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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br /> <br />v2.1 38 10/22/12 <br />Exhibit 3 -1. Summary of Capital Costs for a Town -Operated <br />Curbside Recycling Collection Program <br /> Item Cost <br />Number of Households 11,500 <br />Number of Carts 11,500 <br />Average Cost per Cart 1 $50 <br />Number of Collection Vehicles 4 <br />Average Cost per Vehicle 2 $230,000 <br />Total Capital Costs $1,495,000 <br /> Amortized Monthly Cost per Household $1.84 <br /> <br />Notes: <br />1. Based on Orange County cost projection of $948,500 for 18,970 carts depicted <br />in board memo dated 2/21/12. <br />2. Capital Cost of automated collection vehicle, consistent with Pro Forma modeling <br />assumptions in other scenarios. <br /> <br />Exhibit 3 -2. Summary of Operating Costs for a Town -Operated <br />Curbside Recycling Collection Program <br />Item Cost <br />Salary $165,000 <br />Maintenance $160,000 <br />Fuel $30,00 <br />Total Operating Costs $355,000 <br /> Monthly Cost per Household $2.51 <br />Adding amortized capital cost to monthly operating cost per household results in a total <br />collection cost of $4.35 per household per month. This does not include the processing costs or <br />transportation costs of aggregated recyclables to market. <br />3.2.2 Other Recycling Services <br />The financial analysis of the residential curbside recycling program suggests that adding <br />additional recycling programs comparable to the Orange County program would not be <br />economically advantageous. The costs for the Town to provide, staff, operate, and manage these <br />additional services (multi-family collections, convenience drop locations, and educational <br />programs, etc.) would only drive up the cost of the total recycling program. The incremental <br />material volume and associated revenue recovered from these additional programs is not likely to <br />help offset the overall program costs. <br />Furthermore, recognizing the ongoing presence of the Orange County program and its <br />convenience centers and drop-off locations, a Town-operated program would have less control <br />over its residents using Town-provided drop locations versus County-provided drop locations. <br />In the absence of Town-directed collections, Town residents may be inclined to continue using <br />Orange County drop locations if convenient.