Maplewood Organized Trash Collection

March 5, 2013
Presented by Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner

City of Maplewood Population 38,018

Maplewood, Minnesota

3M Corporate Headquarters

Maplewood Mall

Maplewood Solid Waste History

Organized recycling program for over 30 years Previous Solid Waste Ord. Adopted 1992
Compromise to organizing the Citys trash system Open hauling trash system with nine residentially licensed haulers Residential properties must have trash picked up by a licensed hauler once a week Day certain trash and recycling pick up schedule

Problems With Open Hauling Trash System

Residents Concerned about Road Impacts

Problems With Open Hauling Trash System

Environmental Concerns
Increased Emissions with Multiple Trash Trucks

Problems With Open Hauling Trash System Inefficient Trash Collection

Multiple Trash Haulers Picking Up Trash

Problems With Open Hauling Trash System Lack of Control to Meet Mandates
State law & goals County policies City ordinance

Maplewood Solid Waste Management Goals

Economic Service Environmental Safety Efficiency* Planning Process* Aesthetics Hauler Impacts*

Trash System Study Where to Begin?

Minnesota Organized Collection Statute, Section 115A.94 180 Day Minimum Process
Public Hearing to Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Organize Trash Collection Planning Period (90 days) Negotiation Period (90 days) Findings (After 180 days)

Resolution of Intent to Organize Adopted Now What?

Follow Organized Collection Statute Planning Period Negotiation Period Findings Hired Consultant $60,000 City SCORE Funds $40,000 County Technical Assistance One-on-One Meetings with Haulers

Resolution of Intent to Organize Adopted Now What?

Trash Hauling Working Group Two Tracts of Analysis Improvements to Existing System Review of Existing Solid Waste Management Ordinance and Licensing Requirements Feasibility of an Organized System Creation of a Request for Proposal for Residential Trash Collection

Improvements to Existing System

Enforcement Increased Licensing Fees Increased Transparency of Rates Limit Number of Licenses

Unlicensed Trash Haulers

Feasibility of an Organized System

Request for Proposal for Contract Trash Hauling City-Wide Single Hauler Districts Joint Proposals Consortium City-owned trash carts

Negotiations
No Cooperation by Trash Haulers to Negotiate
Consortium Option

Trash Haulers Not Willing to Negotiate

Contract Trash Hauling System

Six Responses Received City-Wide Districts October 2011 - City Council Authorized Staff to Negotiate a Contract with Top Ranked Proposer

Contract Trash Hauling System

Findings Advantages Disadvantages - Lower Prices Loss of - Reduced Truck Traffic Individual - Community Control Choice
Over Waste Management Decisions

Contract Trash Hauling System

December 2011 City Council Authorizes Trash Hauling Contract with Top Ranked Proposer (Decision to Organize Trash Collection)

Single Hauler City-Wide Trash System

Maplewoods Contracted Trash Hauling System

5 year contract, with 2 one-year extensions 9,600 single-family households included 1,808 townhomes and manufactured homes able to opt into system City purchases trash carts; Contractor will deliver, maintain, and inventory carts Contractor does the billing

Maplewoods Contracted Trash Hauling System

Cost Residents will save $1.1 million per year less than the current average published rates $1.6 million per year less than the average actual rates

Maplewood Trash Cart

Maplewoods Contracted Trash Hauling System

Cost Price per household, per month (trash, taxes, fuel, cart fee [.75 per mo.] 20 gallon - $6.79 (every other week) 20 gallon - $9.23 (every week) 30 gallon - $10.51 (every week) 60 gallon - $11.76 (every week) 90 gallon - $13.17 (every week)

Issues with Organized Collection Statute

Public Hearing to Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Organize Trash Collection Difficult Statute Language Following Required Time Lines

Public Hearing Required Just to Study Trash System