APRESS Te oan

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM
De AN 3 8 1984

irk, January: 19, 1984
Administrator :

FROM: Peters., P. Enge,
Engineer

SUBJECT: Recycilng of Paper at City Hatl - Works and Services
Committee, January I7, 1984. mos an

*“ RECOMMENDATION:

vedas cat at. the. City. tender. for..the pick. up. of waste paper...
from The ‘city. Hall as a recycling project.

BACKGROUND’ AND COMMENTS:

We have been approached by” a firm asking: to be
allowed to pick: up our paper and to pay us.per ton for the.
paper. picked. up. . We. feel that the rates being offered for this ©

rm are. low in comparison: to the present market’ and would like.
“to vcall ‘tenders. among. various recycling ‘compan lesitor thts

business.

The nature of the tender would be for the company to
“supply. containers: at several ‘locations tn City- Halt for the
storage. of. waste paper. and tor. the’ company: to: remove the: ‘paper
af weekly. intervals. ~ The paper” would be’ paid for. at: a “quoted
ate, per. “fon for different. categories of: paper. wt
“Not: only.is there. ‘mone y™ avatlable for: the. sate. of
waste paper but we would also save $21.50 per ton for. paper
which we do not have :.to dispose of at the Landfill. The
committee. feels that this Is one way that the City can set an
example of recycling and recommends that. we proceed.

F.E. Peters,
City Engineer
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