Public Works EVANSTON September 15, 2014 Solid Waste Report Suzette Robinson Director of Public Works
Public Works AGENDA Background Solid Waste Fund Solid Waste Diversion Solid Waste Diversion Goal Solid Waste Opportunities
Public Works BACKGROUND Residential Refuse - Groot Residential Recycling - City Residential Yard Waste - Groot Groot City
Public Works BACKGROUND Condo Refuse - Lake Shore Condo Recycling - City Yard Waste - Groot Groot City Lake Shore
Public Works BACKGROUND Commercial Refuse - Groot Commercial Recycling - Groot Commercial Yard Waste - N/A Groot
Public Works SOLID WASTE FUND * Refuse Collection & DisposalRevenue $ 4,343,284 $ 4,418,235 $ 4,621, Expense $ 2,882,149 $ 2,879,215 $ 3,060,832 Recycling CollectionRevenue $ 173,971 $ 227,351 $ 181, Expense $ 1,092,468 $ 1,208,442 $ 1,120,583 Yard Waste CollectionRevenue $ 190,957 $ 247,652 $ 220, Expense $ 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)
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) , %7.5%14.4%4.9% , %8.3%15.1%4.5% , %8.2%15.1%4.6% , %9.6%15.5%4.3%
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
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