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City of Spartanburg Tim Atkins Solid Waste Supervisor April 10, 2013 Slide 2 Getting Started Began single stream in 2010 with 5 side-loaders and 1 rear-loader Covered the whole City 75.38 tons on average for each month for a total of 905 tons for 2010 Slide 3 In 2011 increased tonnage to 951with an average around 79.21 a month Still cover the whole City twice a month Slide 4 Communication with the public was key for increasing volume and dealing with unauthorized items. The Citys Communications and Marketing Division did a GREAT job on getting the word out to the public and finding out what they wanted in the program. They also worked with Sonoco on being able to add new items to our stream. Slide 5 Slide 6 Direct Mail Postcad Slide 7 Continuing to change Number 1-7 plastics and glass are now collected. Westside 1 & 3 Monday of the Month Eastside 2 & 4 Monday of the Month Slide 8 Slide 9 Old way Automated side loader, 1 person/truck 96 gallon container Two pickups/month Items accepted: Newspaper Number 1 & 2 plastic bottles Aluminum & tin Cardboard New way Automated side loader, 1 person/truck 96 gallon container Two pickups/month Items accepted: Newspaper Number 1 & 7 plastics Aluminum & tin Cardboard Glass Slide 10 2012 total was 976.29 tons average 88.75 a month after change 96.17 a month Slide 11 Contact Information: tatkins@cityofspartanburg.org cityofspartanburg.org