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sotrxa8 <br /> . 5 <br /> • 186 •'' <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG,MAYOR <br /> DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> May 20, 2015 <br /> Mr.Tim Scott <br /> President, South Bend Common Council <br /> 4th Floor, County-City Building <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> Re: Ordinance Amendment to South Bend Municipal Code Chapter 16,Articles 2 and 4, Regarding <br /> Provisions for the Removal of Yard Waste from City Furnished Containers <br /> Dear President Scott: <br /> In 2013,the City amended the yard waste ordinance to prohibit the use of plastic bags that contain yard <br /> waste materials. This allowed the City to collect uncontaminated, plastic-free yard waste for processing <br /> at the Organic Resources facility for the first time in the City's history. Subsequently,the City has moved <br /> approximately 100,000 cubic yards of plastic contaminated material from the Organic Resources facility <br /> to the landfill over the past two years to comply with requirements from the Indiana Department of <br /> Environmental Management. <br /> At the same time,the City introduced the voluntary use of 95 gallon yard waste containers furnished by <br /> the City as receptacles for yard waste to be collected from residential properties. The City issued yard <br /> waste containers are rented annually for$16.00 or about$.50 per week during the months of April <br /> through November. Since that time,the City has been reviewing the costs associated with the yard <br /> waste removal and has determined that there is a significant cost difference between the collection of <br /> yard waste in City furnished containers and the collection in paper bags, residential containers,or non- <br /> bagged bundles. It has been determined that it is not economically feasible for the City to continue <br /> removing yard waste which is not contained within the City furnished yard waste containers. <br /> This ordinance recommends limiting the collection and removal of weekly residential yard waste <br /> materials to those placed in City furnished yard waste containers. Residents would have until February <br /> 1, 2016 to request a container for an April 1, 2016 effective date. After April 1, no yard waste shall be <br /> removed from property as a part of the weekly collection unless contained within a City furnished <br /> container. However, the City would still have provisions for a one-time per month special pick-up <br /> collection of yard waste that would not be limited to the City furnished yard waste containers,and the <br /> City would still run its annual Spring and Fall Curbside Re-Leaf programs. <br /> wJ <br />
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