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2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 14581(a)(4)(A) of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, CalRecycle distributes funds to eligible cities and counties specifically for beverage container recycling and litter cleanup activities. These funds come in several forms—an annual City/County Payment Fund and competitive grants. The goal of CalRecycle’s beverage container recycling program is to reach and maintain an 80% recycling rate for all California Refund Value (CRV) beverage containers— aluminum, glass, plastic and bi-metal. These funds may only be used to assist in reaching and maintaining this goal. The table below shows the history of the City/County payment funds received by Davis. Due to the state’s budget crisis, funds were restricted in FY 2009-2010. Grant City/County Beverage Container Payment Fund TABLE 8-6 CITY/COUNTY PAYMENT FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF DAVIS FY 2011- 2012 Funding FY 2010-2011 Funding FY 2009-2010 Funding FY 2008-2009 Funding FY 2007-2008 Funding $17,950 $17,664 $8,169 $17,035 $17,165 The City/County payment funds pay for most of the City’s recycling outreach—recycling guides, brochures, recycling calendars, advertisements, recycling bins, etc. All purchases must be approved by CalRecycle. The state also gives grant funding to develop and maintain used oil and filter collection programs. These OPP and UBG payments are awarded annually to local governments. Funding is determined on a per capita basis. The City typically uses these funds to purchase oil drain pans, rags, funnels, cardboard mats, local advertisements, recycling calendars, and recycling guides. Materials are given to “Do-It-Yourselfers” (DIYers) to assist in collecting and transporting used oil to a recycling center (see 9.1.3 for more information on this program). The table below shows current and past funding by UBG and OPP payments. DRAFT Grant OPP3 OPP2 TABLE 8-7 CALRECYCLE USED OIL RECYCLING GRANTS OPP1 and OPP1A UBG 15 UBG 14 UBG 13 Amount $18,504 $19,311 $21,164 $8,910 $16,692 $16,751 Grant Duration June 2014 June 2013 June 2012 June 2012 June 2011 June 2010 In February 2011, Governor Brown placed restrictions on all state spending, including the spending of grant funds and eliminated the use of funds for “S.W.A.G” items (Stuff We All Get). This executive order means that the City can no longer purchase “give away” items with State grants, including, but not limited to, magnets, key chains, calendars, pencils, pens, tee-shirts, etc. The City occasionally applies for other grant funding, such as the Beverage Container Recycling grant, a statewide competitive grant. The City received two of these grants in 2007 (Beverage Container Recycling Grant Page | 8-72
2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan and Low Income Multi-Family Grant), totaling $95,575. These grants are very competitive and are only given out for specific projects; the City received these grants to fund the iBIN Recycling Program. They both include an extensive application, quarterly reporting and documentation. The City could apply for a competitive beverage container grant again in the future, but would need a specific, unique and worthy project in order for the State to consider funding. Staff has considered applying for funding to purchase more recycling bins for the downtown, parks and greenbelts, but since we already have some recycling containers in these areas, it is unlikely that the State would consider this to be a “worthy” project. All projects must be specifically related to increasing the amount of CRV collected for recycling—a project that increased paper, electronics, plastic bags, or EPS recycling would not be eligible for these grants. 8.2 Evaluation of Alternatives 8.2.1 Single-Family Variable Can Rate Structure Popular among municipalities with higher landfill and/or solid waste transportation costs, is a “Pay As You Throw” or a variable can rate structure which charges customers by the size of the garbage carts or by the weight of the trash. In December 2009, a variable can rate study was conducted in Davis because some customers perceived it as an opportunity to save on garbage disposal costs. The results of that study show that the weight of trash in both the 35 and 65 gallon carts was fundamentally the same. Per the study, 95 gallon carts contained about 10 more pounds than the 35 gallon cart. See Appendix N for the full variable can rate study. The study also showed that the difference in the disposal cost between a 35 gallon cart and 95 gallon cart was only $0.83. At that time, it did not make sense for the City to adopt a variable can rate because the cost of administering such a program would negate any savings realized. A rate study in 2009 showed that Davis’ 95 gallon cart flat rate was 30% below the average of other communities and 36% below the rate average of cities with variable can rates. A 2008 comparison of pounds landfilled per person per day showed Davis’ 3.3 lbs. per person per day is 30% below the average of other communities and 32% below cities with variable rates. The statewide average was 5.1 lbs. per person per day. DRAFT At the request of the NRC in the fall of 2011, City staff revisited variable can rate structures, this time comparing per capita disposal rates of communities with and without variable can rate structures (see Appendix O). Cities without variable can rate structures ran the gamut of per capital disposal, some were higher and some were lower than cities with variable can rate structures. Currently, single-family residents in Davis have a variety of cart sizes. The figure below shows the breakdown of current garbage cart sizes being used by single-family residents in Davis as of July 31, 2012. Page | 8-73
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