Title:
Consider and take action on Ordinance 2024-13: (1) amending the Solid Waste and Recycling Franchise Agreement with AmeriWaste to add two additional curbside household hazardous waste pickups per year and (2) updating the Solid Waste Services Fee Schedule to reduce the City monthly residential administrative fee by $0.08 and increase the AmeriWaste waste fee by $0.08 to account for the additional curbside household hazardous waste pickups per year - Second Reading (Director of Public Works)
Council approved first reading 8-0-0 on March 26, 2024.
Background:
Approval of this item will increase the number of curbside household hazardous waste events from two per year to four per year while increasing the fee for this service by $0.08 per month for residents. The City residential administrative fee will also be decreased by $0.08 per month. These changes will take effect with the automatic annual CPI adjustment that takes effect on May 1, 2024.
Household Hazardous Waste
Household Hazardous Waste is defined in the franchise agreement as waste that would be chemically or physically classified as Hazardous Waste but is excluded from regulation as a Hazardous Waste pursuant to the regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency because it is generated by a household and generally includes fertilizers, pesticides, paint, paint-related materials, household cleaners, white goods (free of Freon), batteries, thermometers, automotive products, electronics, pool chemicals, aerosol cans, tires, fluorescent bulbs and small propane containers. Household Hazardous Waste does not include business/commercial waste, medical waste (pharmaceuticals, sharps/needles), radioactive waste, PCBs, dioxins, ammunitions, explosives, compressed gas cylinders, smoke detectors.
Curbside Household Hazardous Waste Pickup
This amendment will increase the number of curbside Household Hazardous Waste pickups from two (2) per year to four (4) per year (January, May, July, and Novembe...
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