Hiring Recycling Coordinator

It is recommended that a full time Recycling Coordinator be hired at an
early date and that an office be constructed at the works yard for this
person. This person would be responsible for all activities related to
solid waste recycling and should also be responsible for integrating these
activities with the regular collection service provided by the City.
Initially the Coordinator would order the blue boxes, secure a market for
the recycled materials, prepare and implement the advertising program,
work out the details of the collection routes.and how these inter-react
with the existing garbage collection routes, etc.

Once the vehicles have been delivered he/she would hire and arrange for
training of operators, and get the service up and running. It is expected
that there will be a considerable number of enquiries from residents in
the early stages of the program which will involve visits to homeowners,
answering phone calls, ete. Good public relations skills will be an
essential requirement for this position.

The Coordinator would also be responsible for researching and establishing
recycling programs for multi-family units, depots or other collection
syctems for wastes not included in the curbside programs such as
cardboard, batteries, white goods, household hazardous wastes, etc., and
composting of yard wastes, etc. This will take up the majority of the
Coordinator's time while we await the delivery of the trucks.

Cost Factors

It is projected that as of June 30, 1990 there will be approximately
$67,500 available in total from the current year's budget and the
recycling reserve fund which could be applied to the curbside collection
program. The costs of implementing the complete program will be much
higher than this. Of course, not all of the money would have to be spent
this year if the projected schedule is correct. Expenditure of all
capital costs except that for the trucks has been shown to occur in 1990
so that we would be ready to proceed in the event the delivery time for
the trucks is faster than anticipated. These costs are estimated as

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