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Findings 3 findings
F01
The Ordinance is inequitable because it forces some residents to pay for trash services, while it provides trash services to others without an additional fee. Fact: No-fee curbside pickup and disposal of residential trash costs the City $37 million per year. Fact: No-fee curbside pickup of recyclables and green waste costs the City $8.8 million per year. Fact: Recycling landfill fees imposed under AB 939 cost the City $6.9 million per year. Fact: Residents receiving no-fee trash service never see a bill and are generally unaware of the true cost of this service. Fact: Trash services are not listed as a special tax on property tax bills.
F02
The total annual cost to the City for all trash and recycling services provided without a fee to San Diego residents if $52.7 million per year. Fact: There is no limit on the amount of waste the City will pick up without charge from an individual household. Fact: The mandatory recycling ordinance does not include economic incentives to achieve full compliance. Fact: Variable-rate pricing programs provide incentives for residents to recycle, compost and reduce the amount of waste generated. Fact: Variable-rate pricing is the single most effective method for reducing residential waste going to the landfill. Fact: Variable-rate pricing programs have been and are being adopted in thousands of communities nationwide.
F03
A variable-rate pricing strategy would reduce the amount of waste going to the City’s landfill and increase the amount of material being recycled.
Recommendations 2
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09-02Page 6Place a measure on the ballot to repeal the Ordinance.
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09-03Page 6Consider adopting a variable-rate fee schedule for trash services