Recommendation: That, on the
recommendation of the Managing Director, Environmental and Engineering
Services and City Engineer, with the support of the Director, Environment,
Fleet and Solid Waste, the following actions be taken with respect to garbage
and recycling collection:
a) the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to take no action to change the frequency of
garbage and recycling pick up at this time;
b) the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to continue to keep Municipal Council
apprised of any new information that becomes available that is relevant to
recycling and garbage collection programs, in addition to what is stated in
d);
c) the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to further examine and implement a number of
optimization actions in the next six to nine months to improve the efficiency
of these programs, as outlined in the staff report dated December 16, 2014,
in order to reduce costs for sanitation operations between $150,000.00 and
$200,000.00 per year; and,
d) the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to prepare and submit the following reports
to the Municipal Council in 2015 and 2016:
i)
a
report(s) reviewing and/or taking action on the recommendations as presented
by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in its audit report entitled Solid Waste
(Garbage) Collection and Recycling Process Review and any further
recommendations identified by the Audit Committee, and approved by the
Municipal Council;
ii)
a
report examining the advantages and disadvantages of using a cart-based, semi
or fully automated, garbage collection system;
iii) a
report examining the advantages and disadvantages of compressed natural gas
(CNG) to fuel garbage packers and other compatible City fleet, along with
potential synergies with fleet from other agencies, boards and commissions;
iv) a
status report on the use of Green Bins to divert food scraps and other
organics in Ontario and selected Canadian municipalities and potential next
steps for London; and,
v) a
report examining the advantages and disadvantages of adding a tag system for
bulky items;
it being noted that the Civic Works
Committee received the attached presentation from J.
Stanford, Director Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste with respect to this
matter.
(2014-E07)
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