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Curbside Acceleration Recycling Program - The Big Cans
Dollar Amount Requested
3,000 - 96 gal. recycling carts with micro-chips @ $60 each=$180,000
2 - Sets of scales to weigh recycling carts and tracking device to read recycling micro-chips and collect data to retro fit the city's contractor's recycling trucks @ $18,000 each =
$36,000
3,200 recycling information magnets @ $1.50 each = $4,800
Contracted CVP Recycling Marking = $15,000
Total Cost for Program: $235,800
Requesting: $231,000
Estimated Monthly Increase in Recycling Tonnage from Project
32.12 monthly increase in recycling tonnage which would double the currently monthly recycling tonnage collected.
Program Category
X Request for Education/Awareness Funding
X Request for Infrastructure Funding
/ Request for Incentive Based Program Funding
/ Other, Please Explain
Additional Info:
Project Title
Curbside Acceleration Recycling Program - The Big Cans
Project Summary (limit to 5 lines). A detailed description is required in section 3.
City would go to a single stream large cart system (96 gal.) with carts that have micro-chips for measuring how each household is recycling and to measure the percentage participation
rate versus the aggregate percentage of recycling. The contractor's trucks would be outfitted with arms that have scales and could collect the data necessary to implement a RecycleBank
or Recycle & Win program. The data from the chips in the carts would also assist the city staff on targeting educational information geographically to increase participation.
Current Method for Collection of Recycling
X Single Stream
/Dual Stream
/Source Separated
Describe Current Residential Recycling Program (if applicable). Please exclude C&D waste, bulky waste and yard trimmings from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) calculations.
Current tons of MSW Collected Monthly*
/188.58 tons
Current tons Recycling Collected Monthly*
/32.12 tons
Current Participation Rate, if available*
14.5% of MSW volume is recycled
Collection Method with New Recycling Program
X Single Stream
/Dual Stream
/Source Separated
/Other
Projected Monthly Recycling Tonnage and Participation Rate
Tonnage/% Participation Rate/
Projected Monthly Recycling Tonnage
/64.24 tons
Projected Monthly Participation Rate
/70%
Describe the manner in which you plan to measure the increased recycling attributable to your project. This would include the new recycling volume and participation as compared to the
previous program’s recycling volume and participation.
The city will track recycling participation overall through the chips in the carts from the reports from the contractors based on the new scales and tracking device.
Describe your public education plan and outreach for the project, if applicable. Please include the cost of outreach over the project timeline.
City would advertise the new recycling program on city's website, government channel, facebook and twitter. In addition, the city would include information about the program on the back
of the city utility bills and would provide updated refrigerator magnates with information about the cans and recycling incentive programs that are tracked with the new cans. City will
contract with a recycling marketing firm to improve recycling participation.
Will you be using a third party contractor for public outreach? If so, please identify contractor in "Additional Info" section below.
Contractor will provide the updated recycling program magnates. City will contract with a CVP (Curbside Value Partnership) to assist at a CVP Basic Partnership level program to boost
participation rates.
Identify the cost, quantity and type of recycling resources needed for your project. Please fill in table below where applicable to your project.
Type of Resource
Quantity
Unit Cost
Total Cost/
1. Collection
96 gal. recycling can with micro chips
/3,000
/60
//180,000
2. Processing
/
/
/
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3. Record Keeping/Technology
Scales and tracking device for contractor’s recycling trucks
2
18,000
36,000
4. Communication/Education
Recycling informational magnets
CVP Contract
3,200 magnets & CVP Marketing Program
$1.50 each &
$15,000
$4,800
$15,000
If you plan to partner with another organization to leverage expertise, capital or matching monies, please describe.
Organization Type of Assistance Value in $'s Additional Comments /
1. City’s Recycling Contractor – $4,800 - recycling information magnetic cards for residents
Check any of the organizations below of which you are a member or have utilized services.
/Keep Georgia Beautiful Affiliate
X Georgia Recycling Coalition
X Ecoville
X DCA Solid Waste and Recycling Survey/Re-TRAC User