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City Of Kent. City Wide Trash Service. City 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

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  1. City Of Kent City Wide Trash Service City of Kent Health Department Safety Department Service Department

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Defined Quadrants Define by Residential Population Four Balanced Quadrants of City

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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)

  8. 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.

  9. 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

  10. Other Communities Courtesy PCSWD

  11. Other Communities Summary

  12. Summary

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