10/21/1991 - Packet AGENDA
SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 21, 1991, 7:00 PM
TIGARD CIVIC CENTER - TOWN HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
13125 SW HALL BLVD.
TIGARD, OR
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: McReynolds Dispenza Sullivan
Irwin Jacobs Wogen
Meinecke
3 . APPROVE MINUTES: 9/23/91
4. SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE UPDATE - Hearing continued to 11/19/91
5. RECYCLING PROMOTIONS REPORT
6. SOLID WASTE RATE STUDY UPDATE - Joint meeting on 11/19/91 with
Council
7. OTHER BUSINESS
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Solid Waste Advisory Committee will go
into Executive Session under the provisions of ORS 192.660 (1)
(f) & (h) to consider records that are exempt from public
inspection and current/pending litigation.
9. ADJOURNMENT
TO ENSURE A QUORUM TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, PLEASE CALL LIZ NEWTON AT
639-4171, EXTENSION 308 IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND.
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SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
September 23, 1991
1. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 PM.
2. ROLL CALL:
Present: Gerry McReynolds, Chairman
Don Jacobs
Eldon Wogen
Mark Irwin
CeCe Dispenza, arrived 7:15 PM
Tom Sullivan
Mike Leichner, Pride Disposal Company
Tom Miller, Miller Sanitary Service
Larry Schmidt, Schmidt's Sanitary Service
Loreen Edin, Staff Liaison
Jim Coleman, City's Legal Counsel
Lee Kell, Haulers' Legal Counsel
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 8/15/91
Motion by Committee Member Irwin, seconded by Committee Member Jacobs to
approve. Approved by unanimous vote of Committee present.
4. REVIEW OF HAULERS PROCEDURES
A. Loreen Edin synopsized the request by the Committee and local
customers to review procedures and look for a consistent way for
all haulers to handle "no can out" situations. Loreen distributed
a letter from Mr. Russ Gorsline highlighting his concerns.
CeCe Dispenza arrived: 7:15 PM
B. Tom Miller distributed a draft "no can out" procedure for
discussion. After discussion, Committee Member Irwin moved to have
the draft submitted to the City Administrator for consideration as
an Administrative Rule (once the ordinance revisions were adopted
by Council) . Seconded by Committee Member Jacobs. Approved by
unanimous vote of Committee present.
5. SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE DISCUSSION
A. CONSTRUCTION SITE HAULING: Jerry McReynolds reported that he met
with Charlie Hales of the Homebuilders Association; Mark McGregor
and Howard Washburn, private clean up contractors; as well as City
representatives, Jim Coleman and Loreen Edin. The purpose of the
meeting was to share information regarding each side's position not
to achieve consensus. Jim Coleman noted the major area of
contention was whether the ordinance should recognize the activity
of construction site cleanup.
Lengthy discussion followed regarding the intent of the Committee,
the intent of the ordinance to protect the right of the franchisees
to mixed waste generated in the City, and the question of whether
a general contractor is a "generator" of waste.
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The Committee consensus was that the intent of the ordinance should
be to allow only the generator of the waste at construction sites
to haul their own mixed waste. There was consensus that this could
best be accomplished by deleting subsection D 7 of 11.04.040 and
having contractors fall under the requirements of subsection D 1.
Motion by Committee Member Wogen, seconded by Committee Member
Dispenza, to delete subsection D 7 of 11.04.040 in its entirety,
place "land clearing" as an exempt service in subsection D 11, and
remember subsection D of 11.04.040. Approved by unanimous vote of
Committee present.
B. GENERATOR HAULING OWN WASTE (GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES) : Discussion
followed regarding the need to allow governmental entities to haul
waste from their public works type of operations. After discussing
the type of language to be inserted, Committee Member Irwin moved
to insert the following language as Section 11.04.040 D 13 . Motion
seconded by Committee Member Sullivan. Approved by unanimous vote
of Committee present.
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C. GENERATOR HAULING OWN WASTE (VEHICLE SIZE EXEMPTION) :
Gerry McReynolds suggested the Committee's intent to not limit the
vehicle size used in Subsections 11.04.040 D 2 through D 13 by
exempted uses be clarified. Jim Coleman suggested the following
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Motion by Committee Member Irwin, seconded by Committee Member
Jacobs to approve. Approved by unanimous vote of Committee
present.
D. Loreen Edin noted that the Council public hearing was scheduled for
October 8, 1991 at 7:30 PM.
6. RECYCLING PROMOTIONS
A. Loreen Edin reported for Mike Meinecke who was absent. Saturday
October 12 from 10 AM to 3 PM is the City's Recycling Awareness
Day. Representative Tom Brian and Senator Paul Phillips have been
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SEPTEMBER 23, 1991
invited to share information about new recycling legislation. Russ
Joki, School District Superintendent will be available along with
Washington County's Recycling Education Coordinator, the girl
scouts, and the three franchised waste haulers in Tigard to work
with citizens and answer questions about solid waste issues. Mike
Meinecke will be contacting Committee Members to assist with the
activities on the 12th.
7. OTHER BUSINESS:
A. RECYCLING CONCERN: Mr. Harry Peterson, 9685 SW Sattler, raised a
concern about the rate structure penalizing citizens for recycling.
He noted that his family of 4 created 1 can of mixed waste per
month. He recently moved out from Michigan where there was a cost
of $.50 per bag for this service.
Gerry McReynolds noted that the City is looking at the rate
structure and the Committee hopes to include a rate for a smaller
can in the future. He encouraged Mr. Peterson to attend future
meetings.
B. TRUCK LIMITS ON DURHAM ROAD: Larry Schmidt asked what the process
was to get this issue to the Council for consideration. He noted
that he had already talked with the Chief of Police. Larry's
request was that the truck limit not apply to his business. Loreen
suggested that he write a letter of request to the City
Administrator outlining the issue and requesting a meeting with the
Council. Gerry McReynolds noted that this was not an issue that
SWAC would be able to take forward to the Council.
C. TIPPING FEE INCREASE AT HILLSBORO LANDFILL: Mike Leichner noted
that the Hillsboro Landfill will be changing tipping fees effective
October 1st. The old fees were computed by the cubic yard while
the new fees will be computed by the ton. Mike expressed concern
that the fees charged will be much higher for some customers than
before. He suggested that the three haulers meet and determine a
consistent way to handle this issue - considering deposits and
refund procedures. Loreen Edin suggested the haulers look to
Section 11.04.090 in the franchise ordinance to determine how to
implement this rate change.
D. NEXT MEETING - The next SWAC meeting will be held on Monday,
October 21, 1991 at 7:00 PM.
8. ADJOURNMENT: 8:55 PM
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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
TO: Solid Waste Advisory Committee
FROM: Loreen Edin
DATE: September 18, 1991
SUBJECT: Agenda Item #5 - Recycling Promotions Report
On Saturday, 10/12/91, the City held its first Recycling Awareness
Day from 10 AM to 3 PM. Special thanks go the each of the haulers
and to CeCe Dispenza & Mike Meinecke for their hours of help!
We had almost 40 cars per hour through the center. I would like to
discuss funding sources for this type of project in the future.
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CITYSCAPE ARTICLES FOR OCTOBER 1 DEADLINE
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD RECYCLING
This is cardboard with a ribbed layer between flat pieces. In
Oregon, about 52% of the available corrugated cardboard is
recycled. The national average is 46%. Even though Oregon is
above the average, the bulk of this cardboard recycled in our state
is done by commercial and industrial sources, rather than
residential.
Used corrugated cardboard is processed locally to make new
corrugated cardboard, chipboard, roofing felt, and plant mulch. It
also is shipped overseas to Korea, Taiwan and China for papermaking
and packaging.
WHEN WE RECYCLE CARDBOARD, WHAT DO WE SAVE?
0 30% - 55% energy use reduction
0 130% solid waste reduction
0 95% air pollution reduction
0 60% water use reduction
RECYCLE ALL CORRUGATED CARDBOARD! Your local franchised hauler
recycles corrugated cardboard and provides weekly pickup at
curbside. Curbside recycling is picked up on the same day as your
regular garbage service. To prepare your corrugated cardboard,
please do the following:
o Flatten and tie a manageable amount with string. The bundles
should be no larger than 3' x 4' in size. Remember,
corrugated cardboard has a wavy layer between two thinner
layers. Please NO wax-coated cardboard, cereal boxes, or egg
cartons.
o Place at curbside on your regular collection day with your
other recyclable items. If your can is also at curbside,
place the recyclable items a short distance away from the can
so they can be easily distinguished from the refuse.
Excerpts taken from DEQ waste reduction publications
( SCHMIDT SANITARY SERVICE, INC:.
— 8325 SW ROSS 639-2378
TIGARD, OREGON 97224
SEP 2 7 1991
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September 25, 1991
Dear Sir:
We are writing to discuss the possibility of relaxing
current weight restrictions of 20,000 lbs . on Durham
Road to let local truck traffic use this road for
our daily operations.
We understand the need of weight restrictions to
keep the truck traffic off this road. The residents
of Summerfield ask the city to impose a weight law.
The need was and is apparent. Their main concern
was late night and early morning truck traffic.
In providing garbage and drop box service, this
weight restriction has created a hardship to our
business . Durham Road lies almost directly in the
center of our service area. The need to use this
road is most apparent in that it is the most direct
route in gaining access to the customers and local
landfills. By detouring around this road, it is
causing longer round trips to and from landfills
and increases operating time to service residential
and commercial customers. This will directly affect
the rate payer due to the increase in the cost of
operation.
We would request the City to take into consideration
to let local truck traffic use this road during
normal business hours ( 7: 30 am to 4 : 30 pm) .
We both have a responsibility to the commercial
business, and to the residents of Tigard, to offer
the lowest price possible in the garbage rates.
Being a service oriented business, we feel the weight
restrictions hinder us in offering the lowest rates
possible.
Th nk you,
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Larr Schmidt
Schmidt Sanitary Service
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officials ,to test recycling skifisin The - Great SortmOff
Washington County ers will maneuver their trucks through an obsta- material we're wasting." p E
cle course while picking up curbside boxes from 1 In a recent 50-year report, she said, the U.S.
to 1:30 p.m. Bureau of Mines said one of this country's largest
rodeo-event stresses The 20-minute Great Sort-Off will start at 12:40 sources of tin is in landfills. follow
p.m. Each city and the county will send two offi.- In her Recycling Awareness Week proclama-
aWareness of reusables cials to work together, sorting and preparing a tion,Gov.Barbara Roberts encouraged each Ore
box of recyclable items. gonian "to practice the reduction and recycling
"This fall, we're emphasizing proper prepara- activities that are vital to our state's future, its
By JANET GOETZE tion,"said Joan Grimm,a program coordinator. natural resources and its quality of life." HILLSBORO — Washington tic containers, such as milk jugs
of The Oregonian staff The county's Health and Human Services Waste reduction also is a goal in legislation County wants to help residents with screw-on lids. Snap-on lids
Department, which includes recycling programs, passed by the 1991 Legislature, Grimm said. The reduce,reuse and recycle as easi- don't seal tightly.
HILLSBORO—Elected officials from Washing- worked with haulers and materials recipients to lawmakers want the amount of garbage generat- ly as possible, said Holly Halvor' o Newspaper — Tie with a
ton County and its cities will see who is quickest make the preparation uniform for such items as ed in the state cut in half by 2000. son, a recycling specialist in the string or place in a brown gro-
at picking out and preparing recyclable materials, Lglass, metal cans, corrugated cardboard and county's Department of Health cery bag. Don't include maga-
at The Great Sort-Off. newspapers. To reach that goal, the law requires cities to and Human Services. zines,junk mail or anything with .
The timed competition is planned during Tues- That way, Grimm said, residents who move increase recycling activities by choosing at least Since February, she said, gar- a mailing label.
cling Rodeo from noon to 2 p.m. at the from one part of the county to another wont be
day's Recy ' three new services. These might include yard bage haulers have offered weekly ®Metal food cans — Empty
debris collection, weekly,pick-up of recycled curbside collection of seven and wash out all food. Remove
county's Public Services Building, 155 N. First confused by differing preparation standards.
Ave. The goal is to make recycling as easy as possi materials and distribution of containers for re recyclable materials. These paper labels, then remove tops
Washington County recycling coordinators ble and to reduce the amount of solid waste going cyclables. Other activities could include apart- include glass bottles and jars,tin and bottoms, when possible,•to
have planned several events to mark Oregon's to landfills,she said.
ment recycling and programs for local business- cans, aluminum, scrap metal, flatten the container.
sixth annual Recycling Awareness Week,continu- Recycling can cut garbage loads by a third,she eS• motor oil, corrugated cardboard ® Glass bottles and jars—
ing through Oct.12. said. That not only helps landfills stay open In Washington County, Grimm said, future and newspaper. Empty and wash out all food.
Grade schoolchildren will parade in costumes longer, but it also reduces household garbage recycling programs will target apartment "If you are not taking advan- Remove lids and sort the glass by
made from reusable materials between noon and hauling costs. dwellers and businesses. Curbside bins may tage of this service, please call color — green, brown or clear.
12:30 p.m.during Tuesday's rodeo. Garbage haul- "And," Grimm added, "it cuts the volume of appear in early 1992,she added. your hauler for more informa-. Labels may remain on the glass.
tion,"Halvorson said. Don't include light bulbs,window
Proper preparation of materi- glass, mirrors; cookware or
als willmake the program work drinking glasses.
`)more efficiently for haulers and ®Aluminum—Wash off all
the public,she-said.
Here are guidelines for prepar- food.,.Separate from other metals
ing recyclables: by using a magnet: The magnet
®Corrugated cardboard and won't be attracted to aluminum.
brown paper bags-Flatten and Food trays, foil and cans are
tie managable amounts with a acceptable. -
string.Corrugated cardboard has ® Scrap metal — Pieces
a wavy layer between two thin should be in manageable
layers of cardboard. Don't amounts,less than 30 inches long
include wax-coated cardboard, and weighing no more than 40
cereal boxes or egg cartons. pounds.The metal should be free
®Motor oil—Pour used oil of plastic, rubber and other
into unbreakable,leak-proof plas-_ materials.
Let localities
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recycling quotas for the whole country.This
might sound like a good way to encourage
recycling and to get some reluctant com •'" �� "'
munities moving.But it is bad public policy s r ,; ; ., <- � �•„
to have federal bureaucrats telling local
elected officials how to recycle their commu-
nity's
ommu nity's garbage.
Anywhere you go in this country,garbage
is one of the top issues facing local officials.
No one is more aware of the garbage prob- ,=®MMMMr } .
lem than we area We are the ones who are - '
responsible for disposing of the trash in a
climate of tight budgets, uncertain regula-
tions
egula tions and community concern.It is often our
trucks that-roll at dawn each day. We
operate recycling programs,waste-to-energy
plants and landfills. We are the ones who
must face a suspicious public that takes out
the garbage each morning and never wants
to see it again. •'
Some recycling advocacy groups say that a _� _: °,• _
the single solution to America's garbage dis- BRIAN LIES/Christian science Monitor
posal problem is to recycle.They have creat-
ed the perception that recycling is a cheaper 25 percent of our trash.This 25 percent rep- produce 11 megawatts of electricity.Burning increased and the number of purchasers has
alternative. Some of them even say—with resents real recycling. We don't count auto reduces the volume of our trash about 90 declined.This has resulted in a glut of b••--
straight faces—that 80 percent to 90 percent bodies or other "closed-loop" industrial percent.From the ash,we also recover 3,400 dreds of thousands of tons that events
of our trash can be recycled. Now these recycling,which have not traditionally been tons annually of iron and steel scrap that ended up in landfills, after.being separaLW
groups are pressing Congress to force every considered as part of the trash.We don't con- slips through the recycling system. We still and stored at great expense.
community in the nation to recycle 50 per- sider materials to be recycled just because use small landfills for construction and Recycling economics are very local. Some
cent of their trash, and to restrict severely they have been separated into different bins. demolition debris, ash and whatever trash communities are blessed with good scrap
other disposal options such as burning trash Recycling means the reintroduction of those the other systems can't handle effectively. markets. Others are a thousand miles from
as fuel. materials—in one form or another—into All this is done without harm to the the nearest paper or plastics processor. In
In overselling recycling, these advocates the economy.Unless you can do that,you're environment. The air-pollution controls on Connecticut, newspaper recycling is a mon-
do a great disservice to the public and the not helping the environment. these plants are now highly sophisticated— ey-loser,but glass and cans are worth some-
recycling movement. By telling the.public We have learned two things in 10 years: all you see coming out of the stack is steam. thing. In Oregon, glass.is a loser, but news-
that recycling is cheap, they make the citi- Recycling is an expensive option, and recy- Our landfills have the latest liner technology print is a money-maker.
zens reluctant to pay its true cost. By cling can only solve part of the problem. to protect ground water.We are an Environ- Each community must build its recycling
restricting the flexibility of local officials, The public perception is that recycling is mental Protection Agency test site, and we program based on the limitations of its mar-
they drive that cost upward and do positive - free, that collectors even make money on are closely monitored. kets.Building a good program takes several
harm to fledgling recycling programs ,sale of the materials.The most efficient pro- Several advocacy groups contend that years, and even good programs have their
around the country. gram in the country cost about$110 a ton.At these other disposal methods should be limits.Fifty percent may be technically pos-
In Marion County, we began recycling 10 most,$40 of this can be offset by scrap sales. banned for 10 years to encourage communi- sible,but many communities will have trou-
years ago. After a decade of promotion; Our own program costs about $90 a ton. ties to recycle,and that 50 percent recycling ble meeting a 25 percent quota.
education and investment, we now recycle Recycling costs at least as much as other al- should be a mandatory minimum. They There are many useful things the federal
ternatives, and the price rises very quickly believe that forcing communities to separate government can do to stimulate these mar-
Randall Franke is a 11Vlarion County com- after the"easy"items are recycled. large volumes of glass, plastic, paper and kets, beginning with the government's own
missioner and co-chairman of the Solid Waste Those other alternatives are needed. In other materials will automatically cause procurement practices. However, imposing
Action Coalition, made up from the National Marion County,we built a"waste-to-energy" markets to spring up. recycling quotas on local officials — and
Association of Counties, National League of plant in the mid-1980s.Almost all the waste This "supply-side argument" ignores the limiting the other options available to them
Cities and the Solid Waste Association of we can't recycle goes into that plant,�which experience of the past few years. The — ignores the laws of economics and the
NorthAmerica. has the capacity to burn 550 tons a•day and amount of separated newspaper has principles of good government.
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MEMORANDUM •
CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
TO: SWAC
FROM: Loreen Edin
DATE: October 18, 1991
SUBJECT: Solid Waste Rate Study Update
As you know, the Mayor and Council commissioned a rate study
earlier this summer. The Mayor has requested that we schedule a
joint meeting with the Council to receive the report presentation
from Coopers & Lybrand, the consultant doing the review. This has
tentatively been set for Tuesday evening, November 19, 1991.
In talking with Coopers and Lybrand, I understand they have made
some preliminary observations as follows:
o Commercial customer revenue is currently supplementing all
other lines of service.
o Increases in residential and commercial recycling revenues
have not kept up with recycling costs.
o Pride has higher revenues per customer than the other two
haulers. Coopers believes this is a result of Pride's use of
detailed route schedules & a more sophisticated tracking
system.
o Cost allocation methods are not consistent between haulers.
Miller & Pride have accounting and route systems which allow
for specific tracking of payroll costs & other direct expenses
by service type and jurisdiction. Schmidt currently allocates
based on management's estimates of time spent by service type
and jurisdiction.
o Review of franchise fees paid determined that the fee
submitted to the City by each hauler was appropriate.
o Computing rate of return should be discussed. Some areas for
discussion would be clarifying guidelines for depreciation,
determining the amount of owners compensation allowable in
calculating a rate of return, and combining recycling data
with the related service line.
o Rate of return based on net income is not a stable formula.
Again, this is a brief synopsis of the observations Coopers &
Lybrand shared with me. A full report will be presented to the
joint meetingof Cit Council and SWAG next month.
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