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411 <br /> <br /> 14s. Acosta commented that if the program is approved, an <br />~dditional $30,000 would be allocated for local recycling programs. <br /> <br /> Ms. Combs inquired why residents who have only 30 gallons of <br />~arbage need to use 90-gallon cans. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer explained that it would be less expensive ~o have <br />one 90-gallon can for all garbage and have the transfer s~ation <br />sort out what needs to be recycled than to have two separate <br />smaller cans for garbage and for recycling. He added that the <br />garbage company will provide the cans, the cost of which was not <br />built into the recycling program. <br /> <br /> Ms. Combs commented that she would then have to pay for a <br />90-gallon can weekly rather than for a 30-gallon can. She said <br />that there should be a cost-savings incentive and inquired if City <br />residents could do away with garbage service and take their <br />B0-gallon garbage to the transfer station on their own. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer replied that the franchise agreement provides that <br />City residents must have garbage service even if they choose to <br />bring their garbage to the transfer station themselves. He added <br />that those who now recycle can continue to bring their materials <br />for recycling to the transfer station. <br /> <br /> Ms. Combs suggested that the City look into ways by which <br />residents could reduce the waste stream, which is the educational <br />component of the program. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer stated that the City is trying to find the simplest <br />and most cost-effective way to recycle for the majority of people. <br />He added that education is a long drawn process and that the City <br />is willing to spend to educate the public to reduce the waste <br />~ream. However, it would be asking the residents too much at this <br />~ime not to buy materials which cannot be recycled. <br /> <br /> Ms. Comb inquired if the City would come out with a regular <br />report on a regular basis on how much the citizens were recycling <br />and what types of materials were being recycled. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer replied that AB939 requires each City to do a <br />quarterly garbage study to determine the kind of garbage people in <br />each City had, with the goal that by the year 2000, the City ~ould <br />recycle 50% of its garbage. <br /> <br /> Mr. William Moss, 3460 Virgil Circle, Local Chairperson for <br />the Salvation Army Service Extension and Founder and Executive <br />Director of United Hands, stated that recycling was part cf his <br />organization's program. He indicated that he supported the City's <br />plan to use the conveyor belt system but that the program offered <br /> <br /> <br />