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F~bruary 20, 1992
THE HONORPo.BLE ClTY COm.eIL
Palo Alto, California
Members of the council!
E~..S:Q.r_~ in B r i e f:
This report is an informational report ir, response to
raised by Council at the J.an"clary 21, 1992 T:',eeting
recycling programs. Council action is nat rcq~!red.
qu.estions
regarding
A number of qUE-stions regardiTlg City r."cycling pro9ra.r;1s ',-:ere asked
at the Planning COffi!ldssion !':'.eeting on oct.c,be:r 9, 1991 during a
discussion of an ordinance requiring recyclable materials storage
at new' facilities b1..1ilt in ~alo Alto. '::?uestior,s focused on the
feasibility of increasing a=8~~ts a~d tiP&~ of rnatertals collected
through the residential c"u.rbside progra!':' .. At the Januan,r 21, 1992
city Council meeting Council Members asked staff to respond to the
qUE-stions raised at the tJlanning cO!C\l'!lission. It is not possible at
this time to add more ma~erials to curbside collection, because the
collection truck is already at capacity; a~d there is limited space
available at the Recycling Cs-nter for s.orting and h2:nd1ing the
materials curr@.ntly hsing collected.
other options currently aVailable in~l~je drop o~f for ~~ite paper
at the Recycling center or at Civic Cent~r; p~astic bo~tles (nan
Ca lifornia redempt :'on v;il".1-2 J?ET 2 -li ter) accept.ed at Stanford
Recycling Center and pI astic qr-c,,:-eri bays fer-rellS€-are requested
by t~.e food closets at 660 East. ~"~"2a:io",.; :'rive. and at SS5 l,o;d.~"'er:"e.y
street.
In 1989, Cal ifornia passed 'Cne Int2gratej ',,;a::·te r-:ana.ge",ent A-::t
(AB 939) ~ It requires that eve'!:! city 2:nJ CQU[1ty in tr-,e state
divert fronl the landfill 25 perce"t af its -;,:aste by 1995 and
50 percent by 2000. AB 939 also re~uirej eac~ city and county to
develop a l .. ,;or"X plan, t.h.-;> SOl..lrce Re:j~...::::tion and Hecycli.ng Element
(SRREj J deta.iling hO',,1 these g:,als ;.:ill be achieved, The City of
Palo Alto was the second city in the s~ate to have their SRRE
approved. The at~ached matrix sho~s key ele~e~ts included in the
SRRE I as well as timel ines to i:nple:-:,ent thE>se prograrc.s (Attachment
1). Adding :materials to residcnti.'31 curbside is scheduled to begirl
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in July 1996. If you ",·ould like furth.::-r revie· ... ' of the SERE, it is
available in the Public Works office, Civi~ Center, sixth floo~.
Respectfully submitted,
'~c£/7NA<~
M!Ca~EL H. MILLER
Deputy Director, Public ~orks Operatio~5
/i ('-j'I-;,' bt~ '-"t[.Cc _Ltc ra," --c-__
DAVID G. ADANS
Director of publi:: ·~orJ..:s
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Attachment 1
cc: Planning Commission
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Summary of Diversion Pfl"'grnmS tor th8 Shor1-and MOOIum-T enn ~Iann'ng Periods (1991 -20(0)
SOurce Reduction.
SRRE
Progf'll1O
• ledHllcai BSslstance
• Educational 8Horts
• Publk recogllilion And awards
• local ~t nrdlnanc9
~nng
• Expand parfldpalion in multHamily r8C'jdlng
pr-
• Expand oonvnorcialftnduOlr1.t !9Cfcllng
P"'9'oms
• SMART Stallon
• Oivart Inert solids fa B malfMiros processor
• Add additional material 10 drop-oU IlJdIlty
• Add additional malerial 10 residential curbside
Compoellng
• Mease participation in existing program
• Increase processing actlvttl6s Specl., W.,..
.. Wh"e goods salvagl119 Bllandflll
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Education and P\.IbDc 'ntonn.non
~_"~t 0L-" New Dlvers,~.J'~
I TO •• " 9.aed 011 ~ Pr09ram&'
Tota' DI'I ..... on, 8:tattng Program.
, Tolal [)tV'nllol'I. Mew '"to: Exl"~ Program
1, Co~tssllownQreIn 1991 doIlar9.
I 2, Includ •• city "'" time only.
PrQgl8m
Implemanlatlon
Dale
7192
7/92
7(92
7192
7192
7/92
7/93
7/95
7/%
7/%
7/91
7192
7/91
7/91
Estimated
P6rc;:enl
DIy.r!tk)IIoj
lotal
Wa~te Str8Qm
(Ily 1995)
04
0.2 -0.3
a-~
11
6·12
3.6
N!A'
Estimated
Percent Olversk'.ln
ot lotal
WM'. Stream
(By 2000)
M
0.2 -0.3
3-5
11
6,12
0.1 -0.3
2.0-2.7
3.6
NJA:1
0.3-0.' 0.3'OA
o 0
7/91 NIA I NI~
-24.5.3~~5,7
17.5 11.5
42.0 -50.2 I .... 1 • 53.2'
IIdd"Ionol
Costl'J
Planning
Bnd CapJlaI
(S)
Annual
Opemtfng and
Monllorlnq
($)
s.t"," Time2
for Program
Implementation
(Parson yA~)
Included In Education and PubRc Inl000000alion
220,000
260,000
0
0
103,000
460,000
o
300,000
o
o
I
126,000 0.15
150,000 OAO
166,0005-0.05
70.000· 0.05
140,000
20,000 0.05
240,000 0.05
o 0.20 I
53.500'
60,000
o 005 I
160,000-1,56 \
lBB,5oo I I 0 ~7QQQ 05 I 1.34~,OOG 1.022.500.~--4:00--1_. _ _ t,127,SOU' I
, 3. AdditIOnal processing ootIvtdes w4ft na' ina'9B$6 dlvSf5\oo, hrn 'Will produce a higher grade compost.
) 4. p9(C:8Of dlverslOO by 2000 will meet Of elt'OOEMj 50 ptlr'C8nl; thalower range shOe",", hero refJoct9 a "WO(s1 CB'Je sC(l'nHlio,·
\ 5. The SMaRT Station functions as a InWIsfar station as wml ~ recycMg cenler; only the meycl!ng tundion Is retlbCted in this e-ltlmate.
\ 6, 'ndodes 0.5 pmson years for HHW public education.
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