Agenda Item Wording:
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Presentation and authorization for Solid Waste Dump On Us program changes. The City's Solid Waste Department is seeking input and authorization from Council on proposed changes to the frequency and alternatives to Dump On Us event dates.
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Deadline for Action: 10/21/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number: Jason Serpa, Public Works Manager, jason.serpa@visalia.city, 559-713-4533; Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, nick.bartsch@visalia.city, 559-713-4052
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council direct staff to implement the new Dump On Us event schedule and utilize landfill vouchers to supplement the program.
Background Discussion:
Since the early 1990's, the Public Works Solid Waste Department has offered the public a Dump On Us event that allows citizens to bring any type of material to a centralized location where City staff coordinate and separate these items into commodities that can be properly disposed of or recycled. Throughout the years, these events have become more and more recycle minded, where even though a lot of the material is trash and not reusable, there are now multiple opportunities for recycling or proper disposal at the events. These items include:
Metal (Ferrous)
Shredded Paper
E-Waste
Tires
Mattresses
Appliances
Hazardous Waste
Green Waste (All types)
Cardboard
Plastic and other comingled recycle
Currently, City staff operates six (6) events per year. These events are scheduled every other month and are very popular. Even with the event's popularity, there are some events that are utilized by the public more than others. These events tend to be around warmer weather, where both Spring and Fall events are the most utilized.
Staff is proposing that the event schedule be amended as below from six (6) events to four (4) events, once per quarter, and also shifted away from the holidays where t...
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