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Why are we considering this?

The city is exploring the possibility of changing to an organized collection system for garbage & recycling collection. In an organized collection system, the city would contract with one vendor who would provide service to all residential properties in Englewood. Recycling would be required of all households.

The city requested the following through the RFP process based on citizen input & what citizens preferred. Base Service (included in monthly price):

• Weekly collection & disposal of Garbage at either the alley or curbside, at household’s choice
• Bi-weekly (every other week) collection & processing of Recycling at either the alley or curbside, at household’s choice
• Large Item Disposal (furniture, non-freon appliances, etc.) of up to 3 items plus 10 bags of trash plus 10 bags or bundles of yard waste, 2 times per year, curbside. These vouchers would be provided to each household and would be transferable from year to year and from household to household.

1. Costs would be included on the city’s monthly utility bill sent to each property owner. Thus, eliminating the need for households to arrange & pay for these services directly to a waste hauling company.
2. Garbage & recycling bins would be provided to each household for use in the program.
3. For the first year, households could not Opt Out of the service. After the first year, households could opt out but would 1) need to show proof of service by another company, and 2) pay a minimum fee (approximately $2 per month) for program administration.

In response to a Request for Proposals, (RFP), the city received two responses from waste hauling companies in November 2021. Each had important differences in what they proposed from what was requested in the RFP.

Pricing

The pricing received from each company was relatively similar. Annual increases would be capped at 3% annually.

Given these factors, please complete the following survey: