Environmental Services Department

October 12, 2020

Recycle Auburn Drop Off Center 365-A N. Donahue Dr.

Agenda Mission Statement

Overview of Budget

Overview of Services

Sustainability/Recycling (Materials Management)

Questions

Mission Statement

➢ The mission of the Environmental Services Department is to provide top quality services that meet

the needs of the Auburn community and to comply with all applicable regulations and standards.

➢ Through the directives of the City Council and City Manager, we will achieve this by:

a) Developing and maintaining a highly professional and technically competent staff

b) Administering an integrated solid waste management system that focuses on the utilization of

the best practices standards of the profession

c) Providing an animal control and care program that is attentive to both the human and animal

element

d) Administering the city’s vehicle and equipment maintenance program consistent with the best

practices standards of the profession

Department Divisions

No. of Employees

Division (Regular/Full-Time)Administration 5Animal Control 3Fleet Services 10Recycling 16Solid Waste 16

TOTAL 50

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General Fund Expenditure

Division FY 2021 Administration^ $ 255,258Animal Control* $ 468,821Fleet Services $1,158,553

TOTAL $1,882,632

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^Administration Division personnel costs are allocated between the General Fund and the Waste Management Fund.

*Includes allocation to LCHS $209,334 and $15,000 for Spay & Neuter Program

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Solid Waste Management FundExpenditure Budget

(Established in 2009)

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Division FY 2021Administration $ 612,947Recycling $2,555,295Solid Waste $2,759,973Other (depreciation/liability ins) $ 116,225

TOTAL $6,044,440

Administration

➢General administration

➢Budget

➢Education/outreach programs

➢Tidbit: Per the Citizen Survey 2006 – 2020, ES was the City’s most contacted department

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Animal Control

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Enforcement of Animals Ordinance/Animal Care Education

ACO Activity (January – December 2019)

*Does not include citizen surrenders and drop-offs.

Animal ControlDogs, cats, farm animals AND...

➢ Alligators ➢ Bats ➢ Bobcat➢ Cockatoos➢ Coyotes➢ Elk➢ Ferrets ➢ Foxes➢ Iguanas➢ Serval cat➢ Snakes

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Fleet Services Division➢ The efficient and effective delivery of many services by the City is dependent upon the

availability of appropriate, well maintained motor vehicles and equipment. Fleet Services is responsible for ensuring that safe, reliable fleet units are accessible and efficiently used for business. Toward that end, proper maintenance is an investment that pays dividends in the form of improved reliability, durability, and resale value.

-Fleet Procurement -Roadside Assistance & Towing

-Preventive Maintenance -Corrective Maintenance

-Routine Inspections -Regulatory Inspections

-Warranty Services Management -Recalls

Fleet Services Division

➢ Maintenance and repair of the City’s diverse vehicle and equipment fleet of over 621 items

➢ Life-cycle analysis and replacement programming

➢ Recommend purchases

➢ Implementation of AVLS telematics and software solution

Trash (Bulky/Yard Debris)

• Collection of limbs, leaves,grass clippings, furniture, white goods and other related material

• 70% of material is recycled/reduced in volume

Recycling/Green Waste Division

Solid Waste DivisionGarbage Collection (FY 2019)

Residential

➢16,084 residential customers

= 836,368 collection stops

➢Goal: Limit service complaints to 0.25% (2,091)

of the total no. of pickups per year

Met goal @ .05% (340)

Commercial➢160 customers (i.e., small businesses, schools, City facilities)

MSW Tonnage(2000, 2010,2015 – 2019)

Bulky/Year Yard Garbage Recycling Total2000 6,871 7,777 650 15,2982010 10,317 10,970 1,020 22,3072014 12,048 12,106 1,245 25,3992015 12,352 13,832 1,263 27,4472016 12,321 14,756 1,280 28,3572017 14,416 15,553 1,308 31,2772018 12,128 15,534 2,210 29,8722019 13,678 15,495 1,669 30,8422020 13,999 15,989 2,819 32,807Note: Tonnage increased 95% between 2000 – 2019 and 10% from 2016 to 2017.

Initiatives(Beautification, Recycling & Waste Reduction)

➢ Keep Auburn Beautiful

➢ East Alabama Recycling Partnership (EARP)

Keep Auburn BeautifulMission: “Engage Auburn citizens to take greater responsibility for improving their community environment”

➢ Certified as a Keep America Beautiful affiliate in 2004 with a focus on beautification, litter and recycling

➢ Programs and Events: ➢ AU Big Event➢ Electronics recycling/document shredding➢ ABC Floral Trail➢ Household Hazardous Waste Event➢ Litter free events (i.e., CityFest)➢ Litter Index Survey ➢ March for Clean Campaign➢ Neighborhood Cleanup Project➢ Trash Amnesty

Recycling Division

➢In 1987, the City of Auburn became the first municipality in the state of Alabama to introduce curbside recycling services to residential customers.

➢In 1999, the Recycling Drop-Off Center and Compost Demonstration was established to provide citizens the opportunity to recycle 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

• Single Stream Recycling began in 2017 with a $288,000 grant from ADEM

• The Recycling Partnership $153,000 grant promotes recycling

• East Alabama Recycling Partnership (EARP) formed in 2009 by the City of Auburn, Auburn University, City of Opelika and Lee County to: Promote recycling and waste reduction on a County-wide level

➢Curbside recycling program participation rate = 84.7%

➢ National average = 34% (US EPA)

➢ Alabama average = <15% (ADEM)

CARDBOARD

MAGAZINES

BATTERIES

NEWSPAPER

GLASS

COMPUTERS

SCRAP METAL

CELL PHONES

PLASTIC

How Many Tons Get Recycled…

➢ In 2018, estimated recycling tonnage collected from single-family curbside carts and bins was approximately 1,700 tons.

➢ From September 2018-November 2019, estimated recycling tonnage collected from curbside pick-up was approximately 2,608.62 tons.

Acceptable Single-Stream Materials

➢Plastics #1-#7 (no plastic bags or plastic straws; items should be rinsed and clean)

➢Aluminum cans (items should be rinsed and cleaned)

➢Steel/tin cans (items should be rinsed and cleaned)

➢Newspaper

➢Cardboard (flatten)

➢Magazines

➢Mixed paper, junk mail, etc.

Unacceptable Single-Stream Materials

➢No glass➢No Styrofoam➢No plastic bags or wrap➢No garbage or yard

waste

➢No tanglers (hoses, wires, etc.)

➢No electronics➢No clothes➢No food or liquid

The Recycling Drop-Off Center Acceptable Materials

➢Batteries

➢Cellular phones

➢Cooking grease/oil

➢Glass bottles and jars

➢Scrap Metal

➢Electronics (call to make a drop-off appointment)

➢Cardboard

The What Goes Where App: Helping You Place Items in the Correct Cart, One Item at A Time

➢ For example, if you type in greasy pizza box and click enter, the app will show you the following item and where to place it; either in your green garbage cart or in the blue recycling cart.

TO SUM IT UP…➢ES strives to provide quality services to all

stakeholders with the goal of ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Auburn.

➢Sustainability/recycling/waste reduction leads to conservation of natural resources, protection of the environment and job creation.

➢Every time we throw away “materials” we need to consider that we are probably throwing away potential M-O-N-E-Y!

Questions?

Catrina W. Cook Environmental Services Director