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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br /> <br />v2.1 67 10/22/12 <br />- A routing and technology study would likely take 4 to 6 months to complete. A <br />budget of $50,000 to $70,000 is estimated to complete a routing and technology <br />study. <br /> Invest in a customer service system, such as Mobile 311, for residential, commercial, <br />yard waste, and bulky collection services. The cost for Mobile 311 is $60 per month <br />per field user excluding the purchase cost of a smartphone and monthly mobile phone <br />contract. SCS estimates a total monthly cost of approximately $2,700, assuming <br />$100 per month for each mobile phone contract, based on 17 users under the current <br />residential and commercial collection configuration. There is a one-time services <br />setup fee of $500 and training is available for $125/hour. There may be some <br />additional administrative and program costs for such a program, which is beyond the <br />scope of this study, but it is believed to be negligible compared to the monthly <br />operational costs. If the Town wishes to add additional users, the price costs would <br />adjust accordingly. Implementation is suggested to occur in FY 2013-2014. <br /> Allow commercial waste collection crews to begin waste collection as early as 4:30 <br />a.m. <br /> Further evaluate commercial collections routing, determine the most efficient <br />customer pick-up frequencies, and maximize container volumes such that the Town <br />may potentially reduce the number of days per week used for commercial waste <br />collection from five to four, or consolidate on-route time to accommodate the <br />additional transportation mileage to Durham. <br /> Require yard waste be placed in a Town-issued yard waste cart for collection. 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. Purchase of <br />11,500, carts at $50/per cart would cost approximately $575,000. This would add <br />about $0.51/household/month to the collection costs for the additional carts, assuming <br />a 10-year amortization period at 4% interest. Assuming an $18/ton disposal fee for <br />yard waste, the Town could consider charging an additional $1.5 to $2/cart per pickup <br />(or something less if it so chooses) for each additional cart to cover the additional <br />disposal costs. Implementation will likely require 6 months to a year and public <br />notification along with a public education campaign will be necessary. <br /> Require that residents schedule and pay for collection of large piles of yard waste (too <br />large for the cart). SCS suggests the Town charge a fee of $15 to collect a 3-cy pile <br />of yard waste. <br /> Requiring that all MSW and yard waste be placed in Town-issued carts is anticipated <br />to improve collections efficiency and specifically reduce the time required for crews <br />to complete the collections route. Although it is difficult to quantify the time savings <br />that will be realized, SCS believes it is not unreasonable to expect that the route time <br />be reduced approximately 10% for MSW collections and 15 to 20% for yard waste. <br />Furthermore, this initiative accomplishes a critical preliminary step for a future hybrid <br />PAYT program and the proposed pilot study for automated collections.