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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br /> <br />v2.1 66 10/22/12 <br />years with the replacement of collections fleet vehicles in accordance with the current <br />depreciation and vehicle schedule. <br /> Require that residential MSW be placed in a Town-issued waste collection cart. SCS <br />suggests the Town provide one cart per household at no charge and, if requested by <br />residents, supply additional carts for an annual fee of $60 per cart. SCS understands <br />the Town believes many households already possess a Town-issued cart. If new carts <br />were purchased for all 11,500 residential households at a cost of $50 per cart, the cart <br />costs incurred by the Town would be approximately $575,000. Implementation will <br />likely require six months to a year and public notification along with a public <br />education campaign will be necessary. <br /> Develop a collections infrastructure to collect excess residential waste that does not <br />fit into the Town-issued waste collection cart via a hybrid PAYT program (i.e., <br />sticker or bag). Implementing such a modified PAYT program would introduce the <br />concept to Town residents while holding excess waste generators accountable for <br />incremental collections costs. <br /> Limit residential special collection (exemptions and private driveway service) to <br />those who have mobility challenges. Charge an additional fee of $16.50 per month <br />for special collections associated with private driveway service where no mobility <br />challenge or medical disability exists. <br /> Continue collecting and delivering white goods to the Orange County Landfill facility <br />for recycling. <br /> Conduct a formal, technical residential routing study. <br />- Evaluate routing configuration of implementation of a 2-day, 3-day and 4-day per <br />week collection schedules. <br />- Although this routing study could also evaluate the potential for residential MSW <br />collection on an every other week schedule, SCS believes the Town’s residents <br />would likely not embrace such a reduction in the level of solid waste collection <br />services currently being provided. <br />- If maintaining a 2-day per week collection schedule, evaluate consolidation of <br />routing maximize the number of households serviced by each route while <br />maintaining legal highway transportation weight limits. <br />- Pending the results of a routing study, divide residential waste collection routes <br />into two halves, a northern half and a southern half of town. Collection crews <br />would then collect from half of the town on one collection day and the alternate <br />half on the second collection day.