Solid Waste Alternatives

Solid Waste Collection Alternatives Assessment

StudyPresentation to the City of Lakeland

Commission

May 1, 2009

Focus of Study

1. Study and Analyze Conversion to Automated Collection Service

2. Evaluate Alternatives for Alley Collection3. Study and Evaluate City Roll-Off

Collection Services

Solid Waste Division

Services Provided• Residential Collection

– Bulk Waste– Yard Waste

• Recyclables Collection• Commercial Waste

Collection

Division Staffing

Position Budgeted Number

City Pay Grade

Salary Range ($)

Manager of Solid Waste

1 65 61,630 – 95,617

Supervisor of Solid Waste

3 54 47,132 – 73,153

Solid Waste Foreman 2 47 39,748 – 61,630 Solid Waste Collection Driver III

17 31 26,894 – 41,724

Account Clerk III 1 29 25,604 – 39,748 Office Associate II 1 29 26,894 – 41,724 Solid Waste Collection Driver II

15 29 25,604 – 39,748

Customer Service Representative II

1 29 26,894 – 41,724

Solid Waste Collection Driver I

10 24 22,692 – 35,172

Customer Service Representative I

1 24 22,692 – 35,172

Solid Waste Collector 33 20 20,571 -31,907 Total 85

Trucks in Operation

Program Services

Trucks in Operation Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Refuse (Residential and Commercial)

15 14 0 15 14

Yard Waste 0 0 15 0 0 Single- Family Recycling

5 5 5 5 5

Multi-Family Recycling

1 1 1 1 1

Grapple Yard Waste

4 4 4 4 4

Grapple Junk 1 1 1 1 1 Appliance 1 1 1 1 0 27 26 27 27 25

Residential Routes

Worker Safety

• Add Movie

Workers Compensation ClaimsType of Injury Number of

Claims Total

Compensation ($)

Back/ Neck 388 139,123.91 Eyes 60 4,473.73 Fall or Thrown from Vehicle 90 21,694.98 Groin 33 27,135.56 Hopper 8 613.53 Insect Bite 51 5,042.01 Knee/ Ankle/ Leg 1,316 828,673.18 Laceration or Stab 67 8,825.44 Miscellaneous 126 22,756.28 Shoulder 323 120,951.01 Toes/ Foot 29 2,522.62 Wrist/ Elbow/ Arm 148 23,543.79

Total 2,639 1,205,356.04

America’s Most Dangerous Professions

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Report, 2007

Ranking Profession Deaths Per 100,000 Workers

Number of Deaths

1 Fisherman 111.8 38 2 Loggers 86.4 87 3 Aircraft Pilots 66.7 82 4 Iron and Steelworkers 45.5 40 5 Farmers and Ranchers 38.4 285 6 Roofers 29.4 79 7 Electrical Workers 24.1 30 8 Truckers 26.2 904 9 Solid Waste Collectors 22.8 18 10 Police Officers and Sheriffs 21.4 143

Advantages of Automated Collection

• Residents– Convenient and easy method– Wheeled containers are more

maneuverable and safer– High capacity– Keep rodents and pets out of

trash– Cleaner neighborhoods

• City– Improved efficiency– Reduced worker injuries– Lower turnover rate– Reduced Worker’s

Compensation claims

Disadvantages of Automated Collection

• Vehicles will require more maintenance• Homeowners will require education at

initiation• May not work in areas with on street parking

Man’s Carbon Footprint

Reduction Due to Automation

Comparisons

Issues With Alley Collection

Vehicle Mirror Clearances

Right Angle Turns

Alley Narrower Than Vehicle

Helpers Assist Driver

Issues With Alley Collection

Utility Pole Obstacles

Industry Trends

Benchmarking

City Number of Alley Customers

Number of Alley Routes

Extra Costs/Charges to Customers

Problems Experienced by City Attempt to move away from Alley Collection?

Service Costs to City/Damages

Incurred St. Petersburg Estimated 40% Estimated 40% None Damage to fences, low hanging

phone and cable wires, and building eaves

No (more efficient) No major costs

Tampa 8,000 homes Five; Bi-weekly service

None Damage to eaves, overgrowth, low-hanging wires, encroachment

on City’s right-of-way

Yes, though not successful (limited parking makes the

transition problematic)

No major costs

Jacksonville 800 premises Roughly 2 None Damage to trucks due to overgrowth, hit eaves

First attempted in 1994 – have attempted every few years since then

15%-20% increase in costs for alley

services Kissimmee 15 containers

(commercial) One Standard

commercial rate Overhanging wires (Fully

Automated Collection)/ Delivery trucks parked in alley

No Nothing major – One incident with

an eave (new driver)

North Miami Beach Average 975 containers per day

(twice weekly service)

Estimated 60% None Damage to trucks from overgrowth, Cans in alleyway

Yes, currently attempting Repairs to collection vehicles for damage from

overgrowth Lake Wales Estimated 70% Estimated 70% None Trucks have difficulty staying in

right-of-way (damage roads and curbs)

Brief discussion – Residents vocal about keeping

service

Have to resurface alleys and fix curbs

Ocala Prior to termination of service*, estimated

30% of residential collection service

Estimated 30% None Overgrowth, property infringement, corner lot damage

(curbs, roadways)

Discontinued service* Repairs to roadway

West Palm Beach Estimated 10% One route is half alleys, other

routes have an alley or two

None Overgrowth, telephone wires & polls, bags in alleyway

Have moved away from alley collection with exception of one neighborhood

Some minor damage to trucks

Sanford Estimated 5% of 12,000 homes

Multiple routes contain some

alley collection

None Overgrowth, damage to water meters and roads

Some discussion, no formal movement

Repairs to roads and utility equipment

Orlando 2,000 homes Two neighborhood

routes

None Overgrowth, damage to eaves & curbs

No Nothing major – curb reparation

Roll Off Collection

Non-Exclusive Franchisees

Entity Agreement Date Status/Comment Accurate Waste Systems November 1, 2006 Not in Operation B&S Land Development, LLC February 20, 2008 Dumpsterite April 25, 2006 Florida Refuse Services, Inc. June 15, 2000 Freedom Waste February 13, 2004 Sold to Florida Refuse Johnson’s Excavation and Service August 3, 2005 JVS Contracting, Inc. October 16, 2007 Liberty Waste June 15, 2000 Pulled Out Prescott Septic August 3, 2005 No work since 2005 Stidham’s Rental, Inc. October 1, 2003 Sunshine Recycling September 1, 2006 Pulled Out The Dumpster Company August 29, 2005 WCA of Florida, LLC July 9, 2007 Waste Management, Inc. June 15, 2000 Waste Services of Florida March 12, 2008 Webb’s Can-It March 12, 2008 Small Jobs only

Benchmarking

City Number of Roll-Off

Companies

City Provides Direct Roll-Off

Service

Service Length Franchise or Permit

Operation

Cost of Permit/Franchis

e Fee

Exclusive or Open

Competition

City Provided Compactor Container Service

Annual Franchise Audit

St. Petersburg Approx. 7 Yes Temporary and Permanent

Yes $1.62 x size of container

Exclusive Yes Yes Internal

Gainesville Estimated 10-12

No N/ A Yes, Franchise Flat fee dependent upon axles

$500-$1,500 N/ A N/ A Yes Internal

Jacksonville 3 major/ 6 small

No N/ A Yes, Franchise 17% N/ A No Yes Internal

Largo 1 Yes Temporary and Permanent

No N/ A Exclusive Yes N/ A N/ A

Miami 22 Yes (City facilities)

Temporary and Permanent

Yes, Franchise 22% Exclusive No Yes Internal

Dunedin 2 permanent 6 temporary

Yes Temporary and Permanent

Yes, Franchise 25% Open No No N/ A

Clearwater Estimated 15-20

Yes Temporary and Permanent

Yes, Permit 15% Open Yes Yes Internal

Daytona Beach 19 Yes (Garbage1/ C

&D 19)

Temporary and Permanent

Yes $1,000/ year (permit)

$1 per yard (franchise)

Open No No Audit, as

needed, external

Lake Worth 1 No Temporary and Permanent

Yes, Franchise N/ A Exclusive No Yes Internal

Tallahassee Approx. 8 Yes Permanent No N/ A Garbage Exclusive/ C&D Open

No No N/ A

Lighthouse Point 1 No N/ A No N/ A N/ A No No N/ A Plantation 3-7 No N/ A Yes, Franchise Under

negotiation Open No Yes Internal

OptionsKey Components Service Scenarios Method Exclusive Franchise,

Private Operation Exclusive Franchise, City Operation

Current Multiple, Private Provider System and Department Service

Collector Selection Bid Sole source Permitting of as many collectors as are qualified and willing to operate within City

Service Collector to provide regular service to all residence and commercial businesses requesting service

Department to provide regular service to all residence and commercial businesses requesting service

Collectors to provide regular service to all residence and commercial businesses requesting service

Term Five year Five year Annual renewal Service Area City-wide service area City-wide service

area City-wide service area

Rates and Fees Rate is established in franchisee bid; generators pay collector

City sets rate; generators pay City

Companies operate in competitive market

Reporting and Auditing Single audit with responsibilities established by contract; monthly submittal of franchise fee

Uses City accounting system

Monthly submittal of franchise fee. Difficult and costly to audit permittee books and records

Disposal Franchisee is required to use County Landfill; enables all City generators to receive County tipping fee discount

City uses County Landfill; enables all City generators to receive County tipping fee discount

Permit holders can use any permitted Landfill; City generators maybe receive County tipping fee discount

Recycling/Diversion City/ franchisee provides free audit information

City provides free audit information to generators

No information provided

Emergency Services Single source responsibility for debris management

Single source responsibility for debris management

Current system does not mandate that they will provide services

Comparisons

Exclusive Franchise System Non-Exclusive Franchise System Lowest competitive and equitable rates for

all businesses (large and small) More efficient vehicle collection routes

resulting in less vehicles, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and less wear-and-tear on City streets

More efficient and successful diversion of recyclables from the waste stream

Accountability for diversion of commercial recyclables and sharing of non-compliance risk

Provides City the ability to manage performance and customer service satisfaction levels through performance clauses in franchise agreement

Greater customer choice Greater ability to adapt to unique

customer needs The ability (in some cases) to

easily change haulers if the customer is dissatisfied

Recommendations

• Automated Collection

Recommendations

• Alley Collection

Recommendations

• Roll-Off Collection