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May 6, 1993
THE HONORABLE CIT'! COUNCIL
Palo Alto, California
'palo~t~.s Curbs; de Reeye1 ir,g J: __ il~eenth "rmiversary _____ =-___ ~.9]'Jl~
Giveaway
Menbers of the Council:
Repor-f: in Brief
This is an informational report and no Council action is Iequired.
To celebrate the fifteenth armiversaql of t.l".e curbside re:cycling
prograro. the landfill is planning a ccmpost giveaway. Tr..e compost
will be available to Palo A1to residents only. This event is to
reward oar residents fox their participation in and support cf the
City composting program.
,e,ackqround
In 1979, the City began co~posting the green veget~tive waste which
was being buried at the landfilL The City recognized the
importance of saving vall;able l.andfill space and combining green
~aste ~ith soil to produce a low cost topsoil. sin~e the program
b-egan in 1979, it has receive1. several awards frolf! the. State and
professiol'1al associations. visitors from across the United States
and. from ot.her c'Juntri~s have observed the progre.ssive and
innovative techniques used to process the green vaste into a high
grade soil amendment on a large scale. '.pproximately J. 500 tons of
screened compost is aVailat:le for t.his proTI1otion~ The compcst:.
being offered is excess material I from the :$oil amendment used for
the Closure and capping of the landfill in Phases I and IJA.
Discussion
Currently t.he landfill processes approximately 10/000 tons of
coropostable materials yearly. This diversion from landfilling
represents '7 perc€nf._ of the total \/'aste stream and, as 5'..lch, is a
significant proportion of our leg-ally mandated reCJrcling goa 15.
On two Saturdays, May 15 and ~ay 22, 1993, the landfill will offer
(to Palo Alto residents) up to two yards of compost per vehicle
until the 3 1 500 tons is gone.
Promotion of t"r.e program ... ·ill be hai"\dled thro'Dgh a newspaper ad in
the Pa10 Alto f.'eekly.
Residents will be required to bring containers and load their 0,,"'7'1
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vehicles. Each r:esid-=nt taking CQ>llpost. 'Will be required to sign a
liability release ferm (attached).
Palo Alto residents continue to support the City recycling
programs, and steff believes this would be an opportunity to reward
that support. The givea· ... ay 'Will close the recycling loop, by
taking a discarded prod~ct ano returning it a~ a usable product
once again.
Respectfully submitted,
MIca~EL H. MILLER
Deputy Di~ector, Public Wo~ks Operations
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Dir~ctor of Publ"c
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VISITOR'S RELEASE
1, I cer~jfy that r am a Palo A!to resident and this material rs intended fo:-use in
Palo A!to and will not be resord.
2, j Linderstand the composred greer. waste material being made avaiiable to me
is considered a soi: amendment and should be mixed wf'th soi: before being
used as a plamj:'1g medium.
3. I understand the material beiflg made available to me, by the City of Palo A!to
Refuse Disposal Area, may contain pieces of foreign materia! including but not
limite-d to giass and metal wh~ch may involve danger of persona! injury to
myself or others.
4. In consideration of my \lisit to the City of Palo Alto Refuse Disposal Area, I
voluntarily agree to assume all risk of injury to mvself and damage ia my
property. which may result from ti-]e i.:Jading, t:a,lsporr3tion, unloading or use
ef City cemposted material, or any other aCtivities at the City's compost area,
I furthercovenam and agree, for rnyself, my heirs, executors and adminis:trators
not to sue the City of Palo Alto or ary of its off~cers, agents Of emp!oyees for
any injury or property dam.:Jge I may suffer as a result of my use of said
composted materia' or resulting from act:vities at the CJty compcst area,
5, I further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Palo Alto, its officers,
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agents, and employees from a~d against a~y iiabiiiry, clajm, cost or expense for
any 6eath or injury to any other person or damage I rna", suffer as a result Clf
my use and said composted material, my entry i:lto or e.l(it from the City
compost area or from loading or l.Jnioad~ng said mate.lar. This agreement to
indemnify and hold harmress shall ;'lOt app!y to such claim. liabl11ty, cos'! or
expense occurring sorely as a resuit <Jf the negligan-::e of the City of Palo Alto.
its officers, agents or employees.
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