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56 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL DISTRICT I° <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />Date: January 11, 2016 <br />To: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br />Thru: Himanshu H. Mehta, P.E., Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District <br />Prepared By: Stephanie C. Vos, Recycling Education and Marketing Coordinator, Solid Waste <br />Disposal District <br />Subject: Quarterly Recycling Update <br />PUBLIC PRESENTATION: <br />As of October 1, 2015, Indian River County switched from a dual -stream recycling program with two 18 - <br />gallon bins to a single stream recycling program with a 64 -gallon cart. Recycling carts were delivered to all <br />residential homes, with the exception of the Town of Indian River Shores. The accessibility of a recycling <br />container combined with the ease of a "no sort" system, was expected to increase recycling participation <br />throughout the county. Outreach efforts by SWDD staff has also focused on educating the public about <br />proper recycling habits and encouraging them to join us as we strive to reach the statewide goal of 75% <br />recycling by the year 2020. <br />In the first 3 months of the program, we have seen an increase in the tonnages of outgoing recyclable <br />materials. Our outreach efforts combined with the convenience of the carted single stream program appear <br />to be encouraging recycling participation within the County. <br />The quarterly summary is as follows: <br />Month <br />2014 Tons <br />2015 Tons <br />% Change <br />(15/16 vs 14/15) <br />October <br />969 <br />1,278 <br />32.0% <br />November <br />967 <br />1,309 <br />35.4% <br />December <br />1,187 <br />1,851 <br />56.0% <br />APPROVED FOR AGENDA: <br />By: �q - a""d <br />//' JosepI4 A. Baird, County Administrator <br />F D/ Date <br />SWDD Agenda Quarterly Recycling Update - January 2016 <br />Indian River Co. <br />Approved <br />Date <br />Administration <br />Mai <br />SWDD Director <br />Budget <br />Legal <br />IZ, Ib <br />I b <br />SWDD Finance <br />