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Tom nf.Carrbo <br />(a ro <br />Public 8r[kc Department memorandum <br />Table 1.0 Solid Waste Services Analysis ~ Future Transfer Station G. Geiz <br />5/22/2OO8 <br />5.9 miles <br />Distance from center of Town ho scale house at existing landfill. <br />11 minutes <br />Time to drive from center of Town to scale house - large GVVtruck. <br />32 mph <br />Average rate of speed from center of Town to scale house. <br />22 minutes <br />Round trip time to drive from center ofTown <br />3.2 mpg <br />Gas mileage for front loader truck #5O used ondumpaterroute. <br />2.4 mpg <br />Gas mileage for fully automated truck #54 used on regular refuse route. <br />Assumptions <br />2.8 mpg Average gas mileage for large 8VVtrucks <br />$3.1O per gal price from recent purchases. **Prices are very unstable and will most likely <br />increase significantly in the coming months/years. <br />Multifamily/Commercial DumpstenService <br />Staffing - 1.0 fte <br />Eouipment- There are two front loaders for this operation. 1-on route, 1-spare <br />Routing- Multifamily and commercial stops are integrated on each route. <br />Trips - The driver averages 2 trips per day hu the landfill which io1U trips per week. <br />Capecity' There io virtually no excess staffing capacity. Driver finishes with 2O-3O minutes left at end ofday <br />No excess equipment capacity. <br />Without any additional capacity and the potential for more customers, it would be necessary boadd <br />one additional truck unless the new sight is less than 5 min (2.7miles) farther (one way) than the current site. <br />Single Family Regular Refuse Collection <br />Given: <br />Stops- About 3700 per week. About 850 Mon, Tues.Thurs, Friday &300 on Wednesday. <br />Staffing - 1.4fte <br />Equ|pnlent- Two trucks for partial day, sometimes one truck for full day. 4 fully automated trucks. <br />Trips - 8 per week plus 1 for bulky waste for a total of1O trips per week. <br />Capacity - Little excess capacity if1truck/5 day system. Additional capacity if two trucks are <br />used and went ho2 truoh/3 day system, but would need additional labor <br />to make things work. <br />No excess staffing capacity. Could create excess equipment capacity bv revamping ayetamfnom <br />one truck 5 days/week to two trucks 3 days/week. <br />ImpaotbxovesaXlSokidWaoteServices:Breakmmimt - |mcreasemf approx. 5'4 miles M0 minutes) one-way <br />for e total one-way distance of about i1.3 miles from center of town /42 minutes round trip). <br />"Costs shown represent today's dollars and prices. Fuel prices will likely increase significantly. <br />Start-up Costs: $215,000 New front loader truck for multifamily/commercial dumpster service. <br />Annual Costs <br />Labor $38.000 Hire one new person ho make up for lost hours. <br />Equip. yNe|nt $5.000 <br />Fuel $11`514 for every 5 miles farther (one-wuay) than current site. (2Utripe/wk) <br />