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Mr. Sherwood indicated Council has already authorized the greenwaste program and vendors have been reviewed for purchase of the cans and we are ready to purchase the containers. Once they are delivered, PGS is ready to implement the program. Once the order is placed, it is expected to be four to six weeks before the containers will be delivered to the residents. Once that is done, collection will start every other week from each customer. Ms. Michelotti asked if there was any reason to delay purchase of the containers. Mr. Tarver indicated he wanted the decision delayed on ordering the cans because there may be different decisions made on the services. If you want to be fair and equitable, there should be a standard rate for all. A 90 gallon can equals about 22 cents a gallon for garbage. A 30 gallon can with the manual process is 40 cents a gallon and the 35 gallon can is paying 50 cents a gallon for garbage. There is no incentive for people to recycle and cut back on the waste. He does not understand what the complexity is. If you want 90 gallons, pay for it. We are trying to stop people from putting out so much garbage and this is not happening. For senior citizens and those who are recycling, the City is not offering significant incentives. In fact, he thinks they are being penalized. It seems we are trying to protect the 90 gallon can service and he does not understand why. Mr. Bocian indicated people who do recycle put their recycled material inside the can. Those who take it directly to the dump receive a benefit in their rates. People who actively recycle put their material in the can so they need a larger can. Also just because someone has a smaller can doesn't mean they are recycling. They could have a compactor and are getting the benefit of a weight-based system so their can can be heavier than a 90 gallon can, but we are charging them less than their neighbor. Also not all of the cost is built into the disposal cost. The majority of the cost is in picking up the cans. There are complexities with our system, which is a blue bag/transfer station based system, that is more complex than a transfer station based system. Ms. Michelotti still wanted to know why we can't order the greenwaste container now. That is the size we are going to use isn't it? Mr. Bocian indicated that is an option of the City Council. Staff is recommending this size based on observations of the greenwaste pilot program and comments from the public. Ms. Michelotti agreed with that. If someone does a tremendous amount of yard work in two weeks and that can is not adequate, they can ask for an extra pickup occasionally. There are many people who use 90 gallon cans who don't fill their can, but there are occasions when the entire capacity is needed. If we are trying to implement the greenwaste program as quickly as possible, she does not understand why we can't order the cans now. 08/13/96 -15-