Pierce County: Curbside Recycling: Background

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The Pierce County Council approved the single-stream program on September 7, 2004 by adopting Ordinance 2004-64 and the new Minimum Levels of Service, Pierce County Code, Chapter 8.29.

Report to Council
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Background Report with all 13 attachments, or download attachments individually:

1) Modified Single-Stream Strategy

2) Cost Alternatives

3) Executive Summary: Residential Recycling Survey & Focus Group Research

4) Comparison: Three-bins vs. Single-Stream Collection

5) The Problems with Glass

6) Commodity Credits & Revenue Sharing

7) Average pounds of Recyclables per Customer and Commodity Rates

8) Collection Company Data

9) Policy Direction: Tacoma-Pierce County Solid Waste Management Plan

10) The Big Picture: Garbage & Recycling Costs

11) References

12) Rates

13) Diversion Potential