delivered a 240 L garbage cart (in case they wish to downsize their garbage cartand take advantage of the savings). As you men oned – there isn’t an opportunity to save money at that point but we want to be able tocommunicate this so that residents know they are not missing out on savings for the year when there aren’t savings. Also, to provide addi onalclarifica on, a cart can be exchanged, added, or removed at any me a er the ini al four week period and not just for the first three months.
Regards,Bo
Bo OcampoWaste Coordinator –Solid WasteDistrict of North Vancouver
604.990.3677 (Tel)604.990.3876 (Fax)
From: Corrie Kost [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 11:17 PMTo: Bo OcampoSubject: Re: New Containers Test Period Poorly Timed...
Dear Bo,
I much appreciate this and previous clarifications.
From this email I conclude that, say if the carts are delivered in mid Feb. and I wish to have a free downsized cart I must request oneby 4weeks + 1 month which takes us to April 15. This may or may not be (depending on the weather) late enough to have completedthe spring cleanup. Yes, the 3 month period you mention would suffice to decide which cart is suitable - but by then the cartexchange fee cannot be waived (being well beyond April 15th). I suggest waiving the change fee for 3 months after carts aredelivered is more appropriate.
On visiting the DNV website on another issue I notice the information segment stating:
Savings from having smaller carts will not take effect until you receive your 2018 Property Tax notice, so you will not lose theopportunity to save money as a result of this mandatory trial period.
To me this is not clear. Since no downsizing is allowed during the mandatory trial period there can be no saving allowed for anyone. To say that "you will not lose the opportunity to save money as a result of this mandatory trial period" is perhaps true - but onlybecause there is no opportunity to save money!Perhaps I am missing something - so any clarification would be much appreciated.
Yours truly,
Corrie Kost
Bo Ocampo wrote:Dear Mr. Kost,
Thank you for your feedback. To clarify, carts can be exchanged at any me a er the ini al four week trial period. The one month
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period following the ini al trial period that you stated in your email only refers to a period of me when the cart exchange fee willbe waived.
In regards to your concerns about the span of the pilot period ‐ the three month pilot in Zone 1 from early March un l the end ofMay will include the spring growing period. We will be monitoring the program closely and addressing any issues that arisefollowing consulta on with Council. Our ra onale for organics capacity is also based on an analysis of organics tonnages from2004 to 2016, which showed that the average household amount of organics during peak periods (spring and fall) was 150 litresper household and we an cipate that the average household will only require one 240 litre organics cart.
Regards,Bo
Bo OcampoWaste Coordinator –Solid WasteDistrict of North Vancouver
604.990.3677 (Tel)604.990.3876 (Fax)
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From: Corrie Kost <[email protected]>Date: January 13, 2017 at 11:13:54 PM PSTTo: Mayor and Council - DNV <[email protected]>Cc: Gavin Joyce <[email protected]>, Len Jensen <[email protected]>Subject: New Containers Test Period Poorly Timed...
Your Worship & Members of Council,
I reside in Zone 1, and so, according to the NSNEWS (article attached), I will receive two new 240-litrecarts in February.Thus "asking families to use the carts they’ve been assigned for one month before deciding whether tochange to a smaller or larger cart." is unreasonable.
This is poorly thought out since there will be little, if any, yard waste produced during this test time period.Might I suggest that the test period at least span a period of significant yard waste - say April-May orSeptember-October?
Lets work together on this, please.
Yours truly,Corrie Kost2851 Colwood Dr.N. Vancouver
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MAYOR'S MESSAGE: New locking garbage and
organics carts rolling out
Richard Walton / Contributing writer
January 6, 2017 12:33 PM
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In North Vancouver, preserving our natural spaces and protecting the environment for future generations is
always top of mind, and so is being financially responsible in our decision-making and operations.
That’s why we’re embracing Metro Vancouver’s goal to recycle 80 per cent of our waste by 2020. In 2017,
we’re taking new steps to keep recyclables, including organics, away from the region’s landfill in Delta and
incinerator in Burnaby.
Diverting recyclables and organics from the garbage stream means the existing landfill has a longer life. But
that’s not the only financial advantage of sorting our waste. Garbage that contains more than 25 per cent food
scraps is now subject to a 50 per cent surcharge on the tipping fee that we, and ultimately you, pay.
Starting July 2017, this threshold will be lowered to just 5 per cent permissible organics in garbage, making not
separating out our food scraps an increasingly costly habit.
To help us all comply with these new standards and separate waste into organics, recyclables and garbage, the
District of North Vancouver will be distributing new locking carts – one for garbage and one for organics – to
all residences currently using municipal garbage collection service.
District of North Vancouver solid waste department clerk Meghan Seeton displays the new locking garbage
carts that will be distributed this year. photo supplied District of North Vancouver
Of course, we all know that living in bear territory means we need to be responsible with any waste that can
attract wildlife, so the new carts will be fitted with a locking mechanism. In addition, organics will be picked up
before garbage on collection day, to minimize the amount of time the food waste is sitting out on the street or in
the lane.
The carts will have wheels to make it easier for you to move them to the curb, and to improve worker health and
safety by minimizing manual lifting of heavy cans and garbage bags by our collection crews.
Cart delivery will begin in Zone 1 in early 2017 and continue across the remaining four collection zones in a
phased approach throughout the year. We will also be setting up a special day for collecting old garbage and
organics bins to be recycled, once everyone has the new carts.
Keep an eye on the North Shore News for ads with more information closer to your zone’s delivery date, and
visit our web site at dnv.org/carts for more information. Also, don’t forget to download our waste collection
app, DNVCollect, direct to your mobile device for helpful reminders about collection days.
About the new cart program:
You will receive two carts – one for garbage and one for organics – for free.
The size of the carts you receive will depend on your house size (single-family home or townhouse).
You will be able to upsize or downsize your carts once for free (following a trial period).
If you change cart size a second time, you will need to pay an administrative fee.
The 2018 fees for garbage collection (utility rate) will be based on cart size.
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Solid Waste Cart Change-Out Request Form
Revenue Branch 1435 Water Street
Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4 250 469-8757 kelowna.ca/utilities
Roll:
ADDRESS AND OWNER INFORMATION:
Please print clearly.
Date: _________________________________________________ Property Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Owner Name:_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Home Phone: ______________________________ Work Phone:_____________________________ Cell: ______________________________ Property Owner Signature: ____________________________________________________________ Form must be completed and signed by Property Owner. If the owner is a Company, a signature must be provided by an AUTHORIZED PERSON who has signing authority, and documentation proving signing authority (e.g. Registered corporation or shareholder / partnership agreement) must be attached to the waiver.
CHANGE-OUT/UPGRADE REQUEST:
Check applicable Annual fee
Upgrade garbage 120 litre to 240 litre $72 annual fee*
Down-grade garbage 240 litre to 120 litre Remove $72 annual fee
Upgrade recycling 240 litre to 360 litre No change in annual fee
Down-grade recycling 360 litre to 240 litre No change in annual fee
Upgrade yard waste 240 litre to 360 litre $6 annual fee*
Down-grade yard waste 360 litre to 240 litre Remove $6 annual fee
Additional 360 litre yard waste (one-time fee required) $30 annual fee* _____ $55 one-time fee**
Two additional 360 litre yard waste (one-time fee required) $60 annual fee* _____ $110 one-time fee**
Remove additional 360 litre yard waste Remove $30 or $60 annual fee
Remove: garbage / recycling / yard waste cart(s) No change in annual fee (please circle the cart(s) you want removed)
1st trip Change-out or remove cart(s) to property No charge
Subsequent trips to Change-out or remove cart(s) _____ $26.25 per trip***
Total fee to accompany this form: $
Notes: * Annual fees are added to your property tax account ** The $55.00 or $110.00 one-time fees for additional yard waste cart(s) must accompany this form. ***The $26.25 (inc. G.S.T.) subsequent trip fee must accompany this form.
Form must be submitted to the City of Kelowna by one of the following methods:
► in person at City Hall: Revenue Branch, City Hall, 1435 Water St., Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4
► by mail: Revenue Branch, City Hall, 1435 Water St., Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J4
► by fax: 250 862-3391
► by e-mail: [email protected] (print, scan then e-mail)
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
Check Owner Check Charges # of units GR Attached Spreadsheet Date Faxed
cc: Revenue Branch _______ _____/_____/_____
Downgrade 2014_____ 2015_____ Received by: ____________________________
Copy and TC for adjustments