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Home My Public Portal About07-17-2012 Info Presentation on Streamline recyclingMichael J. Driscoll Town Manager TOWN OF WATERTOWN Office of the Town Manager Administration Building 149 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 Phone: 617-972-6465 Fax: 617-972-6404 www.watertown-ma.gov townmgr@watertown-ma.eov To: Honorable Town Council From: Michael J. Driscoll, Town Manager Date: July 12, 2012 RE: Agenda Item — Informational Presentation As a follow-up to discussion with the Honorable Town Council President Mark S. Sideris and the attached correspondence from Gerald S. Mee, Jr., Superintendent of Public Works, I respectfully request an Informational Presentation be placed on the July 17, 2012 Town Council Agenda. The Informational Presentation will be on the new single stream recycling and automated trash collection program that begins on August 6, 2012 and will be given by Gerald S. Mee, Jr., Superintendent of Public Works and Chris Peters, Republic Services Inc. Additionally, enclosed please find an informational flyer on the new program that was included in the first quarter Fiscal Year 2013 tax bills. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. cc: Gerald S. Mee Jr., Superintendent of Public Works All Department Heads TOWN OF WATERTOWN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 124 ORCHARD STREET WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 02472 Tel: 617-972-6420 Fax: 617-972-6402 TO: Michael Driscoll Town Manager `t FROM: Gerald S. Mee, Jr. 50111C Superintendent DATE: July 11, 2012 RE: Request for Town Council Agenda Sir, I respectfully request that Chris Peters of Republic Services Inc. and I be placed on the July 17• 2012 Town Council Agenda. We would like the opportunity to make a brief presentation regarding single stream recycling and automated waste. Our program education campaign continues and with the toter delivery scheduled for the last two weeks in July we would like to have a green and black toter on the council floor as a visual tool to show the people what to expect and hopefully address any questions or concerns the council or the audience may have. !Mown Monager\Request for .1uly 17 Councll.doc Recycling is Mandatory in Watertown and Easy! Single Stream also known as "No Sort" A New Automated Trash / Recycling Program Begins Monday, August 6, 2012 Toters will be delivered to residents the first or second week in July. Watertown is pleased to announce a new program for collecting trash and increasing our recycling efforts. A new automated trash collection program will begin on Monday, August 6, 2012. The Town believes the chosen program is the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible program available. One 64 gallon toter for trash and one 64 gallon toter for recycling will be given to each legal address in Watertown, free of charge. All toters will have a serial number assigned to a specific address. If you move, the toter stays in Watertown. ✓ Trash must be placed in bags — then placed into the toter ✓ No extra bags, no extra barrels will be collected ✓ Bulk item collection will remain the same: household furniture, bedding, etc. ✓ White goods and yard waste curbside collection will remain the same ✓ Recycle bins that we currently have will not be collected after August 6, 2012 ✓ There will be no additional requests for toters ✓ Contact the Department of Public Works if your toter is damaged or stolen — 617-972-6420 ✓ Cardboard boxes must be flattened and placed inside the toter for recycling ✓ A mechanical arm will be lifting the toters off the street and dumped into the truck ✓ The Toter should face the street, placed away from telephone poles, trees, fences mailboxes and other obstacles by three feet. LIDS MUST BE CLOSED. Residents now have the convenience to "Single Stream" (co -mingle, no sort) recyclables. Paper and mixed containers, such as colored glass, cans and plastics all in one toter. The toter may contain mixed paper (magazines, junk mail, newspapers, brown paper bags and telephone books) aluminum, tin cans and plastics 1 thru 7, colored glass. No Styrofoam! Each household will receive one 64 gallon trash toter and one 64 gallon recycling toter — free of charge. Recycling Schedule: Recycling will remain bi-weekly; continue to refer to your current collection calendar for collection dates. Recycling Center Hours: Remain the same Holiday Impact of Pick Up: A legal holiday will delay pick up by one day. Building Materials / Construction Debris: Collection of any refuse left by building or building renovations or repair work will NOT be picked up by the Town. When at all possible, use the hired Tradesman who did the work to dispose of the material. Please contact the Watertown DPW at 617-972-6420 or visit the town's website www.watertown-ma.gov for further up -dates. Cardboard will not be picked up in the trash, it is a recyclable item!