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t <br />Attachment 1 <br />Rural Curbside Recycling Impacts of Four Recycling Options <br />1, Eliminate Rtiral Ctirbsi(le Re(.".,yc1ing Services and rely on convenience centers f. <br />all rd,:ral re( :., c1ing.' <br />County Impacts: <br />Will increase recycling volume at existing Solid Waste Convenience Centers and <br />possibly require new or expanded Solid Waste Convenience Center sites. <br />Financial Impact: <br />New or expanded Solid Waste Convenience Center sites; <br />Cost of a new Solid Waste Convenience Center $1,350,000 <br />(based on Walnut Grove Church Road without the cost of land) <br />Estimated Annual Operating Costs <br />of a new Solid Waste Convenience Center $ 300,000 <br />Stibscription Ser,vice four, he existing Rtiral Ctir side Re( :., cling (pt —/ n or, pt —otil) <br />County Impacts: <br />A Subscription Service would take six months to implement and likely decrease <br />recycling volumes in the County. <br />Financial Impact: <br />Rural Curbside recycling fees would be established by the Board based on the number <br />of customers that request the rural services. <br />Estimated Annual Costs $ 630,000 <br />(based on a 13,700 existing customer base) <br />If 60 % of the 13,700 existing customers billed the 3R fee <br />in fiscal 2012/2013 (8220 customers), request recycling services, <br />the Annual household fee is estimated to be: $ 76.64 <br />