For a CLEAN GREEN Dallas New Once-Weekly Service for Recycling and Garbage Town Hall Meeting February 7, 2008

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 2 What started the idea ? Mayors Task Force on Recycling (2003) Dallas way behind other cities in recycling Few in Dallas even knew about blue bag program Aim to improve recycling efforts for Dallas

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 3 Goals set by Task Force Double participation in recycling households from 25% to 50% Quadruple recycled tons From 10,000 tons to 43,600 tons each year Average household to increase from 6 to 30 lbs per month

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 4 Task Force Proposal Use Big Blue roll cart Single-stream recyclables Implement Once-a-Week service Provide broad educational effort

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 5 Where We Are Today Introduced Big Blue last January Too Good To Throw Away Dallas doubled its recycling tonnage ! People know about the program Halfway to goals …

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 6 Next Step: Once-Weekly Service Will this work ….? Sure - used in over 85% of cities in US Dallas has tested for 3 years in pilot areas How to Implement …. ? Phase in across city Start with this area Residents show strong interest and readiness

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 7 How Will It Work …. ? Start date: March 3, 2008

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 8 How Will It Work …. ? Start date: March 3, 2008 Set collection schedule Collect BOTH recycling and GARBAGE on same day

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10 How Will It Work …. ? Start date: March 3, 2008 Set collection schedule Notify residents – three ways

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 11 How Will It Work …. ? Start date: March 3, 2008 Set collection schedule Notify residents – three ways: Town Hall meetings

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 12 How Will It Work …. ? Start date: March 3, 2008 Set collection schedule Notify residents – three ways: Town Hall meetings Cart hangers

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for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 14 How Will It Work …. ? Start date: March 3, 2008 Set collection schedule Notify residents – three ways: Town Hall meetings Cart hangers Letter in mail

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 15 How Will It Work …. ? Start date: March 3, 2008 Set collection schedule Notify residents Fill orders for Big Blue roll carts And keep blue bags available

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 16 How Will It Work …. ? Start date: March 3, 2008 Set collection schedule Notify residents Fill orders for Big Blue roll carts Start the service and respond to your feedback

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 17 Projected Outcomes Environmental impact: Saves 735,000 trees Saves 3 billion gallons of water Saves 17.5 million kilowatts Reduces air pollution Saves landfill space

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 18 Projected Outcomes Environmental impact Financial impact: Lowers cost of collection service

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 19 Projected Outcomes Environmental impact Financial impact: Lowers cost of collection service Modest savings projected for first phase

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 20 Projected Outcomes Environmental impact Financial impact: Lowers cost of collection service Modest savings projected for first phase Increasing savings as phased in city-wide

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 21 Projected Outcomes Environmental impact Financial impact: Lowers cost of collection service Modest savings projected for first phase Increasing savings as phased in city-wide Increases revenue for recyclables

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 22 Projected Outcomes Environmental impact Financial impact: Lowers cost of collection service Modest savings projected for first phase Increasing savings as phased in city-wide Increases revenue for recyclables Minimizes increases in Sanitation fee

for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas 23 Ready to Go ? for a CLEAN GREEN Dallas