THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: B.R. Kirk DATE: May 11, 1990
City Administrator

FROM: Environmental Protection Committee

RE: Curbside Recycling Programme
(Environmental Protection Committee Meeting May ll, 1990)

RECOMMENDATIONS:

THAT the City implement a programme for the weekly curh side collection
of recyclable materials;

AND THAT Council accept the proposal from International Paper Industries
(IPI) as the lowest cost option for the provision of a weekly curb side
recycling collection service;

AND FURTHER THAT City staff be authorized to prepare a contractual
agreement with IPI for the provision of a weekly eurb side collection of
recyclable materials from single family and multi family residences in the
City.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

A comprehensive review of alternatives pertaining to the collection of
recyclable materials has been completed by the Environmental Protection
Committee to determine the most appropriate means to implement a curb side
collection programme within che City of Port Coquitlam.

Although the Committee is presently concentrating on curbside collection,
future consideration will be given to the establishment of a centralized depot
for recycling of specialized wastes such as car batteries.

Annual costs for three options are summarized in the attached table for
comparison purposes. Option A is for collection by City crews from single
family dwellings only. Option B is for contracting with IPI for collection
from single family residences only. Option C is for contracting with IPI for
collection from both single family and multi family residences. The
collection from multi family residences by City crews has not been included in
the comparison primarily because of the difficulty staff has encountered in
determining what collection system could be utilized due to a lack of
experience in the Region on the part of public sector collection crews.

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