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Pgs. 145-152

Agenda No. Pgs. 145-152

City Council - Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	11/15/2023
Item Title: 2024 Recycling Rates
Submitted For:	Ki Bealey
Project No: NA
Financial Comments: Sets recycling rates for 2024.
All Contracts: Not Applicable
Federally funded contracts only: Not Applicable
Construction contracts only: Not Applicable
Brief Summary of Requested Action: Adopts recycling rates for 2024. NOTE: These rates are contingent and directly related to authorization of the 2024 recycling contract and should follow that item.

Information

HISTORY:

Reviewed and discussed with the Finance Committee on August 21, 2023.

Reviewed and discussed at the Council Work Session on September 11, 2023.

The prior adoption of rates occurred December 20, 2017 (Ordinance 2017-54), which established rates for 2018-2023.

POLICY ISSUES:

Municipal Code 8.20.030 requires residential recycling.

The findings, priorities, and goals in RCW 70A.205.005 state that:
(5) Source separation of waste must become a fundamental strategy of solid waste management. Collection and handling strategies should have, as an ultimate goal, the source separation of all materials with resource value or environmental hazard.
(6)(a) It should be the goal of every person and business to minimize their production of wastes and to separate recyclable or hazardous materials from mixed waste.
(b) It is the responsibility of state, county, and city governments to provide for a waste management infrastructure to fully implement waste reduction and source separation strategies and to process and dispose of remaining wastes in a manner that is environmentally safe and economically sound. It is further the responsibility of state, county, and city governments to monitor the cost effectiveness and environmental safety of combusting separated waste, processing mixed municipal solid waste, and recycling programs.
(c) It is the responsibility of county and city governments to assume primary responsibility for solid waste management and to develop and implement aggressive and effective waste reduction and source separation strategies.
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(8) The following priorities for the collection, handling, and management of solid waste are necessary and should be followed in descending order as applicable:
(a) Waste reduction;
(b) Recycling, with source separation of recyclable materials as the preferred method;

PLAN COMPLIANCE:

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (Ordinance 2018-15):
Land Use Goal 1 Walla Walla grows in a responsible way that maintains or improves the quality of life for its residents.
LU Policy 1.1 Accommodate new residential and commercial development in areas with available infrastructure and services.
LU Policy 1.2 Annex and provide services to all lands within the Urban Growth Area.
Capital Facilities and Utilities Goal 4 Conservation of the natural environment and sustainable use of limited, renewable, and non-renewable resources protects and enhances the natural environment of Walla Walla.
CFU Policy 4.1 Support recycling of municipal and household waste as part of the City’s commitment to sustainability.

2014 WALLA WALLA COUNTY SOLID WASTE AND MODERATE RISK WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (Resolution 2014-121):
Recycling Goals and Objectives
Section 3.3 Recycling- Recycling is the second tier in the hierarchy of solid waste management in the State of Washington.
Section 3.3.1.1 Goals and Objectives
• Work toward reaching a recycling rate of 50% by 2023.
• Continue to encourage and educate residents and businesses to compost and recycle.

GREENHOUSE GAS POLICY (Resolution 2012-31):
Continue to promote and expand recycling programs...improved management of waste handling, reductions in waste generation, and expansion of waste diversion programs.

ALTERNATIVES:

Alternatives were presented/discussed at the September 11, 2023, Council Work Session.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt the proposed rates for recycling.

CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:

Concur with the staff recommendation and approved for City Council action.

Attachments
Ord 2023-27