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2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan
3.2
Percentage Participation in Programs
The City will also measure performance by tracking and quantifying participation in City programs. This will
be determined by a variety of ways: sign-up sheets at classes, head counts at events, cart-set-out rates on
collection days, etc.
3.3
Utility Rates for Solid Waste
The long range plan for meeting solid waste reductions will have an impact on future solid waste rates because
a large portion of costs for solid waste disposal are fixed. Part of the solid waste challenge over time will be to
meet long-range state mandated recycling goals while maintaining reasonable solid waste rates. Rate impacts
can be managed by evaluating solid waste disposal service levels and costs, and structuring services to
minimize cost impacts. The City will consider solid waste rates in measuring performance.
3.4
Comparisons to Other Agencies
The City has looked at its performance as compared to other agencies to measure program success. Comparing
per capita disposal numbers, solid waste rates, participation rates and other program data to other agencies will
give another perspective on the City’s overall performance. See Appendix K for some comparisons.
4 Composting
Composting is a means of using natural decomposition process to turn organic materials, such as food scraps
and yard materials into a nutrient-rich soil supplement for gardens or farms. Returning organic matter to the
land perpetuates natural nutrient cycles and is an ecologically sensible means of using organic wastes. It also
has the potential to divert a significant amount of waste from our landfill.
4.1
Existing Conditions
4.1.1 Yard Material Pick-Up
DRAFT
As discussed in section 5.1, DWR collects yard materials from loose piles on the street. These materials are
brought to DWR’s green material transfer site on County Road 105D, where the yard materials are stored for up
to seven days before being packed into large trucks and hauled to Northern Recycling Compost, in Zamora. The
yard materials are composted in open windrows and sold to a compost broker.
See Appendix L for the tonnage of yard materials collected by DWR for composting.
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