1. Public Works EVANSTON September 15, 2014 Solid Waste Report Suzette Robinson Director of Public Works

2. Public Works AGENDA Background Solid Waste Fund Solid Waste Diversion Solid Waste Diversion Goal Solid Waste Opportunities

3. Public Works BACKGROUND Residential Refuse - Groot Residential Recycling - City Residential Yard Waste - Groot Groot City

4. Public Works BACKGROUND Condo Refuse - Lake Shore Condo Recycling - City Yard Waste - Groot Groot City Lake Shore

5. Public Works BACKGROUND Commercial Refuse - Groot Commercial Recycling - Groot Commercial Yard Waste - N/A Groot

6. Public Works SOLID WASTE FUND 201220132014* Refuse Collection & DisposalRevenue $ 4,343,284 $ 4,418,235 $ 4,621,967 7685Expense $ 2,882,149 $ 2,879,215 $ 3,060,832 Recycling CollectionRevenue $ 173,971 $ 227,351 $ 181,952 7690Expense $ 1,092,468 $ 1,208,442 $ 1,120,583 Yard Waste CollectionRevenue $ 190,957 $ 247,652 $ 220,000 7695Expense $ 611,790 $ 626,253 $ 662,846 Solid Waste FundRevenue $ 4,708,212 $ 4,893,238 $ 5,023,919 Expense $ 4,586,407 $ 4,713,910 $ 4,844,261 Fund Balance ($1,124,162)($1,066,639)($876,309)

7. Public Works SOLID WASTE DIVERSION City-Wide Solid Waste Tons Total Diversion Rate Residential/Condo Total Diversion Rate Commercial City-Wide Diversion Rate (Recycling) City-Wide Diversion Rate (Yardwaste) 201164,23731.7%7.5%14.4%4.9% 201259,22931.8%8.3%15.1%4.5% 201360,64333.8%8.2%15.1%4.6% 201440,43032.6%9.6%15.5%4.3%

8. Public Works SOLID WASTE DIVERSION GOALS Residential Diversion Goal: 45% by 2020 Commercial/Multi-family Diversion Goal: 30% by 2020 Result Overall City Diversion from 20% to 37.5% by 2020

9. Public Works SOLID WASTE OPPORTUNITIES Explore Food Scrap Recycling Explore Clothing and Shoe Recycling Explore Expanding City Recycling Collection to include Multi-family Explore Modifications to City Yard Waste Program