Collection Sites for Citizen Use

Planning for Your Needs

Jesus Yamaguchi – City of El Paso

Nicholas Ybarra � PSC

Presentation Overview

• Citizen Collection Stations Overview

• Site Selection

• Site Layout

• Use of Existing Facilities

Citizen Collection Stations

• Five Locations in El Paso

• Free to Residents

• Accept

• MSW

• HHW

• Bulky Items (Furniture, Appliances)

• Tires Without Rims (limit 8 per year)

• Yard Waste

• Recyclable Materials

• Used electronics

Locations

Citizen Collection Stations

• Available

• Mulch

• Paint

• Household Products

• Community Tool Shed

Confederate CCS

Site Selection

• Location

• Size of Property

• Buffer Zone

Requirements

• Utilities

Site Selection

Site Selection

Site Selection

Design

• 183Rolloffs

• Elevated Cardboard Compactor

• HHW Collection Area

• Separate Entrances (Public/City)

Design

Confederate CCS

CHALLANGES

• CCS3Confederate is doubled the size of our biggest

Citizen Collection Station.

• CCS3Confederate was put in an area of the city that

has seen tremendous growth.

• Forecasting the volume of trash, recyclables and

traffic based on the numbers of the closest Citizen

Collection Station

• Equipment

• Registering the site

Confederate CCS

FY16 Data

• 16,000 customers

• 11,000 Household Hazardous customers dropped

off HHW

• 18,370 Tons of trash taken to the landfill.

• 21 tons of HHW collected

• 350 tons of Recyclable material diverted

• 900 tons of brush diverted

Staff

• Current Staff3

• 13 General Service Lead Worker

• 43 General Service Workers (laborers)

• 23 Equipment Operators (drivers)

• Recommendation

• 23 General Service Lead Workers

• 53 General Service Workers (laborers)

• 13 Warehouse clerk

• 23 Equipment Operators (drivers)

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES

• Roll3off containers

• HHW Equipment – Drums, funnels, containers,

cages, scale, tables

• Cleaning supplies3 paper towels, toilet paper, hand

soap

• Computers, printer, security cameras, phone lines