TAMRMS#: B06
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Increased Costs for Styrofoam Recycling
Presented by: Kate Polkovsky, Director, Utilities & Environment
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That the City of St. Albert cancel the Styrofoam recycling program at the Mike Mitchell Recycling Depot, and investigate alternative options for consideration, by end of Q3, 2020.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide an update to Council regarding the Styrofoam recycling at the Mike Mitchell Recycling Depot that began on July 1, 2019.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority #6: Environmental Stewardship: Explore innovative environmental and conservation opportunities.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
This would be an additional item acceptable at the Recycling Depot “City of St. Albert Services and Service Levels Inventory”:
“The recycling depot is a staffed depot open 47 hours per week, 6 days/week.
The depot accepts recyclables (paper, cardboard and aluminum) as well as hazardous
chemicals, paint, oil, tires, electronics, batteries and scrap metal.”
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
File ID CB-20-021
1. That the polystyrene (Styrofoam) recycling program at the Mike Mitchell Recycling Depot continue to operate as a permanent program funded from 2020 in the amount of $8,000 from the Stabilization reserve with consideration of funding in future years from utility rates for recycling.
File ID B06 / AR-19-111
1. That the February 25, 2019 Agenda Report titled “Styrofoam Recycling at the Depot” be received as information.
2. That the City of St. Albert implement a one-year pilot program for the recycling of expanded polystyrene at the Mike Mitchell Recycling Depot with project funding of $12,000 from the Stabilization Fund and;
3. That Administration report the findings of the of the pilot back to Council by Q2 2020.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On July 1, 2019 the City began accepting clean, white packing Styrofoam ...
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